Occupational Therapy News June 2020 | Page 8

50 40 features 12 Everyday occupational therapy heroes Occupational therapists are still finding innovative ways to reshape services during the COVID-19 pandemic 16 12,500 square miles of local thinking Neighbourhood teams and remote working is baked into the community rehabilitation delivered in the Highlands, hears Andrew Mickel 20 Getting my life back Following an acute mental health crisis, occupational therapist Alana Whiting reflects on her rehabilitation journey 24 Redeployed roles and diverse skill sets Occupational therapists in North West Anglia are working hard to support both patients and staff during the COVID-19 crisis 28 Occupational therapy in a digital age An ongoing research and development journey to implement home visits using video conferencing technology 32 iPads and Zoom for virtual visiting Setting up virtual visits to combat isolation and loneliness during COVID-19, which has interrupted hospital visiting 38 Occupational therapy in the time of COVID-19 Sophie Czaczkes talks about introducing video assessment in practice Cover: © GettyImages/deimagine Copyright: Copyright of the magazine is held by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. No part of Occupational Therapy News may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying, storing in any medium by electronic means or transmitting) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Visit: www.cla.co.uk or email: [email protected] Discla this p the Ro public endor or eve Thera reque Dead 1st of CBP003040