The impact of the janitor on an occupational therapy practice

Owning a private practice is a never-ending adventure that usually causes the owner to take on many different job roles.  This Saturday I put on my janitor clothes and tried to take care of some things that were starting to turn from minor annoyances to full blown problems.I am not embarrassed to talk about the presence of these things that need fixing or adjusting, mostly because I have a comfort level with the humble nature of our mom-and-pop therapy shop. The families that come to us seem to understand that, I think, because sharing stories about the tribulations of trying to get things done probably resonates with the busy and complicated lives that they are also leading.The only problem is that I am not a janitor, or even a poor excuse for one.  That means that only sometimes I get things right.  So I cheered as I won a battle against the broken copier,  looked proudly on my successful taming of the broken heating vent - but then I met my match.I could not repair the broken lighting ballast in the evaluation room. At first I thought it was just a matter of changing the long fluorescent tubes.  That didn't work.  Then I thought that perhaps the fuse was tripped down in the basement.  That wasn't it.  I jiggled things.  I poked at things.  I avoided electrocuting myself, but I was defeated.So I did what any good janitor would do: I got another light on a temporary basis until someone who knew what they were doing could...
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