But David, those weren't Ron's words, they were the words of Judy Yeh < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Ron is a bit too much of a purist for me but I will defend him this time. I am sure Ron would agree that climbing a ladder would be a PT goal. The only time I think Ron would make it an OT goal was if I derive my identity from my occupation as an apple picker and now I cannot climb a ladder so I have an occupational disorder. And even then he might explore other ways I could fulfill my occupational identity other than getting on a ladder, such as an adaptive device to grab the apples while I am on the ground. -- Jody Van Ness OT
In a message dated 11/24/03 9:25:09 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Ron...I cannot believe you made this interpretation in your last post: > > " In any case, it seems to me that occupational therapy is called just > that because of its focus on activity, compared to, say, physical > therapy. A physical therapist would help a victim of a car accident > regain muscle tone in his or her legs and the ability to walk, but an > occupational therapist would teach the person how to climb a ladder, how > to go up and down stairs, etc." . . . > > I would think that a higher level thinking PT would be able to take their > client to "that next step". . . . > > Peace brother > > > > David A. Lehman, PhD, PT > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================
