We use crafts like adult therapist used to. Beading, painting, coloring, weaving, sand art, cut and paste and by doing so we touch on all those areas mentioned below. We are "occupational" therapists. The problem is if they coop the whole idea of utilizing these mediums. We've already in the state of Florida lost the right to "massage" someone unless you are a massage therapist.
Elizabeth Thiers, OTR/L FECTS ehthiersfe...@earthlink.net > -----Original Message----- > From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com > [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com] On Behalf Of Ron Carson > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:20 AM > To: Chuck Willmarth > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > Sounds like a good definition of art therapy. I am > not a peds therapist so I don't know how this bill might > impact OT's working in peds. Personally, I feel no "threat" > for adult phys-dys practice from this bill. > > Thanks for asking!!! > > Ron > > -- > Ron Carson MHS, OT > www.OTnow.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chuck Willmarth <cwillma...@aota.org> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 > To: OTlist@OTnow.com <OTlist@OTnow.com> > Subj: [OTlist] Art Therapy > > CW> House Bill 73 defines the practice of art therapy > as "the > CW> integrated use of psychotherapeutic principles, visual > art media > CW> and the creative process in the assessment, > treatment, and > CW> remediation of psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, physical, and > CW> developmental disorders in children, adolescents, adults, > CW> families, and groups..." > > > -- > 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
