Hi Ron I strongly recommend this blog from Advance. Allie is a friend of mine but I only recently found out she was writing this. http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/ot_6/default.aspx There is a great piece called Stringing Us Along and in the comments on it she answers my question about whether the hand therapist she mentions was practising Occupational Therapy. There are some good references. I was happy to see your cases recently but really puzzled about the reductionist, physical only 'evaluation'. At the very least I would expect to see some description of both the person and the environment such as:. This pleasant 78 yo lady lives with her husband in a two story house. Her occupational performance is compromised by recent hip surgery.
Blessings, Joan 403 652 7928 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: April 6, 2009 6:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OTlist] What Makes and Separates Professions? What exactly is it that makes professions different? Obviously OT and chiropractic are different, but what makes OT and PT different? Is it: 1. Theory 2. Practice location 3. Level of education 4. Theoretical history 5. Types of patients 6. Etc. What exactly is it that makes OT and PT different? Or PT and massage therapists? Or OT and recreation therapists, etc? Thanks, Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.43/2043 - Release Date: 04/06/09 06:22:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.43/2043 - Release Date: 04/06/09 06:22:00 -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
