But why Jenny??? Am I the ONLY OT on the face of the planet who believes that our profession has an "identity crisis"??
----- Original Message ----- From: Jenny Daup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] OT's and Upper Extremity ...they JD> probably aren't thinking as deep as you are about our professional roles. JD> Jenny Daup JD> -----Original Message----- JD> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf JD> Of Ron Carson JD> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:43 PM JD> To: Johnson, Arley JD> Subject: Re: [OTlist] OT's and Upper Extremity JD> Hello Arley: JD> Thanks for replying. JD> I don't know that I agree with functional activity originating with our JD> hands, but even if it does, AOTA certainly doesn't "advertise" OT as JD> being UE/hand oriented. Or does it? JD> I just don't understand how we can continue saying OT is one thing when JD> in reality we do something else! Isn't the OT profession shooting itself JD> in the proverbial foot!!! JD> Any why can't we explain OT to MD's, other professionals and patients in JD> a way that is both consistent with practice AND understandable. It's JD> like we can do one or the other, but we can't do both!! JD> Ron JD> -- JD> "In the United States, occupational therapy is ideally suited to meet JD> the health needs of people of all ages." [Fred Somers, AJOT, April, JD> 2005] JD> "The part of convalescence that I found most profoundly humiliating and JD> depressing was [OT]... I was reduced to playing with brightly colored JD> plastic letters ... like a three-year-old..." [AJOT, April, 2005, p. JD> 231] JD> ----- Original Message ----- JD> From: Johnson, Arley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JD> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 JD> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> JD> Subj: [OTlist] OT's and Upper Extremity JA>> I think I know why. OT things are functionally based. Most of our JD> functional daily activity JA>> originates with the use of our hands. Therefore, basic observation of JD> our profession and the JA>> medical model's need to simplify everyone's role for the average Joe JD> dictates a simplistic and JA>> narrow explanation of our profession. Is it right? Of course not. But JD> it gives our profession JA>> relevance to the outsider who may only get a cursory glance of what we JD> do and it may draw them JA>> in for the full experience. JA>> Let's be honest, OT covers the spectrum of life and it entails a lot of JD> information. Our JA>> charge to be the profession that rehabilitates you back into your life JD> roles is not an easy JA>> task. Neither is explaining it in a manner that is understood by the JD> public. JA>> Arley Johnson MS, OTR/L JD> -- JD> Options? JD> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JD> Archive? JD> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] JD> **************************************************************************** JD> ********** JD> Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs JD> Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. JD> www.otdegree.com/otn JD> **************************************************************************** JD> ********** -- 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 **************************************************************************************
