Occupational Therapy News OTnews November 2019 | Page 5

33 26 38 46 features 16 20 22 26 30 42 Worth a second look? The impact and outcomes of a project to review double handed care packages within the Borough of Thurrock Investigating the best current practice for stroke rehabilitation Jenny Merchant reflects on using Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in the community stroke setting Blue Badge scheme in Scotland 46 Sarah Sutton and the Blue Badge Assessors Working Group in Scotland focus on the scheme there Initiating movement in play to develop new neural pathways Sarah Grimshaw talks about her practical experience working with pre-school children and hemiplegia Voyages of professional leadership Natalie Jones reflects on her tenure as a head occupational therapist and shares what she learned about leadership 48 Working outside of the title A safe home is still a home 50 Me, a case manager? 51 Moments of magic 52 Overcoming major challenges with innovative solutions A feature on the work in Sussex to support a capable environment for people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge Promoting health and wellbeing with domestic violence survivors Student Lisa Eagles discusses the impact of occupational therapy on the wellbeing of survivors of domestic violence 33 But I’m not an academic… 38 Humour, banter and comedy Cover: Photo by Arthur Ogleznev from Pexels 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] Michelle Mason talks to OTnews about her challenging but successful move into case management work Why become a lone occupational therapist when newly qualified? Keeley Varey talks about her early career choices Chris Taylor and Dr Gillian Ward look at the work of Academic Health Science Networks Suzanne Simpson reflects on how she is helping to change practice through research Andrew Higginson looks at an innovative way of delivering occupational therapy in a personality treatment service Megan Elliott, talks to OTnews about her first role in a crisis team profiles and reports 36 Aspiring to a clinical academic career Kate Tudor reports from a workshop hosted by RCOT and the National Institute of Health Research Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. The publication of advertisements does not constitute endorsement of the advertised products, services or events by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. A guide for contributors is available on request or on the website. Deadlines: Editorial: 26th of the month. Advertising: 1st of the month. Occupational Therapy News is published on the 15th of each month by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Ltd, a registered charity in England and Wales (275119) and in Scotland (SCO39573), 106-114 Borough High Street, Southwark, London SE1 1LB. Pre-press and printed in England by: The Lavenham Press Ltd, tel: [phone]