Miranda, I have never had call to do swallowing
evals on the job, but it was part of my schooling
to the point that classmates had to team up on a
project that included having to videotape us
feeding each other while evaluating
swallowing. I can kind of understand the ST
feeling a bit possessive about it though, the
same as OTs can feel possessive when another kind
of therapist (not mentioning names, but it rhymes
with PT) steps into what we consider to be our territory.
Pat
At 07:15 PM 2/23/2009, you wrote:
Thanks Mary Alice! Was the feeding team for all
populations, such as geriatrics and pediatrics?
Our speech therapist feels the OT's are not
qualified to do swallow evals and doesn't
believe we can charge for this service. In my OT
schooling, which has been in the past two years,
we learned about doing swallow evals, and
according to my books it could be OT or ST.
Thanks
~ Miranda ~
> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:08:58 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [OTlist] OT's for swallow evals?
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> I have been on the feeding team in three different hospitals as an OT.
> Sometimes there was speech too, and sometimes there was not. Either
> way I participated in the swallow study and oral motor/feeding
> assessment. I also helped with education regarding the results of the
> study and the implementation of recommendations. Not all OTs were
> comfortable in this role, but the ones who had experience and/or were
> interested were welcomed on the team.
> Mary Alice
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> On Feb 23, 2009, at 6:42 PM, Miranda Hayek wrote:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I work in a small community hospital where we have 4 OT's and 1
> > Speech Therapist. We are trying to inquire with various OT's as to
> > their experience/hospital policy with performing swallow
> > evaluations. We have occasions where our Speech Therapist is gone,
> > and a swallow evaluation is put through. We are questioning if other
> > hospitals have their occupational therapist perform the swallow eval
> > or do they find a PRN/contract speech therapist to complete this.
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> > Thanks,
> > Miranda
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