Hello Sue: I have a copy of the report but to the best of my knowledge, it is NOT available on the Internet. However, I do wonder if The Fund would find it acceptable if I were to post some of the information on the OTnow web site - maybe as a PDF file.
I will send a message to Karen Green at AOTA asking her about the possibility. Ron =============================================================== On 10/24/2003,[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SS> Could we get a copy of the report? SS> sue Swanson, Ottawa, Canada SS> -----Original Message----- SS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] SS> Behalf Of Ron Carson SS> Sent: October 24, 2003 10:32 AM SS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SS> Subject: [OTlist] Fund To Promote Awareness Of OT SS> I recently raised a question about The Fund to Promote Awareness of OT. SS> I had never heard of this organization and was asking OTnow members for SS> information. List member, J. Lordan, gave information about The Fund and SS> a survey that The Funded had commissioned. She also provided me the SS> phone number of The Fund's director, Nancy Green. SS> Ms. Green was kind enough to send me a copy of the preliminary report of SS> the survey entitled: "Forging Connections: A National Public Awareness SS> Survey of Occupational Therapy's Role in Helping Independent-Living SS> Older Adults". The survey was conducted by the Gallup Organization. SS> The results of the survey, while disappointing, are for the most part what SS> might be expected. However, one result of the survey is particularly SS> disappointing and may speak volumes about how our profession is SS> perceived. SS> The writers of the preliminary report conclude that OT is perceived in a SS> fashion which is highly similar to home health aides and nursing SS> assistants! SS> If this information is correct, then The Fund and ALL of us have lots of SS> work to do in promoting OT. SS> Ms. Green is very interested in List member's comments, not only about SS> the survey but about The Fund. I will forward all appropriate remarks SS> about this topic to her e-mail address. So, if you want a voice, this is SS> a good time to express your opinion and experience about OT awareness. SS> Thanks, SS> Ron Carson SS> _______________________________________________ SS> OTlist mailing list SS> [EMAIL PROTECTED] SS> http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com _______________________________________________ OTlist mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com
