In a message dated Tue, 16 Jul 2002 9:08:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> This "expansion of scope" is often a symptom of pressure > from funding > sources. This is exactly the case in my home health agency. Our rehab director, a PT, has instructed the PTs to not feel they have to get OT in just because they need a bath bench. He encourages them to address ADLs. ( The PTs have confidedin me what he asks them to do. they don't feel comfortable addressing ADLs and would prefer that OT do that. One of our PTs also has a sister who is an OT so she mentioned to me that she sees the threat to OT in this. ) He himself did not appear to know the difference between a tub transfer and a bath until I pointed it out to him. However, he is the boss of maybe 20 PTs and 8 OTs spread over 1/3 of a state, and I have found that the PTs in the offices do refer to OT for this type of thing. They refer to OT when they see fit, despite pressure to do both jobs, including the one they are not trained for. -- Jody *********��*********** 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] *********��***********
