Brent I think you are right on. Re the" welcome wagon" At least part of this problem in Canada, at least, was the flattening of organizational structures and the loss of discipline specific occupational therapy departments. Even within an organisation with and a reasonable number of occupational therapists, therapists became sole practitioners within their units or programs. New therapists were not supported to grow and collaborate. Discipline specific mentoring was not happening and in many cases standards of practice dropped to the survival level. This is the "welcome wagon" into which many new therapists are forced to climb at a very vulnerable stage in their careers. I wonder how many of the new members on this list are seeking mentoring for this reason. What do they need? And what can those of us who have been here for awhile do about it? As Brent says "it's up to us".
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