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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Other OT Platforms + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Double Time Docs Double Time Docs was developed by an experienced occupational therapist and software developer. Jason Gonzales has 18 years of experience in school-based occupational therapy in various US states, including New York, New Jersey, Massachusettes, California and Hawaii. Scott Leisawitz is a web and software developer with 20 years of experience, who has worked with many of the biggest brands in the world, including Motorola, IBM, GE and more. Jason found a need and envisioned an idea of how to solve it and Scott made it into a reality. Working as a team, Jason and Scott developed Double Time Docs, so that occupational, physical and speech therapists can write an individualised narrative report in a fraction of the time. Visit > Garry Burge - Asperger Syndrome and Autism Advocacy Offering personal experience, through trial and error, to help raise awareness. Garry Burge was born in Brisbane, Australia in August 1972 and was diagnosed as having Asperger Syndrome in July 1998. Being diagnosed has helped him to understand who he is as a person and explained why he was different from other people and the world around him. His diagnosis helped to answer some of the following questions: ​ Why it was difficult for him to make friends His constant obsessions in trains, pocket watches, orchids and history The difficulty in not being able to fit into and adjust to the school environment Why he was bullied and teased within secondary school Experience of having depression and social isolation earlier in his life Not having a lighter side Seeing things and taking comments from other people very literally Unemployment issues and not being able to find employment Visit Garry Burge's website to find out more and learn from his experiences. This includes autism and employment, Asperger Syndrome advocacy, links and support. ​ [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Have Wheelchair Will Travel Surely we cant be the first people to do this? I kept asking our travel agent, the airline and our therapists. We certainly are not the first family with a disabled child to travel to America, but at times it felt that way. That was when the idea for this website came to me. Why not share all my research and great discoveries with others who are either, planning a trip, or are feeling nervous about giving it a go.' ​ Julie Jones combines her skills as an ex-travel consultant with her experiences travelling with her family, including her son who lives with cerebral palsy. Have Wheelchair Will Travel has an engaged community with a range of backgrounds, including people living with a disability, therapists, educators, teachers and tourism representatives. This brings a wealth of information and experience to the website and Facebook page. - Bupa Travel Blog Award: Winner - Ausmumpreneur Heart & Edge Award: Winner - ASTW Best Travel Blog: Finalist Email us: havewchairwilltravel@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/havewheelchairwilltravel ​ [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > OT Flourish OT Flourish helps OT practitioners and students be the best they can be when working with older adults. We do this through: The Learning Lab Membership: helping you be skilled, creative, current & have the resources you need with hundreds of treatment idea videos, lists and links to patient handouts, tools, assessments, and evaluations, a journal club, exclusive community forum and fun bonuses - just for being a member! OT Flourish Podcast: showcasing relevant interviews, answering questions, current articles and hot topics, but also to getting OT practitioners excited about working with older adults, give actionable ideas that listeners can take and use in their own practice and have some fun along the way! OT Resources: find the CEU discounts, e-books, handouts, forms and products that you have been looking for to ramp up your practice! Blog: free treatment ideas, education and resources to learn, relate and grow as an OT practitioner and student. Connect with Seniors Flourish via mchamberlain@seniorsflourish.com , or social media. [US-BASED RESOURCE; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > OT Potential OT Potential exists to help occupational therapy practitioners provide the best care possible. What started as an occupational therapy blog has evolved according to practitioner needs. Today on the site you can find: A comprehensive guide to finding and landing the right OT job A store with digital forms, ebooks and handouts An overview of occupational therapy ...and more! To receive updates, please sign up for the newsletter, via our homepage. OT Potential on social media Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest ​ [US-BASED RESOURCE; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] ​ MedBridge Continuing Education Courses, via OT Potential MedBridge is one of the leading continuing education course providers in the United States. Their online courses are available to practitioners around the globe. Via the OT Potential website, you can receive an annual membership with a $175 discount . If you are a student, you can receive a student membership for $100 . If you have questions about how MedBridge could fulfil your continuing education needs in your specific country, feel free to shoot me an email at sarah@otpotential.com and I will try to connect with the right people to answer your question. Visit > Ocupando los Márgenes Ocupando los Margenes - or Occupying the Margins is a website that promotes critical reflection in and from the margins of occupational therapy; it explores practice and principles outside conventional settings or countries. ​ Occupational therapy is explored in relation to human rights, equality, occupational justice and social transformation. Content includes perspectives from life in Rwanda and interventions with child refugees in Greece. The blog aids to improve reflexive thinking about principle concerns which ought to be approached by occupational therapy. ​ This website is in Spanish, but can be easily translated, through a Google Translate pop-up on your browser. ​ [SPAIN WEBSITE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > SPOTeurope - Student Platform Occupational Therapy Europe A place for the future OT. SPOTeurope aims to encourage and increase OT student connection across Europe. You can connect with other students to exchange experiences, opportunities, knowledge and ideas, all through SPOTeurope! The idea was developed at the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) Congress and since then has made huge progress! SPOT currently provides a blog (with news about the OT world), a forum (in which students can connect and ask questions), country representatives (who can answer OT questions in their country), Twitter, Facebook and more. Join in the discussion! Facebook: www.facebook.com/spoteurope Twitter: www.twitter.com/SPOTeurope ​ [EUROPEAN PLATFORM; ACCESSIBLE WORLDWIDE] Visit >

< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Carer Support + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry 100 ways to Support Recovery (Rethink Mental Illness) 100 Ways to Support Recovery is a free practical guide for mental health professionals to work in a recovery-oriented way. ​ [UK-BASED CHARITY; GUIDE APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > AccessAble The UK's leading provider of access information. Providing independence and choice. On our website you'll find detailed access information to thousands of venues across the UK and the Republic of Ireland: shops, pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, railway stations, hotels, universities, hospitals and more. ​ Our mission is to maximise independence and choice for disabled people in accessing their local area and the places we all want to visit. We work on behalf of Local Authorities, top Universities, NHS Trusts and private sector organisations to publish detailed access information on well over 125,000 places of interest across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. We also have a number of prominent strategic partnerships, particularly in the travel and tourism sector, with organisations such as Visit England, Visit London (London & Partners/Greater London Authority), Tourism For All and Open Britain. Developed by disabled people, for disabled people . ​ ​ We go the extra mile because disabled people have told us: a venue which self-reports its access can all too often miss, overlook or fail to appreciate the reality of the access they provide the majority of venues do not have the expertise or the time to go into the detail that many disabled people need to have to make an effective judgement about the suitability of access. Finally because what’s accessible for one person is not necessarily accessible for another, our independence means “we say as we see it”, providing the facts so you can make an informed choice. ​ [UK SERVICE] Visit > Adult safeguarding: e-learning course (SCIE) The resource explores the following questions: ​ What is adult safeguarding and how does it affect each and every one of us? How do I recognise the types and indicators of abuse? What can I do if I suspect that someone is being harmed? What should I do if I believe someone is being harmed but the person asks me to keep the information confidential and take no action? What can I do to make it much less likely that a person might be harmed? How do I ensure that adult safeguarding is managed correctly in the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 ​ This e-Learning course module is free to use, however to access the course you will need a free MySCIE account. ​ [UK RESOURCE; ACCESSIBLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Borderline personality disorder: recognition and management (NICE Guidelines) This guideline makes recommendations for the treatment and management of borderline personality disorder in adults and young people (under the age of 18) who meet criteria for the diagnosis in primary, secondary and tertiary care. The guideline also covers the treatment and management of people diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder based on ICD-10 criteria. ​ Clinical guideline published: 28 January 2009 [Source: NICE online ​] ​ [UK RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Communicating with people with a learning disability (Mencap) This information is designed to provide a brief introduction to communication and the problems faced by someone with a learning disability. It also contains tips on how you can be a better communicator, and how you can help someone with a learning disability get their message across. ​ [UK CHARITY; ADVICE APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Down's Syndrome Association The only organisation in the UK focusing solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down’s syndrome. ​ [UK CHARITY; ADVICE APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Garry Burge - Asperger Syndrome and Autism Advocacy Offering personal experience, through trial and error, to help raise awareness. Garry Burge was born in Brisbane, Australia in August 1972 and was diagnosed as having Asperger Syndrome in July 1998. Being diagnosed has helped him to understand who he is as a person and explained why he was different from other people and the world around him. ​ His diagnosis helped to answer some of the following questions: ​ Why it was difficult for him to make friends His constant obsessions in trains, pocket watches, orchids and history The difficulty in not being able to fit into and adjust to the school environment Why he was bullied and teased within secondary school Experience of having depression and social isolation earlier in his life Not having a lighter side Seeing things and taking comments from other people very literally Unemployment issues and not being able to find employment Visit Garry Burge's website to find out more and learn from his experiences. This includes autism and employment, Asperger Syndrome advocacy, links and support. ​ [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Have Wheelchair Will Travel Surely we cant be the first people to do this? I kept asking our travel agent, the airline and our therapists. We certainly are not the first family with a disabled child to travel to America, but at times it felt that way. That was when the idea for this website came to me. Why not share all my research and great discoveries with others who are either, planning a trip, or are feeling nervous about giving it a go.' ​ Julie Jones combines her skills as an ex-travel consultant with her experiences travelling with her family, including her son who lives with cerebral palsy. Have Wheelchair Will Travel has an engaged community with a range of backgrounds, including people living with a disability, therapists, educators, teachers and tourism representatives. This brings a wealth of information and experience to the website and Facebook page. - Bupa Travel Blog Award: Winner - Ausmumpreneur Heart & Edge Award: Winner - ASTW Best Travel Blog: Finalist Email us: havewchairwilltravel@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/havewheelchairwilltravel ​ [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Mental Capacity Act: e-Learning course (SCIE) This resource explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions. ​ The course is for everyone who looks after or cares for someone, for example, doctors, nurses, care assistants, social workers, and family members. ​ [UK RESOURCE; ACCESSIBLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > MyLiferaft MyLiferaft is an online place for an individual’s health and well-being information that helps to connect them to you and others in their care circle. All their information is stored safely and easily, allowing only those that they choose to be able to access it. It’s not just about the facts and figures; they can store information such as “I love a cup of tea with my medication!” or “I’m scared of injections!” This allows those that care for them to know what helps them to feel better, and their care circle to feel better informed to support them. ​ [UK: SOUTHAMPTON-BASED SERVICE; AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > National Autistic Society (UK) The leading UK charity for autistic people (including those with Asperger syndrome) and their families. Providing information, support and pioneering services, and campaign for a better world for autistic people. ​ [UK CHARITY; ADVICE APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > OccupationalTherapyOT.com An occupational therapy blog by Occupational Therapists Deepam Pawar and Payal Mehta Pawar, who trained in Nagpur, India. This site can be referred as OT resources for therapists, educators, special needs teachers, and parents/caregivers and other health care professionals. A resource for parents who are looking for occupational therapy activities that can be done at home and with household materials. Skill areas include fine motor, gross motor, sensory strategies, and cognitive strategies. This blog also has information about common disorders in which Occupational Therapists deal, including autism, ADHD, learning disability, cerebral palsy and Down’s Syndrome. ​ [FOUNDED IN INDIA; RESOURCES APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Sheffield Carers Centre (Carers Trust) Sheffield Carers Centre offers a range of support and information services to all carers in the city, looking after a relative or friend who is unable to manage alone due to disability, severe illness or frailty. The Carers Centre is a local independent charity, founded in 1993, affiliated to Carers Trust . ​ Services include:​​ Running a Carers Advisory service – a free and confidential helpline offering advice and information on all aspect of caring A weekly drop-in service Advice and information by email Specialist advice sessions on legal matters and on welfare benefits Support with gaining or maintaining employment Specialist support for young adult carers (aged 18-25) ​ [UK: SHEFFIELD SERVICE] Visit > Understanding borderline personality disorder (Mind) This booklet is for anyone experiencing borderline personality disorder (BPD). It explains what the diagnosis means and what it is like to live with BPD. It also provides information about self-care, treatment and recovery, and gives guidance on how friends and family can help. ​ [Source: Mind online ] ​ [UK CHARITY; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Violence in the Occupational Therapy Workplace - Learning Module (University of Alberta) The 7 units in this module provide detailed information about violence in health care workplaces. They include a clear definition, a description of the factors that increase the risks of violence and realistic actions and resources that can be used, to prevent and manage wide-ranging forms of workplace violence. + CPD certificate available This free, online learning module was developed by Occupational Therapists, for Occupational Therapists. The work was carried out at the University of Alberta, with funding support from the Government of Alberta, Canada. We would like to thank all of the Occupational Therapists and occupational therapy students who contributed to this project - your input was invaluable. ​ [FOUNDED IN CANADA; ACCESSIBLE WORLDWIDE] Visit >

< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Music Therapy + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry FROM THE HARP: Using music within occupational therapy Music is important for all cultures and at all stages of life. Human occupation and meaningful activity are a key part of occupational therapy. Enabling participation through music to make it meaningful for clients is a blend of musical and occupational therapy. Visit > From Let It Be to It Must Be Love: the development of a choir for patients and staff at a high secure hospital. Patients in high secure services are necessarily excluded from the rest of society, a situation which nevertheless risks them becoming further alienated and unwell. Recent policy developments aimed at making mental health services more recovery focused and socially inclusive challenged therapists to find ways to introduce them in a high secure setting. A joint project initiated by the music therapist and a clinical specialist occupational therapist at a high secure hospital attempted to put these principles into practice by involving patients and staff in a weekly choir, which the members decided would be called the Vocal Group Visit > In the Groove: An Evaluation to Explore a Joint Music Therapy and Occupational Therapy Intervention for Children with Acquired Brain Injury By Karen Twyford & Samantha Watters An acquired brain injury in children disrupts brain development and neural pathways, which may have serious implications on occupational role performance. Assessment and management of children with neurological disorders is complex and treatment requires the engagement of a multidisciplinary team. Increasing evidence indicates that both occupational therapists and music therapists work effectively towards similar goals with children with acquired brain injury. This evaluation investigated the effectiveness of a joint music therapy and occupational therapy group in promoting the development of self-regulation skills in children with an acquired brain injury or neurological condition, as part of a pilot project at a regional paediatric hospital in Australia. Visit > Music & Sound Therapy Music is a very powerful sensory modulation tool! The therapeutic effects of music on the nervous system are well researched. Literature states that a 60 beat per minute pulse can help entrain healthy internal rhythms. Some important considerations before using music in the environment or during OT treatment sessions include the following: diagnosis, age, culture, environment, personal preferences, sensitivities, and personal history. Visit > Music and the inner self | James Rhodes | TEDxMadrid In times of superficiality and exteriority we need to learn to look into ourselves, and truly listening to music is a great way of doing this. Music is a trustable friend that can save you even in your darkest moments Visit > Music as an occupational therapy treatment medium in a continuing care setting – a study A programme that increased their self-expression was most desirable for the patients. The occupational therapy team ran an established therapeutic programme, based on the best evidence based practice. An occupational therapist in the continuing care unit noted the benefit, to patients with dementia, of a varied programme that included music. Visit > Music, Physical and Occupational Therapists: How We Can Work Together As the music therapy profession grows, so does the opportunity for collaboration among other therapists. This post will address two specific therapists in particular: physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs). Music therapists can (and do) work with PTs and OTs in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities co-treating patients/students as they work towards their therapeutic goals. Though all work towards similar goals and therapeutic outcomes, each therapist has a different specialty. Visit > OT Innovations - Music Therapy Occupational Therapy has grown significantly as a profession since it’s conception in mental health. The current work of many dedicated practitioners and educators promises an explosion of information and research, which will continue to transform our theoretical models, frameworks, practices, and perspectives on occupation and mental health altogether. It is the mission of this website to promote embodied, comprehensive, and person-centered practice by providing a platform for global networking, resource sharing, and educational offerings. Visit > OT and Music Therapy: An interdisciplinary approach to improving handwriting in children on the autism spectrum By: Meg Ladyman, MS, OTR In creating an evidenced based treatment plan, one needs to start with an evidenced-based intervention. This author is using the Handwriting Without Tears (HWWT) to facilitate writing progress in pre-writers on the autism spectrum Visit > Occupational therapy and the use of music tempo in the treatment of the mental health care user with psychosis The mental health care user (MHCU) with psychosis has restrictions in occupational performance components and occupational performance areas, causing impaired activity participation, compromising the achievement of Occupational Therapy (OT) goals with this population. The effect of slow versus fast tempo music during OT treatment of the MHCU with psychosis was investigated by means of a quantitative, experimental study. Visit > Should Music Be Used Therapeutically in Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapy addresses the dysfunction found in a wide variety of psychiatric, developmental, and physical disorders. The motor, sensory, cognitive, social, and emotional components of a person's functional perfonnance are all addressed. Considering the holistic phLiosophy of occupational therapy, its broad client base, and its traditional use of creative and purposeful activity, music would seem to be an ideal modality Visit >

< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Networking + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Independent Living Scotland Scotlands largest event designed for healthcare professionals, members of the public, carers and trade visitors. This free event has been created to cater for the learning and knowledge requirements of healthcare professionals and the needs of those living with a disability or long-term condition. ​ ILS 2018 26th - 27th September, 10am - 4pm SEC Centre, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW, UK ​ Free tickets via ILS website. Visit > Occupational Therapy Adaptation Conference (OTAC) The UKs only FREE Occupational Therapy Adaptations Conference and Exhibition Event. The conference focuses on bringing suppliers and OTs together in one place - in different venues across the UK - with one aim: to improve the industry as a whole and provide better value to the end user. ​ Who should attend? Occupational Therapists, occupational therapy assistants and support staff, commissioners, people working within housing (surveyors, architects and technicians), occupational therapy students and charities and charitable organisations. ​ The list of exhibitors we have exhibiting with us is endless. For instance:- The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), Handicare, Guldmann Hoists, Kingkraft, SensoryKraft, Capia PIP, Careflex, FRANKE, Clos-o-Mat, Impey, Safespaces, Triton showers, Geberit, Mangar, Langham GE, AKW, DLF, Otolift...and many more. ​ You can see the full details and listings on our website. Our event is a FREE Event for Delegates and we include refreshments throughout. Each venue holds around 500 Delegates and tickets are available for all of them on our website or via Eventbrite. ​ [UK-WIDE CONFERENCES] Visit > SPOTeurope - Student Platform Occupational Therapy Europe A place for the future OT. SPOTeurope aims to encourage and increase OT student connection across Europe. You can connect with other students to exchange experiences, opportunities, knowledge and ideas, all through SPOTeurope! The idea was developed at the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) Congress and since then has made huge progress! SPOT currently provides a blog (with news about the OT world), a forum (in which students can connect and ask questions), country representatives (who can answer OT questions in their country), Twitter, Facebook and more. Join in the discussion! Facebook: www.facebook.com/spoteurope Twitter: www.twitter.com/SPOTeurope ​ [EUROPEAN NETWORKING] Visit > The Occupational Therapy Show The Occupational Therapy Show 2018, 21st and 22nd November. Venue: NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT, UK Visitor cost: Free Join the UK's largest, free-to-attend, dedicated event just for OTs! This CPD education and trade show will be taking place at Birmingham’s NEC over a two day period. Don't miss out! Benefit from: Access over 100 OT focused and interactive lectures, seminars and practical workshops View the conference programme by clicking here Gain over 80 hours accredited CPD education Learn from world-renowned speakers and experts Update and refresh your learning across physical, mental health and learning difficulties, children and families, neurology in practice, housing and innovation, plus many more hot topics, specialist areas and new research relevant to OTs in practice Research and source new products and services, through a network of over 270 trade exhibitors and suppliers. Providing information and advice for all your questions and need The Occupational Therapy Show is dedicated to informing, inspiring and investing in all Occupational Therapists. This truly is an event not to be missed! ​ [BIRMINGHAM, UK; NATIONWIDE, ANNUAL TRADE SHOW/CONFERENCE] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Activity Clubs + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Access Sport Access Sport enhances the life prospects of disadvantaged children by providing opportunities to experience and enjoy the power of sport. Our unique experience across a wide range of sports in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford have led us, in the twelve years since we were established, to become nationally recognised as an innovative leader in the field of community sport. Our work supports young people aged 5-25, with a particular emphasis on under 18’s who are disabled, disadvantaged or excluded from society. We do this by building thriving community sports clubs, led by inspirational volunteers, in the most disadvantaged urban areas. These clubs then provide life-changing opportunities for local, vulnerable young people, whilst creating a lasting, locally-owned community resource. We have a multi-sport approach, which recognises the importance of different sports in different settings for different participants, enabling maximum inclusivity and impact - from BMX to boxing; from running to rugby; from sitting volleyball to sailing. To find out more information please visit our website or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. [UK CHARITY] Visit > Creative Minds A social enterprise and nationwide community of artists, delivering empowering and therapeutic art sessions to care homes, learning disability services and day centres across the country. Our community of over 30 artist licensees deliver over 350 art sessions, to 1500 people a month, working with older people and people with learning disabilities. Creative Minds is expanding all the time. We currently have passionate artists delivering art sessions from London, East Sussex and Kent, to the West Midlands, Leicestershire and Yorkshire. For a full list of locations and further insight into our work, visit our website and follow us on social media. [UK SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; SERVICE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > Green Estate Green Estate offers work experience and social activities for people who have Individual Budgets. Our main programmes available - running 50 weeks each year - are Manor Oaks Farm, Cook, Lunch & Learn and Manor Oaks Crafts. Each of our programmes offer our clients the opportunity to join and become an active and integral part of the Green Estate team. [UK: SHEFFIELD NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Health Promotion + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry 'Preparing Physical and Occupational Therapists to be Health Promotion Practitioners: A Call for Action' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Published: February 2018. Volume 15, Issue 2. Article authors: Morris, D. and Jenkins, G.R. Abstract 'Experts around the world support the integration of health promotion and wellness (HPW) services into traditional health care services. If successfully executed, the addition of HPW services would reduce rates of death and disability and significantly reduce health care costs. While all health care providers should be engaged in providing HPW services, many believe that physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) are uniquely positioned to provide these services. However, research suggests that clinicians in both fields may fall short in doing so. Likewise, research indicates that entry-level educational programs inadequately prepare PT and OT students to be HPW practitioners. The overall purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations to educators for preparing PT and OT students and clinicians to better meet the HPW needs of the clients and patients they serve.' ​ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ​ [INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL; UNIVERSAL ACCESS] Visit > Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy We are an education business with a mission to help guide occupational therapy professionals to becoming more competent and confident addressing sexuality and intimacy in their clinical practice. We offer educational webinars to help clinicians translate knowledge into clinical practice. Through the Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy, we are building a coalition of sex and intimacy OT champions, to dismantle the restrictive norms around discussing sexuality and intimacy. Join us! ​ [US-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Mental Health at Work (Mind) Whether you work with 10 people, 10,000 people or just yourself, paying attention to mental health in the workplace has never been more important. Mental Health at Work is here to help you find the information and resources you need. ​ Mental Health at Work is curated by Mind , the mental health charity, and funded by The Royal Foundation as part of their Heads Together campaign. ​ [UK-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > MyLiferaft MyLiferaft is an online place for an individual’s health and well-being information that helps to connect them to you and others in their care circle. All their information is stored safely and easily, allowing only those that they choose to be able to access it. It’s not just about the facts and figures; they can store information such as “I love a cup of tea with my medication!” or “I’m scared of injections!” This allows those that care for them to know what helps them to feel better, and their care circle to feel better informed to support them. ​ [UK: SOUTHAMPTON-BASED SERVICE; AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Social Inclusion + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Access Sport Access Sport enhances the life prospects of disadvantaged children by providing opportunities to experience and enjoy the power of sport. Our unique experience across a wide range of sports in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford have led us, in the twelve years since we were established, to become nationally recognised as an innovative leader in the field of community sport. Our work supports young people aged 5-25, with a particular emphasis on under 18’s who are disabled, disadvantaged or excluded from society. We do this by building thriving community sports clubs, led by inspirational volunteers, in the most disadvantaged urban areas. These clubs then provide life-changing opportunities for local, vulnerable young people, whilst creating a lasting, locally-owned community resource. We have a multi-sport approach, which recognises the importance of different sports in different settings for different participants, enabling maximum inclusivity and impact - from BMX to boxing; from running to rugby; from sitting volleyball to sailing. To find out more information please visit our website or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. [UK CHARITY] Visit > AccessAble AccessAble is here to take the chance out of going out. To give you the information and detail you need to work out if a place is going to be accessible for you. We've surveyed 10,000s of venues across the UK and Ireland, including shops, pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, railway stations, hotels, universities, hospitals and more. AccessAble is Your Accessibility Guide. Download our free App to use AccessAble on the go. ​​ [UK-WIDE SERVICE] Visit > Adult safeguarding: e-learning course (SCIE) This resource, by SCIE, explores the following questions: ​ What is adult safeguarding and how does it affect each and every one of us? How do I recognise the types and indicators of abuse? What can I do if I suspect that someone is being harmed? What should I do if I believe someone is being harmed but the person asks me to keep the information confidential and take no action? What can I do to make it much less likely that a person might be harmed? How do I ensure that adult safeguarding is managed correctly in the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 ​ This e-Learning course module is free to use, however to access the course you will need a free MySCIE account. ​ [UK-BASED; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Creative Minds A social enterprise and nationwide community of artists, delivering empowering and therapeutic art sessions to care homes, learning disability services and day centres across the country. Our community of over 30 artist licensees deliver over 350 art sessions, to 1500 people a month, working with older people and people with learning disabilities. Creative Minds is expanding all the time. We currently have passionate artists delivering art sessions from London, East Sussex and Kent, to the West Midlands, Leicestershire and Yorkshire. For a full list of locations and further insight into our work, visit our website and follow us on social media. [UK SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; SERVICE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > Garry Burge - Asperger Syndrome and Autism Advocacy Offering personal experience, through trial and error, to help raise awareness. Garry Burge was born in Brisbane, Australia in August 1972 and was diagnosed as having Asperger Syndrome in July 1998. Being diagnosed has helped him to understand who he is as a person and explained why he was different from other people and the world around him. His diagnosis helped to answer some of the following questions: ​ Why it was difficult for him to make friends His constant obsessions in trains, pocket watches, orchids and history The difficulty in not being able to fit into and adjust to the school environment Why he was bullied and teased within secondary school Experience of having depression and social isolation earlier in his life Not having a lighter side Seeing things and taking comments from other people very literally Unemployment issues and not being able to find employment Visit Garry Burge's website to find out more and learn from his experiences. This includes autism and employment, Asperger Syndrome advocacy, links and support. ​ [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > LGBTQ and OT This website is designed to connect OT practitioners, educators, and students to the resources and information that they need to improve OT services for LGBTQ clients in many settings. This website offers cultural awareness resources, information on how LGBTQ identities can impact occupational performance, advice on how to make clinics more LGBTQ friendly and more. ​ [INFORMATION RELEVANT WORLDWIDE] Visit > Maisha Outreach Therapy Organisation (MOTO) We aim to make rehabilitation services in Africa more accessible and enhance the lives of vulnerable and marginalised people through quality care, therapy and advocacy. We facilitate volunteer placements and use occupational therapy as a tool to support and empower. ​ [AFRICA-BASED; SERVICE AVAILABLE CONTINENT-WIDE] Visit > Ocupando los Márgenes Ocupando los Margenes - or Occupying the Margins is a website that promotes critical reflection in and from the margins of occupational therapy; it explores practice and principles outside conventional settings or countries. ​ Occupational therapy is explored in relation to human rights, equality, occupational justice and social transformation. Content includes perspectives from life in Rwanda and interventions with child refugees in Greece. The blog aids to improve reflexive thinking about principle concerns which ought to be approached by occupational therapy. ​ This website is in Spanish, but can be easily translated, through a Google Translate pop-up on your browser. ​ [FOUNDED IN SPAIN; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Springboard (Sheffield Mind) The Springboard is for people who are feeling low, isolated, anxious or struggling to manage their mental wellbeing. It is aimed at those who are ready to begin, or are on the road to recovery. You can come along and have a chat about your situation and find out what is available to help you to move forward. The Springboard runs in 4 different locations around Sheffield. ​ The Springboard offers: a warm friendly atmosphere with refreshments provided trained volunteers available to offer support and advice information about opportunities and services encouragement and support to try new things the opportunity to try activities within the Springboard and the Time Builders programme the opportunity to make friends encouragement and support to take ownership of your situation ​ [UK: SHEFFIELD SERVICE] Visit > St Wilfrid's Centre A day centre open to all homeless, vulnerable and socially excluded adults aged 18-65 years old. We are open Monday to Friday (10am-4pm), with a skilled staff team that offer basic Welfare services, as well as Personal Development activities to promote wellbeing and independence. Hygiene services - showers, hairdressing, laundry, clothing repair and clothing bank Hot meals and snacks Finding accommodation Somewhere safe to go regularly and meet others Advice, advocacy and signposting - including benefits, housing and personal advice Social activities, games and groups Personal Development Programme - offers a wide variety of personal development activities structured to help facilitate recovery, life-skills & work-based skill ​ [UK: SHEFFIELD CENTRE] Visit >

< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Cultural Considerations + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Have Wheelchair Will Travel Surely we cant be the first people to do this? I kept asking our travel agent, the airline and our therapists. We certainly are not the first family with a disabled child to travel to America, but at times it felt that way. That was when the idea for this website came to me. Why not share all my research and great discoveries with others who are either, planning a trip, or are feeling nervous about giving it a go.' ​ Julie Jones combines her skills as an ex-travel consultant with her experiences travelling with her family, including her son who lives with cerebral palsy. Have Wheelchair Will Travel has an engaged community with a range of backgrounds, including people living with a disability, therapists, educators, teachers and tourism representatives. This brings a wealth of information and experience to the website and Facebook page. - Bupa Travel Blog Award: Winner - Ausmumpreneur Heart & Edge Award: Winner - ASTW Best Travel Blog: Finalist Email us: havewchairwilltravel@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/havewheelchairwilltravel [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy We are an education business with a mission to help guide occupational therapy professionals to becoming more competent and confident addressing sexuality and intimacy in their clinical practice. We offer educational webinars to help clinicians translate knowledge into clinical practice. Through the Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy, we are building a coalition of sex and intimacy OT champions, to dismantle the restrictive norms around discussing sexuality and intimacy. Join us! ​ [US-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Kawa Model The Kawa Model is a therapeutic model of occupational therapy practice, developed by Dr Michael Iwama and Occupational Therapists in Japan. It uses the natural metaphor of a river to depict one’s life journey. ​ [FOUNDED IN JAPAN; APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > LGBTQ and OT This website is designed to connect OT practitioners, educators, and students to the resources and information that they need to improve OT services for LGBTQ clients in many settings. This website offers cultural awareness resources, information on how LGBTQ identities can impact occupational performance, advice on how to make clinics more LGBTQ friendly and more. ​ [INFORMATION RELEVANT WORLDWIDE] Visit > Occupational Therapy in Ghana - article by Ann Sena Fordie Occupational therapy is a healthcare profession aimed at enabling people to live life to its fullest. The therapist will want to know “What matters to you?” not “What’s the matter with you?” In Ghana, many workers in all aspect of professions have overlooked, or are unwitting, of the importance and existence of occupational therapy. Read more... ​ [AFRICA: GHANA INSIGHT] Visit > OccupationalTherapyOT.com An occupational therapy blog by Occupational Therapists Deepam Pawar and Payal Mehta Pawar, who trained in Nagpur, India. This site can be referred as OT resources for therapists, educators, special needs teachers, and parents/caregivers and other health care professionals. A resource for parents who are looking for occupational therapy activities that can be done at home and with household materials. Skill areas include fine motor, gross motor, sensory strategies, and cognitive strategies. This blog also has information about common disorders in which Occupational Therapists deal, including autism, ADHD, learning disability, cerebral palsy and Down’s Syndrome. ​ [FOUNDED IN INDIA; RESOURCES APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Ocupando los Márgenes Ocupando los Margenes - or Occupying the Margins is a website that promotes critical reflection in and from the margins of occupational therapy; it explores practice and principles outside conventional settings or countries. ​ Occupational therapy is explored in relation to human rights, equality, occupational justice and social transformation. Content includes perspectives from life in Rwanda and interventions with child refugees in Greece. The blog aids to improve reflexive thinking about principle concerns which ought to be approached by occupational therapy. ​ This website is in Spanish, but can be easily translated, through a Google Translate pop-up on your browser. ​ [SPANISH WEBSITE - TRANSLATION AVAILABLE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLD-WIDE] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Manual Handling + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust : Moving and Handling Guidance This guidance is written to provide practical support for staff working with disabled children and young people from 0 - 18 years. Visit > Cornwall.gov.uk : Manual Handling Equipment Manual Handling Equipment covered include Slide Sheets, One Way Glide Sheets, ‘Satin Type’ Sheet Systems, Bed management Systems, Transfer board 3.6 Handling belt, Patient turner, Stand Aid, Hoist powered and Slings Visit > HSE : What you need to do - Moving and handling If risks from moving and handling are to be managed successfully, there must be support from those at the top of the organisation, whatever its size. This can be expressed in a clear statement of policy – supported by organisational arrangements – to ensure that the statement is implemented. Visit > Healthy & Independent We are specialists in minor and major adaptations, manual handling people and mindfulness in social care. Teaching the correct handling techniques are essential, in order to minimise any risk of accident and to increase safety and dignity. We offer clinical support and workshops online and in situ. [SERVICES AVAILABLE IN SPAIN AND THE UK] Visit > How to move, lift and handle someone else If you look after someone who has an illness or disability, you may need to help them move around. Visit > Independent Living : Risk Assessment & Hoist FAQ Moving and handling risk assessment. Clearly, it is not possible to avoid moving a person who is unable to move independently, but it is possible to make the procedure safer with the right equipment. For this reason, risk assessment is extremely important. Visit > London Group of the National Back Exchange: Therapeutic Handling Protocol Systems are in place for the rehabilitation process to enable the best clinical outcomes, whilst ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of the patient and the rehabilitation staff. Balanced decision making is essential. Therapeutic handling is an important part of this process. Visit > Manual Handling Matters We work closely with our clients to provide Manual Handling Training and Occupational Therapy assessments to meet specific needs, reduce risks, promote safety and increase wellbeing. Visit > Single-handed care - An Occupational Therapist's experience Single-handed care is very much the ‘hot topic’ in the moving and handling field at the moment, but what does it mean or what expectations do people have? Visit > The OT Practice : A Professional’s Guide to Moving & Handling This guide has been produced to assist case managers in understanding the mechanics of a moving and handling assessment including: when to commission one, what it involves and what should be delivered by the assessor. Visit > The Palliative Care Bridge : Manual handling - the role of the Occupational Therapist in palliative care A selection of practical demonstrations with Anita Daltrey illustrating safe manual handling using a range of equipment including a hoist. Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Traumatic Brain Injury + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Lightbridge App The Lightbridge App is empowering Occupational Therapists who are helping individuals regain their independence in all areas of their lives. Lightbridge is a mobile app that focuses on promoting health and well-being through individualised routines. Enabling people to participate in the everyday occupations of life, such as self-care activities, including showering, dressing, preparing food; productive activities, such as education, work, volunteering; leisure/social activities, such as being part of a community group. We are honored to support Occupational therapists who play a particularly crucial role in enabling people experiencing disability to identify and implement methods that support their life and independence! Visit > MEB Neurohabilitación MEB was born of the desire to find solutions for a better life. We are a group of professionals who come from the field of neurological rehabilitation - occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and other professionals from the health and social sector. We transfer to the clinic the current knowledge offered by neuroscience and social health research. From a clinical point of view, we bring our experience and specialisation of the nervous system, based on a constant updating of knowledge during the last twenty years. During this time, our objective has always been to find the best solutions to the unique circumstances of each patient, each person. ​ Our intervention is aimed at people affected by acquired brain damage, neurodegenerative diseases, spinal cord injury, dysfunctional states of the nervous system and all those who, for any reason, have lost their level of autonomy. Visit > The IAD Company The IAD Company are Architectural and Interior Design consultants practicing across England and Wales with experience designing environments for children and adults with additional mental and physical needs. IAD’s involvement can be anything from simple floor plans through to fully considered interior design layouts with colour schemes, electrical plans, furniture layouts and anything else that may be required. IAD provide a package following the OT assessment in conjunction with the OT who produced the report. We do not provide a one-size-fits-all package and will adapt our service to supplement the OT’s in whatever way is most beneficial to the project. ​ [UK-BASED ORGANISATION; SERVICES AVAILABLE ACROSS ENGLAND AND WALES] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Virtual Reality + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry 'Advances in Occupational Therapy Technology: Rehab Week 2017' - The future of OT (OT Potential) There is no better place to take in emerging technology in occupation therapy than Rehab Week. I had the opportunity to attend the 2017 conference in London and I am excited to update you on the technology advances that are coming to rehabilitation. Whether you are looking to invest in new rehab tech or simply feel inspired, this post is for you.' ​ Author: Lauren Sheehan, OTD, OTR/L OT Potential > OT Blog - 14th September 2017 ​ [US-BASED WEBSITE; BLOG AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'All aboard! The VR bandwagon' (The Naked Physio) So some of you that might be reading this (and that know me) are familiar with my fascination of the use of Virtual Reality within a persistent pain setting. I am the first person to admit it is very cool and it is something that I am exploring more clinically. However, I want to put the brakes on, stop and reflect on whether physiotherapists (come on let’s face it, it’s always physiotherapists) will be too quick to jump onto another bandwagon...'​ ​ Author: thenakedphysio.com (19th October 2017) ​ [ARTICLE AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'How virtual therapy can lead to real-world healing' (Newsy.com) How virtual therapy can lead to real-world healing ​ Virtual reality s promise doesn't end with games and movies. Researchers and doctors are turning to VR for everything from neuroscience, to psychiatry, to occupational therapy. Virtual reality headsets and cameras can supplement - and in some cases even improve - occupational therapy... Author: Evan Thomas Newsy.com - 19th May 2017 ​ [US-BASED WEBSITE - ARTICLE + VIDEO AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'I build games for survivors' - Dr Rachel Proffitt (A Stroke Focus Podcast) Episode 14:Develop VR Games For Stroke Survivors, Interview With Dr Rachel Proffitt In this interview, Dr Proffitt shares her work and the experience that led her to become a passionate “game nerd” working for survivors. A Stroke Focus Podcast - Episode 14 [PODCAST RECORDED IN THE US - AVAILABLE TO LISTEN WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'Incorporating the Wii into Occupational Therapy Treatment' (My OT Spot + Grant Mitchell) Effective implementation of virtual reality (VR) as a treatment modality needs to be practical, accessible, and affordable to the client. The Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect are two examples of systems that demonstrate those traits comparatively to the high-end VR products that can cost upwards of $75,000.' ​ Read more > ​ Author: Grant Mitchell - Millennial OT A guest blog on My OT Spot ​ [US WEBSITE; BLOG AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'Learning from experience: shared constructs in virtual reality and occupational therapy' (IJTR) Rehabilitation professionals have long accepted the belief that engagement in meaningful activity contributes to human development and can enhance health and wellbeing. More recently, theorists have begun to discuss the importance not only of engagement in such activities, but the experience one has while engaging in them. With this shift, it is important for scholars of rehabilitation, in particular occupational therapy theorists and clinicians, to develop better ways to describe and measure occupational experience. Considering how an understanding of occupational experience can be enhanced by taking up constructs in virtual reality theory that are similar to those in occupational therapy and occupational science, such as immersion, presence, flow, and embodiment. Correspondingly, the growing field of virtual reality can benefit from occupational therapists' and occupational scientists' work on occupational presence, therapeutic occupation, and the adaptation of contexts (including virtual contexts) to fit individual needs.' ​ > To read more, log-in to IJTR with your institution's account - via OpenAthens or Shibboleth - to access the full text. ​ Author: Amanda C Foran International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation (IJTR) - 16th August 2013 ​ [AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'The Use of Virtual Reality to Facilitate Mindfulness Skills Training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Case Study' (Frontiers in Psychology) Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder characterised by a dysfunctional pattern of affective instability, impulsivity and disturbed interpersonal relationships (American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ). People with BPD are at increased risk of self-harm, suicidal behaviours, completed suicides and often have co-occurring disorders, such as depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and eating disorders (Lieb et al., 2004 ). BPD has been conceptualised as a disorder of the emotion regulation system (Linehan, 1993 ; Crowell et al., 2009 ). Even when they try to modulate their own emotions, people with BPD have high negative emotions as their baseline emotional state, they are unusually sensitive, respond intensely, and are slow to calm down (Linehan, 2015 )...' '...Immersive VR is proving useful as a new tool clinical psychology therapists can use to enhance the effectiveness of cognitive-behaviuor therapy to treat many psychological disorders. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy using VR exposure therapy has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment of anxiety disorders (Opris et al., 2012 ), like spider phobia (Garcia-Palacios et al., 2002 ; Hoffman et al., 2003 ), fear of flying (Rothbaum et al., 1996 ; Krijn et al., 2004 ), social phobia (Kampmann et al., 2016 ), small animal phobia (Botella et al., 2016 ), and claustrophobia (Botella et al., 1999 )...' Read more > Authors: Maria V. Nararro-Haro, Hunter G. Hoffman, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Mariana Sampaio, Wadee Alhalabi, Karyn Hall and Marsha Linehan. Frontiers in Psychology - November 2016 - Volume 7, Article 1573 (Case Report) Visit > 'VR brings dramatic change to mental health care' (Forbes Tech) VR brings dramatic change to mental health care. Author: Charlie Fink Forbes online > Tech > Medicine - 25th October 2017 ​ [US-BASED WEBSITE - ARTICLE + VIDEOS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'Video game developed at USC lets patients play their way through rehab' (USC News) Video game developed at USC lets patients play their way through rehab' Clinicians and game developers at USC are teaming up to advance and validate video games for rehabilitation, a segment in the games-for-health industry that is helping stroke patients, paraplegics and others regain their dexterity through play. Mystic Isle tracks the coordinates of players’ movements, giving therapists valuable data on progress and future sessions. Author: Tanya Abrams University of Southern California (USC) online > Health > Social Impact - 16th April 2015 ​ [US-BASED WEBSITE - ARTICLE + VIDEO AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'Virtual reality in your OT practice' - The future of OT (OT Potential) Virtual reality in your OT practice. I think we can safely assume that we are only beginning to see the potential that VR has for transforming occupational therapy (as well as physical therapy and speech therapy)... Author: Lauren Sheehan, OTD, OTR/L OT Potential > OT Blog - 22nd June 2017 ​ [US-BASED WEBSITE - BLOG AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'Virtual reality therapy is just as effective as physical rehabilitation for stroke patients, study finds' (Daily Mail online) Virtual reality therapy for stroke patients is just as effective as standard physical therapy, a new study found. Researchers discovered that virtual reality therapy improved arm, hand and finger movement after a patient had lost muscle control due to a stroke... ​ Read more > ​ Author: Kayla Brantley DailyMail.com - 15th November 2017 ​ [UK-BASED WEBSITE - ARTICLE + VIDEO AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > 'Virtual rehabilitation with video games: A new frontier for occupational therapy' (Occupational Therapy Now - CAOT) Virtual rehabilitation with video games: A new frontier for occupational therapy' Author: Jonathan Halton Occupational Therapy Now - January/February 2008 - Volume 10, Issue 1 [CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS - JOURNAL ARTICLE] Visit > RAPAEL Smart Glove (Neofect) RAPAEL Smart Glove is a high-tech rehab device. Starting the training is as simple as wearing the glove, connecting to the “RAPAEL” app and proceeding to play the rehabilitation games. Neofect 'We will build hope for healthier lives as we provide opportunities of rehabilitation through technological innovation to anyone. ​ [US-BASED COMPANY - SERVICES AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Rachel Proffitt - Games4Rehab (Twitter) Rachel Proffitt, Occupational therapist, assistant professor, stroke researcher extraordinaire, video game nerd. Designing and testing customised video games for rehabilitation.' Follow Rachel Proffitt on Twitter > ​ [US: MISSOURI-BASED OT - TWITTER ACCOUNT AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Special Effect - The gamers' charity Special Effect, Levelling the playing field for people with disabilities. ​ We put fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities, by helping them to play video games. By using technology ranging from modified joypads to eye-control, we're finding a way for people to play to the very best of their abilities. But we're not just doing it for fun. By levelling the playing field, we're bringing families and friends together and having a profoundly positive impact on therapy, confidence and rehabilitation. How we can help ​ If you have a physical disability that limits or stops you from playing video games, get in touch. We have a range of accessible gaming equipment to try out in our Games Room in Oxfordshire, and there’s also the option of a home visit if your disability limits your ability to travel. We may also be able to loan you equipment following an assessment, so you can try before you buy. We’ll do our best to help you play the games you want to play - and if your needs change, we’ll come back to look at alternative solutions that will keep you going to the best of your abilities. There’s no charge for any of our help, so if you think we might be able to assist, get in touch. ​ [UK: OXFORDSHIRE-BASED CHARITY] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Promoting Independence + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry AccessAble AccessAble is here to take the chance out of going out. To give you the information and detail you need to work out if a place is going to be accessible for you. We've surveyed 10,000s of venues across the UK and Ireland, including shops, pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, railway stations, hotels, universities, hospitals and more. AccessAble is Your Accessibility Guide. Download our free App to use AccessAble on the go. ​​ [UK-WIDE SERVICE] Visit > Beyond Accessibility Beyond Accessibility is created by a team of therapists who specialise in how people live in the home environment. We create and publish home modification information for OTs, healthcare professionals, home owners and contractors. We are passionate about finding practical solutions to everyday problems at home that go beyond making environments accessible. Our goal is to connect people with quality resources to improve how people live by implementing customised solutions to everyday problems at home. We are a US-based resource, but the majority of our content is appropriate worldwide. Visit > Branch Properties Are you having problems finding an accessible property to rent or purchase for your client? We provide a personal, specialist service designed for those requiring accessible homes and can offer advice and project manage adaptions or modifications. Let us do the hard work, so you don’t have to. ​ [UK: LONDON-BASED; SERVICES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > Enable Therapy Services Promoting the use of rehabilitation and early intervention. Our services are delivered by our UK-wide network of over 120 highly qualified Occupational Therapists, working together with our dedicated office based clinical coordinators – providing rehabilitation and vocational case management. All ETS Occupational Therapists have the knowledge and experience to provide a wide range of rehabilitation reports, assessments and rehabilitation case management. Our wide range of rehabilitation services provide our referrers with one point of contact to ensure continuity of the rehabilitation process; from early intervention until clients reach their optimal recovery, in activities of daily living, social, leisure and return to work. Our comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services are dovetailed with each client’s rehabilitation programme, so that they are supported with advice and guidance throughout their return to work. ​ [UK: LEEDS-BASED; SERVICES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > Have Wheelchair Will Travel Surely we cant be the first people to do this? I kept asking our travel agent, the airline and our therapists. We certainly are not the first family with a disabled child to travel to America, but at times it felt that way. That was when the idea for this website came to me. Why not share all my research and great discoveries with others who are either, planning a trip, or are feeling nervous about giving it a go.' ​​ Julie Jones combines her skills as an ex-travel consultant with her experiences travelling with her family, including her son who lives with cerebral palsy. Have Wheelchair Will Travel has an engaged community with a range of backgrounds, including people living with a disability, therapists, educators, teachers and tourism representatives. This brings a wealth of information and experience to the website and Facebook page. - Bupa Travel Blog Award: Winner - Ausmumpreneur Heart & Edge Award: Winner - ASTW Best Travel Blog: Finalist Email us: havewchairwilltravel@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/havewheelchairwilltravel ​ [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Independent Living Scotland Scotlands largest event designed for healthcare professionals, members of the public, carers and trade visitors. This free event has been created to cater for the learning and knowledge requirements of healthcare professionals and the needs of those living with a disability or long-term condition. ​ ILS 2018 26th - 27th September, 10am - 4pm SEC Centre, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW, UK ​ Free tickets via ILS website. Visit > Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy We are an education business with a mission to help guide occupational therapy professionals to becoming more competent and confident addressing sexuality and intimacy in their clinical practice. We offer educational webinars to help clinicians translate knowledge into clinical practice. Through the Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy, we are building a coalition of sex and intimacy OT champions, to dismantle the restrictive norms around discussing sexuality and intimacy. Join us! ​ [US-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Jacqueline Webb As Britain’s No.1 provider of Care and Occupational Therapy Expert Reports, we provide detailed opinion on the long-term needs of the claimant as a result of catastrophic injury, as part of a personal injury or clinical negligence claim. Occupational Therapists are best placed to make these recommendations and we encourage them to explore this exciting professional development opportunity. To find out more visit our website below. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook . ​ [UK: WILTSHIRE-BASED; SERVICES PROVIDED NATIONWIDE] Visit > Lightbridge App The Lightbridge App is empowering Occupational Therapists who are helping individuals regain their independence in all areas of their lives. Lightbridge is a mobile app that focuses on promoting health and well-being through individualised routines. Enabling people to participate in the everyday occupations of life, such as self-care activities, including showering, dressing, preparing food; productive activities, such as education, work, volunteering; leisure/social activities, such as being part of a community group. We are honored to support Occupational therapists who play a particularly crucial role in enabling people experiencing disability to identify and implement methods that support their life and independence! Visit > Muggi Muggi is an innovative new product which enables hot and cold drinks to be carried safely in any environment. This unique tray enables up to four mugs to be carried safely in one hand, leaving the other hand free to support the user. Muggi also fits on to walking frames and can be conveniently placed on the lap of wheelchair users. It catches unwanted spillages and features non-slip rubber feet; finger and thumb holds make it easy to carry for young or old hands. An increasing number of occupational therapists, sufferers of Parkinson’s, arthritis and wheelchair users are finding muggi invaluable in their daily lives. Made from lightweight, but extremely tough Polypropylene, muggi comes in seven vibrant colours blue, grey, red, purple, green, pink, a black recycled material. Visit > MyLiferaft MyLiferaft is an online place for an individual’s health and well-being information that helps to connect them to you and others in their care circle. All their information is stored safely and easily, allowing only those that they choose to be able to access it. It’s not just about the facts and figures; they can store information such as “I love a cup of tea with my medication!” or “I’m scared of injections!” This allows those that care for them to know what helps them to feel better, and their care circle to feel better informed to support them. ​ [UK: SOUTHAMPTON-BASED SERVICE; AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > Occupational Therapy Adaptation Conference (OTAC) The UKs only FREE Occupational Therapy Adaptations Conference and Exhibition Event. The conference focuses on bringing suppliers and OTs together in one place - in different venues across the UK - with one aim: to improve the industry as a whole and provide better value to the end user. ​ Who should attend? Occupational Therapists, occupational therapy assistants and support staff, commissioners, people working within housing (surveyors, architects and technicians), occupational therapy students and charities and charitable organisations. ​ The list of exhibitors we have exhibiting with us is endless. For instance:- The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), Handicare, Guldmann Hoists, Kingkraft, SensoryKraft, Capia PIP, Careflex, FRANKE, Clos-o-Mat, Impey, Safespaces, Triton showers, Geberit, Mangar, Langham GE, AKW, DLF, Otolift...and many more. ​ You can see the full details and listings on our website. Our event is a FREE Event for Delegates and we include refreshments throughout. Each venue holds around 500 Delegates and tickets are available for all of them on our website or via Eventbrite. ​ [UK-WIDE CONFERENCES] Visit > Remap Remap is a national charity that works through local groups of skilled volunteers. We help disabled people achieve independence and a better quality of life by designing and making equipment for their individual needs. This tailor made equipment helps people to carry out essential daily tasks without having to ask for help, or helps them take part in leisure occupations or sports that would otherwise be impossible.​ ​ Our focus at Remap is to give people independence because we know how important this is. Many people have a physical impairment of some sort. But your life changes if you have to rely on others all the time. By making a piece of equipment specifically for an individual, tailored to their needs, we can often help them become that bit more independent. Remap gives disabled people the joy of independence.​ ​ We are pleased to give people our equipment free of charge. This is because we are a charity and are not trying to make money. All our running costs are covered by donations and support from charities and our volunteers give their time for free. ​ [UK-WIDE SERVICE] Visit > Solutions for Living - Entwistle Power Occupational Therapy Solutions for Living works proactively and compassionately with disabled and injured people to help them improve their functional independence in important life roles. At home, work, in the community or during leisure pursuits, our Mission is to provide people with disabilities solutions for living. In this way, they can have hope for a better future, are empowered towards independence, and succeed in pursuing functional goals. Our Vision is that occupational therapy becomes recognised for all that it is and all that it can offer as a comprehensive and cost-effective health care solution. Further, our firm, driven by caring, passion and integrity, will lead in the delivery of these services across Ontario. ​ [CANADA: ONTARIO SERVICE] Visit > St Wilfrid's Centre A day centre open to all homeless, vulnerable and socially excluded adults aged 18-65 years old. We are open Monday to Friday (10am-4pm), with a skilled staff team that offer basic Welfare services, as well as Personal Development activities to promote wellbeing and independence. Hygiene services - showers, hairdressing, laundry, clothing repair and clothing bank Hot meals and snacks Finding accommodation Somewhere safe to go regularly and meet others Advice, advocacy and signposting - including benefits, housing and personal advice Social activities, games and groups Personal Development Programme - offers a wide variety of personal development activities structured to help facilitate recovery, life-skills & work-based skills ​ [UK: SHEFFIELD-BASED] Visit > The OT Practice The OT Practice has the largest team of independent occupational therapists in the UK, specialising in providing high quality services nationwide to private, statutory and business clients. Our practice is based on our reputation for building trusted relationships with our clients, and we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team. ​ Whether you are thinking about taking the first steps into private practice or are an experienced private practitioner, working with us could be just the answer. If you aren’t sure where to start, we can guide you through the process and provide tools to help manage your workload. Our office-based client management team help find, allocate and administer cases, leaving you time to focus on providing clients with the highest level of care. ​ [UK: HAMPSHIRE-BASED; SERVICES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Professional Bodies + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry All India Occupational Therapists' Association (AIOTA) All India Occupational Therapists Association (AIOTA) is the founder council member of World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). It is a registered body under Bombay Public Trust Act, Mumbai 1950-E-1118. The AIOTA regularly organises annual national conferences, to update members on recent advances and research in the areas of vivid interest. The Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT) is published three times a year - in April, August and December - by the AIOTA. The Journal publishes original scientific research papers, case reports, preliminary articles and information on all aspects of occupational therapy. ​ [INDIA PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students of occupational therapy and to improve the quality of occupational therapy services. ​ [US PROFESSIONAL BODY] ​ Visit > Asociación Argentina de Terapistas Ocupacionales (AATO) The Argentine Association of Occupational Therapists maintains a registry of the country's occupational therapy graduates and promotes their work. It promotes the growth of the Association of Occupational Therapists in the Argentine Republic, establishing relations with similar domestic and foreign associations. ​ The AATO ensures professional ethics and intervenes in the defence of professional interests, before national, provincial, municipal authorities and associations. It promotes joint interdisciplinary actions and the possibility of associating with federations and confederations. ​ The AATO offers its partners: ​ Legal and accounting advice A large agenda of specific activities for Occupational Therapists and those related to interdisciplinary issues It manages discounts and scholarships in training courses, seminars, conferences, congresses, etc. Organises spaces for meetings, thematic coffees, courses, seminars and face-to-face or virtual workshops It provides the most comprehensive bibliographic OT material in Argentina, through its own library ​ [ARGENTINA PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Asociación Profesional Española de Terapeutas Ocupacionales (APETO) Asociacion Profesional Espanola de Terapeutas Ocupacionales - The Spanish Professional Association of Occupational Therapists - is a state-wide association created in 1967, that brings together graduates of occupational therapy. It aims, as a central body, to ensure the interests of OTs, graduates and students. ​ Since 1972, APETO has been an active member of WFOT - and founding member of the COTEC (Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries), since its creation in 1986. Both organisations are non-governmental members of the World Health Organisation. They are primarily engaged in maintaining the quality and professional ethics of Occupational Therapists, the training standards and the implementation and extension of occupational therapy services worldwide. For occupational therapy we plan and perform: • National conferences and international congresses of occupational therapy and rehabilitation • Home-based rehabilitation programs and services • Leisure time programs • Health education programs • Design of occupational programs (training/work) • Planning and management of rehabilitation resources ​ [SPAIN PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Asociación Profesional de Terapeutas Ocupacionales de Canarias (APTOCA) APTOCA contributes to fostering the development of professional identity, the empowerment of the profession and professional responsibility towards society. It was born as a tool for work, communication and participation in the Canaries. ​ Vision To be a reference in the field of occupational therapy in the Canary Islands for professionals and society, entities and public administrations. To promote the profession in a changing environment, so that Occupational Therapists are considered as prestigious professionals, both in areas of traditional and non-traditional performance, committing ourselves to the principles of social welfare. ​ Values Focus on partners and society Ethics, transparency and legality Cooperation, teamwork and good professional environment Quality, innovation and service ​ [CANARY ISLANDS PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Association Nationale Francaise des Ergotherapeutes (ANFE, France) For more than 50 years, ANFE has been the main representative body for occupational therapists in France. ANFE is an independent community of exchanges and encounters, that brings together occupational therapists, regardless of their field of practice. It acts on major social projects, through its participation in ministerial plans, work of agencies, observatories and high state authorities. ​ The association was created in 1961, by Jacqueline Roux, to promote Occupational Therapy in France. It represents more than 10% of occupational therapists in France. ANFE represents the profession at the HCPP (Haut Conseil des Professions Paramédicales) and more generally at all ministerial, territorial, political and associative bodies. It participates and contributes to reflections, studies and reforms concerning health and the development of services. ​ [FRANCE PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) The Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland is the only professional body for Occupational Therapists in the Republic of Ireland. The AOTI provides national leadership to its members and works on behalf of its members with the best interest of the profession and service users in mind. ​ The AOTI is the organisation that promotes the profession on behalf of all occupational therapists in Ireland. It is reliant entirely on the voluntary efforts of its members. ​ The AOTI considers current practice in Ireland and abroad, working at both a strategic and operational level to advance the profession in Ireland, ensure appropriate governance and optimise communication with the public and our members. ​ [IRELAND PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Associazione Italiana dei Terapisti Occupazionali (AITO) AITO is the representative association of Occupational Therapists in Italy and has, as its organisational goal, the constant search for members' participation. This means developing and consolidating competition of ideas, building visibility and traceability of decision-making paths. The association aims to pursue many objectives, including: ​ to contribute to the valorisation and protection of professionalism, expectations and image of Occupational Therapists promoting and encouraging the establishment of schools for Occupational Therapists to directly develop the continuing training of occupational therapists by means of meetings, congresses, courses, ethics debates, etc. evaluate, through the Italian Occupational Therapy Society, the quality of training courses for Occupational Therapists provide scientific and technical information and advice to those who are interested in occupational therapy and, more generally, establish and coordinate relationships with affiliated national or international disciplinary associations or societies ​ [ITALY PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) is the national organisation that supports the more than 16,000 occupational therapists who work or study in Canada. ​ [CANADA PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) ENOTHE is a non-profit organisation, funded by annual subscription membership and is concerned with the standards and quality of professional education of occupational therapists across Europe. One of the primary aims is to ensure that there is a robust educational system for European occupational therapists, which demonstrates comparability, high quality and flexibility to respond to changes in health and societal issues, policy and practice. Visit > National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) is a US regulatory body. It provides services for the public, students, certificants, and educators. Visit > National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care. ​ NICE's role is to improve outcomes for people using the UK's NHS and other public health and social care services. We do this by: Producing evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners Developing quality standards and performance metrics for those providing and commissioning health, public health and social care services Providing a range of information services for commissioners, practitioners and managers across the spectrum of health and social care ​ [UK ORGANISATION; GUIDELINES APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Occupational Therapy Australia Occupational Therapy Australia is the peak professional body representing the interests of occupational therapists across Australia. It strives to ensure that members consistently receive quality, responsive services that add significant value to their careers. ​ [AUSTRALIA PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand (OTBNZ) Fostering faith and confidence in the profession. The Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand (OTBNZ) is a health regulatory authority. We ensure the safety of consumers using occupational therapy services. We do this by making sure all Occupational Therapists meet the specifications of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. ​ [NEW ZEALAND REGULATORY BODY] Visit > Occupational Therapy New Zealand (OTNZ) / Whakaora Ngangahau Aotearoa Our mission is to support members to excel professionally and promote occupation by providing resources, education and representation. Our vision is that occupational therapy should be accessible and valued by all. ​ Underpinning values:- ​ Occupational justice: Fair access to resources to enable occupation / He huarahi ki nga taonga tukuiho he pumautanga o te mahi Biculturalism: Equity between the tangata whenua (Māori) and the tangata tiriti (non Māori) / Te nohoanga nga tahitanga o te tangata, ko te kii tuhono mo ake tonu Integrity: The quality of being honest and following our principle / Te rangatiratanga o te tika, me te whai ake ra o nga mātāpono Professionalism: High standards that characterise behaviour / Ko te taumata i whaia ko te ahua i wawatatia Collaboration: Work together in mutual effort and partnership towards goals / He ringa raupa, ka eke nga hiahia, ka tutuki nga wawata i tumanakotia Transparency: Visibility or accessibility of information / Te kitenga ake, te huarahi hoki, o te mohiotanga ​ [NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Occupational therapists improve lives and save money for the health and social care services on a daily basis. We're making the case for occupational therapy in the UK. We work to ensure the profession's rightful place in health and social care delivery and encourage our members to play an active role as ambassadors for the profession. ​ [UK PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Toimintaterapeuttiliitto Ergoterapeutförbundet (TOI) Toimintaterapeuttiliitto Ergoterapeutförbundet - The Finnish Occupational Therapy Association (more commonly known as TOI) - was founded in 1965. The Occupational Therapy Association is the Akava Trade Union and the only advocate of Occupational Therapists and students of the profession in Finland. ​ The task of the Occupational Therapy Association is to influence Occupational Therapists in matters of working life and to supervise and develop Finnish Occupational Therapist training. [FINLAND PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit > Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS - UK) Our services support young people making choices after their GCSEs, as well as those applying for undergraduate and postgraduate university courses. ​ UCAS is an independent charity providing information, advice, and admissions services to inspire and facilitate educational progression. ​ [UK SERVICE] Visit > World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) WFOT promotes occupational therapy as an art and science internationally. The Federation supports the development, use and practice of occupational therapy worldwide, demonstrating its relevance and contribution to society. ​ [INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BODY] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Paediatrics + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Developmental Occupational Therapy The Play and Early Learning Handouts have been developed by DOT(WA) to demonstrate ideas using photos to promote the development of play and early learning skills for children. The ideas provided are fun, easy to include in normal everyday activities and are suitable for a range of ages and abilities. It is recommended the handouts be used in consultation with an occupational therapist or another professional with experience working with children. Funding for the development of these handouts was kindly provided by Non-Government Centre Support (NGCS). Susan Peirce, Occupational Therapist was appointed as the Project Officer to develop the handouts and is the principal author, having consulted with an expert panel of Occupational therapists: Leigh Dix, Jenny Dobe and Jodie Mazzucchelli; members of DOT(WA) Executive Committee: Rachael Fallows and Suzanne Wilkinson as well as more widely with the membership of DOT(WA). Thanks are extended to the children and their parents who agreed to have their photos included in the handouts and to the professionals and friends who contributed to the handouts by providing valuable feedback. Visit > Double Time Docs Double Time Docs was developed by an experienced occupational therapist and software developer. Jason Gonzales has 18 years of experience in school-based occupational therapy in various US states, including New York, New Jersey, Massachusettes, California and Hawaii. Scott Leisawitz is a web and software developer with 20 years of experience, who has worked with many of the biggest brands in the world, including Motorola, IBM, GE and more. Jason found a need and envisioned an idea of how to solve it and Scott made it into a reality. Working as a team, Jason and Scott developed Double Time Docs, so that occupational, physical and speech therapists can write an individualised narrative report in a fraction of the time. Visit > Helping Hands Educational Resources Our mission: For all children to reach their full potential. Helping Hands Educational Resources is designed to help educate your children. We have taken the hard work out of it for you. We offer maths, literacy and fun activities. All items are personally made for you when you place an order. If you have an idea you want made, we will work alongside you to achieve this. [AUSTRALIA-BASED; DELIVERS WORLDWIDE] Visit > Impact Learning Impact Learning is a training company directed at paediatric healthcare professionals, teachers and parents. We offer workshops and training accredited with the Health and Allied Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and (AHPCSA). We are currently applying for accreditation with the South African Council for Educators (SACE), encouraging all professionals to keep up to date with their CPD and CPTD points. ​ Impact Learning’s vision is to bring all health and educational professions the latest key trends in Paediatric Medical Health Updates, Ethics and Paediatric Development . Presenters who are in the forefront of their fields offer practical take-home advice and ideas for the medical practice, therapy environment, home and classroom. ​ [S.AFRICA; JOHANNESBURG-BASED] Visit > Life skills 4 Kids Deb Hopper, our experienced in-house Occupational Therapist brings her passion and experience of over 20 years of working with children and youth. Deb and our team just want to be there with you on the ground and provide you with the best evidenced-based resources and empower you with high quality best practice knowledge, to help children with a range of difficulties - including children with autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder and learning difficulties. Visit > Look Hear Australia Look Hear Australia focuses on bringing the top resources and resource pages, on children with complex and additional needs, together under one site. Our motto is "it's not hard to make it easy" and we strive to make the search for quality information, programs, equipment and resources easy. [AUSTRALIA-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Occupational Therapy For Parents & Carers A digital resource for parents, caregivers, educators and health and social care professionals seeking expert guidance and tools to support children’s success in everyday activities. The library houses an extensive collection of articles, videos, interactive activities and downloadable resources. These OT tools and strategies have been designed and published by the Norfolk & Waveney Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service. They aim to provide advice, strategies and equipment ideas to support children develop independence in everyday skills and to promote successful participation in both school and home life. [UK-BASED; ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > OccupationalTherapyOT.com An occupational therapy blog by Occupational Therapists Deepam Pawar and Payal Mehta Pawar, who trained in Nagpur, India. This site can be referred as OT resources for therapists, educators, special needs teachers, and parents/caregivers and other health care professionals. A resource for parents who are looking for occupational therapy activities that can be done at home and with household materials. Skill areas include fine motor, gross motor, sensory strategies, and cognitive strategies. This blog also has information about common disorders in which Occupational Therapists deal, including autism, ADHD, learning disability, cerebral palsy and Down’s Syndrome. [INDIA-BASED; RESOURCES APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Off The Record (Bristol) Off The Record, OTR Bristol opened its doors in 1965 and can justifiably claim to be one of the oldest established young people's mental health services in the country. ​ We run services and projects to promote and improve mental health and wellbeing for young people in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. All of them are delivered by a team of super-friendly staff and volunteers and have been designed with the help of young people. Our team come from a wide range of backgrounds and work in a variety of ways. They’ve all been chosen to work at OTR because whatever technique they have trained in, they will listen and won’t judge. ​ Aims To support young people to empower and intellectually defend themselves through the provision of mental health services and development work To promote positive mental health and the resilience of all young people To challenge the wider social and structural inequalities that lead to poorer mental health and life chances ​ [UK: BRISTOL CHARITY] Visit > Paediatrics and Occupational Therapy: What you need to know (Understood.org) Understood.org is a website that addresses learning and attention issues. ​ 'Occupational therapy, or OT, can help people of all ages do the activities of daily living (ADLs) they struggle to do. Occupational therapy for children can lead to big benefits, especially for kids with learning and attention issues. OT can help kids who struggle with everyday fine and gross motor tasks, like using a toothbrush, writing on a chalkboard and organising a backpack. It can also help kids who struggle with self-regulation and sensory processing issues. Here’s what you need to know about occupational therapy in a paediatric setting.... Read more > ​ [FOUNDED IN THE US; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Raising Superstar Kids with ADHD In this guidebook on parenting children with ADHD, you'll discover: Game-changing strategies to make everyday life with ADHD easier for both you and your child A closer look at ADHD and how it affects the brain How to make sure you get the right diagnosis and the disorders commonly mistaken for ADHD Methods to help your child manage their symptoms long-term with medical and non-medical ADHD interventions How to help your child make friends and improve social skills, including how ADHD impacts your child’s social development Techniques to help your child manage intense emotions without tantrums - plus tips on expressing gratitude, building pride, and extending compassion for others The ADHD superpowers your child has, and how you can nurture these qualities in them The crucial role of routines in your child’s daily life - including a sample routine you can easily follow and apply How to set your child up for school success - and why it’s important to get teachers and classmates involved Visit > Seirrah Occupational Therapy Based in our clinic in Cardiff, South Wales, Seirrah OT is a private provider of occupational therapy services for individuals aged 0 to 25 years of age with developmental challenges in their movement, play, learning, and behaviour. As part of our wider services we also work across the UK in homes, schools, and community settings to provide assessment, advice, treatment, and training. Each individual we work with receives a tailored programme according to his or her needs with our treatment programmes being fun and engaging. Our team enable each individual person overcome difficulties they are experiencing by increasing their motivation and adopting a 'there’s no limits' approach. [S.WALES-BASED; UK SERVICE] Visit > Special Supplies Special Supplies was founded with a goal to address the difficulty parents and educators encounter when attempting to find reliable, safe and effective tools for children with special needs. We discovered that, by doing our due diligence to ensure that our products were effective and safe, we were taking a load off the shoulders of those most invested in the well-being of these children. All of our products are selected by a team of parents and experienced therapists, which helps us ensure we provide the very best in Oral Motor, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Daily Living, School and Sensory products. Our team is dedicated to providing customers with the best selection of products for children and adults with special needs. Our passion is not only to raise awareness about the issues facing those with autistic and sensory integration needs, but to offer a therapeutic solution at an affordable price. ​ [US-WIDE SERVICE] Visit > The Happy Handwriter We provide the knowledge and tools to empower you, to help your child master fine motor and handwriting challenges. With resources developed, designed and purchased goods by a highly experienced Occupational Therapist, have fun together as your child learns and develops. Have a closer look at The Happy Handwriter. Designed, published and sourced by an occupational therapist, The Happy Handwriter’s range ensures each aspect of fine motor, pre-handwriting and handwriting skills are established with care. Invest | Implement | Improve ​ [S.AFRICA-BASED; APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > The OT Strategist Kendra Garcia COTA/L, ECHM - The OT Strategist - is an Occupational Therapy provider specialising in the management of autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration, pervasive developmental delays, orthopaedic and other disabilities in children, from birth through young adult. Kendra is 'Amazon’s #1 bestselling author of the book Life beyond the Diagnosis. She is a public speaker, coach, Huffington Post & Autism Parenting Magazine contributor, IEP special education parent consultant, CEU instructor, autism mum and advocate. She works as a paediatric-adult occupational therapy provider.' The OT Strategist can be reached at: TheOTStrategist@gmail.com . To connect with her on social media: @TheOTStrategist (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Catch up on the latest articles from The OT Strategist at: bit.ly/HuffPost-OTStrategist and bit.ly/AutismParentingMag_Blog [US-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE] Visit >

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< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Autistic Spectrum Condition + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Garry Burge - Asperger Syndrome and Autism Advocacy Offering personal experience, through trial and error, to help raise awareness. Garry Burge was born in Brisbane, Australia in August 1972 and was diagnosed as having Asperger Syndrome in July 1998. Being diagnosed has helped him to understand who he is as a person and explained why he was different from other people and the world around him. ​ His diagnosis helped to answer some of the following questions: ​ Why it was difficult for him to make friends His constant obsessions in trains, pocket watches, orchids and history The difficulty in not being able to fit into and adjust to the school environment Why he was bullied and teased within secondary school Experience of having depression and social isolation earlier in his life Not having a lighter side Seeing things and taking comments from other people very literally Unemployment issues and not being able to find employment Visit Garry Burge's website to find out more and learn from his experiences. This includes autism and employment, Asperger Syndrome advocacy, links and support. ​ [AUSTRALIA-BASED; INSIGHTS RELEVANT WORLDWIDE] Visit > Look Hear Australia Look Hear Australia focuses on bringing the top resources and resource pages, on children with complex and additional needs, together under one site. Our motto is "it's not hard to make it easy" and we strive to make the search for quality information, programs, equipment and resources easy. [AUSTRALIA-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > National Autistic Society (UK) The leading UK charity for autistic people (including those with Asperger syndrome) and their families. Providing information, support and pioneering services, and campaign for a better world for autistic people. ​ [UK-BASED; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > Special Supplies Special Supplies was founded with a goal to address the difficulty parents and educators encounter when attempting to find reliable, safe and effective tools for children with special needs. We discovered that, by doing our due diligence to ensure that our products were effective and safe, we were taking a load off the shoulders of those most invested in the well-being of these children. All of our products are selected by a team of parents and experienced therapists, which helps us ensure we provide the very best in Oral Motor, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Daily Living, School and Sensory products. Our team is dedicated to providing customers with the best selection of products for children and adults with special needs. Our passion is not only to raise awareness about the issues facing those with autistic and sensory integration needs, but to offer a therapeutic solution at an affordable price. ​ [US-WIDE SERVICE] Visit > The IAD Company The IAD Company are Architectural and Interior Design consultants practicing across England and Wales with experience designing environments for children and adults with additional mental and physical needs. IAD’s involvement can be anything from simple floor plans through to fully considered interior design layouts with colour schemes, electrical plans, furniture layouts and anything else that may be required. IAD provide a package following the OT assessment in conjunction with the OT who produced the report. We do not provide a one-size-fits-all package and will adapt our service to supplement the OT’s in whatever way is most beneficial to the project. ​ [UK-BASED ORGANISATION; SERVICES AVAILABLE ACROSS ENGLAND AND WALES] Visit >

< Specialisms Resources + Services Portal Assistive Technology + Useful resources and services, for your care and career. This is an expanding directory and community suggestions are not definitive. K now of a resource or service that should be featured? Suggest an entry Let's Talk Makaton Being able to communicate is one of the most important skills we need in life. Almost everything we do involves communication; everyday tasks such as learning at school, asking for food and drink, sorting out problems, making friends and having fun. These all rely on our ability to communicate with each other. ​ Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people to communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech, in spoken word order. With Makaton, children and adults can communicate straight away using signs and symbols. Many people then drop the signs or symbols naturally at their own pace, as they develop speech. ​ [UK CHARITY; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > MyLiferaft MyLiferaft is an online place for an individual’s health and well-being information that helps to connect them to you and others in their care circle. All their information is stored safely and easily, allowing only those that they choose to be able to access it. It’s not just about the facts and figures; they can store information such as “I love a cup of tea with my medication!” or “I’m scared of injections!” This allows those that care for them to know what helps them to feel better, and their care circle to feel better informed to support them. ​ [UK: SOUTHAMPTON-BASED SERVICE; AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > RAPAEL Smart Glove (Neofect) RAPAEL Smart Glove is a high-tech rehab device. Starting the training is as simple as wearing the glove, connecting to the “RAPAEL” app and proceeding to play the rehabilitation games. Neofect 'We will build hope for healthier lives as we provide opportunities of rehabilitation through technological innovation to anyone. ​ [US-BASED COMPANY - SERVICES AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE] Visit > SGN Locking Cooker Valve SGN manages the network distributing natural and green gas to 5.9 million homes and businesses across the south of England and Scotland. Our free locking cooker valve helps customers living in vulnerable circumstances across the UK retain their independence at home and provides reassurance to carers and relatives. The simple safety device is fitted to existing gas cooker pipework. When the valve is locked, the gas supply to the cooker is stopped and eliminates the risk of the cooker being unintentionally turned on or left on when the carer or relative leaves the house or the room. ​ [UK GAS NETWORK; LOCKING COOKER VALVE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > Special Supplies Special Supplies was founded with a goal to address the difficulty parents and educators encounter when attempting to find reliable, safe and effective tools for children with special needs. We discovered that, by doing our due diligence to ensure that our products were effective and safe, we were taking a load off the shoulders of those most invested in the well-being of these children. All of our products are selected by a team of parents and experienced therapists, which helps us ensure we provide the very best in Oral Motor, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Daily Living, School and Sensory products. Our team is dedicated to providing customers with the best selection of products for children and adults with special needs. Our passion is not only to raise awareness about the issues facing those with autistic and sensory integration needs, but to offer a therapeutic solution at an affordable price. ​ [US-WIDE SERVICE] Visit > Stiltz Home Lifts Stiltz Home Lifts give occupational therapists the chance to independently recommend an innovative through the floor domestic lift during in-home OT assessments as an aid for those who need to adapt their homes to help make their lives easier. The Stiltz Trio+ Home Lift is the only freestanding home lift on the market with no supporting walls needed as the lift travels through the floor on unique and discreet self-supporting vertical rails. The lift is powered by a quiet self-contained motor with no hydraulics required. Stiltz Home Lifts are simple to install and easy to use. Home adaptations can be partially or fully funded depending on the individual’s circumstances, by a Local Government Disabled Facilities Grant. ​ [UK; SERVICE AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE] Visit > The Able Label Who are we? Our clothes are not just any clothes. Stylish - yes... comfortable - absolutely. However, what makes us different is that our high-quality garments have specifically been designed to make dressing easier. The quality fabrics, discreet adaptive designs, innovative fastenings and hidden extras make dressing easier for those who may suffer from restricted movement or lack of finger dexterity. The design of the garments has also taken carers' requirements into account so assisted dressing is quicker, easier and safer. Yet when they're being worn, no one would know they were adapted... it's our secret! Visit >

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