OK Ron. I'll try and get it rolling... I'm interested in knowing how many OTs on the list currently work in/have worked in non-traditional (ie non hospital, rehab, paeds) practice areas.
It seems from a distance that OT roles in the US are very tightly defined by the medico- legal framework imposed upon the profession. There don't seem to be many OTs on this listserv that work in the not-for-profit or government sectors (I'm basing these perceptions upon reading quickly though the posts that come in am happy to accept that they may be misguided). For example, is anyone else working in Assistive Technology? I find this to be a continually changing and always engaging field. My clients range from little babies all the way up to older folks. My employer is very encouraging about the need for ongoing research and we have several projects on the go at any given time. I work in a team consisting of speech paths, OTs and a tech support person; and while there are sometimes degrees of interdisciplinary tensions, these are usually eventually worked out well by the workplace processes (did say we have a fairly enlightened employer) and the interpersonal skills of the various people. If there's a downside it's that we don't do get to do much treatment as such - our roles tends to be more consultative and revolve around facilitating the person's treatment team to problem solve equipment (AAC, ECU/EADL, and computer access) and therapeutic strategies. Another downside is that working in a so-called specialist area may possibly close certain career doors down the line - although being of mature age (I'm 43) and not by disposition particularly ambitious, this doesn't seem to be such a concern. cheers, David Ron Carson wrote: > Hello All: > > I have about 99% of the messages that have ever been posted to the > OTlist. Here's a breakdown of the number of messages by year: > > ============= > 2002 578 > 2003 1,147 > 2004 272 > 2005 613 > 2006 246 > ============= > > In 2004, the OTlist was taken off the Internet. Other than that the > number of postings for 2006 is sorely lacking. I really we would > post more messages. > > Thanks, > > Ron > > > > -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
