“You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else”
I thought this was a very apt quote to start off this week’s blog as I am nearing the end of third year physical fieldwork block and starting to think about next semesters Psychosocial fieldwork block. As with any ending, you start to reflect back on the journey. For me, this reflection includes whether or not my clients improved, and as a result, how I can continue to improve or change my therapy. I have had a few clients over this practical block, with varying diagnoses. My first client, who had a T1 spinal cord injury, was the client I had for the longest period of time. I was able to see progress being made as he was still in the early stages of rehabilitation and he made quite a lot of progress very quickly. I also saw that my treatment was effective as I was the only one working on a specific aspect. I was able to teach him adapted methods for bed mobility, wheelchair mobility on inclines and declines as well as improve his transferring ability. It was wonderful to see this...