{"id":8812,"date":"2021-05-28T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T13:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/?p=8812"},"modified":"2024-12-16T17:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:07:05","slug":"brittany-student-success-story-innovative-ota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/brittany-student-success-story-innovative-ota\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittany\u2019s Story: Innovative OTA Instills Hope for Mental Health Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brittany\u2019s Story:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Innovative OTA Instills Hope for Mental Health Patients <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brittany Crockett was working three jobs to pay her bills; her mother needed surgery, and she was helping to put her younger sister through cosmetology school. One day, in between the hustle and bustle of counting tips and counting down the hours until her next shift, she sat down in her car to rest her feet for just a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Tired yet tenacious, Brittany tilted her head back, took a deep breath in the driver\u2019s seat, and thought, \u201cI don\u2019t want to keep working meaningless jobs. I want to dedicate my life to making a difference, and I want to do something about this before life goes on without me. I want a career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if a sign from her subconscious, Brittany immediately heard a commercial for Goodwin University over the radio. She swiftly leaned in, turned up the volume, and listened attentively.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a week later, Brittany signed up to start her associate degree as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/majors\/occupational-therapy-assistant\/\">Occupational Therapy Assistant<\/a>. She would soon begin learning the skills to help patients live independent, satisfying lives.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/first-generation-students-go-to-guide\/\">first in her family to attend college<\/a>, Brittany was initially afraid that she wouldn\u2019t be up to date with the latest technology, and she had some trepidations about starting school as an adult learner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing into this program, I thought, \u2018Everyone is going to think I\u2019m a fraud, I\u2019m going to fail, I can\u2019t do this, [and] what am I doing going back to school after this many years\u2026\u2019\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<p>But Brittany persisted, and in her perseverance, she achieved the academic distinction of making Goodwin University\u2019s Dean\u2019s List almost every semester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have confidence in myself thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/majors\/occupational-therapy-assistant\/as-degree-program-outcomes\">OTA program<\/a>,\u201d Brittany credited, \u201cIt\u2019s been completely life-changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>A flexible foundation for the future\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoodwin made it easy to better myself,\u201d Brittany recognized. \u201cThe OTA program is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/majors\/occupational-therapy-assistant\/flexibility\">very flexible<\/a>. I worked six days a week while enrolled and went to school in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve also never experienced educators who are so fully committed to each and every one of their students. At Goodwin, patient instructors answered every question students asked, and they provided us with the tools that we needed to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, a couple of months into starting her new career path, the global Coronavirus pandemic hit, and all classes moved immediately online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoodwin professors were adaptable, and that was extremely difficult to do this past year,\u201d Brittany acknowledged. \u201cThey created virtual classroom environments where we all felt safe. They instantly had programs ready to go, and the teachers worked hard to keep it just as engaging as it was in class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never really took online courses before, and during the pandemic, Goodwin and the OTA program didn\u2019t skip a beat,\u201d she shared. \u201cThey created beautiful PowerPoints, conducted poll surveys, demonstrated things for us online, and really brought\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/majors\/occupational-therapy-assistant\/as-degree-curriculum\">the curriculum<\/a>\u00a0home for us. You didn\u2019t want to miss class, and you wanted to log in and be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a virtual exercise to teach students how to monitor patients\u2019 heart rates, learners were assigned into groups and asked to track their heart rate before, during, and after a brief workout to evaluate their range. Some students did jumping jacks while others ran around their houses, cheering one another on through computer screens. \u201cIt really stuck,\u201d Brittany assured, \u201cI will remember that forever! Instead of just talking about it, our instructors found a way for us to do it ourselves at home, in our environment \u2014 and that\u2019s what a lot of OTA is, meeting the patient where they\u2019re at and finding a way to get them engaged and focused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTA makes a profound impact on mental health patients\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While many OTA tracks focus on geriatric or pediatric populations, Brittany\u2019s concentration is holistic mental health practices.<\/p>\n<p>Occupational therapy interlaces with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/origins-of-occupational-therapy-and-mental-health-practices-within-ot\/\">mental health initiatives<\/a> through coping skills and emotional, sensory, and social regulation. Occupational therapy practitioners and OTAs can help various patient diagnoses from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Those trained in occupational therapy can help clients get through anxious fight-or-flight moments with meditation. They can also teach patients yoga sequences for anxiety-induced body tension and muscle cramps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing out of this lockdown and emerging from this pandemic, people now realize that mental health is much more entwined into their everyday lives, and I hope there will be less of a stigma moving forward. There aren\u2019t too many OTAs in mental health, and I\u2019m hoping to kick open that door and start an influx \u2014 they need us,\u201d Brittany emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the main reasons I\u2019m going into mental health as an OTA is because you don\u2019t see many brown people in the mental health field. My mother is white, and my father is Jamaican and Cuban, and I hope to inspire more people to feel comfortable talking to a diverse workforce. Many people with mental health concerns can fall through the cracks, and I want to help stop that. OTAs can do anything and everything \u2014 it\u2019s client-driven, and it\u2019s all about getting them back to their daily lives and interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brittany began her field placement at an addiction and recovery center. As soon as she received her assignment, Brittany was nervous about starting. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what was going to happen,\u201d she readily disclosed. \u201cBut it\u2019s one of the best things I\u2019ve ever experienced. The OT field is so creative, and it truly impacts all it touches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a part of her practicum, Brittany creates activities that adapt to her clients, and through rapport, builds their trust for individualized results. While practicing her OTA skills, Brittany created random dance break sessions to help group patients get loose and let their guard down. During her inventive training, she also crafted a coping corn hole game with different categories for each net, including self-esteem encouragements like \u201cgive me three positive affirmations about yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a client who has schizophrenia, and his hands shake due to his medications,\u201d Brittany expressed. \u201cWe played a giant game of Jenga the other day to help him control his movements. We worked on his balance and gross and fine motor skills. The game went on for 30 minutes and went from the table to the ceiling,\u201d she described with pride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A life-changing learning experience\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sixteen months ago, when Brittany thought about earning her degree, \u201cI didn\u2019t think it was going to be me; I didn\u2019t think it was going to happen,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut OTA really changed my entire life. This program has given me a whole new meaning and a whole new purpose. I love that I get to help people get back to their occupations and activities of daily living; these are the things that most people take for granted, and we\u2019re there to help patients along the way, teach them new skills, and encourage them. It\u2019s a hands-on career that supports adaptability and creativity \u2014 and that\u2019s what drew me to it most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince coming to Goodwin, things are different for me now \u2014 my work ethic is different\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0my priorities. I use the coping skills we learned in class in my everyday life, and I\u2019m much more at peace, mindful, and I\u2019m more aware of myself and others. I\u2019m a completely different person from when I started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m stoked to frame my degree, put it on the wall, take pictures and send them to everybody,\u201d Brittany beamed. \u201cI\u2019m probably going to wear my graduation outfit for a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brittany graduated with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/landingpages\/occupational-therapy\">OTA degree<\/a> in early May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the defining moment in her car when she decided to seek a career that could help others, \u201cI wanted to be someone,\u201d Brittany recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, I am going to be someone \u2014 and with Goodwin, you can make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you interested in learning how you can make a difference in the daily lives of others?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Check out our <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/majors\/occupational-therapy-assistant\/\"><strong><em>OTA program<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittany\u2019s Story: Innovative OTA Instills Hope for Mental Health Patients Brittany Crockett was working three jobs to pay her bills; her mother needed surgery, and she was helping to put her younger sister through cosmetology school. 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