I worked with a woman who was trained in both PT and OT.  She worked as a PT 
because she made more money as a PT.  I don't think she even kept a current 
OT licence.  As for her treatments, they were PT type sessions, nothing 
really OTish to them.  I think the only real bennifit would be for 
therapists in private practice, they could be some kind of "super 
therapist".  Most facilities that both OT and PT work together in have 
delegated what PT does and what OT does to avoid denials from duplication of 
services.  I don't think many facilities would allow a person to work under 
two licenses, for example, our COTA could not continue to work per diem as a 
CNA.  I am happy being an OT, and think PT looks pretty boring.  However, 
having training in both would have made it a little bit easier to find a job 
when therapy jobs were scarse.


>From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Dualy Licensed (i.e. OT/PT) Therapists
>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 12:29:20 -0400
>
>Hello:
>
>Can I ask for readers' feedback on the trend of some students becoming
>trained and licensed as both OT and PT.
>
>What are the advantages/disadvantages to the OT profession?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ron
>
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