Get militant. I've noticed a real shift over the past 15-20 years in the UK as more and more OTs have got into management positions and damn well made sure that the OTs are now influencing and dictating corporate strategy and policy decisions.
I know that this doesn't help Ron in his immediate position and obviously I can't speak for the American Healthcare system but when I first started as a humble OT assistant (way too long ago), the vast majority of managers were either social work trained or had a nursing background. Thankfully this has changed (our new Adult Social Care Director is an OT) as there was a professional consensus to actively get in there and change things. Personally I was really worried that I'd be selling my professional soul if I got into management but I'm applying OT principals to my work and am making sure that the OT voice is being heard. Guy Montague-Smith Team Manager Occupational Therapy Assessment Team 3rd Floor Bartholomew House Bartholomew Square Brighton BN1 1JP Tel: 01273 290463 Mobile: 07799 696068 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marie Henderson Sent: 17 October 2008 02:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OTlist] Lost My Home Health Job Today... So the question arises....what are we going to do about it? What actions need to be taken to promote quality, awareness, and ethics.............. --- On Thu, 10/16/08, pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Lost My Home Health Job Today... To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 6:10 PM I agree Ron.... when I made the decision to become an OT, I never imagined how much time I would spend explaining and defending our occupation! I might have chosen differently had I known. Fortunately, I fell into a position that I love... I just don't get why we can't make people understand what we do, AND the value of it! Pat -----Original Message----- >From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Oct 16, 2008 5:33 PM >To: pat <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [OTlist] Lost My Home Health Job Today... > >Thanks Pat!! > >You know, it's not the loss of the full-time job that hurts so much, >because I will probably make just as much money working PRN. But, it's >the "slap in my OT face" that really hurts. > >I just don't understand why OT is so stinkin' far behind other >professions, namely PT. > >Ron >-- >Ron Carson MHS, OT > >----- Original Message ----- >From: pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Subj: [OTlist] Lost My Home Health Job Today... > >p> I'm sorry to hear that Ron, I guess it doesn't always pay to be ethical. >p> This could be a blessing in disguise though... you should be getting a >p> higher hourly rate for PRN, plus it frees you up to also work PRN at >p> other facilities. I don't know about you, but I am constantly getting >p> calls and mail from headhunters looking for PRN OTs. There are quite a >p> few agencies out there that are always scouting OTs. > >p> Pat > >p> -----Original Message----- >>>From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Oct 16, 2008 4:18 PM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: [OTlist] Lost My Home Health Job Today... >>> >>>Well sort of. >>> >>>I was asked to revert back to PRN status because my productivity is >>>not high enough. The goal is 30 visits/week and I've only been as high >>>as 24. >>> >>>I guess I'm to blame because I give patients ONLY what they need. If a >>>patient needs 5 day/week, that what they get. If they don't need any >>>OT, then that's what they get. I guess I could just see all patients >>>3x/week and that would take care of the productivity, but I don't feel >>>that's appropriate. >>> >>>I told my supervisor that I can not see patients if I don't get the >>>referrals. I told my supervisor that I've always thought OT should be >>>the premier discipline but I don't think she agreed. I also had to >>>counter the OT = upper extremity "thing" at least three times. It >>>seems that no matter how many times I explained that my OT is not >>>about UE, she just didn't get it. She did ask me to do an inservice >>>for the nurses, but I'm not too optimistic... >>> >>>I must say that my poor little OT feelings are deeply hurt. The agency >>>just hired 2 new PTA's. I must say, I do get a wee bit tired of >>>fighting this battle. >>> >>>Thanks for listening to me "cry". >>> >>>Ron >>>-- >>>Ron Carson MHS, OT >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Options? >>>www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com >>> >>>Archive? >>>www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >p> -- >p> Options? >p> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >p> Archive? >p> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > >-- >Options? >www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? >www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Notice to recipient: The information contained in this electronic mail message is intended only for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged and confidential, the disclosure of which is prohibited by law. 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