November / December 2000 Table of Contents
Come Celebrate with Us! — 2001 is CAOT's 75th Anniversary
A Preview of your New Column Editors for 2000…
As our second editorial year comes to an end our challenges never end. Occupational therapy never sits still long enough for us to breathe easy! There is always something our readers want or need to know more about - ways to bring evidence into their day-to-day practice - different perspectives on client-centred care - new strategies to market their services, etcetera. From the practical to the thoughtful, from the controversial to the staid, Occupational Therapy Now (OT Now) articles are appreciated by the majority of our members.
Our quality was recognized by those outside the profession. In August, we received word that OT Now would be indexed by CINHAL - one of the largest information search systems in North America. Our practice magazine will now be more accessible to other health professionals.
Our success is due to the large number of authors, column editors, reviewers
and committee members who give up their free time to ensure that you receive
the information that can help you in your day-to-day practice. Without
them, OT Now would be OT Never.
This year we were also very fortunate to have wonderful artwork from the
artists at the NISA Cybergallery (www.nisa.on.ca).
Their insights into occupation and well-being graced each cover of OT
Now and was a fitting start to the new millennium.
A special thank you is in order this year to four column editors who are leaving us. Rhoda Weiss-Lambrou from You Asked-Rhod@ Answers, Laurie Snider who chartered the difficult waters of evidence-based practice and Sue Stanton, who first began with the National newsletter, in 1995 with the column Navigating Career Change which became Ways We Work with the new OT Now. Jeff Padvaiskas' column, Put it to Practice is merging with the evidence-based column to form the new Developing Expert Practice column. The dedication of these four column editors is remarkable and I will miss their contributions.
On the upside, a warm welcome is extended to Mary Egan from Ontario who will be replacing Laurie and Lorian Kennedy from Alberta who has agreed to take over Sue's column. Pearl Soltys is continuing Rhoda's work regarding the Internet and occupational therapy practice. As well, Mary Manojlovich from Newfoundland will be filling in for Muriel Westmorland (Watch Your Practice) so Muriel can take full advantage of her academic sabbatical. We are truly fortunate to attract such leaders to our publication.
Other exciting developments are progressing for our 2001 editorial year. Darene Toal-Sullivan, CAOT's Director of Professional Practice will be developing articles that will cover new and expanding areas of practice such as disability management, dysphagia, HIV and long term care. Watch too for our Politics of Health articles which provide readers with important information about how decisions are made regarding health care in Canada. The first begins in this issue - just in case an election is called this Fall.
If you would like to become part of the OT Now team, as an author, reviewer, committee member or column editor, please e-mail me at: wpc@istar.ca. Or leave a message on CAOT's publication line at 1 (800) 434-2268. Ext. 242.
Mary Clark Green
Managing Editor, Occupational Therapy Now
Column Editors
Anne Carswell
Dianna Fong-Lee
Jeff Padvaiskas
Karen Rebeiro
Laurie Snider
Sue Stanton
Rhoda Weiss-Lambrou
Pearl Soltys
Muriel Westmorland
Authors
Bice Amoroso
Anne Carswell
Jacqueline Chin
Maureen Coulthard
Jane Cox
Claire-Jehanne Dubouloz
Mary Egan
Marcia Finlayson
Dianne Fong-Lee
Kathy Hatchard
Kevin Harrison
Diane Jansen
Donna Goodz-Klaiman
Lucy Ann Kubina
Terry Krupa
Min Kyi
Pat Leece
Ann Moore
Betty-Lynne Morrice
Tanya Packer
Margo Paterson
Donna Pfefer
Reg Pirie
Karen Rebeiro
Marcus Rempel
Sue Riley
Jen Selman
Lynn Shaw
Sangita Singh
Laurie Snider
Sue Stanton
Theresa Sullivan
Darene Toal-Sullivan
Thelma Sumsion
Liz Townsend
Brenda Vrkljan
Rhoda Weiss-Lambrou
Carrie Lee Waters
Brneda Wilson
Laura Van Iterson
Claudia von Zweck
OT Now Advisory Committee
Chair: Cara Shorter
Pam Andrews
Ann Finlay
Ramona Kaila
Gail Langton
Patty Mason
Rosemarie Neroutsos
Krista Stefaniak
Lindsey Townsend
National Office Staff
in particular…
Sue Dokuchie
Donna Goodz-Klaiman
Sue MacEachern
Geraldine Moore
Hans Posthuma
Lisa Sheehan
Darene Toal-Sullivan
Claudia von Zweck
Online Advisory Group
Pearl Soltys
Rhoda Weiss-Lambrou
Digitopolis Media Corporation, in Vancouver
in particular…
Chris Campbell
Sue Kerr
Translation
Luce Ouellet at
De Shakespeare à Molières
Cover Illustrations
Ildiko Dénes
Johnny Jaworski
Monya Loya
Rhys Pritchard
Karen Rebeiro
Barb Wilson
Come Celebrate with Us! — 2001 is CAOT's 75th Anniversary
We're looking for interesting information
Have you heard any good stories about dedicated, opinionated and creative women and men? Of course you have - the occupational therapy world is full of them!
CAOT has a colourful past, which includes stories of professional development and notoriety, political intrigue and risk-taking, social change, and personal fame and fortune (okay, maybe not so many about personal fame and fortune…). Since forming in 1926, our Association and our members have been key players nationally, provincially, and locally, advocating and participating in issues such as health, social services and education.
To make the CAOT 75th anniversary celebrations as distinctive (and fun) as possible, we are compiling a database of important events, people and ideas in our history. We don't want to miss anything, so if you know of events that should be included, especially those that are not recorded in publications, please let us know about important milestones and anecdotes. Contact:
Lynn Cockburn, Chair of the Archives Committee
(416) 978-8541
e-mail: l.cockburn@utoronto.ca
256 McCaul Street
Toronto, On. M5T 1W5
And do plan visit the Interactive History Area at the Calgary Conference to celebrate and learn more about our 75 occupationally successful years!
About the 75th logo…
The logo developed to recognize our 75th Anniversary uses the triangular
shape and rising sun from the original hat badge first used in 1919 and
developed by Ward Aides S.T.F. Fryer and N.L. Burnette, War Aides at the
Vocational Office for Ontario. Here is how they described it…
Its significance is sufficiently obvious: The triangular form is representative
of mind, body and spirit. The clenched fist - holding a hammer and resting
on the bar - signifies the nobility of work.
Behind is the rising sun - the whole being emblematic of the nobility
of work lighting up mind, body and spirit - which broadly speaking, is
the Vocational Idea, not only of the Ward Aides but all of our work.
In 1960, the name of the Association was added to the crest. The Latin motto was placed on the three sides of the triangle. In 1988, our present association logo was adopted. The following description appeared in the National Newsletter…
The three dimensional perspective was designed to indicate the hope
and advancement we wish for the people we treat.
The physical, mental, socio-cultural and spiritual components which interact
effectively to create a "whole person" are represented by the
four cubes. This reflects the goal of occupational therapy to promote
a healthy lifestyle with a balanced integration of these components.
The fours cubes also represent the goals contained in the short definition
of occupational therapy. The use of activity to - promote health, develop
skills, restore functions and maintain ability.
CAOT 60th Anniversary Calendar, 1986.
A Preview of your New Column Editors for 2000…
Ways We Work
Lorian Kennedy has seen occupational
therapy expand into many new areas. Her own most recent venture is into
the role as a private medical-legal consultant in Alberta. A regular contributor
and former editor of Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Therapists'
newsletter she sees Ways We Work as a way to foster innovation.
"Like explorers venturing into new continents we don't know yet exactly what lies ahead but the potential for occupational therapy is enormous." — Lorian Kennedy
Developing Expert Practice
Mary Egan is an assistant professor
in the occupational therapy program at the University of Ottawa. More
by luck than by design, she has had the privilege of working with diverse
groups of individuals in various health care settings across Canada. She
is particularly interested in how occupational therapists use research
and other evidence. "Occupational therapists demonstrate a wonderful
combination of practicality, creativity and optimism. These characteristics
will be invaluable as we continue to struggle with the question of how
best to work with those individuals and groups who come to us for care.
While we have a variety of tools from other disciplines to help us, we
are still in the process of customizing these for our own use. I hope
that this column can become a forum for occupational therapists to share
how they went about making decisions in their day to day practice."
Watch Your Practice
Mary Manojlovich is the Professional
practice Co-ordinator for Occupational Therapy at the Health Care Corporation
of St. John's and the Newfoundland Director on the CAOT Board.
She has worked as an occupational therapist for 23 years, in PEI, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, and, for the last 15 years, in Newfoundland. Her experience is very broad and includes mental health, adult rehabilitation, child health, vocational rehabilitation, and acute care, community and institutions.
"Newfoundland is a beautiful place to live and work, and raise a family. We live on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, and I can see icebergs, whales, and water stretching out to the horizon. I drive 10 minutes through the country to work everyday. I consider myself very lucky! I have a little experience in writing for publication and enjoy the experience! It is a great way to communicate your ideas and experiences to others and to start a dialogue on issues important to our profession. Give it a try." - Mary Manojlovich
Pearl's Posts
Pearl Soltys is a Internet
Advisor for CAOT and has generously offered to provide a column in OT
Now. Author of Pearl's Piks for the Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists'
newsletter and long time web master of her own site, Pearl is dedicated
to the advancement of the profession via the world wide web. She also
acts as List Manager for the occup-ther listserv on a rotating basis.
Pearl is a part-time Instructor at the University of Manitoba in the OT
Program and also works part-time as a Program Specialist in Mental Health
Programs for the Government of Manitoba. Her interests are mental health,
aging, community-based health care and program evaluation.
National Occupational Therapy Week Thank You's
Ask an Occupational Therapist
About the Skills for the Job of Living
Without the following occupational therapists and occupational therapy private clinics who volunteered their time to respond to questions posted on www.otworks.com, Ask an OT would not be possible for this year. Many thanks to all of you!
Agnes Agnelli
(Rehability Occupational Therapy Inc.)
Donna Barrett
(Quinte Occupational Therapy Services)
Colleen Basaraba
O.T.E.C.S.
Brigitte Borsh-Zimmer
Wendy Clifton
(Lakeshore Occupational Therapy Associates)
Anne Connor-Sheppard
(The Assessment & Therapy Centre Ltd.)
Rohit Dhamija
(Work Solutions)
Chris Dixon
(Telehealth Rehab Inc.)
Hilary Drummond
(Creative Therapy Consultants)
Lynda Dunal
Kim Gibson
The Enigma Group
Lori Hammer
Cherie Lewis
Nicola MacNaughton
(Occupational Concepts Ltd.)
Denise McCabe
Evelyne Pilger
(Complete Rehab & Wellness Services)
Lila Quastel (Northwest Rehabilitation)
Lisa Robertson
(Kitchener Waterloo Occupational Therapy Assoc.)
Fran Robinson
(Proactive Therapy Services)
Margarete Sagebiel
(Therapy for Function)
Sandy Santos
Dr. Margaret Shim
(Dr. Margaret Shim Occupational Therapy Consulting Services)
Garry Spiess
(Redwood Industrial Health Services)
Susan Wastell
(Therapy for Function)
Melanie Woods
(Spectrum Rehabilitation Services Inc.)
A special thanks to our national sponsor for
OT Week 2000 - Dolomite
Home Care Products, Inc.
News from the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation
Upcoming competitions
November 1
COTF/CIHR Fellowships for
full-time Masters studies in pediatrics 2 x $19,530
MSOT Mary Judd Research Grant 1 x $1,000
November 30
Part-time Masters Pediatric Scholarships 2 x $5,000
Applications for COTF awards are available in downloadable format from the Grants section of the COTF web site www.cotfcanada.org.
Applications for the COTF/CIHR fellowship are available on the CIHR web site www.cihr.ca. See Health Research Partnership Fund in the Funding Opportunities section.
Recent award winners
Sandra Hobson $10,000
MEDIchair/Royal Bank Seniors
Independence Research Award
Melinda Suto $1,000
Doctoral scholarship
Manon Tremblay $1,000
Doctoral scholarship
Case Study Review 2000 now available
Case Study Review 2000, a collection of 18 case studies written in plain language, is designed to be a promotional tool for therapists as they communicate with individuals who are unfamiliar with occupational therapy.
Copies of Case Study Review 2000 can be ordered from COTF by calling (416) 487-5438.
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