Hi All; If not in a name... then what? Is PTs service and skill set that much superior to OTs that it warrants about a 3 to 5 fold bias from OT to PT in nearly every setting? Your facility is probably fairly average in the 3 to 15 ratio... and that is home care.
In the USA OTs are most plentiful treating pediatric populations... in Canada there is not this strong support for OT. In most settings there there are at least twice as many PTs as OTs. I'm not trying to be rhetorical here... I'm serious... I can't understand it if it's not due to our incomprehensible name. I think PT's title is just so obvious in what they can offer and why go to an OT if you're retired? I got this one again today. Administration puts their money where they expect volume and return on investment. In my opinion OT is more efficient at getting functional outcomes... but we are not known. Occupation means what it means... not what we say it means (unless it did, then it would). I think the concept is useful and we should try to get the word known, the definition expanded, but my Blog challenge cannot get it to happen, not within a year or even several. I'd really like your thoughts on the why PT is so successful and we are so not. Yours, Ed -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
