Hello, I agree that AOTA does do a good job defining what OT is. It is just unfortunate that practitioners do not continue on with this definition. In school I have come to understand what occupation is and how it can be used. Then I go on clinical observations and often hear OT described as "therapy for the upper extermity","ADLs" or "fine motor skills". All of these explanations are only components of what can be done in OT. I wonder why practitioners would so limit themselves and their client by using this limited scope to define what they can/will do.
Why does this break down in how the profession and the practitioners define OT? Is it a lack of understanding or difficulty in explaining occupation? Jennifer *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
