How to Not be a Crappy OT (Learned the Hard Way), Lesson #1

Edit: I've posted this several times, then unposted it. It makes me feel so weird to share one of my most shameful moments, even though I realize that this may not seem like a big deal for some people. But I feel guilty for not posting much in a while, so I looked through the NINETY ONE draft posts I have to find one I could put up. I hope it resonates with some of you. And I want to thank one of my readers, EJS, for sending me an email about how my blog has helped her. It really made me feel wonderful at a time I really needed the encouragement. I'm hoping to get back onto the OT blogging bandwagon soon! Two things I've recently discovered and want to consider incorporating into OT would be meditation drumming and hula hooping tricks! Anyway....time for the embarrassing story.I can hardly share this without cringing. Every day this week I've passed the evidence with a wince and thought to myself, "do I really want to do this?" I decided that yes, I do. An important part of "learning publicly" is transparency, and that includes, at times, embarrassment.This incident happened in my first week as a "real" OT, in Fall of 2009, meaning my first week as a registered/licensed therapist, working in Georgia. I share this with you as a precaution of what NOT TO DO! as an occupational therapist. *Names have been changed to protect the innocent (him) but not the guilty (me). He was a man who had had a a stroke (my notes say L CVA meaning left cerebrovascular acc...
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