Carson,
Did I miss the discussion about OT's being UE experts? I didn't see any
responses to the question you posed a few days ago. I always feel like
debating this topic. If you remember, I wrote a response a few weeks prior
proposing one reason why OT's focus on the UE's so much is b/c sch
Ron,
I liked the "nut thell" example, that came from my class. I too agree with
the fact a major problem in our field is that many OTs have no idea what sets
them apart from other professions. My CI in NO, an LSU grad, has no idea
what frames of refrences are. He calls what he does as treat
Carson,
I did not state that I was never educated on LE impairments, I said that ot
school never addressed how to directly treat LE impairments, via ther ex,
joint mob, etc. What was addresed in school, was UE pathologies and ways to
treat them only. There must be some sort of educational fo
Ron, hope all is well at school w/o me challenging you in the classroom.
I wanted to respond to the UE/LE debate.
One reason why the LEs are TABOO in OT might have to do with the carriculum
of OT schools. Even though I personally feel that Occupation is not limited
to the UEs, therepuetic exce
Carson,
Sorry it has taken so long to respond and I almost forgot exactly what I
wrote. But, I believe the definition I wrote was something like as follows:
Occupational therapy is enabling meaningful occupation back into someone's
life who for some reason is not participating in work(producti
Hi Lucia, My name is Ryan Hemelt, I am an OT student at the University of St.
Augustine in FL.
1)I define OT as enabling someone to do meaningful occupations. Occupations are
anything meaningful that we do and can be categorized into 4 groups: taking care of
ourselves (ADLs), having fun(play
Ron,
I am writing on a couple of issues but I would first like to introduce myself
to the list serve. My name is Ryan and I am an Occupational Therapy Student.
You may have read a short essay of mine recently that was titled "OT from
the Heart, A Student Perspective."
Yesterday Ron posed a c
