OTnews August 2020 | Page 5

20 38 42 58 16 19 features Going the social distance Reflections on a community children’s occupational therapy team’s journey to provide a virtual service Response and recovery Fast paced initiatives helped the Isle of Wight community occupational therapy service through the COVID-19 pandemic 38 42 45 What matters to Mrs Jones? We talk to occupational therapists from Monmouthshire about the successes of integration over the last decade #ThinkActivity The development of an activity programme in a GP community hospital Making services more therapeutically led An economic assessment project in a hospice in Ayrshire 20 Stay In and Play In Helping mums stay connected within a specialist perinatal mental health team during COVID-19 social restrictions 48 Reading the signals Navigating new joint roles with a traffic light system 22 An opportunity to shine Rising to the challenge of lockdown 54 Bridging the gap Reflections on a placement opportunity a local domestic abuse charity 24 26 Stepping up Stepping up as ward manager during COVID-19 A world turned upside down Jo Jackson shares a personal reflection on a new start in reablement just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK 56 58 Combining clinical practice and teaching Sarah Reynolds discusses the benefits of having two distinct roles A ‘bolt on’ career Examples of how to achieve a portfolio career 29 32 Virtual coffee break Supporting students through a rapidly changing landscape Together, we are all kinds of minds A group of neurodiverse occupational therapists talk to OTnews about how they experience the world around them reports 52 PICUs in the context of COVID-19 Occupational therapy and activity-based intervention in PICUs Cover: © GettyImages/DrAfter123 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] 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. CBP003040