Hello Everyone: I provide OT and an ALF. It's a 33 bed facility that is mostly women but has about 5 or 6 men. Some of the men have been here for years. They are in varying states of physical and mental health, but they are all able to participate in life. BUT, they don't!! The women get together and chat and socialize, but the men stay so isolated from each other. WHY?
I know that I am not an overly social person. I don't hang out with other men just to talk. In fact, I'm uncomfortable in social situations that don't have goals. Is the lack of male socialization just part of the male condition? Or has the right opportunity just no presented itself to bring the men together? 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 **************************************************************************************
