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In this, the first episode for Season 4, Dr Hilton Koppe interviews Occupational Therapist and Professional Practice Advisor for Aged Care, Christina Wyatt.
Occupational therapists are considered underutilized in the post-diagnostic care of people living with dementia and Christina explains the important role an occupational therapist can play. OTs apply an individualized, strength-based approach in the home, which helps enable the person living with dementia to flourish in their environment.
Resources:
Occupational Therapy Australia. The Find an OT service helps you find registered, local OTs, those with special interests and a variety of funding sources
Find occupational therapists
Some excellent fact sheets
Wyatt, Christina (2024) Creating Dementia Enabling Homes: Safety and Mobility. Australian Journal of Dementia Care
Subscribe to read 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMnx2RPQ
The COPE (Care of people with dementia in their environments) Programme is an OT and nursing initiative which provides a strength-based enablement approach to help the person living with dementia manage better in their home environment.
Home - COPE Program
CPD
Access the Find an OT webpage Find occupational therapists
Search for all OTs in your local area and using the filters, determine those with dementia as a special interest.
Write a list of these and use it for future referrals.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In this, the first episode for Season 4, Dr Hilton Koppe interviews Occupational Therapist and Professional Practice Advisor for Aged Care, Christina Wyatt.
Occupational therapists are considered underutilized in the post-diagnostic care of people living with dementia and Christina explains the important role an occupational therapist can play. OTs apply an individualized, strength-based approach in the home, which helps enable the person living with dementia to flourish in their environment.
Resources:
Occupational Therapy Australia. The Find an OT service helps you find registered, local OTs, those with special interests and a variety of funding sources
Find occupational therapists
Some excellent fact sheets
Wyatt, Christina (2024) Creating Dementia Enabling Homes: Safety and Mobility. Australian Journal of Dementia Care
Subscribe to read 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMnx2RPQ
The COPE (Care of people with dementia in their environments) Programme is an OT and nursing initiative which provides a strength-based enablement approach to help the person living with dementia manage better in their home environment.
Home - COPE Program
CPD
Access the Find an OT webpage Find occupational therapists
Search for all OTs in your local area and using the filters, determine those with dementia as a special interest.
Write a list of these and use it for future referrals.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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