Guidelines to my Blog

As I mentioned in an earlier blog I am doing this blog for an assignment. To meet all the qualification for the assignment I have to delineate the requirements and guidelines that I will follow throughout this blog.

The guidelines for Occupational Therapy and you! :

1. All blog posts will be written in a professional style comparable to a peer review journal (AJOT, etc.).

2. All blog posts will discuss topics and issues that relate to the service delivery of occupational therapy.

3. The target readership audience will be OT professionals or anyone who is interested in occupational therapy.

4. Anyone will be able to post comments, but I will moderate them. This means that I must moderate, and accept any comments that a person leaves.

5. I will try and keep my frequency of postings a least once a week, however optimally I would like to post twice a week.

I hope that everyone will read my blog, as often as I post.

Be well! And keep visiting!

Tim Dionne

University At Buffalo

BS/MS OT class of 2010

The Potential of OT and What you can do about it!

I apologize for my absence and my lack of posting. I have been very busy with my literature review, but I finished. The literature review was on an issue/topic that discussed the history of the issue, the current situation of that issue, and a recommendation of a feasible plan for the future. My topic was the role of OT in the public, and the lack of public awareness regarding OT. My final conclusions were for every OT to join AOTA and actively participate in its process. Your membership can improve the field, by providing valuable practice information for practitioners, providing vital funding for the OT PAC, and to fund media campaigns for public awareness.

Wouldn't it be nice if "individuals, policy makers, and society as a whole will recognize, value, and promote occupational therapy as the preeminent profession that facilitates safe, independent, and full participation in life through engagement in meaningful occupation, in a broad array of contexts and environments, tailored to meet the needs of individuals, populations, and society" (Kornblau, 2004, p.11).


Well if this were true, OTs would secure a practice area in almost all occupations of life. I believe that occupational therapy can have an impact on everyone in every capacity. I think it has the potential of becoming a household name, as common as the bi-annual dentist check-up. I imagine occupational therapy reshaping the medical field and the medical community. I do not want to encroach on another field's service.
However, I'm a optimist. So for now, I will settle for achieving goals 1-4 on the top ten goals for the future of OT.

Be well! And join AOTA, if you aren't already a member!!
Tim Dionne
University At Buffalo
BS/MS OT class of 2010