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Hi all, I'm a UK OT student on placement in a mental health setting. What are your go to OT focused interventions for those in acute mental health crisis whilst being supported in the community?

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Hi Amy. Is your supervisor supporting you to understand the person’s strengths and difficulties through assessment, ie using something like the MOHOST as a starting point. From this, you can then build individualised interventions based on the information you gather. I agree that sensory modulation would be really helpful, but try to tie this to what the person needs and wants to do

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Hello Everyone,


I am currently an OT student from the US, completing my capstone project in Curaçao. My focus is on advocacy for OTs to address the mental health of patients in the physical disability setting. Due to the cross-cultural aspect of the project, I am interested in gaining more information about mental health practices in the OT scope across other countries. For those who have worked in mental health, what has been your experience? Also, has anyone experienced difficulty getting into mental health practice in their country due to scope of practice issues or other reasoning?


Thank you in advance for your help!


Emma B., OTS

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bojanaoccth
Jul 14

Hi Emma,


In Australia , if you want to practice working with mental health clients, we usually start off in large community public mental health or acute mental health wards....that would be my recommendation due to all the risk issues and risk assessments yo need to master first before moving on your own in private practice....also clients with mental illness also may have many other underlying conditions usually cognitive impairment- those with severe mental illness that you would normally encounter in public services ... in private the diagnoses may be different....I am guessing your clients with physical disability would suffer more from depression and anxiety, grieving process and adjustment to their physical disability and illness. Mental health is everywhere and cannot be separated from other conditions... It is the way to practice holistically. All the best with your advocacy efforts to consider patient's mental health and well being in addition to physical.

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Trust all are well,Recently concluded my Masters in Public Health and still practicing OT in a CAMHS/AMHS outpatient clinic in Dubai.

My Dissertation focused on Assessment of transitioning of young people/young adults from CAMHS to AMHS and interested in pursuing Transistional Care cordinator role in the near future.Looking for literature,contacts or institutions dealing with same.Any leads are appreciated.

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Feb 06

Also @Elijah Okall - would you be open to sharing your dissertation here on the Hub? We're sure fellow OTs could benefit hugely from the transitioning perspectives you covered... If so, do drop us an email (hubteam@theOThub.com).

Are there any master's scholarships for occupational therapy?

Hello everyone, how are you? I am looking for a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy due to the lack of a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy in any of the Arab countries. Where can I get a scholarship or at which university can I apply for a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy?

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Jul 19

Agree with previous comment if willing to come to the US we have both master and doctoral level programs in OT.

Enhancing mental health OT practice

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Dec 29, 2024

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