Dianne, thanks for your feedback. Will you give us some examples of what you mean by "everything revolves around function"?
Thanks, Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Randall <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] The Saddest OT Statement I've Ever Heard DR> Wow..I am interning in adult rehab right now and UE therex is only used for DR> people who really need it. Been there six weeks and everything revolves DR> around function. DR> -----Original Message----- DR> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on DR> Behalf Of Ron Carson DR> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 18:40 DR> To: [email protected] DR> Subject: [OTlist] The Saddest OT Statement I've Ever Heard DR> Today, I met a new PT assistant who was just starting with our home DR> health company. He was just finishing with a patient as I was starting DR> my evaluation. The PTA came from 20 years of geriatric rehab and rehab DR> experiences. DR> About 1/2 through my eval he said to me, and I quote: "I'm not use to DR> OT's working on functional things". He went on to say that at his rehab DR> facility, the OT's mainly did UE exercises. DR> "Living life to the fullest". What a crock! DR> Ron DR> -- DR> Ron Carson MHS, OT DR> www.OTnow.com DR> -- DR> Options? DR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com DR> Archive? DR> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] DR> -- DR> Options? DR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com DR> Archive? DR> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
