I don't have a problem with the occupational in OT. When in need of a 15 second sound bite, I tell people OT"s work on what keeps people occupied.
Elizabeth H. Thiers, OTR/L FECTS [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deb Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [OTlist] Long Rant about OT I have wished that occupational therapy COULD be called functional therapy. After over 25 years of practice this IS the term that means something to the patients, physicians, other healthcare providers, employers, human service agencies, and general public with whom I have been involved. In a two part television program that I helped make for our local community channel, the public feedback supported this also. Deb (Experience in nursing homes, a visiting nurse service, a community support program, for profit and non-profit home health, day treatment, establishment of an OT program in a half-way house, industrial rehabilitation, in-patient rehab., and out-patient services in various capacities including staff therapist and director (full, part-time, on-call, fill-in in Arizona, Minnesota, and Wisconsin). Also child of the 70's. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jimmie Arceneaux Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [OTlist] Long Rant about OT Hey Ron, An equally long and possibly offensive rant: I hate the term function! What exactly does that denote? You see a multitude of people now harping on such terms as "functional ambulation", "functional memory", functional mobility". functional range of motion, etc. It is silly. If there is such a thing as functional ambulation, would someone care to take a stab at defining non-functional ambulation? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.4 - Release Date: 3/7/2005 -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
