Because some people do not understand what we truly do. The only way
they will see the contribution is through the voice of the patient.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Carson <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Aug 29, 2009 3:34 pm
Subject: Re: [OTlist] Standing
Oh Chris, I sooooo value what I do, and I KNOW that other OT's value
what
they do. But the PROBLEM, at least in my experience, is that almost
no one
else TRULY values our contribution. Why?
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subj: [OTlist] Standing
cac> "The obvious answer is OT services are NOT invaluable and
that
cac> patients
cac> apparently do just fine when receiving PT only."
cac> Hmmm.....I wonder why there is such a continued prevelance of
falls at
cac> home and readmits into hospitals, because people have not been
able to
cac> take care of themselves and therefore leading to a downward spiral
a)
cac> can't get out of bed or do not have the motivation or a reason to
get
cac> out of bed b) stay in bed for long periods of time c) can't get to
cac> their medications
cac> We are much more than a profession of arm movers, but a profession
that
cac> values the patient's well being, and helps by giving people hope
that
cac> they can continue to live a life of purpose and meaning
cac> We can add so much more than.the popular main stream therapies, if
we
cac> only cared about the lives of our patients. If we only cracked
open
cac> the book, beyond the surface of each patient in which we encounter
to
cac> determine how we could potentially help them in a real way.
cac> Sorry about all of philosophy, but that comment struck a nerve.
cac> Chris
cac> -----Original Message-----
cac> From: Ron Carson <[email protected]>
cac> To: OTlist <[email protected]>
cac> Sent: Sat, Aug 29, 2009 5:09 am
cac> Subject: [OTlist] Standing
cac> There's a legal term called standing.
cac> "The legal right to bring a lawsuit. As a general
rule,
cac> only a
cac> person with something at stake has standing to bring a
lawsuit."
cac> As I understand it, "standing" means that a person has a legal
cac> basis for
cac> brining a claim against another entity. I'm sure there's a lot
more
cac> to the
cac> term, but that's my basic understanding.
cac> While driving the other day, it dawned on me that in so many
cac> settings and
cac> with so many people OT has little to no standing. I'm not talking
in a
cac> legal
cac> sense, instead in the sense of what our profession offers.
cac> When I think about my home health company, OT is such a
non-entity. We
cac> have
cac> so few OT compared to PT. OT can't open a case. OT very rarely
stands
cac> alone.
cac> OT is rarely called upon as EXPERTS in anything, unless it's fine
cac> motor. OT
cac> is not recognized by the majority of patients. OT is often not
cac> referred to
cac> by the MD.
cac> For me, the bottom line is that OT hardly even exists as a
highly
cac> valued
cac> profession. In fact, I was thinking yesterday, what happens
to the
cac> VAST
cac> majority of home health patients not getting home health? How is
it
cac> that I
cac> "sell" my services as invaluable, but most patients don't get the
cac> services?
cac> The obvious answer is OT services are NOT invaluable and
that
cac> patients
cac> apparently do just fine when receiving PT only.
cac> Again, just another missing piece of our confusing puzzle....
cac> Ron
cac> ~~~
cac> Ron Carson MHS, OT
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