Thanks Joe! Sorry for "jumping the gun". One thing that really "shocked" me about the 'sisters' comment is that in her mind, OT can REALLY make THE difference. I've always felt this about OT and have struggled so many times to understand why we allow ourselves to be pigeonholed in to just ADL people or UE PT's.
I've got a really awkward situation where I've been doing some PRN. The facility primarily has OT just doing UE and LE dressing/bathing and UE pys-dys. At this facility, the OT's don't address transfer or mobility goals!! And I don't understand this! I don't understand why we limit ourselves by excluding mobility, especially as it relates to occupational performance. When I see patient's they don't want to do daily living tasks sitting down. They want to be as mobile and as independent (including independent of wheelchairs, walkers and adaptive equipment). Granted some people NEED their adaptive equipment and mobility aids but should OT be the one's addressing these issues?? I mean, if a patient is in the bed and wants to get their underwear from the dresser, there's really only a couple alternatives to getting them. You either walk or roll over, or someone brings them to you! I don't know. It's late (for me) and I'm on a rant about something unrelated to your message. 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> My apologies. Please don't take it otherwise. I just meant even if we JW> discuss scenarios, it's still worthwhile as it helps to reflect on actual JW> practice. I hear the negatives, too. The reality is that OT certainly has a JW> long way to go to be realized as a "powerful" and "valued" profession as JW> hoped in our vision statement. All these discussions especially at the JW> grassroots are important to introspect on our current state and make the JW> required changes. 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 8:37 PM JW> To: Joe Wells JW> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Useless - again JW> None of the negative situations that I've written about have been JW> fabricated nor embellished. Clients tell me about their OT experiences JW> because I ask them. JW> ----- Original Message ----- JW> From: Joe Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JW> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 JW> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> JW> Subj: [OTlist] Useless - again JW>> (and, even if JW>> they were made up for the sake of discussions) 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. JW> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/702 - Release Date: 2/25/2007 JW> 3:16 PM JW> -- JW> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. JW> Checked by AVG Free Edition. JW> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/702 - Release Date: 2/25/2007 JW> 3:16 PM -- 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 **************************************************************************************
