A Voice in the OT Wilderness : July 2009

Another word-bone to pick July 27, 2009 4:58 PM by OTCM: Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional .- Unknown Anita, a reader of this blog, recently asked me what I think of the term "suffer" – as in "the woman ‘suffered a stroke’, the person ‘suffers from schizophrenia’ .…" My short answer is that we should Read More...
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A New Model for OT Consideration July 20, 2009 11:44 AM by OTCM: In my house I'm the boss. My wife is just the decision maker - Woody Allen In her article in OT Practice (7/28/08, pgs 15-18), "Working With the 'Difficult' Client", Costa states (pg 16), "Clients who arouse negative feelings are often those who do not Read More...
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A different kind of success July 13, 2009 3:35 PM by OTCM: How many of us OTs have proposed arts and crafts activities to people who are resistant to the idea because they believe they'll really stink at it? Or how often have our clients done really well with the component skills of a creative project, only to Read More...
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Trust goes both ways - part 2 July 6, 2009 4:08 PM by OTCM: Continuing the story of my successful experience with a client whom I didn’t trust: Mr. S. and I developed a working relationship I would call détente rather than rapport. But I never trusted him at any level, and I doubt he actually trusted me. I made Read More...
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