Emerging roles
Hi,
I am interested in developing a career in OT emerging roles side of things, however I am struggling with finding jobs in this area. Any suggestions? (UK/ITA/SP)
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Looking for different roles in OT
Hello, I've been working for the NHS for just over 2 years now (qualified 2020), I love occupational therapy but I'm finding it harder to align my heart and head with OT in this setting. More and more I'm thinking about non traditional roles but struggling to work out a route and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts or advice? Thank you 😊
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Lydia Helyer
Mar 28, 2023
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Hi Chelsy, I have had a very varied career with some less traditional roles. I have always kept an open mind when looking for jobs and considered whether it fits with my own occupational identity rather than that of the NHS perception. I have worked in substance misuse in a prison and in 3 brand new services where I have had scope to develop my own role. Happy to chat.
OT Roles in Puberty and Adolescent
Dear fellow OTs,
In year 2016 UNICEF hosted The Adolescence Brain: A second windows of opportunity symposium. As mention in the UNICEF website in this stage of development brain changes significantly and forms tons of new connections. It affected a lots more f aspects in life.
OT as a professional who helps person to functional with his/her limitations also face some challenges when work with adolescents. Preparing client and family for puberty then another activities in teenage life like prom night, going to concert or club are few things that we have to pay attention to.
Please share your experience about working with client and/or family to prepare the puberty and teenage life.
Picture credit: UNICEF
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Abigail Brown
Oct 18, 2022
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Interesting diagrams and useful points to consider. In community adult mental health I work with lots of adolescents struggling with life and educational stressors and social demands. In my role it is about helping individuals prioritise their vocational goals, and develop ways to manage stress through meaningful occupations or developing support networks.
Capstone Questions on Nutrition and Rehabilitation
The following is a continuing education (CE) course that has been developed as part of a OTD Capstone to increase awareness of the impact of nutrition on the health and wellness of older adults. This capstone propose OTs take an active role in addressing nutrition challenges in clinical and community settings. Response to the included questions is appreciated and will be added to the capstone manuscript and used to enhance this CE course.
The Nutrition and Rehabilitation CE course has been developed to provide education and training on effective integration of nutrition into skilled occupational therapy services as best-practice nutrition screening and interventions to positively impact older adults who live in the community.
The purposes of this course are to:
§ Give a basic knowledge of nutrition as it relates to rehabilitation and wellness to OT providers who provide skilled treatment to older adults in the communities.
§ Identify commo…
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Thanks for reaching out here @Chloe. A recent similar forum was also posted by @chelsy7, which we will be bringing to the attention of fellow Members in the coming days. Why not keep an eye on this one and connect with responders when they reach out? Visit Looking for different roles in OT.