[OTlist] questions

2006-04-16 Thread Bill Maloney
This is my first posting to this list. I am curious about a few things, so please feel free to respond: How many of you reading this are currently members of AOTA? Your state OT association? Use designation of OTR, indicating that you are current with the NBCOT? How many of your colleagues (sa

[OTlist] Questions

2006-04-16 Thread Joy Harris
oday's Topics: 1. questions (Bill Maloney) 2. Re: questions (Ron Carson) -- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:03:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Maloney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [OTlist] questions To: OTlist@otnow.co

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2006-04-16 Thread Ron Carson
Hello Bill, thanks for posting Regarding your questions: 1. AOTA = Yes 2. State = Yes 3. NBCOT = Yes 4. Colleagues = Don't know - Original Message - From: Bill Maloney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 To: OTlist@otnow.com Subj: [OTlist] question

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2006-04-16 Thread PBVA
Response: AOTA YES STATE YES NBCOT YES WHY WOULDN"T YOU -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/otlist@otnow.com Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2006-04-16 Thread Michael W. K. Chan
> > Response: AOTA YES > STATE YES > NBCOT YES WFOT YES -- > <><><><><><><><> > Michael W. K. Chan, MBA, OTR/L > Global Village. > Somewhere out there. > Third rock from the sun. > <><><><><><><><><> -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROT

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2006-04-16 Thread Ron Carson
the cost benefit of continued support. Ron - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subj: [OTlist] questions Pac> WHY WOULDN"T YOU -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.co

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2006-04-16 Thread Chris Smith
Happy Easter to everyone,I, too, am sorely disappointed with AOTA's unrealistic presentation of the profession. I am in LTC with big productivity requirements and mounds of paperwork. It is hard to explain to patients how we are different from PT as most of my fellow OTs don't practice occupat

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2006-04-16 Thread Jeanie Fountain
ge- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Maloney Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 4:03 PM To: OTlist@otnow.com Subject: [OTlist] questions This is my first posting to this list. I am curious about a few things, so please feel free to respond: How many of you readin

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2006-04-16 Thread Ron Carson
- Ron Carson MHS, OTR/L HOPE Therapy Services - Original Message - From: Jeanie Fountain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 To: OTlist@OTnow.com Subj: [OTlist] questions JF> I am a member for AOTA, NBCOT and my state association. JF> For those that aren't memb

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2006-04-16 Thread susanne
Original Message From: "Bill Maloney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:03 PM Subject: [OTlist] questions > This is my first posting to this list. I am curious > about a few things, so please feel free to respond: > > How many of yo

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2006-04-17 Thread Charles Willmarth
Ron, I hope that you will reconsider renewing your membership in AOTA and your state association. For $80/year, I think the Florida Occupational Therapy Association does quite a bit for your dues. http://www.flota.org/member.html As you probably know, your dues go to support a lobbyist and an

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2006-04-17 Thread Charles Willmarth
csmithot, I hope that you reconsider renewing your AOTA membership. And I hope that your collegues renew as well. AOTA Membership is not a $225 magazine subscription, but rather a number of tangible and intangible benefits. As I noted in my last posting to the listserv, the profession is facin

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2006-04-17 Thread Jeanie Fountain
3.514.0667 "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom." Proverbs 11:2 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:01 PM To: Jeanie Fountain Subject: Re: [OTlist] questions

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2006-04-17 Thread Joe Wells
ose your battle, select your general, gather your logistics, declare war and.fight! If you lose, at least you lose trying. Joe Wells, OTR/L www.americare-health.com www.f-cot.org - Original Message - From: "Ron Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeanie Fountain" Sen

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2006-04-17 Thread Dr. Estelle Breines
: [OTlist] questions I am a member for AOTA, NBCOT and my state association. For those that aren't members or are and have complaints...have you considered taking a position within or at least participated in these associations? If you have an opinion, I would suggest participation...I don&#x

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2006-04-18 Thread Carmen Aguirre
for these avenues to increase my satisfaction and pride as an OTR. carmen - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: OTlist@OTnow.com<mailto:OTlist@OTnow.com> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [OTlist] questions

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2006-04-19 Thread Ron Carson
Hello Chuck: Your previous message states that occupation based practice is what makes OT unique. I think this is a statement that 'sounds' good but that has very little teeth! First off all, there is no consensus statement defining occupation or occupation-based practice. Even AOTA's

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2006-04-19 Thread Ron Carson
e is wisdom." > Proverbs 11:2 > -----Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Ron Carson > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:01 PM > To: Jeanie Fountain > Subject: Re: [OTlist] questions > Hello Jeanie: > Thanks for writ

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2006-04-19 Thread Ron Carson
Hello Chuck, thanks for writing. There are so many things in your message that it's difficult to respond to them all. So, I guess that I will just pick a couple topics. For one, I don't blame AOTA for everything wrong with our profession. I don't really blame them for anything, I just don'

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2006-04-19 Thread Charles Willmarth
Ron, re: occupation based practice. I posted information about an ad hoc group that looked at this topic. There is work to be done, no doubt. I've pasted an excerpt from the executive summary below. The full report is available online at: http://www.aota.org/members/area6/2006-ra/pres2-B5a.pd

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2006-04-19 Thread Ron Carson
Joe, this is too good!!! What is the battle? === Monday, April 17, 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Choose your battle, select your general, gather your logistics, > declare war and.fight! If you lose, at least you lose trying. -- Unsub

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2006-04-20 Thread Joe Wells
oe Wells, OTR/L www.americare-health.com www.f-cot.org - Original Message - From: "Ron Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joe Wells" Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [OTlist] questions > Joe, this is too good!!! > > What is the bat

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2006-04-20 Thread Ron Carson
Hello Chuck: Thanks for the link, I hope other OTlisters will read the letter. It sort of highlights my previous message about AOTA not making anything public regarding the dissension between the professions!! Ron === Wednesday, April 19, 2006,

[OTlist] questions ---student internship

2005-07-07 Thread Jennifer Pondoc
good day! im jennifer pondoc, an OT student in the philippines my friends and i would like to try a 2-4 months internship abroad (preferably on aug or sept 2006) we're having problems on the needed things (such as the requirements, rehab affiliations, where to have our internship, etc.)

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2005-07-07 Thread Veronica
Hi Jennifer, where were you thinking of doing your internship? Veronica Jennifer Pondoc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: good day! im jennifer pondoc, an OT student in the philippines my friends and i would like to try a 2-4 months internship abroad (preferably on aug or sept 2006) we're havin

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2005-07-09 Thread Jennifer Pondoc
Hi veronica, my classmates and i aren't sure where yet... But preferably in the US or UK thanks... Jennifer Veronica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Jennifer, where were you thinking of doing your internship? Veronica Jennifer Pondoc wrote: good day! im jennifer pondoc, an OT student in the

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2005-07-12 Thread Veronica
Hi Jennifer, Have a chat with your OT department and ask them about previous experience with students going over to other countries for internships. As far as I know you need a student visa to study in any foreign country, but you may need to carrify with the immigrations office in the Philli

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2005-07-15 Thread Jennifer Pondoc
Hi Veronica, I already told our OT department chairman about our plans to have our inernship abroad; unfortunately, our school does not have any previous experience in this matter. They told us that they would leave it to our initiative to gather the necessary facts and refer these facts to t

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2005-07-16 Thread Jim Herzog
Greetings Jennifer, If you interests lie in the area of Industrial/Occupational Health-onsite therapy and ergonomics. I have a paid internship available for 2006. The expected duration is 12 weeks. Actual schedulling dates is very flexible. I am in the middle of New York Stae, (USA) and

Re: [OTlist] questions (answers rom Canada - Hi Susanne)

2006-04-18 Thread Joan Riches
Behalf > Of Bill Maloney > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 3:03 PM > To: OTlist@otnow.com > Subject: [OTlist] questions > > This is my first posting to this list. I am curious > about a few things, so please feel free to respond: > > How many of you reading this are cu

Re: [OTlist] questions (answers rom Canada - Hi Susanne)

2006-04-20 Thread susanne
Hi Joan! Ah - so great to see you around - I was beginning to question my statement of this being an international list - imagining I was the only none-US left. And thanks for the recognition - you made me blush! I too cherish this list - I think it adds greatly to the quality of discussions

Re: [OTlist] questions (answers rom Canada - Hi Susanne)

2006-04-21 Thread Joan Riches
Biraj Where are you? Speak up and keep Susanne and me company. Joan > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of susanne > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:46 PM > To: OTlist@OTnow.com > Subject: Re: [OTlist] questions (

Re: [OTlist] questions (answers rom Canada - Hi Susanne)

2006-04-22 Thread skylight
d Mental Health Program Outpatient Service 1001 Queen Street West, Toronto Ontario, M6J 1H4 Canada - Original Message - From: Joan Riches<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: OTlist@OTnow.com<mailto:OTlist@OTnow.com> Sent: April 20, 2006 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [OTlist] questions

Re: [OTlist] questions (answers rom Canada - Hi Susanne)

2006-04-23 Thread Joan Riches
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:34 AM > To: OTlist@OTnow.com > Subject: Re: [OTlist] questions (answers rom Canada - Hi Susanne) > > Greetings All: &