tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772999.post2828794168079986739..comments2024-03-15T04:58:53.198-04:00Comments on ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog: Occupational therapy private practice: A day in the lifeChristopher J. Alteriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489464791931315291noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772999.post-62333155716226708422012-12-17T14:58:24.986-05:002012-12-17T14:58:24.986-05:00Hi Donna - thanks for writing.
I have been in priv...Hi Donna - thanks for writing.<br />I have been in private practice for many years and I find that it is quite rare when health insurance does not include occupational therapy as a covered benefit. Whether or not insurance covers intervention approaches which are evidence-based or not is another matter - but I don't think that we should expect insurance to cover treatment approaches that are still investigational. That being said, a child who has AS may benefit from many aspects of OT including improving social skills, addressing motor delays if they are present, and developing situational coping skills. There are mental health parity laws in many states so coverage for a wide variety of concerns is often possible. I think that there are many opportunities to make sure that we can meet the needs of children and families at the point of the problem, but if we persist in functionally politicizing our coding system by coding something 'sensory integration therapy' (which in itself has been poorly defined from the start) then WE are the ones who are placing the barriers up for people who need services. There are also many opportunities for families to receive services through municipal systems (like schools) so I would say there is a lot of hope - as long as we know how to effectively navigate these systems.Christopher J. Alteriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489464791931315291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772999.post-55093908443471364062012-12-16T21:03:29.551-05:002012-12-16T21:03:29.551-05:00I am an OTA student in Virginia and helpless to un...I am an OTA student in Virginia and helpless to understand why Occupational Therapy is not the therapy of choice for mental illness and wellness recovery. I am a mother of a child with AS, a daughter in law of ailing, elderly parents and wife to man suffering PTSD like symptoms from being downsized & still struggling to find meaning. And, no one within the medical or psychiatric community in which I live can help. One saving grace in my daughter's wellness was finding a pediatric OT trained in Sensory Integration Therapy. Yet, insurance, in its wisdom would not cover it. A counselor with half the training of an MOT can set up shop and be paid from insurance. But, OT? -- still at the mercy of Medicare and Physician's Referrals. Is this pervasive? Tell me there's hope! - Donna S. Donna https://www.blogger.com/profile/13233334510038702705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772999.post-29189244523820543812012-08-10T17:21:05.506-04:002012-08-10T17:21:05.506-04:00"12:45pm Look at clock and sigh. Eat lunch r...<i>"12:45pm Look at clock and sigh. Eat lunch rabidly."</i><br /><br />I'm guessing you did not have a napkin as you ate your slice of pie with whipped cream, so your mouth was foamy?<br /><br />:-)Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772999.post-64953685470252963022012-08-08T23:59:45.448-04:002012-08-08T23:59:45.448-04:00Thank you both; I am blessed with such great blog ...Thank you both; I am blessed with such great blog buddies!Christopher J. Alteriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489464791931315291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772999.post-47698320236767758212012-08-08T22:11:41.022-04:002012-08-08T22:11:41.022-04:00you found time in your day to make me smile with a...you found time in your day to make me smile with a comment! Sorry I don't live in NY... I would love to come work at your clinicCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841162342431090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772999.post-1245294948631400202012-08-08T20:34:13.091-04:002012-08-08T20:34:13.091-04:00Chris, you are adjectively superior. (Comment spe...Chris, you are adjectively superior. (Comment spellcheck says that is not a word. Donotcare) I esp like morbidly. <br /><br />I ruminate also, in the cognitive sense, counting on you not meaning in the bovine sense. <br /><br />I disagree that this was a pointless post. I see it on the priceless end of the scale. <br /><br />Summatively, (donotcare that is not a word either) THE point of this post is that we think. Thinking is the essential part of our work to benefit children and their families, training new therapists, employing people. <br /><br />For anyone who would look at you over a day and not understand your (our) work, their image of occupation is limited. <br /><br />Thanks for expanding some minds here today, Chris.Barbara TherExtrasnoreply@blogger.com