Kwadabeka-Clermont Home visit reflection

Dear Reader

Please be kindly infromed that this has been a great academic year so far for me.  I am currently doing my Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) block at a place called Kwadabeka in Durban South Africa. This is one of the most exciting modules in my life as it allows you as an occupational therapy student to interact with the communities directly on day to day basis. It also allows you to get an experience of communiy service and also allows for robust engagement with critical issues that affect thwe the communities at large.

Home visits so far have stood out to be the best experience for me so far. As an occupational therapist, there is an emphasis on to holistically treat the client as whole which includes his family and his home environment. Home visits thus covers all these aspects as the assessments, treatment and programme planning is dealt with it within the confines of the person involved in therapy. As a therapist you get to assess all the Activities of daily living (ADL's) and using the equipment and materials that the person uses at their homes.

The home is the most comfortable environment for the individual since they are used to it and are able to converse freely without any intimidation or fear, hence making easier access to intervention for both the therapist and the persons family.

Looking forward to send you more fun and crazy stuff that is happening within our new community of KwaDabeka.

Regards