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Episode 25 – Let’s Talk Preceptorship

Transition from a student to newly-qualified in practice can at times be a difficult one. Here in the UK, the preceptorship process is a way of helping newly-qualified Occupational Therapist to make that transition a little bit smoother. In this episode, I speak with 5 Occupational Therapists about their experiences of engaging in the preceptorship process in their first year of practice during the current Covid 19 Pandemic.

Bethany Morgan-Davis - Instagram

Fidelia Prosper  - Instagram

Katy Williams - Twitter

Paul Wilkinson - Instagram

Sophie Webb - Instagram

Below are links to resources for newly qualified Occupational Therapists (UK perspective)

Elizabeth Casson NQOT

RCOT Career Development Framework

OTHub Article

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Episode 22 - Autism Series Part 6 - Autism and Occupational Therapy with Briana Miller

In this final episode of the Autism Series, I speak to Briana Miller. We discuss her OT role working with Autistic children. We talk about the interventions she undertake as well the cultural impact on her practice. We touch upon the impact the covid pandemic has had on her work.

Briana currently lives and works as an Occupational Therapist in Botswana at Meribah OT solutions. She is very passionate about connecting, collaborating, educating and advocating for families within the community. She is dedicated to improving the quality of life of ALL my clients. Briana hopes to spread disability awareness and advocate for individuals with disabilities!

The clinic she works are are in need of assessments and any materials for Occupational Therapy interventions so If you would like to donate to the clinic and services being provided to children and adults with disabilities in Botswana please contact her via email (Email : BriTheOT@gmail.) or drop her a DM via her Instagram handle (@DrBRITHEOT)

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Episode 21 - Autism Series Part 5 - Autism and Women with Hannah Hayward & Emma Kurran

In Part 5 of the Autism Series, I speak with Hannah Hayward & Emma Kurran about Autism and Women. We discuss differences in presentation between men and women and some of the reasons behind this. We speak about the prevalence of Autism amongst women in the criminal justice system.  Emma provides her lived experiences of how Autism has impacted on some of her occupations. We also touch upon the importance of understanding differences in sensory presentations. 

Emma can be found on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmakurran/ 

Hannah can be found on Twitter: @Hannahlhayward & via her website https://www.hannahhayward.co.uk/ 

Useful Links

Twitter: @GillLoomesQuinn - Autism advocate on twitter

Twitter: @AgonyAutie - Agony Autie  gives honest, raw accounts of her experiences with her physical difficulties and being autistic

YouTube: Neurodiversity – the key that unlocked my world - TED Talk

YouTube: Women and Autism. Towards a Better Understanding | Sarai Pahla - TED Talk

YouTube: Ellen Jones - Autistic women sharing her experiences.

Mumsnet 

Spanning over a decade, Hannah’s extensive work in autism covers research, diagnosis, mentoring, care, training and education. She is highly experienced in delivering gold standard diagnosis of adolescents, adults and children and sees patients and their families both privately and through her ongoing work with primary care trusts. She is in the final stages of completing a PhD at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London on how we can better understand sex differences and similarities in the autism profile. Since 2012, Hannah has been delivering autism psycho-educational workshops with male and female offenders across London prisons. Having been part of a successful bid for government funding in early 2018, she is now partnering with St. Giles Trust to improve service provision for women with mental health and complex support needs in England’s Criminal Justice System. Hannah has dedicated herself to autism research and tirelessly advocates for increased public understanding of women on the spectrum, and indeed the greater well-being of all those with neurodiverse conditions.

 Emma Kurran is a 3D Artist and an Autistic woman. She was diagnosed at 18 years old whilst at university.  She originally trained as a 3D Character Animator and worked on some amazing VFX films, including Jungle Book (2016), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) for a few hectic years, then became a freelance animator and illustrator for a change in pace. She sometimes participates in autism studies at King's College London and once a year delivers a talk to students of MSc Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences about my experience as a woman living with autism.

LISTEN UP...14th October 2020 is AHP DAY 2020!!!

To celebrate, I put together an episode inviting different Allied Health Professionals to share something about their role, why they took it up and what their hopes are for the next coming year.

I really enjoyed listening to all my fellow different colleagues tell a bit of their story...this makes me proud to be part of the 3rd largest workforce of professionals in the NHS.

To find out more about AHP Day and Allied Health Professions in general, visit this website  https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/role/ 

If you want to share your thoughts and opinions on what you hear, you can contact me via twitter (@ot_chill) Instagram (otandchill) and email ([email protected]).

If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, please drop me an email too on the address above

Conversations about sex with those we work with can at times be a tricky one to navigate. It is however an occupation most human beings engage in at some point in their lives and therefore is important that Occupational Therapists are able to work with this when it arises in practice. In this episode, I discuss all things sex with Dr Sakshi Tickoo.

Dr. Sakshi Tickoo (she/hers) is a new grad Occupational Therapy practitioner, Personal Counsellor, and Student Mentor working in school-based, home healthcare, and telehealth settings for over a year now. She serves a diverse population of 3 years to 65 years of age and specialises in the areas of Sexuality and Mental Health-wellness and rehabilitation. She's also the founder of Sex, Love, And OT which is aimed at educating healthcare students/professionals and serving people who seek Sexuality, OT and Mental Health services. In her new venture to improve OT representation, she founded The OT Shop- India's first merch store to connect OTs around the world!"

You can find out more about Dr Tickoo by visiting her websites below and following her across her social media sites. She also kindly provided a list of resources of people to follow on social media and websites to visit for all things sex and occupational therapy.

Sex, Love, And OT: https://www.sexloveandot.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexLoveAndOT/

Instagram: @sex.love.andot | @the_otshop

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sakshi1997/

Resources-

If you want to share your thoughts and opinions on what you hear, you can contact me via twitter (@ot_chill) Instagram (otandchill) and email ([email protected]). If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, please drop me an email too on the address above.

In part four of the autism series, I speak to Ben Jones, an autistic man, about his lived experiences of camouflaging. Ben discusses how camouflaging impacts his mental and physical well being. He also shares strategies he has used in the past to ensure that he is able to manage himself in different interactions he has had. 

Other episodes in the series include - 

- ADOS & ADI-R with Emma Woodhouse 

-Autism & Me With Rees Finlay & Daniel Grice

- Cultural Perspectives on Autism with Adam Griffin & Emma Woodhouse. 

If you want to share your thoughts and opinions on what you hear, you can contact me via twitter (@ot_chill) Instagram (otandchill) and email ([email protected]) If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, please drop me an email too on the address above.