Educational Trip to Costa Rica

Educational Trip to Costa Rica

GoalTo provide students with cross-cultural

experiences that will enable them to develop multicultural competencies in

health care delivery.

Participants:

Eight Occupational Therapy StudentsTwo Mass Communication StudentsTwo Faculty Members from Occupational

Therapy Department

Services Provided At:

Early Intervention Program

San Felipe Neri School

Rehabilitation Clinic “Mas Que Un Amigo”

Services Provided:

Wheelchair FittingPatient ConsultationStaff TrainingParent Education

Children were Measured

Wheelchairs were Modified to Fit Individual Needs

A Total of 29 wheelchairs were Delivered

Patient Consultation

Home Visits

Training

A Total Cross-Cultural Inclusion Experience

An Opportunity to See and Experience Another Country

“To have engaged in so many different Problem Solving Situations was a Great Learning Experience. It made me

feel like a Real Therapist” Ja’Tique Robinson

The Children's Smiles and the Look of Happiness in the Parents Faces Made a Great Impact on Me”

Camile Henrichs

Please Come Back!