Hi Ron, For my part, I am here to learn. Believe me, if there was a topic I was well versed on, or even knew enough about to converse on, I would jump in.
Take, for example, the recent posts about NDT. Sure, it was gone over in school, but I have never used it, and have never even seen it used with a real patient (we role played in school). I think that someday I might want to work with stroke patients. So I read, and pay attention, and am interested in what others have to say... but I have absolutely nothing to contribute. I also do not do marketing, and wouldn't know where to start. Like you, I am still struggling to even put into words lay people could understand, what we do and how it differs from PT. That is why I didn't post anything when you were posting your questions. I am not doing traditional OT, and no one else on this list works in my field (pain management), nor do I have experience in their fields. I keep trying to learn all that I can, in case this job ever goes away and I end up working in a "traditional" OT job. I may not contribute much, but I do enjoy this group when it's active. Pat At 06:09 AM 8/16/2007, you wrote: >Hello All: > >The OTlist has been around a long time. But I believe this is the least >amount of participation that I've ever seen. > >What is going on? I know that every topic is not important to every >person, and I know that all of us have busy lives. But this list has NO >purpose if YOU don't participate! > >I don't know if people are scared, uninterested, uninformed or what, but >this is the only place that I know to discuss the topics that have >recently come up. > >Please put your fingers to the keyboard and share your thoughts, >questions and opinions. > >Thanks, > >Ron > >-- >"... as a profession that offers unique services that are ideally suited >to meet the health, participation, and quality of life needs of people >of all ages, occupational therapy is well-positioned to succeed and >flourish in the 21st century." [Fred Somers, AJOT, April, 2005, p. 127] > >"The part of convalescence that I found most profoundly humiliating and >depressing was [OT]... I was reduced to playing with brightly colored >plastic letters ... like a three-year-old..." [AJOT, April, 2005, p. >231] > > >-- >Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > >************************************************************************************** >Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs >Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. >www.otdegree.com/otn >************************************************************************************** -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
