Ron and to all
re:"On a less lighter note, immediately after your post, some unsubscribed
from the list..... LOL"
Sorry....I hope I'm not driving people off this listserv with my recent posts.
I will admit, my recent rant was a bit over-dramatic . Just giving a dose of
pure emotional honesty.
However OTList unsubscribers and OT Centennial Visionaries be advised--any
science-driven and evidence-based profession needs a self-critical dialogue
full of fervernt debate, any uncontested and group-think conformist model of
organization will never evolve or advance the cause for their profession.
As you wrote, there are a lot of OT who don't want to examine the problems of
their profession---hence the screening of blog entries at AOTA. I can see why
the censorship might occur as a means of keeping up the professional morale
and positive public relations. AOTA Membership as a percentage of actual
licensed US therapists is particularly low---but they still get my money every
year, so perhaps I've paid for the right to have an opinion too. And I don't
think it too arrogant to state that I have been an above average
representative of OT in my 15 years of treating clients with high quality
service despite an entire system rife with flaws and failures.
So don't leave the OTList just because of a some negativity and criticism in
the exchanges. Expect some critical appraisal and some venting occasionally,
and join in. If you only want postive, inspirational, and an unquestioned
uniform message about OT go to the AOTA website. (It's really pretty good).
But my hope is that the OTList is more about debate and critical thought and a
harder examination of these professional issues. We need a place for that.
Brent (who really is a positive person)
Quote of the day
"The unexamined life is not worth living."-Socrates
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