Very nice responses. I also enjoy formal teaching. I've never thought if that is what attracted me to OT. Probably not, because it's been very recently that I made a connection between being an adult phy-dys OT and being a teacher.
----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Randall <spark...@rcn.com> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] OT's as Teachers: Adult Phy Dys DR> My first love was teaching...I went to school first for early childhood DR> education ...then elementary before I switched to OT. I worked in a snf prn DR> and will be full-time in Peds outpatient by the fall. The teaching element DR> of OT is what attracted me to the professional initially. Diane OTA/L DR> -----Original Message----- DR> From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com]on DR> Behalf Of Mary Giarratano DR> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 10:32 DR> To: OTlist@OTnow.com DR> Subject: Re: [OTlist] OT's as Teachers: Adult Phy Dys DR> Hi Ron! DR> I'm always saying I'm a teacher! I originally went to college to be an DR> elementary education teacher but switched to math/computer science and DR> worked as a programmer for 10 years. I went back to school to become an OT DR> and my feeling is that I took a long path to end up back where I started - DR> just at the other end of the age spectrum since I work mainly with the DR> geriatric population! DR> Mary DR> -----Original Message----- DR> From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com] On Behalf DR> Of Ron Carson DR> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:51 AM DR> To: OTlist@OTnow.com DR> Subject: [OTlist] OT's as Teachers: Adult Phy Dys DR> Do you think of yourself as a teacher? I do! I say that my job is DR> "teaching people how to take care of themselves and be productive". FYI, DR> this is an adaptation of the Canadian Model of Occupational DR> Performance's definition of occupation. So, think about it, aren't we DR> really teachers? DR> Patients want to LEARN how to do "things". They want to learn to dress DR> themselves, walk to the bathroom, clean themselves, get in/out of the DR> car, cook, clean, etc. If patient's want to learn, then isn't our job to DR> teach? DR> At the heart of it, OT's are teachers. DR> Just some random thoughts before church.... DR> Thanks, DR> Ron DR> ~~~ DR> Ron Carson MHS, OT DR> www.OTnow.com DR> -- DR> Options? DR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com DR> Archive? DR> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com DR> -- DR> Options? DR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com DR> Archive? DR> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com DR> -- DR> Options? DR> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com DR> Archive? DR> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
