OT Capstone Project — Alyssa G. — USAHS 15 seconds
Alyssa G., an occupational therapy student at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) campus in Miami, Florida, built a capstone project around firefighters’ mental health. The idea came from Alyssa’s dad and from years of noticing what firefighters deal with, which made it clear that more support was needed.
The project asks what occupational therapy can add to that picture. Along the way, firefighters trained Alyssa “like a little paramedic,” and the experience revealed a toughness Alyssa hadn’t known was there.
It’s a brief look at how a USAHS capstone can grow out of a student’s own life and turn into support for a community that often goes without it.
Transcript
OT Capstone Project — Alyssa G. — USAHS 15 seconds
[00:00:00] Alyssa G. (OT Student): They trained me like a little paramedic. So I learned that I’m a lot tougher than I thought I would be. I found the inspiration in my capstone through my dad. Growing up with him, I noticed certain things about firefighters mental health-wise, and I realized more needed to be done. So I started looking at how OT can fill that need.
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