Dana wrote: "Yeah, I know what you're going to say... there are several meaningful activites I could've used that could've strengthen their muscles but quite frankly, exercises were more effective."
with all due respect (and i'm aware I may be focussing in too closely on a particular statement in picking up on this point, if so sorry) Dana, this is not always the case.....one example might be in the case of the therapist working with the cognitively impaired person...where the environment (social/physical/cultural) in which the therapeutic occupation takes place is just as, if not more, important than the occupation itself....just providing "components" of an occupation in this setting degrades the synergistic effects of the occupational therapy as a whole...there are other situations where the therapists' embracing of an environmental view of health (ie balanced occupational engagement) is critical eg working with people with Intellectual Disability, people with Dementia. David *********��*********** Unsubscribe? Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ** List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] *********��***********
