Ron I value this list greatly especially when it is active as it has been the last little while. I've been reading instead of posting because the discussion has had momentum (saga etc) and was outside my recent experience. As a student I was chastised for taking an oil patch worker who was being discharged the next day out into the stairwell to make sure he would be able to get into his house. He had had a spinal shock from falling off heavy equipment and his hands were the last thing to come back. I remember him saying he didn't need to work with his hands he's just wait until they came back on their own and I asked him what made him think that would happen if they weren't getting any signals from his brain. The signals to his legs and feet had been so powerful that he wasn't getting PT. Hence the no steps check. Thinking back on that - walking was meaningful. Stacking cones was not. Why wasn't I getting him to hold a toothbrush, a knife and fork, screewdriver, wrench? Well, hey it was my first client in that placement, my first experience in acute care - anyway I was 50 years old at that point and the person who told me off was 20 years younger and didn't make any sense so I didn't pay much attention. I have never since been in a rehab situation where that would have been said to me. Lucky or what? Pat - thanks for your openness. This is a very good process check Ron. You're a good facilitator. Joan
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 8:57 PM To: Pat Subject: Re: [OTlist] What can we do? Thanks Jeanne, Bill and Pat for responding. Pat, I think your last sentence really hit the nail on the head. Without increased participation, this list is really just taking up space. It seems to me that we have such a wonderful opportunity to dialogue with other OT's, especially about topics that can be difficult to talk about face to face with co-workers. I think your situation about the PT hiring is a great example of what I'm talking about. Bill mentioned rude responses. I know from my experience on other lists, that a couple of rude responses can really turn-off posters. I try moderating such messages, but it can be a 'sticky' position between expressing one's opinion and being rude. I guess the bottom line is that at the OTlist exists for US to use how we see fit. If anyone has suggestions on how to improve the list, please let me know, either on or off the list! Ron ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] What can we do? Pat > I think a good new year's resolution would be to participate Pat > more and help make this list better and better. Bill > My very first posting on this list was met with one Bill > particularly (in my opinion) snarly, flippant, and dare I say Bill > rude response. -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] **************************************************************************** ********** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************** ********** -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
