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Ots Role In The Interdisciplinary Team With Partial Hand Amputations And Prosthetics, Ashley Soebbing, Amy Lyons-Brown Aug 2023

Ots Role In The Interdisciplinary Team With Partial Hand Amputations And Prosthetics, Ashley Soebbing, Amy Lyons-Brown

Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

A mixed methods study that explores the barriers within the healthcare system to receiving a referral to a prosthetist after partial hand amputation.


Application Of Occupation-Based Models To Edward Of Edward Scissorhands: Oa And Ehp Models, Amy Griswold, Kelsey Harris, Whitney Marwick, Whitney Wilbanks, Courtney Wild Dec 2019

Application Of Occupation-Based Models To Edward Of Edward Scissorhands: Oa And Ehp Models, Amy Griswold, Kelsey Harris, Whitney Marwick, Whitney Wilbanks, Courtney Wild

San Marcos, Fall 2019

This presentation examines the character Edward Scissorhands, a young adult with hand deformities and poor social skills, through the lens of the Ecological Human Performance (EHP) Model. We propose occupational therapy interventions based off of the EHP model. Through the use of establishing social skills training, as well as adapting and modifying Edward’s hands with tips and attachments, Edward’s life could be immensely improved