How about sharing some specifics - some typical tx sessions.
When you say adult rehab, do you mean outpatient,..home health...? This is becoming a mantra - Productivity requirements impose cookie cutter approaches. Therapists are caught in the middle and many give up swimming upstream. I haven't given up, but I know I have to go elsewhere to accomplish this. I'd like to run my own department someday, but I want to learn as much as I can specifically about functional treatment, that is, in addition to doing ADLs with patients. Any info would be appreciated. Barb Howard, COTA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Randall" <spark...@rcn.com> To: OTlist@OTnow.com Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:31:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [OTlist] The Saddest OT Statement I've Ever Heard Wow..I am interning in adult rehab right now and UE therex is only used for people who really need it. Been there six weeks and everything revolves around function. -----Original Message----- From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [mailto:otlist-boun...@otnow.com]on Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 18:40 To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subject: [OTlist] The Saddest OT Statement I've Ever Heard Today, I met a new PT assistant who was just starting with our home health company. He was just finishing with a patient as I was starting my evaluation. The PTA came from 20 years of geriatric rehab and rehab experiences. About 1/2 through my eval he said to me, and I quote: "I'm not use to OT's working on functional things". He went on to say that at his rehab facility, the OT's mainly did UE exercises. "Living life to the fullest". What a crock! Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT www.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
