Hi Ron: I just wanted to get a feel of whether or not the client was just displeased with the whole rehab at the facility, or was it specific to what the OT did.
Of course, the real intention is to really learn what appeals most to clients when they seek rehab, and how we collectively as a profession, and individually as practitioners can be the providers of choice. Undoubtedly, in the right context an activity can have the right therapeutic value, but the same activity will be rendered futile if not matched appropriately to the person based on his/ her needs. The negatives I hear about OT (with mismatched interventions) is from client perceptions that they felt it was kid's stuff and not truly beneficial to their (medical) condition. Of course, the therapeutic value of any intervention not being an exact science may be argued, but when the recipient sees no or little value to it, and it fails to be effective enough or comparatively to interventions that are more effective (evidence-based) - the verdict is usually clear. Thanks Ron for bringing these situations up that happen to you (and, even if they were made up for the sake of discussions). They do help us to become better reflective clinicians. Joseph K. Wells, OTD, OTR/L -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 6:45 PM To: Joe Wells Subject: Re: [OTlist] Useless - again Hello Joe: Regarding this particular situation, their comments were pretty neutral about PT. However, they said both (+) and (-) things about past PT they received. These comments seem to be related more to the person doing the therapy rather than the profession. They also had very positive comments about one particular OT. Why do you ask? Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Useless - again JW> Ron: JW> I am curious. During the course of your conversation/s, what do they have to JW> say about PT (assuming they receive both)? JW> Joseph K. Wells, OTD, OTR/L JW> -----Original Message----- JW> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JW> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf JW> Of Ron Carson JW> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 6:10 PM JW> To: [email protected] JW> Subject: [OTlist] Useless - again JW> Today, I evaluated a patient (a friend) who was just d/c'd from rehab. JW> In the course of the eval, I asked about her OT at rehab. As expected, JW> she said it was pretty much useless. She said it was just a bunch of JW> wrist exercises and batting around balloon. (I'm not saying that this JW> is all there was to the OT that my friend received, but this is what JW> she told me today). As "interesting" as my friend's comments are, her JW> sister said something even better. JW> The sister said that "most OT is useless but if they would do what JW> they were supposed to do, they would make a big difference in JW> patient's lives". JW> I think this is a pretty profound statement from a person who has seen JW> several people in her family receive both OT and PT. JW> IF these two people represent even a small fraction of what other JW> people think about adult phys-dys OT, there's a bunch of us doing JW> something wrong!!! JW> Think about it! JW> Ron JW> -- JW> Options? JW> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JW> Archive? JW> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] JW> **************************************************************************** JW> ********** JW> Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs JW> Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. JW> www.otdegree.com/otn JW> **************************************************************************** JW> ********** JW> -- JW> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. JW> Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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