This is the first episode of the Awkward Sisters Podcast where we have tough conversations about awkward issues in the health and disability space. In this episode you'll learn some more about your hosts, Nicole and Claire including Nicole's background as an Occupational Therapist and Claire's lived experience of disability.…
This is the first episode of the Awkward Sisters Podcast where we have tough conversations about awkward issues in the health and disability space. In this episode you’ll learn some more about your hosts, Nicole and Claire including Nicole’s background as an Occupational Therapist and Claire’s lived experience of disability. Claire then shares with Nicole her awkward experience of having an Occupational Therapy assessment!
An OT mentor and supervisor's reflections on burnout in the NDIS space and how these relate to our values as allied health professionals.
I’m sure you’ve seen the whole “new year, new you” kind of marketing and hopefully, you have rejected that as being entirely unhelpful and unrealistic. But there’s another kind of expression which is subtler but also one that I have consistently struggled with; and that is the idea that we…
So first blog of the year. Not the first time I’ve thought about it but the first time I’ve sat down to actually write some thoughts out. It’s been a difficult start to the year for me and the reason is what I’m writing about today which is… boundaries. Boundaries.…
I’m tired. Like really tired. It’s not exactly earth shattering news, is it? I think a lot of people are really tired at this point of the year. It has been A Year. I feel since Covid-19 entered our lives things have become more complex somehow. Even now, 3 years…
This week is OT Week (in Australia). I love OT Week. I know it’s maybe kind of cheesy or self indulgent but I really do love celebrating this profession I’m part of particularly for me because it feels like more of a vocation than a job and OT as a…
Well it’s been a hectic month! In September, I went on a retreat in called the Healthy Practice Retreat with Amy Geach from The Connection. It was pitched at allied health business owners, with the idea to be taking a step away from day to day business work, and to…
One of the single most memorable moments I’ve ever had was when I went to my boss, highly stressed and seeking advice. At the time I was working 2 jobs and was overwhelmed and stressed. Earlier that year, I’d had the one job and things had built up over time…
Have you ever had a picture up on the wall that you really liked but it just wasn’t quite perfect? Something was a little off? Or something that you made or created that you were really proud of but it wasn’t perfect? How do you feel when you look at…
Hutchinson, C., Berndt, A., Cleland, J., Gilbert‐Hunt, S., George, S., & Ratcliffe, J. (2020). Using social return on investment analysis to calculate the social impact of modified vehicles for people with disability. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67(3), 250–259. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12648 Kemp, B. J., Bateham, A. L., Mulroy, S. J., Thompson, L., Adkins, R. H.,…