The "negativity" that Brent speaks of has been previously mentioned. And for the most part, I am probably one of the bigger "complainers" on the list. However, even though I'm the "owner" of the list, I am only ONE person.
I highly encourage members to post positive message, either in response to others' messages or as new messages. If negative messages are ruining this forum for you, then PLEASE post positive messages. Thanks Brent for your message. And do keep in mind, that this is a message-run forum. Without messages, there is no forum. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Brent Cheyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Keep the list going BC> Ron, BC> I have been a member for only a few months and I really hope BC> it keeps going and thrives. No venue in the OT profession has made BC> me think and reflect more about my practice than the postings in BC> the OTList! Though I'll admit that I don't agree with everything BC> you or some of the other contributers write, it's nice to have BC> someone to ask the hard questions and bring up the issues that are BC> often not addressed directly in other OT professional forums . BC> It's also nice to know that other OT's are struggling with similar problems. BC> At this point I feel guilty about not contributing more to BC> the conversation..I'll admit I'm more of a listener and observer BC> and open to incorporationg a lot of different ideas...and try to BC> see things from all angles. But I am reluctant to submit a BC> posting at times because I'm not rigidly attached to certain BC> concepts and assumptions about OT. Sometimes I feel there's not BC> enough dissenting opinions or discourse in the profession as a BC> whole and we are all expected to think the same way from the same BC> perspective. At times I grow cynical and skeptical about my BC> profession and since I work in the SNF industry where productivity BC> and medicare issues complicate practice, I try to make the best of BC> it by focusing as much as possible on being positive and being relevant as a therapist. BC> Sometimes at the end of a hard day it's hard to go home BC> and read about all the problems and issues( ie negativity and BC> frustration) I just left at the office. Perhaps others are in the BC> same frame of mind. There needs to be a balance of postivitve BC> energy, new solutions, and an equal focus on success and good BC> things that are going on out there...otherwise the OTList can be a BC> lilttle anxiety provoking and discouraging. BC> But the bottom line is that we need the OTList as community to BC> talk candidly and openly about the struggle of practice. It is a BC> healthy thing for the profession to hash out some of these BC> topics...these are the things that progressive and science based professions do. BC> I sincerely thank you for you efforts and contributions, I admire you work and conviction, BC> Brent Cheyne OTR/L BC> -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
