Hello Leigh: Just to throw a wrench into the situation, there's a TON Of OT's who STRONGLY advocate that OT SHOULD focus on the UE. They say they don't just treat arms, but they also treat the whole person. Of course, I think that's a bunch of hog wash. I don't NOT think a person can both focus treatment on the UE AND occupation. It's either one of the other.
So, here we have the dichotomy of OT's practicing in adult phys dys. There's one camp saying "UE" and there's another camp saying "occupation". Our profession is in a sad state, yet AOTA promotes a rosy picture that by our centennial we will be a widely recognized and powerful force. And that we are "branded" as helping patients live life to the fullest. I say "crap, crap, crap", it's all a bunch of crap. As a collective whole, the adult phsy dys OT profession STINKS! The pegs, cones, thera-band, restorator, shoulder arc, sanding board, table top games, ballons, bean bags, clothes folding OT's are RUINING our profession! ----- Original Message ----- From: Leigh Ducoeur <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Elimination of OT LD> I think it is all because of the OT's who only focus on the arms and LD> NOTHING else. I wish they would do us a favor and find another LD> profession before we all have to. What is it going to take? I am LD> extremely fearful for our profession. Thoughts/comments? -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
