You know, I like fillin' everyone in when I come across OT definitions/experiences that are off the scale. Well, this Saturday was a new one.
I was evaluating a woman whose daughter is a SLP working in school systems. What do you think the SLP told me was her understanding of the role of OT? 1. ADL's 2. Fine Motor 3. Occupation 4. Upper Extremity The answer is #2. In her experience, OT's worked only on fine motor control. PT does gross/large muscle and SLP does cognition. The SLP was actually surprised that I gave her mom a cognitive screen. It just seems that OT is so pigeon-holed into either FMC or UE. Will we ever break these shackles? Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
