>From one perspective this 'play' looks like hand therapy to me and what my young cowboy was doing was not play. His personal goal setting got him through his therapy which was preparing him for almost all the occupations he will perform for the rest of his life. He was not the only stakeholder in this. Working for the knots certainly made my life easier because without them it would have been much harder to achieve the goals of his teacher, his family, his team mates, the school board, the provincial government, the taxpayers. This is equally true with a somewhat different configuration for the seniors I treat who cannot begin to articulate their goals in the way you are demanding but whose personal goals for comfort, for safety, for inclusion, for meaning in their lives help me to serve them and the goals of the community in which they live. We are a social species, we live in community. As a profession we can facilitate the potential occupational performance of our society by addressing occupational dysfunction in individuals, and in social structures. We have gone through a period of being imprisoned in the medical model. We are getting out. Do I not remember you advocating for a client who needed social support? - that was Occupational Therapy. This is who we are. The US is not the only country in the world nor is AOTA the only national association. Students are being taught occupation - witness the post from one of the new members on the list.
Joan Riches B.Sc.O.T., OT(C) Specialist in Cognitive Disability Riches Consulting High River, Alberta, Canada 403 652 7928 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: October 25, 2008 3:41 AM To: Veronica Subject: Re: [OTlist] ideas for fine motor warm ups for HW students? A story- long You see, this is why OT is a PERFECT fit with kids!!! Kids love to play and play is therapeutic!!!! I often wish I had become a peds therapist! Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
