Student Voices

Segment on autism spectrum disorder on Dateline

Bill Wong — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:34:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this video) I made this closing comment in my Daily Dilemmas class yesterday- "There's a big difference between hearing an illness experience of a stranger, to an illness experience of a loved one, to yourself...(read more)

Why join AOTA?

Christie Kiley — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:43:00 GMT

This past week we have been in the final push of our campaign to rally all of the MA students in our OT program to join AOTA. With only five days remaining to reach the 100% mark, our visionary video-making guru -- Pierre Clay, OTS -- toured campus armed...(read more)

If You Don't Think Fall Risk Assessment Is Important Before, Think Again!

Bill Wong — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:18:00 GMT

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100714/3/j632.html To those of you who are practicing OT as well as students who might have heard a lecture or two about falls and falls prevention, this article will be a sad reminder why falls prevention is EXTREMELY...(read more)

"Worry-Free" University Graduates in Hong Kong Willing to Work Low-Wage Jobs

Bill Wong — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMT

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100704/23/izvl.html Above is actually a very interesting article. This article is actually about Hong Kong young adults become over reliant on their parents. Here are some key reasons for this phenomenon. 1. Their...(read more)

Psychological Condition Education In Schools

Bill Wong — Mon, 31 May 2010 01:55:00 GMT

http://www.mediachinese.com/node/7167?tid=15 Due to the demands of fieldwork as well as my new responsibility as AAPOTA Student Committee Chair, I have not really keep up with reading Hong Kong news as often as I should. So, I decided to take advantage...(read more)

OT and ministry work can coexist?

Bill Wong — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:14:00 GMT

Because of the school work and my new position as student committee chair of AAPOTA, I have becoming more vigilant on my balance of work, rest, and play. For me, this "balance problem" comes from the fact that I could be taking up too many responsibilities...(read more)

Stress

Bill Wong — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:15:00 GMT

In our OT school classes, we have been talking a lot about having a balance of work, rest, and play. In addition, in the Occupational Science class, we also talked about that people should have at a certain level of stress to perform optimally. Otherwise...(read more)

Where is OT in this picture?

Bill Wong — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:31:00 GMT

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/14-year-old-autistic-boy-charged-051210 I am sure some of the news junkies in the OT community will be wondering the same thing when you read this news... especially if you have attended at least one autism workshop...(read more)

AOTA Conference

Bill Wong — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:27:00 GMT

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 What a quick three days and a half at conference! Relative to the rest of my OT school students, I consider myself...(read more)

Aging Crisis?

Bill Wong — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:15:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this video) (Please visit the site to view this video) (Please visit the site to view this video) For anyone who is in USC's OT program, remember the Frontline episode you have watched during your Gerontology...(read more)

Innocent Victims

Bill Wong — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:45:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this video) (Please visit the site to view this video) (Please visit the site to view this video) Imagine you and/or your loved one(s) is/are victims of a malicious act- whether it's by someone familiar or not...(read more)

AOTA Assembly of Student Delegates!

Christie Kiley — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:46:00 GMT

Tonight I hop on a late-night red-eye from Los Angeles to Orlando. I am honored and excited to be representing USC as the co-student delegate to the AOTA Assembly of Student Delegates! This week will be filled with meetings, presentations, professionals...(read more)

Apathetic practitioners

Pierre — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:27:00 GMT

Centennial Vision. What does it mean to us as future OTs/OTAs and practicing OTs/OTAs? The question is, how can it help those who hate their jobs in this field and yet continue practicing? Some of these therapists may be highly competent or incompetent...(read more)

OT- is it really therapy?

Pierre — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:54:00 GMT

At one point or another, we will all come across 'the topic' by means of personal query or from overhearing or reading it. So I wanted to post this and get more perspectives on how to better educate/reply/inform/comment/etc to those who quickly...(read more)

Families Caring for Adult with Special Needs that Originated from Childhood

Bill Wong — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:08:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this video) (Please visit the site to view this video) (Please visit the site to view this video) Families caring for a child that require special needs is one thing. Families caring for an adult with special...(read more)