Prison, probation, forensic OT. DBT, MBCT, amateur grower, nature lover. Frequent lecturer, eternal student (MSc Advanced OT)
London, England
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Our HMP Pentonville #OccupationalTherapy team awarded RCGP best clinical team in secure services for our day service @thercot @RCOT_MH #PrisonOT Celebrating with @careuk @BEHMHTNHS
And the award for ‘Best Clinical Team In Secure Services’ goes to @Murphlemurph @BEHMHTNHS for their amazing work at HMP Pentonville.. #careuk Congratulations! 🍾🥂
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Beautiful art work from a a wonderful arts coordinator I worked with many moons ago
Karen Risby, UK artist creates contemporary ceramic sculpture, wall hangings and porcelain accessories #WomensArt #CeramicArtWeek
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Calling all #ForensicOTs
Anyone use secure bins in their service which you can dispose of tin cans in but cannot then retrieve them. Niche question I know but really struggling to find where to source them so any clues would be appreciated.
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Aged 19, @JacobFreeeman took a life. Through restorative justice, he found a path to accountability and change. His journey inspired #Punch, now showing at @youngvictheatre in London. Listen to his story: right-from-wrong.captivate.f…
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@Ryanair you changed flight & offered a new time unsuitable for me. The flight the day before and after are also unsuitable. After a long process with your chat online they directed me to call you to cancel flight. Every option I choose leads to directing me back to online chat
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A rare opportunity for a clinical exercise therapist to come and join a team of exercise therapists within a large and supportive occupational therapy team
#ForensicOT #OccupationalTherapy
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A fantastic opportunity has risen for a band 4 activity support worker to join a large and supportive OT team in our low secure forensic services.
#ForensicOT #OccupationalTherapy
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This is some of my favourite research. Fantastic to see it evolving
New @mgsesrcdtp-funded PhD opportunity @unibirmingham in partnership with the UK Ministry of Justice, co-supervised w @philjonesgeog. Explore the capacity for green views from prison cells to support wellbeing in incarceration. Closing date 23 Feb 2025. jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN019/green-…
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Hannah Page, a baker from the US makes art with bread #WomensArt
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Fantastic opportunity to be part of a newly forming forensic LD service. Lots of training opportunities, including sensory work. B6 across our new inpatient unit & newly forming community team #ForensicOT
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A really fantastic opportunity to be part of a newly forming forensic LD service. Lots of training opportunities, including sensory work. B6 across our new inpatient unit & newly forming community team #ForensicOT
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Newly developed role - Really well supported B7 clinical leadership role in our sizeable team for Medium and low secure services. To contribute to our leadership team alongside x2 8a OTs within inpatients & another 7 lead in forensic community services
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Heading to Brunel university to teach #OccupationalTherapy students re OT in prisons. x3 two hour lectures. Always an exhausting but enjoyable day ☺️
#OccupationalTherapy #ForensicOT #PrisonOT #JusticeBasedOT
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Thanks to all you lovely people who participated in my research. Handed in today. I found it impossible to do you all justice. So much rich information & quotable gems beyond what I could fully capture. I’ll share once it’s been marked to those interested
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And Thankyou to the wonderful @ElizabethCasso1 for their financial support. I am very grateful
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Occupational Therapy Mental Health Conference Update
I've asked an events company for some figures and here they are....
Liverpool February 2026 - To do a 2 day conference with 2 nights accommodation, an evening event the middle day and food throughout it would be £495 per person
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Sorry people, as twitter is broken can you give this a share for me? All opinions welcome
@OT_Expert @theRCOT @Murphlemurph @annekeen55 @LaughingOT @BillWongOT @HannahtheOT @chaniedavies @ElizabethCasso1 @napicu @HannahtheOT @DulcimaValenti1 @CallumMackOT @jcreektv
Occupational Therapy Mental Health Conference Update
I've asked an events company for some figures and here they are....
Liverpool February 2026 - To do a 2 day conference with 2 nights accommodation, an evening event the middle day and food throughout it would be £495 per person
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Fabulous B6 post. 1/2 time on 12 bed forensic LD/autism unit (working alongside 8a sensory specialist & another B6) with support from 3 activity workers & TI. 1/2 time in our new forensic LD & autism community team. #ForensicOT
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Six meter high Christmas tree, Trivento, Italy, made with 1,300 donated crochet squares #WomensArt
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Murphy & McVey (2010) it is a “Logical error” to assume that performing ADL improves wellbeing - A great extract reminding us of the need for #OccupationalTherapy to look broadly at the meaning behind behaviour for those with histories of trauma.
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The Crib is a brilliant and vital place supporting Hackney's young people - share and support if you can
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