No, I work in pediatrics. My belief is that all good peds therapists are mix of phys dis and psych. I can use junk to make crafts and often help families use what they already have in the house. I work in a very unique setting in that I work in the home, but, not through any government funded activity and my child patients range in age from birth to 18 and from mild disabilties to severe ones.
Elizabeth Thiers, OTR/L FECTS [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > > > What setting do you work in? Physical disability (SNFs) > don't do a thing with crafts anymore. There's no cash in the > budget for such luxuries. Are you in psych? > > Barb Howard > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ehthiers" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:42:03 PM GMT -05:00 > US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > We use crafts like adult therapist used to. Beading, > painting, coloring, weaving, sand art, cut and paste and by > doing so we touch on all those areas mentioned below. We are > "occupational" therapists. The problem is if they coop the > whole idea of utilizing these mediums. We've already in the > state of Florida lost the right to "massage" someone unless > you are a massage therapist. > > Elizabeth Thiers, OTR/L > FECTS > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Carson > > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:20 AM > > To: Chuck Willmarth > > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > > > Sounds like a good definition of art therapy. I am > not a peds > > therapist so I don't know how this bill might impact OT's > working in > > peds. Personally, I feel no "threat" > > for adult phys-dys practice from this bill. > > > > Thanks for asking!!! > > > > Ron > > > > -- > > Ron Carson MHS, OT > > www.OTnow.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Chuck Willmarth <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Subj: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > > > CW> House Bill 73 defines the practice of art therapy > > as "the > > CW> integrated use of psychotherapeutic principles, visual > > art media > > CW> and the creative process in the assessment, > > treatment, and > > CW> remediation of psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, > physical, and > > CW> developmental disorders in children, > adolescents, adults, > > CW> families, and groups..." > > > > > > -- > > 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] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
