when you put it like that it can be difficult to answer. As we all know we treat in a wide variety of environments so the professions expertise is difficult to answer like that. But when you look at the individual and their experience as an OT then you can more or less say that you are an expert. But being an expert or claiming that you are an expert in an area, to me, sais that you poses extra education and experience in that area. I have been an OT for 10 yrs and have done a lot of geriatrics( stc/ltc, and home health), EI, DOE, and lately i have been specializing in driving, but i do not consider myself an expert in any of the above mentioned. But i have met OT that are experts in their field like Susan Pierce is an expert in driving. Then to that question i will ask about our counterpart professions like PT or ST. They would also fall under the same realm as ours. What is their professions expertise. It's very difficult to answer. Juan
On 9/2/08, Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Juan! > > What is the PROFESSION's expertise. > > Ron > -- > Ron Carson MHS, OT > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Juan Turcios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 > To: OTlist@otnow.com <OTlist@otnow.com> > Subj: [OTlist] Expertise > > JT> I believe that OT are experts in what they do, be it early > intervention, > JT> geriatrics, driving, hands. It all depends on experience and training. > Most > JT> important is how does the individual feel about their skills as an OT. > Do we > JT> as practitioners feel that we are experts in our fields? Would we be > able to > JT> go into a courtroom as an expert witness, etc. But I do think that we > can be > JT> experts. Juan C. Turcios > > JT> On 9/2/08, Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Thanks for the definitions. > >> > >> So, what do members of this list see as OT's expertise???????? > >> > >> > >> Ron > >> -- > >> Ron Carson MHS, OT > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Susan Orloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 > >> To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> > >> Subj: [OTlist] Expertise > >> > >> SO> Before we can say what OT Expertise is we have to define > "expertise"... > >> > >> SO> on the web... > >> SO> A capability of a person to perform an operation in a limited domain > >> SO> with exceptional results when compared to others capable of > performing > >> SO> the same operation > >> > >> SO> Special skill in or knowledge about a particular topic or activity. > >> > >> SO> Specialized domain knowledge, skills, tricks, shortcuts and > rules-of- > >> SO> thumb that provide an ability to rapidly and effectively solve > >> SO> problems within a particular domain. > >> > >> SO> Knowledge and skills gained from both/either training and/or > >> SO> experience, ie, practice wisdom > >> > >> > >> SO> So having defined "expertise" it becomes easier to define OT > >> SO> Expertise---But inclusive of all that is above, it is also about the > >> SO> background of experience to have a "sixth sense" about what you are > >> SO> observing (in the client both passive and interactive) so that your > >> SO> therapeutic actions meld into a response that is knowledge and > >> SO> experience based, intuitive and creative. > >> > >> SO> Being able to keep passionate about not what you know but what you > >> SO> have yet to learn and to emerese yourself in that process for the > >> SO> benefit of colleagues and clients. > >> > >> SO> Susan N. Schriber Orloff, OTR/L > >> SO> CEO/Exec. Director > >> SO> Children's Special Services, LLC > >> SO> Atlanta, GA > >> > >> > >> SO> On Sep 1, 2008, at 7:33 PM, Ron Carson wrote: > >> > >> >> Anyone??? > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: Ron Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 > >> >> To: OTlist <OTlist@OTnow.com> > >> >> Subj: [OTlist] Expertise > >> >> > >> >> RC> What do you think is OT's expertise? > >> >> > >> >> RC> Ron > >> >> RC> -- > >> >> RC> Ron Carson MHS, OT > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Options? > >> >> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >> >> > >> >> Archive? > >> >> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Options? > >> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >> > >> Archive? > >> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > >> > > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
