gotta agree on the first example Ron, you may be off base ont he second- folding clothes attacks, balance, endurance, sequencing.....need I go on- and I imagine she NOW CAN DO IT because she practiced and likely told an OT she needed to do it at home so not=stupid on that- Ryan
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:46:40 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OTlist] How NOT to be an OT > > And as if to add "insult to injury", my clinical director told me that > we have a mandatory inservice next week. The topic is orthopedic > referrals and OT is to be involved "especially for the UE". :-( > > I do NOT focus OT treatment on any body part, so I think my director is > not going to be happy when I don't take ortho referrals. Well, at least > not to focus my treatment on the UE. > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subj: [OTlist] How NOT to be an OT > > vcn> Wow...as a graduate student in the OT profession I find myself > vcn> appauled at the below comments. Too many times we are not > vcn> identifying with the patient on their needs, this is found through > vcn> an easy interview or needs assessment. I have recently done a > vcn> project with the ALC here in stillwater, and the site is planning > vcn> on implementing the program based on our practice of addressing the > vcn> needs of the site, the needs of the community as well as the needs > vcn> and desires of the students. I do not want to graduate with this > vcn> degree with an image such as the one below. and i will fight to > vcn> change that. I am fortunate to have worked and study under some > vcn> wonderful OT's! Lets hope that the therapists talked about below > vcn> realize their failures and make the necessary changes to embrace > vcn> what OT is really for and how it is incredibly beneficial to the > vcn> patient. sincerely, sarah croft > vcn> ----- Original Message ----- > vcn> From: "Ron Carson" <[email protected]> > vcn> To: [email protected] > vcn> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:04:48 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > vcn> Subject: [OTlist] How NOT to be an OT > > vcn> For our new members, let me explain that I like highlighting the > vcn> "stupid" OT experiences that I run across. What follows are two such > vcn> examples: > > vcn> 1. Patient comes home from rehab after a fall with resultant hip > vcn> pinning. I asked him about what OT did for him in rehab. He comments > vcn> that they had him working on his arms and doing things like pegs, > vcn> sander, and shoulder arc, etc. Now, here's the catch, the patient can > vcn> NOT dress his affected LE and is too scared to take a shower. Now, I'm > vcn> not saying that his OT's didn't address these issues but the impression > vcn> the patient walked away with are the "stupid" toys that many OT's play > vcn> with. I ask, did these OT's do BEST practice? Did they provide SKILLED, > vcn> medically necessary therapy services? Did they address the patient's > vcn> most important goals? > > vcn> 2. Another patient, just out of rehab. 90 years old, previously living > vcn> alone and now temporarily living with her son. During my home health > vcn> eval, I explained to the patient/son that as an OT, I am there to teach > vcn> the patient how to be safe and independent in their home. I went on to > vcn> explain that this may include everything from car transfer to cooking > vcn> and that what I do is based on the needs/desires of the patient. The > vcn> son, who was very nice, immediately said, "Mom can do those things like > vcn> folding clothes". Now, I never mentioned folding clothes but I do know > vcn> that MANY rehab OT's do have patients standing at a table folding > vcn> clothes. Did this man get the impression that OT is about teaching > vcn> people to "fold clothes"? If so, what a SAD statement about our > vcn> profession. > > vcn> Thanks, > > vcn> Ron > > > > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009 -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
