Hello Joe: I took a look at your site.
I can't help but wonder if having yet another OT site is doing the profession good. It seems to me, there are already many sites, boards, groups etc (including OTnow) promoting OT or promoting dissatisfaction with OT. Isn't fragmentation one of the problems with OT? Wouldn't the profession be better served if we could ban our 'resources' together? Thanks, Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Forum of Clinical Occupational Therapists- www.f-cot.org JW> Ron et al: JW> No I wasn't retired from the list completely. Just as most of JW> us, was in my corner with my own frustrations. I guess forums like JW> this and one that I just co-founded with a few others,most of whom JW> are in private practice still serve the purpose to allow a place to JW> exchange ideas or simply vent at times. I am hoping that OTs will JW> participate more in discussing what there future seems like now and JW> what it could be. While we all may not agree, however, it would JW> still be representative of the perspectives out there. JW> I am sure, we are all following the trends relating to medicare JW> direct access and move to endorse doctoral entry by the American JW> Physical Therapy Association. This move has created quite an uproar JW> and confusion in the OT community. Ofcourse, the way I see it, it JW> will effect us. The current status is- JW> 1. Status-quo on what actually should be the right entry for JW> OTs (while more than 50% of PT schools are already giving-out JW> entry-level doctorates and by 2013, 85% are estimated to move to a JW> doctoral entry). According to a couple of attendees at this year's JW> AOTA national conference, schools that already offer entry level OT JW> doctorates were even hinted at possible forced revertal to MOT. In JW> my opinion, this is certainly a step backwards and the 5 schools JW> with entry-level OTDs were obviously not happy. JW> 2. AOTA and APTA do not seem to agree over direct access and JW> doctoral-entry issues. AOTA does not support APTA's views. JW> Keeping this in view, the Forum for Clinical Occupational JW> Therapists (F-COT) was formed. As in the name, this forum hopes to JW> serve the interests of the OTs in medical settings. This forum seeks JW> to- JW> 1. Facilitate discussion amongst therapists at all levels, JW> especially at the grass-root,on vital issues facing the profession. JW> 2.Be able to represent the true views of the "field" therapists JW> to bodies such as AOTA and WFOT. JW> 3. Be what the "members" want it to be! JW> Please visit the site www.f-cot.org and REGISTER YOURSELF AS A JW> MEMBER TODAY. Membership is free. Pass it on to any OTs/ OTAs that JW> you know. PLEASE GET INVOLVED! JW> The website again is www.f-cot.org JW> Joe Wells JW> -- JW> Unsubscribe? JW> [EMAIL PROTECTED] JW> Change options? JW> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JW> Archive? JW> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] JW> Help? JW> [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]
