Occupied

Never in my wildest dreams did I see us getting here. Last night we clocked over….half a million downloads!! That’s right…500,000 🫣

164 episodes500,000+ downloads98 amazing guests174+hours of original content released225+hrs of recording556gig of raw audio files160 countries reached58 different podcast apps2.5  websites2 MacBook Pro’s4 MicrophonesStill only 1 tech issue (touch wood)1 fan photoMany hrs of disrupted sleepSome absolutely amazing networking. A huge amount of emails and DM’s from people who resonated with episodes.

Now I know that things have slowed greatly in the last year and I’m sorry about that but I want you to know I’m still here plodding along and putting content out when I can for you to learn and grow from. 

You are the reason I’ve done this for so long. And your messages and questions and taps on the shoulder at conferences mean the absolute world to me. 

I can’t thank each and every one of you enough for your time, support and kind words. You are Occupied.

Brock

1 Month on from the OT Australia National Conference in Cairns and these are some reflections from the event! 

Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied

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Was listening to OT & Chill recently and something from this episode triggered my brain into thought! Occupational Scientists are important but do we all need to be qualified occupational scientists? 

Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied

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I explore my friend, Marie’s, journey into working with kids with trauma and some of the considerations that need to be made by clinicians when working in this kind of area. 

Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied

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Genevieve Pepin Associate Professor Higher Degree Research Director Deakin University, Australia 

Session title Occupational Therapy and Eating Disorders…. Seriously, it is that hard to understand? 

Session details (CW & TW // eating disorders) The main aim of this presentation is to share the evolution of the role of occupational therapists in the field of eating disorders. Through the journey of the presenter as a mental health and eating disorder clinician, links will be made with evidence-based treatment for people with eating disorders, the functional impact of eating disorders, engagement with families and carers of people with an eating disorder, and some uniquely occupational therapy perspectives and actions. Hurdles and successes will also be discussed. Case studies will illustrate the work of occupational therapists in this field as well as how our collaborative, client-centered, family-focus, and strength-based approach supports occupational participation and recovery. This presentation will hopefully demonstrate that it is possible to remain occupation-focused and keep our occupational therapy unique contribution to the field of eating disorders while facilitating non-occupational therapy evidence-based interventions. 

For more and how to register for future seminars, see: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/occupation/

If you’re on social media and don’t know Mandy then are you really on social media? Mandy is not only a beautiful person but has been in the online space helping therapists and students grow and learn into the profession. 

Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied

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What does being Independent mean? why does it always seem to be an OT’s goal for their clients? Is it even possible? A long time bug bear that I decided to have a deeper look into. Part of this ep looks at info from the included article. 

Tamaru, A., McColl, M, A., & Yamasaki, S. (2007) Understanding ‘Independence’: Perspectives of occupational therapists. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29(13), 1021-1033, DOI: 10.1080/09638280600929110

Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied

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Karina Sanson-Fisher Occupational therapist in Mulubinba (Newcastle), Australia Instagram @doing.therapy 

Session title Doing Drugs: Occupational therapy and alcohol and other drugs 

Session details This session explores an occupational therapy role working with people who use alcohol and other drugs, and provides my own experiences of finding and maintaining occupationally focussed practice in this space. 

For more and how to register for future seminars, see: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/occupation/