PTs have adopted our language because that is what the insurance companies are looking for. However, just saying it doesn't make it so! I can't imagine any OT or OTA worth one's salt using cones to simulate kitchen activities. Being able to reach is no measure of cooking skills. What about reading, processing, measuring, determining what is culturally appropriate, etc.? Who is responsible for shopping, cleaning up, etc.? Who plans the menus? And for whom? And who is guiding the necessary adaptations? There is a marked difference between a profession that is holistic and one that is Cartesian, medical model. It's parts versus wholes. Now I recognize that there are individual therapists who don't fit into these diametrically opposite parameters, but the professions do! We hold with very different principles. One would hope that the schooling this person receives will cover these issues and make these issues clearer than a brief paragraph here. That is the distinction between technical and professional levels of education. If you want citations, email me at the address below.
Estelle B. Breines, PhD, OTR, FAOTA 15 Hibbler Road Lebanon, NJ 08833 908 735-8918 908 730-8919 FAX 908 797-6301 Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OTlist] Disturbing Message, Please Respond 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 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Original Message Follows >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< End of Message >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- 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]
