To be completely honest I haven't established any "plans" for continuing my occupation of playing the ukulele. But even without plans I do think that every so often I will pull the ukulele out review some of the songs, and every once in a while take a stab at learning a new song. I enjoyed playing the ukulele on the weeks that I wasn't as busy with school, because it is a relaxing occupation and there is someting about playing music that can be fulfilling. I hope that playing the ukulele after this course will be like the time I stopped taking piano lessons and actually practiced the piano more when I wasn't taking lessons, than I did the last couple of years of piano lessons. There is something about external motivation that can take away some of the motivation and enjoyment of practicing. I value learning new things and so I do not regret choosing to learn the ukulele this semester. I have learned things about stringed instruments that I didn't know as well as some of the barriers that individuals face when learning something new.
One of the platform presentations I attended was "Informed Consent and the Limited English Patient: A Pilot Project to Assess Student Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes." The purpose of the study was to investigate how attitudes of dental hygiene students change with education of limited english patients and working with interpreters. The presenter clearly established the purpose of her presentation and the study that she was presenting on. The question in which they researched was unbiased and was relevant to the study. The presenter provided the results of the study and the percentages of attitude improvement based on questionairres that the dental hygiene students filled out before and after the intervention. The presenter explained what informed consent was as well as what constitued a Limited English Patient. I didn't notice any assumptions that the presenter made, but I could have missed them. The presenter supported the conclusion of research with the data from the study. The presenter did inform the audience on a point of view of having family members of a limited english patient be the interpreter. The presenter did take the position that limited english patient education and experience can benefit many health fields and future clinicians/therapists.
The communication barrier between the therapist and the limited english patient acts as a social barrier that impacts participation as Cantor and Sanderson talked about. Another concept that we have discussed in class that could relate to this presentation is that of autonomous regulation. With the assitance of an interpreter and informed conset the limited english patient and the therapist will better be able to communicate with one another and the patient will more likely feel a sense of autonomy as they are able to have a better understanding and agreement of treatment. The autonomous regulation will lead to more positive affect, enhanced performance, and greater psychological well-being (Deci & Ryan, 2008).
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ReplyDeleteThis is a topic I can relate to! From personal experience, I also believe this information could relate to Cantor & Sanderson's idea about the "right way to participate." We know that participation is linked to increased well-being and quality of life (Christiansen, 1999). But I think it is not about the specific or "right way of participating" rather what is more valuable to the client such as obtaining the information and being able to be part of the conversation rather than a recipient of instructions. I also noted in my experience, that many limited English clients were resistant to using an interpreter and interpreters were actually trained to explain the benefits of having the service at their introduction. I think this is valuable because it allows the client to understand their limitations but also accept help as emphasized by Morre.
Do you think the proposed training would be beneficial to you? Also do you think the use of an interpreter could lead to further implications in practice as a therapist?
I agree that it is more valuable for the client and the therapist to have the client obtain the right information and to be able to communicate effectively. I think this goes along what the presenter was saying about 'true informed consent' and how even though technically the patient may sign the papers it doesn't necessarily mean that the patient was truly informed as he/she gave their signature.
DeleteI do think that the proposed training would be very beneficial for me, because I can guarentee that I will work with LEPs and understanding the role of the interpreter would benefit me as a therapist.