Thanks Brent: I also agree with you!!! <smile>
In person, I would never criticize a OT's treatment. Now, if I were their supervisor, I might offer some suggestions but I would not criticize someone in person. When I first started practicing occupation-based therapy in 1998, I was the only OT in my department doing so. I did NOT try to "convert" other OT's, nor did I criticize their treatment. I simply did what I thought was best practice. Some OT's asked me questions and sort of followed, others just dismissed me as a PT wanna be. For me, the bottom line, which I still follow today, is LEAD BY EXAMPLE. HOWEVER, this list serve is different. On here, I'm not critical of any specific therapist, but of OT in general. I STRONGLY believe that the specter of "bad" OT must be continually raised. For only then can it be changed. And, at the same time, good OT, such as yours, must also be expressed. I have not doubt that the profession of OT is slowly changing, but we must change quicker. Because as we creep along, other professions are also changing. By the time we get up to speed with occupation, PT may have already engulfed us. They are like a sea slug looking for an anemone. Neither moves very fast, but the slug moves just a little quicker. As always, thanks for the ongoing debate. THIS IS SO GOOD for our profession!! Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Brent Cheyne <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Sounds like we agree! BC> Ron, BC> Sounds like we essentially agree on how to effectively proceed with BC> the effective OT treatment of these patients. We very much BC> agree..Based on the the patient situation and the person's needs a BC> wide variety of excellent intervetions would be considered the best BC> course of action...the key is the indiviualization and relevance and BC> not the therapist's bias and clinical convenience or corporate BC> objectives. Yes, Ron I see a lot of the same practices you are BC> complaining about, I've alway felt it is best to lead by example and BC> encourage others to change rather to come off a critic complaining BC> about everybody else. Sometimes you can only control your own BC> practice. I see a lot of lame PT treatment and poor nursing BC> practices too, and don't get me started about some doctor's visits BC> I've had. Even my dentist has issues. But I like my dental hygientist! :) BC> -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
