Ron,
Why can't we open a home health episode or become a required discipline
for CORF? Sounds like a lobbyist issue. They said we would never get
OT liscensure in the state of Indiana, but after 20 years of trying it
finally passed.
Really love the way you operate Ron. I think you are a mastermind in
motivating us all to change our practice patterns. I often catch
myself thnking at work "Now would Ron approve of this?" Great to have
an online mentor, even though some of our opinions are not the same.
Hope you don't get too annoyed by my pesky comments.
Have a great OT story from the other week. I was on a two week
vacation from work not long ago to be with my family as our new little
girl was welcomed into the world. When I came back, my friend Paula
who is a PT on my unit told me that she was so glad that I was back.
She said that the PRN therapists never got the patients out of their
chairs, and they did nothing but "stupidity". She said that the
patient's stunk from not having showers (she was half joking I think on
that one), and the patients were not showing as much progress as they
usually do when I am on the case. Here is the clincher "Nice to have
an OT who actually works on occupations".
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Carson <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 8:14 pm
Subject: Re: [OTlist] Reflections on OT Month-Don't Leave the List!
Chris, my "information" about the practice of OT comes from multiple
sources:
1. My education
2. My experiences in multiple settings including:
a. Home health
b. Private practice
c. Rehab
d. Acute care
3. My experiences in two different states
4. What I read in on-line and print articles
5. Messages posted on this list
I understand that ALL OT's do not practice the same. But, it's my belief
that the VAST MAJORITY of OT's working in adult physical dysfunction
continue practicing by focusing treatment on the UE. Oh, they may throw
around some new terms, but overall the field remains in a quagmire.
And for the record, I believe the centennial vision goals are nothing
more than an illusion. How is world is OT going to become a widely
recognized force? We can't even open a home health episode of care and
we are not a required discipline for a CORF. I'm all for having a
vision, but if a vision is unreachable what's the point?
Thanks,
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subj: [OTlist] Reflections on OT Month-Don't Leave the List!
cac> Ron,
cac> Not sure where you are getting your information about OT being an
cac> inferior profession. The US News and World Report voted us one of
the
cac> fasted growing professions to be in. Is this a perceived scale
cac> that
cac> you are using for your local area, or have you read something?
NOT ALL
cac> OTs IN THE USA DO OT LIKE THE OTs YOU HAVE WROTE ABOUT. I also
believe
cac> that the centenial vision goals for AOTA are right on. If we
would all
cac> read the research one would know about all of this. It should be
cac> exciting for OT.
cac> Chris
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