Nothing too exciting going on today, so it will be a short update. It was hard going back to placement after our wonderful weekend! As usual, we started our day by observing in the PT department. We have two more days of classroom observation before our “posting” in the sensory integration room will start – today we were in the able art section of SPASTN for our observation. In able art, students learn skills such as cooking, print making, tailoring and computers, which they can later use to earn money in the real world. SPASTN even goes as far as to help them find jobs when they are ready! To help bring revenue into the school, they sell some of the products that the kids make, such as greeting cards, and cell phone pockets! I will definitely be bringing some of these things home!
In the afternoon we got started collecting data for our project. It turns out that they just want us to help add to an existing database of patient information, including GMFM scores. Adding information on the Tardieu scale will just give them another outcome measure that they can reassess down the road to see if the kids are improving. We still haven’t had any real hands on experience aside from our project, but Karthik is hopefull that we can start handling our own patients by the middle of the week. I certainly hope so! If we were on placement in Canada we would have our own caseloads by now! I have to keep reminding myself that we are gaining a lot of soft skills by being here, even if the PT related skills may be lacking a little bit. We have had to do a lot of communication regarding our learning needs and expectations, which has been good experience, although difficult at times. All in all, I know this is a once in a life time, very worth while experiences, so I’m trying not to worry too much about the clinical experience.
After work we made a quick stop in Thiruvanmuyr to visit the tailor, and then headed back home for a yummy dinner of egg curry and potatoes. We’re now just finishing up a little bit of work we have to do for tomorrow, and then we’ll probably wind down, watch some ER and turn in for a good night’s sleep.
Until Tomorrow my friends!
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