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149 – Rural Practice as a Newgrad ft Holly Gawthorne

4 January, 2023 occupiedpodcast 01:18:32 0 Comments

You may have heard her on the Holly the OT podcast and if not then definitely get on that! Holly works in a super remote Australian town called Lightening...

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148 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Sakshi Tickoo

25 October, 2022 occupiedpodcast 00:29:53 1 Comment

his session will focus on understanding the basics of sexuality and the various ways it translates into human occupations.

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147 – Should Therapy be Conducted Outdoors

18 October, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:11:21 0 Comments

For some students virtual learning and, in turn, virtual therapy is the only option available. Zoom fatigue, anyone? ?‍♀️ This got us thinking…is this really the best way for...

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146 – Eating Disorders Program Followup ft Carissa Gualano

11 October, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:18:07 0 Comments

Carissa returns to the podcast! During her last episode (OCCUPIED 123) she discussed her personal experience with eating disorders and was about to embark on her doctoral project. She...

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145 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION – ft John Knight

19 September, 2022 occupiedpodcast 00:52:53 0 Comments

This session will cover the learnings from a number of years research into digital workers’ occupational experience.

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144 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – Should Every OT Practitioner Be A Fieldwork Educator?

12 August, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:09:07 0 Comments

Is being a fieldwork educator a skill? What are traits that make a good educator? Importance of communication Navigating safety and expectations Educators knowing their roles in fieldwork education When do you know that...

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143 – An Exploration of Creativity ft Moo Smith

5 August, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:22:25 0 Comments

In this episode Moo and I explore creativity and where the mental and physical benefits of creativity might lay as well as how Moo manages the balance between using...

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142 – THE OT ROUNDTABLE – Do Occupational Therapy Practitioners Make Good Entrepreneurs?

29 June, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:03:10 0 Comments

What makes OT practitioners good (and bad) as entrepreneurs Navigating the ins and outs of business without a business degree Importance of understanding finances Can anybody be an entrepreneur Social entrepreneurship

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141 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Allison Sullivan

20 June, 2022 occupiedpodcast 00:29:09 0 Comments

Session Title “How Did I Get Here? One Occupational Therapist’s Search for Meaning” Session Details (TW // sexual violence) The purpose of this session is to provide my personal...

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140 – OT and Pain ft Natalie Khan

13 June, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:46:16 0 Comments

This ep we have a look at that experience and then funnel down into her interest and experience living and working with chronic pain.

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139 – WFOT Congress with WFOT President Samantha Shann

17 May, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:19:54 1 Comment

We explored Samantha's journey through the profession, how she got involved with WFOT, how she made it to the position of President and we explore the upcoming WFOT Congress...

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THE OT ROUNDTABLE – 138 -Who is the Imposter?

12 May, 2022 occupiedpodcast 00:58:42 0 Comments

Alondra is an occupational therapist in Bay Area California and currently, she provides services via Hippotherapy, which entails incorporating horses And utilizing the movement of the horse Within the...

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137 – BecomingOT ft Dr Tailor Blaine

26 April, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:20:56 0 Comments

Her passion for improving those around her and assisting people to learn from her experiences is infectious. But how did it get to this stage? How did she get...

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136 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Daniela Castro De Jong & Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney

20 April, 2022 occupiedpodcast 00:56:59 0 Comments

This session will introduce the participants to the community-based Music Engagement Program, which aims to create opportunities for social interaction and wellbeing for all of those who are involved...

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135 – MOHO 101 ft Ruth Hambling

30 March, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:22:05 0 Comments

I'm the first to admit that I never used the MOHO much in clinical practice for a number of reasons. Conversations with Ruth started to get me to revisit...

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OCCUPIED PLUS+ CLIP – Essentialism and Productivity

14 March, 2022 occupiedpodcast 00:05:30 0 Comments

So recently I embarked on a challenge with a few friends. We read Greg McKeown's Essentialism: The disciplined pursuit of less. The common feeling through the group was that...

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134 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Dr Danielle Hitch

7 March, 2022 occupiedpodcast 00:40:11 2 Comments

Outcome measurement is crucial to proving the effectiveness of occupational therapy, but remains scarce in many areas of practice. So what’s holding us back?

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133 – An OT’s Perspective of His Own Traumatic Injury ft Collin Hernandez

4 March, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:35:45 0 Comments

In this episode we explore the injury and his rehabilitation up to this point from an occupational perspective.

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THE OT ROUNDTABLE – 132 – What Impact is Isolation Having on People’s Habits, Routines and Health

21 February, 2022 occupiedpodcast 0 Comments

This episode we are diving into the effects we have been experiencing recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic and “safer-at-home” restrictions. We looked at how it has impacted our...

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OCCUPIED PLUS+ CLIP – The Stress-Vulnerability Model

14 February, 2022 occupiedpodcast 5:30 0 Comments

This is a model that I have used for many years with a massive variety of clients, friends, family and myself to help explain how a variety of concepts...

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131 – Political Competency in OT ft Dr Nick Pollard

10 February, 2022 occupiedpodcast 01:38:04 0 Comments

Dr Nick Pollard is a senior lecturer in occupational therapy at Sheffield Hallam University, teaching occupational therapy students at undergraduate and post graduate level, and course leader of the...

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