The shelter is very busy and you delegated the initial Occup…
The shelter is very busy and you delegated the initial Occupational Profile interview to the on-site occupational therapy assistant (OTA). Add the information from this Occupational Profile to Tiffany’s file (Note: You will also have this information added to the Tiffany case for future questions). Occupational Profile An occupational profile was initiated by the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) on the 3rd day after Tiffany arrived at the shelter. Although Tiffany responded with “I don’t know” for most of the questions during the interview, she did provide information about a typical day. Tiffany is more irritable today than the initial intake and the OTA notes increased redness/skin picking and a new cigarette burn on her arm. Tiffany reported that she typically (when still living at home) slept until noon or later and spent most of her time in her bedroom. When asked why she sleeps until noon, she noted that she “hates the mornings.” She usually showered once every 3 days, which had become a point of contention between her and her parents. Unless her mother makes tacos or a favorite food for dinner, Tiffany often makes peanut butter sandwiches and eats them in her bedroom alone. When asked why she came to the shelter, Tiffany said she was fearful of being physically harmed by some of the strangers with whom she had been “hanging out.” She shut down and did not want to discuss details, but shared that she had sexual encounters with a few guys and had been verbally assaulted by a woman who was in a relationship with one of them. She describes herself as “useless” and indicated that she did not think that anyone really cared about her except her grandmother, who lives more than 300 miles away. Tiffany initially stated that she was not good at anything, but after rephrasing the question, she told the OTA that she is good at sketching. She did not elaborate on what she likes to sketch. She reports that she has not completed a sketch in a long time because she gets too distracted by all of the things on her mind. When asked about her current goals and priorities, Tiffany was unable to identify anything more specific than “finding a place to live.” She was adamant that she did not want to return home or go back to school.