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Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Analytic Therapy – shamelessotgeek
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Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Analytic Therapy. Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Analytic Therapy. August 18, 2013. September 26, 2013. Not that “CAT”. 8216;Untitled’ by Lara Baquil (Flickr). Last year, I wrote a blog post about using psychological approaches in occupational therapy practice. Since then, I have been studying Cognitive Analytic Therapy. CAT), a therapy that incorporates cognitive and psychoanalytic approaches. Therapeutic Use of Self. 8221; (Fortune, 2000). As a novice CAT-informed...
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“Dear Occupational Therapists” – Responses to #OTalk “When Occupational Therapy Goes Wrong” – shamelessotgeek
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8220;Dear Occupational Therapists” – Responses to #OTalk “When Occupational Therapy Goes Wrong”. 8220;Dear Occupational Therapists” – Responses to #OTalk “When Occupational Therapy Goes Wrong”. November 11, 2013. November 12, 2013. Revisiting this blog post as I start my second week as an occupational therapist in an eating disorders service. Last week, @pd2ot hosted an #OTalk entitled When Occupational Therapy Goes Wrong. The transcript of the chat can be found at this link. Following last night’s #OTalk.
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Locum Work – Taking the Leap and Defying Gravity – shamelessotgeek
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Locum Work Taking the Leap and Defying Gravity. Locum Work Taking the Leap and Defying Gravity. December 11, 2016. December 15, 2016. My occupational therapy journey so far has felt like a rollercoaster. It all started with the first ascent into acute inpatient mental health. After a year, I finally felt that the journey had smoothed out. Then came the next big hill – working in eating disorders. My favourite thing about this role (which is advertised on the NHS Jobs website. There’s a rollercoaste...
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Meer over Pijn - F-act - Pelvic Pain Clinic
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31 (0)228 - 31 33 30. F-act in de pers. Het team van F-act Pelvic Pain. Zenuwpijn in de bekkenbodem. Een blog over pijn? Wij, als therapeuten, kunnen u van alles vertellen over pijn en wat daar aan te doen is. Maar het is misschien nog helderder om dit te horen van een patiënt. Daarom geven we hier graag ruimte aan Suzanne Strating die haar ervaringen met u en ons deelt in de vorm van een blog. Wilt u meer lezen, dan klikt u hier. Leuk leven met pijn. Na een periode van veel pijn, verdriet en frustratie,...
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Becoming a “Real OT” – the Roller-Coaster Ride – shamelessotgeek
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Becoming a “Real OT” – the Roller-Coaster Ride. Becoming a “Real OT” – the Roller-Coaster Ride. March 26, 2013. January 18, 2015. As a student, I often said “I can’t wait to be a real OT”. At the start of April, I will have been in my first occupational therapy post for six months. So does this mean I am now “real”? Photo Credit: McCory James (Flickr). 8221; is “. Woven within the eager anticipation. T” (Rogers, 1987, cited in Tryssenaar and Perkins, 2001, p. 20). I’ve also realised t...However, I contin...
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Following #TheOTShow from afar: mental health sessions – shamelessotgeek
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Following #TheOTShow from afar: mental health sessions. Following #TheOTShow from afar: mental health sessions. November 26, 2014. November 26, 2014. I love live tweeting from conferences. Not only does it help me to focus, it also makes me feel connected to other delegates – and to people reading from the comfort of their own homes. Today, I was one of those far-away people: reading tweets from the OT Show in Birmingham with my dog on my lap. Opens in new window):. Posted in Mental Health. You are comme...
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The 18-Month Roller-Coaster Ride: An Update – shamelessotgeek
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The 18-Month Roller-Coaster Ride: An Update. The 18-Month Roller-Coaster Ride: An Update. April 26, 2014. May 11, 2014. It’s been over six months since I wrote the last blog post. About my transition from student to newly qualified occupational therapist. As I questioned whether I had enough to say to warrant another post, a realisation hit me:. I no longer feel “newly qualified”. Someone commented on my original post, Becoming a “Real OT” – The Roller-Coaster Ride. Photo by ArtistianDavid (Flickr).
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Call for #EDAW15 Volunteers: Eating Disorders and Occupational Therapy Q&A’s – shamelessotgeek
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Call for #EDAW15 Volunteers: Eating Disorders and Occupational Therapy Q&A’s. Call for #EDAW15 Volunteers: Eating Disorders and Occupational Therapy Q&A’s. December 23, 2014. January 1, 2015. Last year, @pd2ot and I hosted an #OTalk tweetchat about occupational therapy and eating disorder. S for Eating Disorders Awareness Week. EDAW14). We had 63 participants, and tweets from the chat made 659,387 impressions. Submissions can be anomymous), and/or. Here are last year’s questions (you can also find ...
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Is Boredom More Than an Emotional Response to a Lack of Occupation? – shamelessotgeek
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Is Boredom More Than an Emotional Response to a Lack of Occupation? Is Boredom More Than an Emotional Response to a Lack of Occupation? April 28, 2013. August 18, 2013. We will be discussing Boredom using the #occhat hashtag. On Tuesday 7th May, 8pm BST. Click here to view the transcript of the #occhat exploring boredom. What is your experience of boredom? What do you think causes it? How can boredom be overcome? Is boredom an issue that occupational therapists should address? Bawr-duh m, bohr-]. Boredom...
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About Me (Clarissa) – shamelessotgeek
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I enjoy cold sunny mornings, thunder storms, street lights and writing with Sharpie pens. I feel most tranquil when near the sea. I don’t like wet socks, packing shopping at the checkout or texting when my hands are cold. In case you haven’t guessed from the title of this blog, I’m an occupational therapist. You can also find me over at #OTalk. Spreading the OTgeekiness one tweetchat at a time, and at OTs in London. 8220;). My childhood was spread between numerous countries. I quickly learnt to m...HI Cl...