> > One day I hope there is a general belief that if one can't cook they see an > OT, if they can't drive they see an OT, if they can't work they see an OT, > and so on and so on. Probably just a dream but ..... > > > Ron > >
Ron, I like the sound of this dream of yours! As a new graduate, I feel one of the ways forward for the profession must be to embrace what it does well (and perhaps better than any other health discipline) which is facilitating the process of (adaptive) learning! Sure, this is an abstract objective; but I reckon that this quality is integral to just about all our interactions with the people with whom we are engaging in the business of therapy. Even when working with people with dementia for whom learning is problematic, there are still meaningful and transformative aspects to the communication between client and therapist. To my way of thinking OT does not "teach" as such; but rather it shares possibilities and potential realities. Many of the students in my class last year of university spoke of their hopes for a profession that no longer confined itself to working with people experiencing a health crisis; but one that expanded outwards into addressing broader quality of life issues. Hope all this wasn't too "waffly"! cheers, David ******************** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's body, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ------ OTnow messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] (and) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ********rC***********
