here i am, but where am i going

Okay, I admit it’s been a while. And there’s a couple reasons..
1. The Red Sox made it to the World Series. And I’ve made it through some late nights watching them.
2. I’m still processing Sensory Integration Therapy. It’s kinda like doing brain surgery without ever cracking the skull. Pretty tricky stuff.
3. I’m deciding my fate as a future OT.

First point, the Red Sox are pretty unbelievable. Talk about a well integrated sensory system. Beckett’s perfected the pitching motor plan well enough to strike out the 1st 5 batters last night. He’s able to tune out the crowd, anticipate the batter’s swing style, and throw a killer fastball. Wonder if he had SI therapy as a child.

Secondly, forgive my ignorance, inexperience, or call it what you may, but I’m still grasping for a full concept of sensory integration therapy. I understand the theory, I think. But it’s so hard for me to see & understand the results of practice. I’d feel much better if there was a study out there that illustrated before treatment/ after tx pictures of the brain/spinal cord. SI treatment looks like play, in fact it should look like play. The more fun it is, the more effective it is. Jean Ayres, the queen of SI, stated herself… “The most effective therapy is often the least convincing to those not intimately involved in the child’s welfare.” A bit bold for my taste, but any other way of saying it might be a watered down truth.

And lastly, my career fate. Nearly halfway through my second fieldwork, it’s time to think about where I’ll be applying for my 1st job as an OTR/L. With two excellent, but very different fieldwork experiences exposing me to two very different pratice areas- long term acute care for adults & a private pediatric clinic… where will I end up? I wanted to avoid making this decision until later, but with an interview this Friday, seems I’ll have to make this decision sooner!