Maybe this is the problem with OT. We have several different groups doing their own sort of "thing". Yet, we have professional documentation which doesn't support all this fragmentation.
We have so many splinter groups and yet no real unified core biding us together. Well, we have a written framework, but no real practice patterns. And certainly, we don't have a consensual by consumers and referrals sources of OT. It's often suggested that OT should change its name. Maybe we should just change what the "O" stands for. For example: Other Therapy Obscure Therapy Obtuse Therapy <LOL> Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Giarratano <mcg...@charter.net> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] A New One MG> In a lot of school systems, most of what OTs do is fine motor and MG> handwriting. The OT goals have to be educationally based, not overlap other MG> services and the parents want their children to have legible handwriting. MG> I'm sure it doesn't fit your definitions but it is the way most school MG> systems work when the majority of pts do not have significant motor issues. MG> Mary MG> ----- Original Message ----- MG> From: "Ron Carson" <rdcar...@otnow.com> MG> To: <OTlist@OTnow.com> MG> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 8:39 PM MG> Subject: [OTlist] A New One >> 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/otlist@otnow.com >> MG> -- MG> Options? MG> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com MG> Archive? MG> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
