Ilene, I agree with you. We are valued a lot more than PT in schools. They are not needed as much in barrier free schools as kids tend to have less physical disabilities. Here in NY we are being encouraged to d/c as much as possible. Weather it's needed or not. JCTurcios ------Original Message------ From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OTlist] a new one Sent: Aug 26, 2009 9:02 AM
Ron, in my district, PT worked a lot with kids in gym and on skills needed for gym. A LOT of these kids are ":clumsy" kids and can't dribble a basketball, hit a ball or even jump with both feet. They also worked on strenghtening in a more straightforward way such as exercises (while I used mostly play for strengthening games. The PT didn't have nearly as many kids on caseload as I did. OT is much more valued in schools than OT, every parent with a kid with delayed skills wants OT involved. It was, I have to say, a refreshing change from the adult world, where PT is king. Ilene Rosenthal, OTR/L Message: 9 Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:38:05 -0400 From: Ron Carson < [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OTlist] A New One To: " [email protected] " < [email protected] > Message-ID: < [email protected] > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Thanks for the explanation. So, what does PT do in the school systems? ----- Original Message ----- -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
