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The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.
On this episode we are speaking with Callum Mackinnon, founder and Occupational Therapy lead at bOunceT, a registered social enterprise, he set up at 23 years old. Callum and his team work with children and adults with disabilities, improving their quality of life and participation in occupations. There vision is for all individuals to be happy, healthy, and able to do what they want to, need, or have to do.
Please also find links and further information about the things we mention in our news and favorites segment.
News:
Complex behavior forum. This is a member benefit please contact us on our social media platforms or via our email if you would like to join: [email protected]
Journal club, look out in your in-boxes members.
Favorites:
Amps online plus: https://www.amps-esiukandireland.com/
Covid-19 RCOT support fund for members: https://www.rcot.co.uk/news/rcot-launches-new-covid-19-support-fund-members
Hello Members, We are back with episode two of series two of the LD OT podcast.
This episode we chat through our news talking about the specialist section for people with learning disabilities clinical forums; complex behavior and pmld.
We then go onto our favorites:
Laura Dawn artist https://www.instagram.com/lauradawnartist/
Art House unlimited https://arthouseunlimited.org/
And we get into the bulk of the episode interviewing Kira, a band 6 OT working in a IST in Dorset.
In this episode Becky and Briony are chatting with Alison, an Occupational Therapist who is based in the north east of England and works on an ATU. A typical day for Alison consists of meetings, assessments and report writing, and interventions. She is sensory trained and within her service she has lots of autonomy and opportunity to develop occupational therapy service. She is also involved in leading positive and safe strategies on the ward, clinically supervises activity coordinators, provide sessions into local uni OT programme, attends local schools and support groups to advocate for OT, and provides sensory awareness training.
In this episode Becky and Briony talk to Karen Bates, Intensive Support Service OT, about her experiences and role.
The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.