I guess I dont understand why it's such a horrible thing for OT's to be knowledgeable and profiecient in treating UE ailments. I agree that shouldn't be the only area for the profession to focus on, but having a broken finger causes dysfunctional occupational performance! At least the dental hygenist had a good experience with OT as opposed to the 'cone therapists'. I would be interested to hear if the therapist discussed what the patient could do at home to reduce pain and improve function. The things we should be talking about when performing more rote therapy techniques. I think the profession needs OT's who are UE specialists! We don't want to loose that specialty area!
Kristin ----- Original Message ---- From: "otlist-requ...@otnow.com" <otlist-requ...@otnow.com> To: otlist@otnow.com Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:30:49 AM Subject: OTlist Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1 Send OTlist mailing list submissions to otlist@otnow.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://otnow.com/mailman/listinfo/otlist_otnow.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to otlist-requ...@otnow.com You can reach the person managing the list at otlist-ow...@otnow.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of OTlist digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) (Ron Carson) 2. Re: Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) (Ed Kaine) 3. Re: Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) (Lehman, David) 4. Invitation to connect on LinkedIn (Brent Cheyne) 5. [OTlist) picture cook book (sr...@deakin.edu.au) 6. Re: Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) (pat) 7. W/C evals (Juan Turcios) 8. Re: Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) (Ron Carson) 9. Re: W/C evals (Ron Carson) 10. picture cook book (Sherry Franchi) 11. Dental Hygienst Knows About OT... (Ron Carson) 12. Aging in place (angela jones) 13. Re: Aging in place (Ron Carson) 14. Re: Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) (Ed Kaine) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 06:43:28 -0400 From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> Subject: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) To: OTlist@OTnow.com Message-ID: <387363375.20090608064...@otnow.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Welcome to our newest member(s): ##################################### aarel...@student.ucr.edu fai...@360customer.com ayeshabro...@gmail.com garret...@hotmail.com aloft....@gmail.com ang...@adhb.govt.nz jperkovic...@hotmail.com michelle.fitzpatr...@hse.ie kshoers...@bright.net sjprs...@ybb.ne.jp rkiss...@hvc.rr.com ##################################### There have been VERY few messages during the past month or so. That seems to be the nature of the OTlist. Ron ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:26:29 -0400 From: Ed Kaine <aloft....@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) To: OTlist@otnow.com Message-ID: <7a1eef350906081426j15c42d27je2e96c20037ef...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Everyone; I would like to introduce a subject which might get a bit of a chain of feedback going. I am part of a movement to offer an alternative name to qualifying OTs and OTAs. We are a membership organization called the American League of Functional Therapists. We have the trademarked the collective marks and membership marks of: 1. Registered Functional Therapist RFT(TM) 2. Registered Functional Therapy Associate(TM) As a membership organization we will ensure that the members qualify under the qualifications as written in our bylaws and as presented on our website www.FunctionalTherapist.org <http://www.functionaltherapist.org/>. We also have been doing well increasing recognition and searchability of our blog at www.RegisteredFunctionalTherapist.Blogspot.com<http://www.registeredfunctionaltherapist.blogspot.com/>. Please take a look at the blog, become a follower of it to see what we are talking about. If you have more interest please contact me at registeredfunctionaltherap...@gmail.com. The discussions on our Blog look at challenges in using our name, word origins and implications, projects we are working on and generally what we are about. For instance, a PT I have worked with for 9 years (and who has worked with OTs for 25+ years) told me she always thought it was to do with jobs. That was today after I told her about the effort ALOFT was doing to provide an alternative name. She said, "Well, it seemed to make sense, you need to have your shoes on before you can go to work.". We work in an acute care hospital with many geriatric and retired patients. If someone I work shoulder to shoulder with... even doing co-treats occasionally, doesn't know what we do how can we expect John Q. Public to? So how about you? Are some of the challenges you face due to our limited name recognition. Do you think we could get any benefit from being able to use an additional and alternative name? Again, we are not trying to change the law or have your license say RFT. We are a membership organization promoting OT services under an alternative name. I hope you will check us out. Thank you so much for your dedication to OT, Ed Kaine, OTR, RFT President of the American League of Functional Therapists Functional Therapy... the Next Generation of Occupational Therapy! On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> wrote: > Welcome to our newest member(s): > > ##################################### > > aarel...@student.ucr.edu > > fai...@360customer.com > > ayeshabro...@gmail.com > > garret...@hotmail.com > > aloft....@gmail.com > > ang...@adhb.govt.nz > > jperkovic...@hotmail.com > > michelle.fitzpatr...@hse.ie > > kshoers...@bright.net > > sjprs...@ybb.ne.jp > > rkiss...@hvc.rr.com > > ##################################### > > There have been VERY few messages during the past month or so. That > seems to be the nature of the OTlist. > > Ron > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:24:01 -0500 From: "Lehman, David" <dleh...@tnstate.edu> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) To: "OTlist@OTnow.com" <OTlist@OTnow.com> Message-ID: <c7182729604a734d86ef514a8156a2183c844cc...@locutus.tnstate.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Oh my! Is this the first attempt at creating what I have been saying for years will come? David A. Lehman, PhD, PT Associate Professor Tennessee State University Department of Physical Therapy 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. Nashville, TN 37209 615-963-5946 dleh...@tnstate.edu Visit my website: http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=2410&ptid=1 This email and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential information and is intended solely for use by the individual to whom it is addressed. If you receive this correspondence in error, please notify the sender and delete the email from your system. Do not disclose its contents with others. ________________________________________ From: otlist-boun...@otnow.com [otlist-boun...@otnow.com] On Behalf Of Ed Kaine [aloft....@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 4:26 PM To: OTlist@otnow.com Subject: Re: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) Hi Everyone; I would like to introduce a subject which might get a bit of a chain of feedback going. I am part of a movement to offer an alternative name to qualifying OTs and OTAs. We are a membership organization called the American League of Functional Therapists. We have the trademarked the collective marks and membership marks of: 1. Registered Functional Therapist RFT(TM) 2. Registered Functional Therapy Associate(TM) As a membership organization we will ensure that the members qualify under the qualifications as written in our bylaws and as presented on our website www.FunctionalTherapist.org <http://www.functionaltherapist.org/>. We also have been doing well increasing recognition and searchability of our blog at www.RegisteredFunctionalTherapist.Blogspot.com<http://www.registeredfunctionaltherapist.blogspot.com/>. Please take a look at the blog, become a follower of it to see what we are talking about. If you have more interest please contact me at registeredfunctionaltherap...@gmail.com. The discussions on our Blog look at challenges in using our name, word origins and implications, projects we are working on and generally what we are about. For instance, a PT I have worked with for 9 years (and who has worked with OTs for 25+ years) told me she always thought it was to do with jobs. That was today after I told her about the effort ALOFT was doing to provide an alternative name. She said, "Well, it seemed to make sense, you need to have your shoes on before you can go to work.". We work in an acute care hospital with many geriatric and retired patients. If someone I work shoulder to shoulder with... even doing co-treats occasionally, doesn't know what we do how can we expect John Q. Public to? So how about you? Are some of the challenges you face due to our limited name recognition. Do you think we could get any benefit from being able to use an additional and alternative name? Again, we are not trying to change the law or have your license say RFT. We are a membership organization promoting OT services under an alternative name. I hope you will check us out. Thank you so much for your dedication to OT, Ed Kaine, OTR, RFT President of the American League of Functional Therapists Functional Therapy... the Next Generation of Occupational Therapy! On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> wrote: > Welcome to our newest member(s): > > ##################################### > > aarel...@student.ucr.edu > > fai...@360customer.com > > ayeshabro...@gmail.com > > garret...@hotmail.com > > aloft....@gmail.com > > ang...@adhb.govt.nz > > jperkovic...@hotmail.com > > michelle.fitzpatr...@hse.ie > > kshoers...@bright.net > > sjprs...@ybb.ne.jp > > rkiss...@hvc.rr.com > > ##################################### > > There have been VERY few messages during the past month or so. That > seems to be the nature of the OTlist. > > Ron > > > -- > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:44:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Brent Cheyne <brentche...@yahoo.com> Subject: [OTlist] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn To: Ron Carson <otlist@otnow.com> Message-ID: <176512958.2954068.1244583866348.javamail....@ech3-cdn10.prod> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 LinkedIn ------------ Ron, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Brent Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/e/isd/612090789/4p6Yt0rS/ ------------------------------------------ What is LinkedIn and why should you join? http://learn.linkedin.com/what-is-linkedin ------ (c) 2009, LinkedIn Corporation ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:21:40 +1000 From: sr...@deakin.edu.au Subject: [OTlist] [OTlist) picture cook book To: otlist@otnow.com Message-ID: <20090610102140.b6p8h70lwo8k8...@www.deakin.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Hi all, I'm currently doing my placement in a vocational setting for young adults with disabilities. I was wondering if anyone had any good experience with a simple instruction cook book with pictures that I would be able to obtain? Or any good website resources? Thankyou, Sarah. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:43:42 -0600 (GMT-06:00) From: pat <pat0...@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) To: OTlist@OTnow.com Message-ID: <30025311.1244648622384.javamail.r...@elwamui-darkeyed.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Wow... that's a lot of new members! A very warm welcome to all of you, and I hope that you will jump in with any topics or questions you have on your mind, as well as answers. Pat -----Original Message----- >From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> >Sent: Jun 8, 2009 4:43 AM >To: OTlist@OTnow.com >Subject: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) > >Welcome to our newest member(s): > >##################################### > > aarel...@student.ucr.edu > > fai...@360customer.com > > ayeshabro...@gmail.com > > garret...@hotmail.com > > aloft....@gmail.com > > ang...@adhb.govt.nz > > jperkovic...@hotmail.com > > michelle.fitzpatr...@hse.ie > > kshoers...@bright.net > > sjprs...@ybb.ne.jp > > rkiss...@hvc.rr.com > >##################################### > >There have been VERY few messages during the past month or so. That >seems to be the nature of the OTlist. > >Ron > > >-- >Options? >www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? >www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:53:16 -0400 From: Juan Turcios <jcd...@gmail.com> Subject: [OTlist] W/C evals To: OTlist@otnow.com Message-ID: <1e19fe9d0906100953o242a4c23j2858fedbb5224...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello all, I have more medicare questions for you. Are there any requirements that we (OT's) must have to perform w/c evaluations? I read somewhere that we needed some type of credentials. When I use to do the evals (more than 8yrs ago) I remember that I spent about 45-60 minutes doing the measurements and about an hour writing the letter of justification. My second question is how do you bill medicare for this? and what is the billable time allotted for these type of evaluations? Do we get the hour only and bill under OT evaluation. Do we need a doctors order to do this evaluation? or we can do the evaluation without the other, but we need it for w/c training? Thanks again Juan Turcios ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:48:59 -0400 From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) To: Ed Kaine <OTlist@OTnow.com> Message-ID: <765317167.20090610154...@otnow.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Hey Ed: To me, functional therapist is even more generic than an occupational therapist. As we've discussed, OCCUPATION has much more meaning and depth. Of course, the problem is that people, even OT's, don't understand that. I'm for staying with occupational therapist but having AOTA market occupation and having OT's focus on occupation. For me, this is about the only thing that makes any real sense. Thanks, Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Kaine <aloft....@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 To: OTlist@otnow.com <OTlist@otnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) EK> Hi Everyone; EK> I would like to introduce a subject which might get a bit of a chain of EK> feedback going. I am part of a movement to offer an alternative name to EK> qualifying OTs and OTAs. EK> We are a membership organization called the American League of Functional EK> Therapists. We have the trademarked the collective marks and membership EK> marks of: EK> 1. Registered Functional Therapist RFT(TM) EK> 2. Registered Functional Therapy Associate(TM) EK> As a membership organization we will ensure that the members qualify under EK> the qualifications as written in our bylaws and as presented on our website EK> www.FunctionalTherapist.org <http://www.functionaltherapist.org/>. We also EK> have been doing well increasing recognition and searchability of our blog at EK> www.RegisteredFunctionalTherapist.Blogspot.com<http://www.registeredfunctionaltherapist.blogspot.com/>. EK> Please take a look at the blog, become a follower of it to see what we are EK> talking about. If you have more interest please contact me at EK> registeredfunctionaltherap...@gmail.com. EK> The discussions on our Blog look at challenges in using our name, word EK> origins and implications, projects we are working on and generally what we EK> are about. For instance, a PT I have worked with for 9 years (and who has EK> worked with OTs for 25+ years) told me she always thought it was to do with EK> jobs. That was today after I told her about the effort ALOFT was doing to EK> provide an alternative name. She said, "Well, it seemed to make sense, you EK> need to have your shoes on before you can go to work.". We work in an acute EK> care hospital with many geriatric and retired patients. If someone I work EK> shoulder to shoulder with... even doing co-treats occasionally, doesn't know EK> what we do how can we expect John Q. Public to? EK> So how about you? Are some of the challenges you face due to our limited EK> name recognition. Do you think we could get any benefit from being able to EK> use an additional and alternative name? Again, we are not trying to change EK> the law or have your license say RFT. We are a membership organization EK> promoting OT services under an alternative name. EK> I hope you will check us out. EK> Thank you so much for your dedication to OT, EK> Ed Kaine, OTR, RFT EK> President of the American League of Functional Therapists EK> Functional Therapy... the Next Generation of Occupational Therapy! EK> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> wrote: >> Welcome to our newest member(s): >> >> ##################################### >> >> aarel...@student.ucr.edu >> >> fai...@360customer.com >> >> ayeshabro...@gmail.com >> >> garret...@hotmail.com >> >> aloft....@gmail.com >> >> ang...@adhb.govt.nz >> >> jperkovic...@hotmail.com >> >> michelle.fitzpatr...@hse.ie >> >> kshoers...@bright.net >> >> sjprs...@ybb.ne.jp >> >> rkiss...@hvc.rr.com >> >> ##################################### >> >> There have been VERY few messages during the past month or so. That >> seems to be the nature of the OTlist. >> >> Ron >> >> >> -- >> Options? >> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com >> >> Archive? >> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com >> EK> -- EK> Options? EK> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com EK> Archive? EK> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:15:19 -0400 From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> Subject: Re: [OTlist] W/C evals To: Juan Turcios <OTlist@OTnow.com> Message-ID: <1094379405.20090610161...@otnow.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Lots of good questions. I'll answer to the best of my ability: JT> I read somewhere that we needed some type of credentials At one time, Medicare was going to require that all w/c evals be done only by people holding an ATP credential. This never came to fruition, so no special credential is currently required. JT> NMy second question is how do you bill medicare for this? I bill Medicare under the CPT code 97542 <W/C Management>. This is a timed codes so billing in accordance with all time code requirements, e.g. 7-minute rule, face to face, etc. There is no specific time allowed for the eval. Each eval is different and requires a different time. Usually, 30 minutes to an hour is what is required. Higher level evals take longer! Do not bill under OT eval, as this is NOT appropriate. An OT eval is used to generate a plan of care and you will not be doing that. JT> Do we need a doctors order to do this evaluation? Medicare does NOT require doctor's orders for any therapy. The requirement is that the patient be under the care of a doctor. This requirement is met when a doctor signs your w/c evaluation. You may obtain an order if desired and/or required by your state, but it's NOT required by Medicare. But, the patient MUST be under a doctor's care. You will need the MD's information for billing purposes. For the record, I do NOT write a separate letter of justification. That information is contained in my evaluation. Hope this helps. Ron ~~~ Ron Carson MHS, OT www.OTnow.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Juan Turcios <jcd...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 To: OTlist@otnow.com <OTlist@otnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] W/C evals JT> Hello all, I have more medicare questions for you. Are there any JT> requirements that we (OT's) must have to perform w/c evaluations? I read JT> somewhere that we needed some type of credentials. When I use to do the JT> evals (more than 8yrs ago) I remember that I spent about 45-60 minutes doing JT> the measurements and about an hour writing the letter of justification. My JT> second question is how do you bill medicare for this? and what is the JT> billable time allotted for these type of evaluations? Do we get the hour JT> only and bill under OT evaluation. Do we need a doctors order to do this JT> evaluation? or we can do the evaluation without the other, but we need JT> it for w/c training? Thanks again Juan Turcios JT> -- JT> Options? JT> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com JT> Archive? JT> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:50:53 -0400 From: Sherry Franchi <sfran...@hotmail.com> Subject: [OTlist] picture cook book To: <otlist@otnow.com> Message-ID: <bay109-w238898dcd084aea39c061fc5...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Re: Picture Cook Book Sarah, I do not know of a published cookbook as you are describing however, I created my own for a similar population using Google Images to locate pics of food and food products. I then pasted the pics into simplified recipes based on the food preferences of the person. Takes a little time, but is individualized. I included a map of the local grocery store to help with location of the food and food products. I found this was very helpful because they often did not know where to begin looking in the grocery store for the ingredients they needed. You may find listing the ingredients by department or aisle helps too, depending on the cogntive abilities of the population you are targeting and their prior experience with grocery shopping. Hope this helps. Sherry _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009 ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:15:46 -0400 From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> Subject: [OTlist] Dental Hygienst Knows About OT... To: OTlist@OTnow.com Message-ID: <57157521.20090610211...@otnow.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Today at 8:00 AM, I dad the utterly "ucky" duty of visiting the dentist. The hygienist saw my name tag and actually recognized that I was an occupational therapist. She then kindly proceeds to tell me of her ONE experience with OT. She says: While taking my friend to a PT appointment, there was this OT just sort of standing off in the corner. She came up and asked me what was wrong with my finger. I told her that I had broken it and couldn't really move it. The OT said she could help me with that and... Yada Yada Yada Once again, UE therapists strike a deadly blow to occupational therapist! <LOL> Ron ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:33:23 -0400 From: angela jones <jonesang...@hotmail.com> Subject: [OTlist] Aging in place To: ot list <otlist@otnow.com> Message-ID: <col101-w602e480e0dcf9039abae1ab2...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Hello all, Can anyone give me info concerning becoming an aging in place specialist...as an OT? I found the course requirements, CEU requirements etc but would like more specifically to know if we need M.D. orders in order to provide this service and what items I would need to consider if I start my own consulting business for Aging in Place? Thanks for any info you may provide. Angela Jones-Beaulieu MOTR/L Angie <(* ) (\\) == ""\\ == ?I am in favor of animal as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.? ?Abraham Lincoln _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail? has ever-growing storage! Don?t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009 ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:29:30 -0400 From: Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Aging in place To: angela jones <OTlist@OTnow.com> Message-ID: <1195360786.20090611072...@otnow.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Angela, I looked into this a while back. The couple of AIP OT's I spokew with were not too enthusiastic. As best I can remember, most AIP are contractors, not OT's. I thinking finding adequate referrals will be extremely difficult. MD's are NOT going to place a significant effort in understanding AIP and will probably not refer. Plus, there is the whole issue of payment. Who is going to pay for your services and how many clients can afford to make modifications to their home? Sorry to be so negative. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: angela jones <jonesang...@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 To: ot list <otlist@otnow.com> Subj: [OTlist] Aging in place aj> Hello all, aj> aj> Can anyone give me info concerning becoming an aging in place aj> specialist...as an OT? I found the course requirements, CEU aj> requirements etc but would like more specifically to know if we need aj> M.D. orders in order to provide this service and what items I would aj> need to consider if I start my own consulting business for Aging in Place? aj> aj> Thanks for any info you may provide. aj> aj> Angela Jones-Beaulieu MOTR/L aj> aj> Angie <(* ) aj> (\\) aj> == ""\\ == aj> ?I am in favor of animal as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.? aj> ?Abraham Lincoln aj> _________________________________________________________________ aj> Hotmail? has ever-growing storage! Don?t worry about storage limits. aj> http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009 aj> -- aj> Options? aj> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com aj> Archive? aj> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:45:51 -0300 From: Ed Kaine <aloft....@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) To: OTlist@otnow.com Message-ID: <7a1eef350906102045p42ef64c2ud33d293fc9e6f...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Ron and others: Please check out the blog at http://www.RegisteredFunctionalTherapist.blogspot.com we discuss this very issue. In terms of generic, or more generic than OT it's an interesting point. In particular, http://registeredfunctionaltherapist.blogspot.com/2009/06/challenge-lets-get-our-definition-in.html<http://registeredfunctionaltherapist.blogspot.com/2009/06/challenge-lets-get-our-definition-in.html%20> OT has a unique problem. Occupation does not mean (in the dictionary) what we think it means. I have discussed it with a representative of Webster's Dictionary... OTs definition of Occupation or occupational will not get in there any time soon. It appears we will not succeed in our challenge of the above article. On the other hand Functional means almost exactly what thebest of OT is doing. Functional tasks during treatments to effect functional improvements. I do think we could expand the definition of Function... I also have clearly stated I think there is value in the term Occupation. I believe that we need to be clear with the public on what we can offer, right now we are almost unknown. Even where we are "heard of" we are often misinterpreted. I agree that AOTA should continue their excellent work. I don't think ALOFT has to detract from that. The marketing of OT is important but (pre ALOFT) my experience has been that *a lot of the time* when I do great things with a patient... I mean wonderful, life altering improvements that I think will propel OT to the spotlight... I am spoken of glowingly *as a physical therapist.* The other times it's as a doctor. I don't know what kind of a marketing effort can beat face to face daily contact (during which I clearly state my discipline and refer to it during treatment). With this close attention my efforts often get credited to PT (even among health care professionals). Getting the defintion in the dictionary would be a huge step... the trick to that is real and generalized exposure. We are not even on the list for consideration. Let's try this. Let's give Functional Therapy a shot. It should not detract from the efforts of AOTA or other marketing efforts, if anything it might get people talking and learning about OT. I am passionate about promoting the potential for OT philosophy and treatment to change the world. I think the name (Occupational Therapy) is a huge barrier to promoting it. I ask you to consider what's more important, the process of care (philsophy, mode of thinking, problem solving, treatment approach...) or the title? Respectfully, Ed Kaine, OTR, RFT President of the American League of Functional Therapists www.FunctionalTherapist.org Functional Therapy... the Next Generation of Occupational Therapy! On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> wrote: > Hey Ed: > > To me, functional therapist is even more generic than an occupational > therapist. > > As we've discussed, OCCUPATION has much more meaning and depth. Of > course, the problem is that people, even OT's, don't understand that. > > I'm for staying with occupational therapist but having AOTA market > occupation and having OT's focus on occupation. For me, this is about > the only thing that makes any real sense. > > Thanks, > > Ron > > ~~~ > Ron Carson MHS, OT > www.OTnow.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed Kaine <aloft....@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 > To: OTlist@otnow.com <OTlist@otnow.com> > Subj: [OTlist] Welcome to Our Newest Member(s) > > EK> Hi Everyone; > > EK> I would like to introduce a subject which might get a bit of a chain of > EK> feedback going. I am part of a movement to offer an alternative name to > EK> qualifying OTs and OTAs. > > EK> We are a membership organization called the American League of > Functional > EK> Therapists. We have the trademarked the collective marks and membership > EK> marks of: > > EK> 1. Registered Functional Therapist RFT(TM) > EK> 2. Registered Functional Therapy Associate(TM) > > EK> As a membership organization we will ensure that the members qualify > under > EK> the qualifications as written in our bylaws and as presented on our > website > EK> www.FunctionalTherapist.org <http://www.functionaltherapist.org/>. We > also > EK> have been doing well increasing recognition and searchability of our > blog at > EK> www.RegisteredFunctionalTherapist.Blogspot.com< > http://www.registeredfunctionaltherapist.blogspot.com/>. > > > EK> Please take a look at the blog, become a follower of it to see what we > are > EK> talking about. If you have more interest please contact me at > EK> registeredfunctionaltherap...@gmail.com. > > EK> The discussions on our Blog look at challenges in using our name, word > EK> origins and implications, projects we are working on and generally what > we > EK> are about. For instance, a PT I have worked with for 9 years (and who > has > EK> worked with OTs for 25+ years) told me she always thought it was to do > with > EK> jobs. That was today after I told her about the effort ALOFT was doing > to > EK> provide an alternative name. She said, "Well, it seemed to make sense, > you > EK> need to have your shoes on before you can go to work.". We work in an > acute > EK> care hospital with many geriatric and retired patients. If someone I > work > EK> shoulder to shoulder with... even doing co-treats occasionally, doesn't > know > EK> what we do how can we expect John Q. Public to? > > EK> So how about you? Are some of the challenges you face due to our > limited > EK> name recognition. Do you think we could get any benefit from being able > to > EK> use an additional and alternative name? Again, we are not trying to > change > EK> the law or have your license say RFT. We are a membership organization > EK> promoting OT services under an alternative name. > > EK> I hope you will check us out. > > EK> Thank you so much for your dedication to OT, > > EK> Ed Kaine, OTR, RFT > EK> President of the American League of Functional Therapists > > EK> Functional Therapy... the Next Generation of Occupational Therapy! > > > > > EK> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Ron Carson <rdcar...@otnow.com> wrote: > > >> Welcome to our newest member(s): > >> > >> ##################################### > >> > >> aarel...@student.ucr.edu > >> > >> fai...@360customer.com > >> > >> ayeshabro...@gmail.com > >> > >> garret...@hotmail.com > >> > >> aloft....@gmail.com > >> > >> ang...@adhb.govt.nz > >> > >> jperkovic...@hotmail.com > >> > >> michelle.fitzpatr...@hse.ie > >> > >> kshoers...@bright.net > >> > >> sjprs...@ybb.ne.jp > >> > >> rkiss...@hvc.rr.com > >> > >> ##################################### > >> > >> There have been VERY few messages during the past month or so. That > >> seems to be the nature of the OTlist. > >> > >> Ron > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Options? > >> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >> > >> Archive? > >> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > >> > EK> -- > EK> Options? > EK> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > EK> Archive? > EK> www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com > ------------------------------ -- Unsubscribe? otlist-unsubscr...@otnow.com Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com Help? h...@otnow.com End of OTlist Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1 ************************************* -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com
