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Practicum Internship: Name - Eshana Rathod ROLL NO. - 9436
Practicum Internship: Name - Eshana Rathod ROLL NO. - 9436
INTERNSHIP
REPORT
He felt lonely in his room and I used to hear him sing a lot.
Its was his hobby to sing and enjoyed that moment a lot
It was difficult to understand his speech as it was not audible and clear. No signs of any mental disorder were observed.
Tone was inaudible , reaction time was normal, speech was relevant No thought impairment was observed
● Remembering life events becomes hard for her, basic knowledge of age, time, place is impaired.
● Confusion between her own words is observed. Like she may say that she is nervous but believes at the
same time that she is happy and can make others happy.
● Meaningless repeating of her own words is evident.
● Mild depression is seen as she express herself
● She sits in her room wandering for hours, getting lost in her thoughts.
● Unable to recall her own thoughts.
In content of thought, loneliness was observed.
Tone was audible, reaction time was normal, speech was relevant.
No thought impairments were observed.
I completed my 2 month internship at Madhurbhav senior care and assisted living which is an old age facility in Pune.
Different types of activities and case histories were taken. The records of my observation during this time are noted down.
Many activities like singing, passing the ball, kicking and throwing the ball, drawing and coloring, solving puzzles ,riddle
solving activities,etc were conducted. During the singing , dancing session it was observed that many of them
participated and enjoyed singing old songs.
To get to know and communicate with each other we took the activity of passing the ball in which those who have ball in
hand when the song is stopped playing have to share his or her experience with everyone else. Sharing will help to create
bonds and ease the mind. Some of them shared accident incidences while others shared their achievement throughout
their lives.
For the coordination between hand and leg movement throwing and catching the ball the activity was conducted and
later on kicking the ball was also added. Then throwing the ball in the basket was carried out to understand whether their
speed, distance coordination is intact. Some did do it without any difficulty, and for some it was hard to understand and
took no interest in participating.
Drawing and coloring activity was the most interesting one and everyone participated in it enthusiastically. Everyone
enjoyed it and some thought reflection can be seen in their drawing. For eg. a lady had drawn her old house along with a
terrace and balcony which showed her episodic memory was intact and emotions were attached to that house.
Mini cog was administered as a part of activity. Everyone were told to draw a clock and indicate time. Many of them drew
it perfectly while some were just able to draw it but faced difficulty when indicating time. Some of them drew flowers
while some went blank. This helped us understand and have some sense of dementia patients.
During all these activities it was overall observed that some of them went aggressive , while others enjoyed it. Some told
us to shut down the activity while others thought all this was a childish act.
One thing common between all is that there was kind of loneliness with them everytime.
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