Just came across this message, which was written last year.... <smile>
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Chris, my definition of occupation is formed from:
1. Experience
2. Study of human occupation
3. Educating (I developed and taught two courses on human
occupation)
My "rigid" form of who we are (and who we shouldn't be)as a profession
is based on:
1. Experience
2. Observation
3. Patient remarks/experiences
I agree that occupation as I describe is not truly historical, of
course, it's a heck of lot closer to our roots than most of what is
practiced today. I have a book published in 1914 which is probably one
of the very 1st books about our profession. The occupations in that
book are primarily what we would call crafts. At the time, those
occupations were relevant and insurance wasn't an issue. Today,
however, those OT's working in healthcare are limited to what we can
do, but I still think those things are germane to our founders'
vision.
Ron
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Ron Carson MHS, OT
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cac> How did you form such a definition of occupation and this rigid
cac> form of who we are as a profession?? Historically speaking the
cac> type of "occupations" involving ADL/IADL that you are speaking of
cac> did not hit main stream OT until we became involved in physcial
cac> disabilities after the World War.? In fact during the World War
cac> we treated the wounded patients with arts and crafts to help them
cac> with their arm functions.? I doubt if any of the patient's prior
cac> "occupations" were in fact arts and crafts. We were in fact?a
cac> subspeciality of physical therapy in the military.? So to say
cac> that hand therapists are not OTs is wrong, just look at the roots
cac> of our proffesion.? Instead we need to embrace where we came from
cac> and respect?the specialties found in our proffession.?
cac> Chris Nahrwold MS, OTR
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