Actually, socialization into a profession occurs as part of education, in and out of school. As students progress through a professional program, such as OT and PT, they learn through what they read, through role models such as practitioners, and yes, even faculty, what it means to be an OT or PT. They learn by having to explain themselves to patients and families who ask questions. It doesn't happen in the first couple of semesters, but by the end of their classroom and clinical experiences, they learn how to simply define their role. The best way to learn is to have to explain yourself to lay persons as well as other professionals who aren't familiar with your profession or who have a misconception of what you do. I used to look forward to those opportunities when standing in the hospital elevator, carrying a long handled sponge or reacher. Instead of staring at the doors, waiting for them to open, I would look doctors straight in the eyes and say who I was and what I did. At the Career Fair just I attended at TSU, four students were present at our booth. They learned first hand how to explain OT to high school students, guidance counselors, and parents. The senior OT student was pretty fluent, I must say with pride. The juniors needed more modeling from me, then they took over. Like anything else, we can whine about how we are misunderstood, or we can be assertive and tell people what we want them to know. And show others how to do the same.
-----Original Message----- From: Carol Itter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 8/30/2003 11:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: RE: [OTlist] PT does it all!! Mr. Lehman, Since there is so much confusion about defining OT and PT, do you have a quick and easy definition of both that students and practicing therapists can use to explain each discipine as well as the difference between the two without being too vague such as AOTA's slogans such as "Skills for the job of living."? I am a COTA who works in a skilled nursing/subacute rehab facility and I feel that overall, public awareness of OT is improving. After the OTR/L has evaluated the patient and the patient is added to my caseload, I try to give a good explanation of what occupational therapy is, and I try to help the patient define their occupations. For the most part, in this setting, basic ADL's, basic kitchen/home management/DME recommendations and training are addressed and then they are out the door to their home or assisted living facility. >From: "Lehman, David" >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: >Subject: RE: [OTlist] PT does it all!! >Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:07:40 -0500 > >Agreed....sometimes (more often than not with what I teach - Neuro and Research - >irradicating ignorance leads to more confusion! :)) > > > > >David A. Lehman, PhD, PT >Associate Professor >Tennessee State University >Department of Physical Therapy >3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. >Nashville, TN 37209 >615-963-5946 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gillian Brotherton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:01 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [OTlist] PT does it all!! > > > >sometimes i think it is less ignorance and more confusion........thank the theorists >for that one. I was tearing my hair out with all the definitions of what OT actually >is!. I totally agree with your comment about no matter who we are or what we are. >However, this is what you get with professionalism unfortunately. > > > > > > > > > > >Have a good one! > >----Original Message Follows---- >From: "Lehman, David" >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: >Subject: RE: [OTlist] PT does it all!! >Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:52:36 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from mc6-f37.law1.hotmail.com ([65.54.252.173]) by mc6-s9.law1.hotmail.com >with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:54:40 -0700 >Received: from addr15.addr.com ([209.249.147.60]) by mc6-f37.law1.hotmail.com with >Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:53:54 -0700 >Received: from addr15.addr.com (localhost.addr.com [127.0.0.1])by addr15.addr.com >(8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id h7TErrtm066268;Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:53:53 -0700 >(PDT) >Received: from localhost ([EMAIL PROTECTED])by addr15.addr.com (8.12.8/8.12.7/Submit) >with SMTP id h7TErnPk066251;Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:53:49 -0700 (PDT) >Received: by addr15.addr.com (bulk_mailer v1.12); Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:53:10 -0700 >Received: from addr15.addr.com (localhost.addr.com [127.0.0.1])by addr15.addr.com >(8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id h7TEr9tm065961for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:53:09 >-0700 (PDT) >Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])by addr15.addr.com (8.12.8/8.12.7/Submit) id >h7TEr9Bj065960for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:53:09 -0700 (PDT) >Received: from addr-mx02.addr.com (addr-mx02.addr.com [209..249..147.146])by >addr15.addr.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id h7TEr4tm065934for ; Fri, 29 Aug >2003 07:53:07 -0700 (PDT) >Received: from locutus.Tnstate.edu ([198.146.87.41])by addr-mx02.addr.com >(8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h7TEqxGp007407for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:53:01 -0700 >(PDT) >X-Message-Info: oZ2qq1sZ3e6bDv4vqGGFH4bi89737s4VRPuJBaI1QPI= >X-Authentication-Warning: addr15.addr.com: rdcarson owned process doing -bs >X-Authentication-Warning: addr15.addr.com: rdcarson set sender to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >using -f >content-class: urn:content-classes:message >X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-MS-Has-Attach: >X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: >Thread-Topic: [OTlist] PT does it all!! >Thread-Index: AcNuNTtL1yPqYGGxSH+AXMNTPz5XTwAB5uqw >X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by addr15.addr.com id >h7TEr4tm065934 >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Aug 2003 14:53:55.0068 (UTC) FILETIME=[5E4D23C0:01C36E3D] >I teach both PTs and OTs and to me the ignorance starts there......OT students do not >even know what OT really is and the same goes for PT students.......how many times >one will realize the difference, then want to change from one to the other.....I am >interested to hear from some of those who have BOTH degrees.....education, yes, is >the key....as well as either waiting for the "old school" to die off or ? >Heres to everyone and anyone who can help change the lives of another NO matter who >they are, what they are, or the way they do it. >David A. Lehman, PhD, PT >Associate Professor >Tennessee State University >Department of Physical Therapy >3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. >Nashville, TN 37209 >615-963-5946 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 8:50 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [OTlist] PT does it all!! >Yes, I beleive that we do work similarly but not the same. 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