Ron, I will just add that if members have specific concerns that another avenue to address those issues is through their Representative Assembly member. The RA is AOTA's "Congress." The RA addresses professional policy issues and meets twice a year. There is a fall online meeting and the face-to-face meeting is held in the spring at the Annual Conference. A state by state roster of RA members is available online in the members only area at: http://www.aota.org/Govern/RA/36107.aspx To give you an idea of the issues recently addressed by the RA, here is a link to the April 2007 - RA Meeting highlights: http://www.aota.org/Govern/RA/PastMeetings/Highlights/40465.aspx (this page is in the members only area). Also, any individual member can submit a motion to the RA for consideration. The call for motions is usually send out in November. Motions submited to the RA are published in OT practice and are considered by the RA at the face-to-face meeting. Individual members do have an impact. AOTA's policy on direct access was the result of a motion from a member. Chuck
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ron Carson Sent: Thu 8/16/2007 3:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OTlist] A Plea Hello All: While the vast majority of people on this list are practitioners, there is at least one person who works for AOTA that does not practice OT. I hope that some of our discussions are somehow filtered to AOTA leadership via this person, but I don't know if that the case. None the less, it is my belief that if only one person (i.e. me) rants and raves about practice patterns then there is little information for this person to take back. But if dozens, or more, of us really talk about practice patterns and how they don't fit, maybe, just maybe, some of the information will make it's way back to AOTA. So, I am pleading with you. IF you agree with the things that I am saying, PLEASE, PLEASE, make your voice be known! Thanks, Ron -- "... as a profession that offers unique services that are ideally suited to meet the health, participation, and quality of life needs of people of all ages, occupational therapy is well-positioned to succeed and flourish in the 21st century." [Fred Somers, AJOT, April, 2005, p. 127] "The part of convalescence that I found most profoundly humiliating and depressing was [OT]... I was reduced to playing with brightly colored plastic letters ... like a three-year-old..." [AJOT, April, 2005, p. 231] -- 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 **************************************************************************************
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