Great question via e-mail to Peggy from an upcoming OT graduate:

 

I am currently a student who will be graduating with my Masters degree of Occupational Therapy this coming May. Do you feel PEG is a good fit for new graduates looking to start their careers? Are there mentoring opportunities for new members to the profession?

 

Sincerely,

"unknown" but Very Smart Student

 

Response from Peggy on behalf of PEG and its relavent for many situations:

 

Thanks for your email!  Congratulations on your upcoming graduation!!!  Wow!  A long journey, wasn’t it?  And I know a tough one, so you do deserve credit.  I am a PT and understand the level of commitment.

 

As far as starting your career as an interim OTR, it really is up to the individual candidate.  I have had this company now since 1991 and over those years I have hired a handful of therapists right from school that did amazingly well.  I am glad you said “fit” because that is truly why I started this company. 

 

This company can be a “fit” for a new grad that is possibly more mature, may have some other “life” experience like previous work history or had some leadership positions.  I am looking for therapists who are CONFIDENT, COMPETENT, and OUTGOING, meaning an interim therapist does not need to be a super-therapist but just interested in helping their patient, who is confident in their abilities as a therapist but also knows when to ask questions when unsure.  This description fits therapists with all levels of experience!  It really depends on the individual, as I mentioned earlier.  If you enjoy a challenge, want to broaden your horizons in all areas of your profession, learn a lot and see a lot by exposure to multitudes of other clinicians/settings/equipment, this is a GREAT place to start.  And yes, all new grads are assigned a mentor to begin their practice as therapists.  They are in contact with each other often to review patient care and treatment plans.

 

I would love to talk to you more about PEG Therapists.  If you would like me to call you, just email me back your phone number and when the best time is to call or you could call me on my cell, 314-973-9053.  I think it would be very beneficial to meet and talk about what you are looking for and if it is a match with what we are looking for with PEG.  There is so much to tell you… I am looking forward to talking to you about how exciting it is to practice OT as an interim therapist!

 

Best Regards,

 

Peggy Abeln, PT

President

PEG Therapists, Inc.

www.pegtherapists.com

 

 

 

Our new blog and website has been a long time coming. Since we are a “very busy” therapy staffing company and not an IT company (a good thing), it is hard to allocate the time and focus needed to get these sorts of things up and running.