Will I have had the opportunity to meet & correspond with a number of excellent OTs in the UK & visit with them during recent visits. I would suggest that you contact the program @ the University of Brighton - their director & faculty & colleagues are excellent & may be able guide you. Ruth A M Meyers, PhD , OT/L
----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [OTnow] IT Areas within OT > Hi there, > Apologies if the following is slightly off topic but Im having > difficulty getting some answers. Before I start I realise this list is > pretty American - if anyone knows of a better list for me to post this > too please say! > > For the last 5 years I've been a web programmer for a variety of > organisations and last year quit my job at the BBC and took up > voluntary work in a disability housing project and then in a special > needs school for children with disabilities as a OT assistant for about > 12 months. I loved it all and am now looking into applying for OT. > > However I do have some doubts which I hope some of you out there may be > able to clear up for me. > Im prepared to ditch my current lifestyle (and the pay!) but I'm > interested to use the experience I have in some manner - the IT side of > things, - within OT but cant see many specialism's (the UK OTCT site > seems to be dead) that do much more than adaptive technology. I know a > lot of independent companies/charities are involved in this but how > indepth does OT go into this area? I have mainly witnessed computer > assessments and hardware adaption advice from the OT dept but not a lot > else. Is this a fairly large area of specialism? Im guessing not from > the lack of the the OTCT site at the moment (www.advance.me.uk) but am > interested to see whats being done at the moment. > > After a talk with several OT's in a variety of fields Im getting a hazy > picture of the use of IT within OT. Some seem pretty bored due to the > lack of technical involvement, some don't, some have no idea. > > Any advice gratefully received. > > Cheers > Will > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com > > The OTnow Mail Archive: > www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > =============================================== > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, visit: http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com The OTnow Mail Archive: www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================
