Alexandra Brand

Professor Kaninjing

KINS 4306

17 July 2022

Journal Week #10

This week we tried something new with the children. Another intern and I were holding a

rope on either side of a room, and the child was on a scooter board. We would give the child a

task like the Sort and Snap or a game where you have to put fake bananas in a monkey’s mouth.

On my side of the rope, I would pass them their items and then they would have to pull

themselves to the other side in order to complete their task. I asked what this helped with in

regard to their goals, and my advisor explained to me that it helps with visual motor, fine motor,

visual perception, sensory processing, and primitive reflex integration. That is more than half of

the goals worked on in occupational therapy which I thought was very amazing. It was definitely

a very knowledgeable experience.

On the other hand, I worked with a child in speech therapy this week who has a father

that pushes him too hard to complete his goals. When talking to his father, we quickly found out

that his child barley gets free time. He makes him work all day every day without breaks. It has

gotten to the point where the child just wants to have free time in the clinic, because he doesn’t

get much at home. It puts a strain on the speech therapist, because the father will critic her or get

onto her for him not doing his work. She expressed to me the anxiety that she has because of

this. Yes, children need practice outside of the clinic, but they also need time to just be a kid. I

have seen parents not continue over the work when the child is at home, but this was the first

time I have seen a parent push their kid too hard. It makes me feel so bad for the child when I am
working with him, because I can see how hard he is trying. He wants to do good, but you can see

the sadness on his face when he’s not getting the answers correct and it absolutely breaks my

heart.

Overall, it has been a pretty great week. I presented on Friday, and I think it went really

well. I was nervous at first but by the end, I felt better. I feel as if time is flying by, and I am not

ready for it to be over.

WEEK TEN

Day Time In Lunch Time Out Hours Worked

Monday, 9:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. 8 Hours

July 11th 1:00 P.M.

Tuesday, 9:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. 8 Hours

July 12th 1:00 P.M.

Wednesday, 9:00 A.M 12:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. 8 Hours

July 13th 1:00 P.M.

Thursday, 9:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. 8 Hours

July 14th 1:00 P.M.

Friday, 8:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. 8 Hours

July 15th 1:00 P.M.

Total Weekly 40 Hours

Hours

Total Hours to 384 Hours

Date