My husband tells me I'm an OT just so that I can play around. We do get serious and it can be a challenge but, if it were easy, it would not be as rewarding.
Elizabeth Thiers, OTR/L FECTS [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > > > Well, yes, psych is involved whatever you do! Most kids can > get into crafts easily. You sound very creative. You must > have lots of fun at work. > > > > Barb Howard, COTA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ehthiers" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:47:08 PM GMT -05:00 > US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > 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] > -- > 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]
