THANK YOU all for the wonderful responses... an interesting mix. I do plan on
doing OT shadowing the summer (along with shadowing podiatrists, another
interest of mine) to get a feel for the profession in action, but I figured I
would also benefit (and have!) from getting advice from a wide pool of
OT's--casting a wider net than I could probably do through face-to-face
interaction.
To clarify the anti-intellectual comment, this person said that he was
frustrated with the lack of science in OT (i.e., the lack of advanced
anatomical knowledge used and taught)
and so went to med school. He did say he loved the actual work, though.
Several of you have mentioned issues with finding clients or with undesirable
job duties (like changing adult diapers)., which leads me to another question:
Have you found it hard to make a living doing the OT you WANT to do instead of
just taking any OT job offered?
Again, thank you so much for the wondeful responses, and I'm deeply sorry if
my question offended any of you--I wasn't trying to bash the professional by
any means; I just think it's important to look closely at the good and the bad
in any prospective career.
Take care,
Emily
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