Hello All:
Recently, I received a 'disturbing' message from a fellow therapist. I
say 'disturbing' because I really don't know how to respond. So, I asked
the person if I could post there message and they agreed. The person is
on the OTlist but I will leave it to them to disclose who they are, if
they wish.
Please take a minute and read this therapists message and respond
accordingly. I really feel this person's pain but I don't have any
advice off the top of my head. I think the message is a good catalyst to
open a much needed discussion.
Thanks,
Ron
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Hi Ron I am a Cota of 10 years practice in LTC. I am in the work of
starting the bridge program at [ommited]this year for OTR program. But
for the past few months I may be changing my mind. I cannot help but to
wonder what makes OT and PT different from each other. AS I do research
on scope of practice in each field I read terms of functional, ADL
retraining in self care in home, community or work integration repeated
over and over again. I find these term in PT scope of practice. Goals as
you know are the foundations of OT. ON many occasion as I work in the
rehab room I look over in shock as the PT will perform mock kitchen act
such as cones in different areas, bathroom transfers. Which make it very
hard to explain to the patient the purpose of certain act to achieve
function when PT has already address this. I am amazed of how many
doctors will order PT for shoulder injuries. So I am trying to figure
out what make OT different from PT. I wonder if years from doctors will
just order PT service since the scope of practice are pretty much the
same.
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