Re: election of the ABC board
Gingras, Ron
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Re: election of the ABC board
Creator:
Gingras, Ron
Date:
3/17/2004
Text:
Joan
You are right , they have control and this action is done.However, I don't
believe they are going to relinquish power or control now no matter how loud
the outcry.
I believe it is time for a paradigm shift. Our credentialing should come
from AAOP. The only elected group of professionals that we have. We AAOP
members need to encourage AAOP to feel empowered to assume the leadership
role and responsibility regarding educational standards/credentials in
addition to what they already do.AAOP has taken a leadership role and done a
remarkable job with so many issues for years, to mention a few, education,
research, continuing education, and professional development issues .They
are true to our mission/profession. Our educational issues and the
development of our profession better aligns with AAOP than where they
currently operate from .I believe ABC should only be about the test, not the
standards.Professional standards should be regulated by professionals
exclusively.
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan K. Cestaro, CP [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:42 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: [OANDP-L] election of the ABC board
Why is no one debating the bigger picture here which is the fact that
ABC Practitioners have absolutely no say in the decisions of the ABC
Board- a board that represents US? They can (and have) made a decision
that affects each of us deeply and we just have to live with it. It's a
done deal and we can do nothing about it except whine and complain. We
cannot vote to oust the board or elect different leadership next year.
We were given no debate in this issue. What can Practitioners do and
where can we turn to unite to democratically elect a board that will
serve the interests of its members and make decisions based on the
opinions of the majority and not a few appointed from within, good old
boys/gals? Isn't that the larger and more important issue NOW? We can
debate the occurrences of last week forever, but that decision has been
made and is a done deal. Let's now focus on WHY we are all frustrated
and what we can all do to prevent such non democratic decisions in the
future. We often take for granted the fact that we live in a democratic
society until we are part of something like this.
Joan K. Cestaro, C.P.
RPI- Virginia
You are right , they have control and this action is done.However, I don't
believe they are going to relinquish power or control now no matter how loud
the outcry.
I believe it is time for a paradigm shift. Our credentialing should come
from AAOP. The only elected group of professionals that we have. We AAOP
members need to encourage AAOP to feel empowered to assume the leadership
role and responsibility regarding educational standards/credentials in
addition to what they already do.AAOP has taken a leadership role and done a
remarkable job with so many issues for years, to mention a few, education,
research, continuing education, and professional development issues .They
are true to our mission/profession. Our educational issues and the
development of our profession better aligns with AAOP than where they
currently operate from .I believe ABC should only be about the test, not the
standards.Professional standards should be regulated by professionals
exclusively.
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan K. Cestaro, CP [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:42 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: [OANDP-L] election of the ABC board
Why is no one debating the bigger picture here which is the fact that
ABC Practitioners have absolutely no say in the decisions of the ABC
Board- a board that represents US? They can (and have) made a decision
that affects each of us deeply and we just have to live with it. It's a
done deal and we can do nothing about it except whine and complain. We
cannot vote to oust the board or elect different leadership next year.
We were given no debate in this issue. What can Practitioners do and
where can we turn to unite to democratically elect a board that will
serve the interests of its members and make decisions based on the
opinions of the majority and not a few appointed from within, good old
boys/gals? Isn't that the larger and more important issue NOW? We can
debate the occurrences of last week forever, but that decision has been
made and is a done deal. Let's now focus on WHY we are all frustrated
and what we can all do to prevent such non democratic decisions in the
future. We often take for granted the fact that we live in a democratic
society until we are part of something like this.
Joan K. Cestaro, C.P.
RPI- Virginia
Citation
Gingras, Ron, “Re: election of the ABC board,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222667.
