I Have A Career Centered On Children - 1786 Words

I have always planned to have a career centered on children. I know I could give meaning and fulfillment to the lives of children to dispel any thoughts that they could not succeed. My belief that each child is capable of a multitude of tasks with practice and adaptation was the deciding factor for eliminating careers I did not want to pursue. After years of working with children who have disabilities in different settings, I learned Pediatric Occupational Therapy was the best fit for me. The work of an OT includes the ability to capitalize on each child’s strengths, encouraging the best outcome for a healthy thriving child and later a jovial, independent, prosperous adult. There is nothing more effective to ensure the future of a *better†¦show more content†¦To me, that meant that having a disorder or delay did not mean one was irrevocably doomed, it meant that the authentic inner being could be nurtured and encouraged to bloom, with the right environment. During my first year at Lasell College, I learned about the effects of early medication. I specifically remember watching required videos for a developmental psychology course. The videos were about children who had been on medication for one year to ten years and highlighted the side effects they were facing. In some cases, the side effects were permanent. The side effects often required secondary and tertiary medications to quell the consequential symptoms, such as ticks, from the original medication. It seemed to me that children under the age of 10 were on numerous medications that were snowballing into a conglomerate of repercussions that could last a lifetime. It appeared that this method caused more stress and didn’t give children any space for either natural or therapy guided development.* I eventually left school at Lasell and continued my college career at the University of Southern Maine. During my time at USM, I took a creative class, Therapeutic Touch, along with psychology courses. Therapeutic Touch is a course about energy work, chakras, and using color and intentions to heal. One of the required books for the class explained the