MessageHi Everyone
The one thing that seems to be a recurrent theme on this site is how you
need a specialist practitioners qualification to be able to practice
effectively in OH. I would rather employ someone with experience and
proof of professional updating and use of current best practice in the
field rather than just a paper qualification that shows that they can
write an essay. I am not belittling qualifications and am studying myself
at University right at this moment. But a degree does not show that you
are putting any of that obtained knowledge into practice. I have worked
for degree qualified nurses (not in OH by the way) who did not follow best
practice but preferred their own way because they knew best.
If we could spend half as much time supporting each other rather than
pulling each other down just think about how far we as a profession could
go! Yes it might be the ideal that everyone has a degree and I am not
arguing against that - but lets gets some realism into the situation - not
everyone can get one due to personal, financial or work situations.
Perhaps we should spend more of our time campaigning for more flexible
courses so that they are more readily accessible.
Sorry about the rant
John Caffrey
Occupational Health Advisor
Lever Faberge Ltd. - Leeds
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From: Sara Werry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 01 June 2004 10:34
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Subject: OH qualification
Hi All
I have read the emails about OH qualifications and I consider we are
missing the point somewhere, specific OH qualifications give an individual
an in-depth understanding of the relationship between health and work but
they could not hope to give the vast areas of specialist knowledge for
all the practice that may be required of an OH professional.
A Registered Mental health Nurse or cognitive Behavioural Therapist
would be more qualified to deal with OH mental health issues, an
Occupational Therapist would be far more qualified in certain areas of OH
rehabilitation and the list could go on.
We need to accept that as the OH professional we are the conductor in
the work health issues but need to draw on an orchestra of other
specialisms of knowledge to provide an effective OH service.
So why does it seem strange that someone with an educational
qualification runs an educational website for OH ????
Apologies for rant but I couldn't help myself.......
Sara Werry
Occupational Health Adviser
Occupational Health Service
University of East Anglia
Norwich, NR4 7TJ
Tel: (01603) 592174
Fax: (01603) 506579
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