Hello All: Thanks for everyone's reply.
I think there is some confusion about my original inquiry. I'm not questioning if OT should be a licensed profession, I'm questioning the use of "L" in our credential. Other licensed professions don't include an "L", so why does OT? Thanks, Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT ----- Original Message ----- From: Audra Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Discontinuing The "R/L" in "OTR/L" AR> We don't have the option here whether or not to use L. If we want AR> to practice as an OT, we have to have a license. AR> AR> Audra Ray AR> --- On Sat, 10/25/08, Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: AR> From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AR> Subject: [OTlist] Discontinuing The "R/L" in "OTR/L" AR> To: [email protected] AR> Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 3:12 AM AR> When I decided to not renenw my NBCOT registration I lost the "R" in AR> my credential. For professional reasons I also stopped using the AR> "L". AR> Now, I just sign "Ron Carson MHS, OT". While not all states AR> require AR> licensure, I still don't understand the need or even the desire to put AR> the "L" in our signature. Maybe years ago when the profession AR> was AR> first getting licensed, but surely there is no good reason today. To AR> me, it's confusing and detracts from our title of "OT". So, why AR> does AR> our profession put "R/L", "R", or "L" in our AR> credential? Does anyone AR> else not use the "L"? AR> Ron -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
