Student Experiences - Kirsty
One visiting Scottish student was very
excited to learn about occupational therapy’s role in the US in industrial rehabilitation. In
the US
occupational therapists are very involved in providing education
and recommendations for injury prevention and play a vital role
in the rehabilitation of individuals injured at work. After
attending a UWL class lecture on this topic and job shadowing at
Gundersen – Lutheran’s Industrial Rehabilitation
Center, Kirsty McIntosh hopes to return
to Scotland
and explore job opportunities as an occupational therapist
within the oil industry in
Aberdeen. She is excited about explaining
occupational therapy’s role to this Scottish industry and would
like to be involved in developing this emerging practice area in
Scotland. She was pleased to
have developed contacts with occupational therapists in La
Crosse who practice in this area that can serve as mentors for
her. Kirsty also enjoyed leaning about the industrial
rehabilitation experiences her classmates had while at UWL.
Claire Watt and Susan Gallow students from RGU spent an
afternoon with Brian Langenhorst OTR at the La Crosse Center
where Brian was completing injury prevention training to a local
construction company. Brian is employed by
Franciscan
Skemp Medical
Center.
Kirsty McIntosh, a RGU student, hopes to
explore new opportunities for occupational therapy in industrial
rehabilitation in her home country.
Scotland students Claire Watt and Susan
Gallow with Brian Langenhorst OTR at the La Crosse Center where
Brian was completing injury prevention training to a local
construction company. Brian is employed by Franciscan Skemp Medical
Center.
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