Mission Update: OT Project Amazing Results

Joint Student Project Yields Amazing Results

   

     After weeks of diligent planning and hard work, a small group of occupational therapy students from Jefferson Community and Technical College and Spalding University completed a major joint service project for the benefit of Wayside Christian Mission's Work Therapy Program. These four students approached the group assignment with serious determination and, in the end, their efforts exceeded our expectations! 

 

     As preparing women and men for society as sober, self-supporting citizens is one of the Mission's primary goals, JCTC students Erin Wright and Kelley Conde and Spalding University students Amanda Mercadal and Matthew Baumann produced five occupation therapy training videos and edited a rather thick binder of written lesson plans for use in the training of women and men who staff the Mission's Hotel Louisville.

 

     For weeks, these amazing students worked together as a highly-focused team to produce a substantial quantity of top shelf training materials that will help our resident clients in realizing their potential upon leaving our care.  As occupational therapy students, they were able to put their education to good use; furthermore, the four directly engaged our resident clients in as many projects as possible.  So what did they have to say about their experience at Wayside Christian Mission?

 

"Being at Wayside has opened my eyes to the good in the world.  I have enjoyed working with the clients and I will treasure what they taught me forever!" --Amanda

 

"I have enjoyed exercising the client-oriented approach to occupational therapy.  Understanding people's backgrounds and different contexts is how one treats clients.  I have had a wonderful experience while here at Wayside!"--Erin

 

"I truly enjoyed creating a program with the wonderful staff and residents at Wayside Christian Mission over the past six weeks!  I could not have asked for a better learning experience!" --Matthew

 

"I have loved establishing meaningful relationships with the residents at Wayside!" --Kelley