Ron I understand you are confused. Please stop writing on the internet and have a long conversation in person with a seasoned OT. I do not think you are as confused and insecure as your writing projects and I don't think it helps to have this tone as an example of the profession of OT for people to interpret out of context. Please feel free to call me at (phone number removed by moderator).
Have a great day. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Pat Ellison <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:35:36 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OTlist] A New One Ummmm.... Ron? As a car salesman, wouldn't you *still* be working on mobility?? ;Þ Pat At 05:48 AM 8/26/2009, you wrote: >But as a PROFESSION, don't we NEED a common ground? And not just a common >ground, but a grounding that is UNIQUE, SEPARATE and DESIRED/NEEDED by other >professions and patients? > >As much as a I preach occupation, I sometimes wonder if it's different >enough from PT to be a recognized as a truly unique contribution to >healthcare. I find that with very few exceptions, almost 100% of my patients >want to increase mobility. Of course, they want to do this so they can go to >the toilet, get their clothes, etc. BUT, they also want to be able to walk >simply because walking represents independence and normality. > >I've had many home health patients, in fact most, who I worked on mobility >as the PRIMARY treatment. For example, I have 4 patients today and ALL of >them have mobility related issues. I am either working on improving >ambulation skills or transfer skills. > >I do this because patients want to be able to walk to the toilet, get their >clothes, walk to the dining room, etc. These are their occupational goals >and the PRIMARY impedance to these goals is mobility (strength, balance, >cognition, environment). > >I am 100% confident that I'm working on occupation. I say this because the >goals are occupational improvement, not mobility goals. But, it APPEARS to >patients and other therapists that I am working as a PT. > >Sometimes, I get so confused and overwhelmed at being an OT and knowing what >is and what isn't, that I just want to run and become a car salesman (LOL). > >Ron > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Michael Holmes <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 >To: [email protected]. <[email protected].> >Subj: [OTlist] A New One > >MH> Just wanted to say how much I liked the "elephant" analogy. I think is >MH> really is clever and indicative of the profession as whole. We do function >MH> in so many different realms that it is difficult to be united on our >MH> explanation to "lay persons" what it really >is that we do. Great way to put >MH> it Mary. > >MH> > >MH> Michael A. Holmes MSOTR/L > >MH> <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > >MH> > >MH> -- >MH> Options? >MH> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >MH> Archive? >MH> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >-- >Options? >www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? >www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
