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Summer 2010: Accessible Camping, or not....
As part of this blog, I have decided to talk about some of the issues that I have encountered this summer as it relates to living with a wheelchair-user. I feel it is important to write these stories to generate awareness of some of the trials and tribulations as well as for a bit of comic relief! Bill, who has C5-C6 incomplete quadriplegia, uses both a manual and/or a power wheelchair for mobility. He started a tradition of going camping with his young nieces in his Mom's very large and wooded backyard. The setup is a large tent for the girls to share, and a tent-cot for Bill and the dog (I did not go on this particular adventure). A tent-cot is the equivalent of a cot which sits about two feet off the ground enclosed in a tent. This allows for ease of transfer to and from the wheelchair as the surface is almost level and the cot material is pulled very tight, creating more of a soft but solid surface. Above the tent-cot was a canopy that was setup to help shield from the weather, just in case of any rain storms. This setup, although seemingly fool-proof, was a catastrophe waiting to happen. On the second night.... http://wp.me/pNT5q-8u
Caregiving: A Conversation between an OT (continued)
Training Family Reinterpretation (continued from Learned Helplessness, Part 2) Holly:This idea of reinterpretation comes up often during caregiver coaching sessions. What other kinds of reinterpretation crop up in your work with clients? Debra: Well, Holly, it can come up in the way a family member talks about their loved one's condition. From a medical perspective...... http://wp.me/pNT5q-8o
Caregiving: A conversation between an OT (continued)...
Learned Helplessness - (continued from Family Wellness Part 1...) Holly:This topic of family dynamics is so rich, Debra. Are there other ways in which you encounter and work with family dynamics? Debra:Sure. For instance, when there's a disability issue, there almost always needs to be a shift in family dynamics, because our goal is client empowerment. The client's roles and responsibilities may have been changed due to the illness, injury or disability, while other family members may...... http://wp.me/pNT5q-8g