Occupational Therapist, Disabled Activist, Author, PhD Candidate
Me again! As promised I wanted to make a real effort to not try and abandon my blog his year! Therefore, I thought I would go back to my old student blogs where it all started and reflect on what it feels like to be a student now whilst working. Last September I spoke aboutโฆ Continue reading Being a Student Whilst Working With Cerebral Palsy
The Medical Model of Disability is often talked about in occupational therapy and in fact, itโs debated a lot. The Medical Model was most recently debated at the start of 2022 when the Royal College of Occupational Therapists changed its logo from the Phoenix which as Iโm sure many will remember generated lots of conversations.ย โฆ Continue reading The Medical Model of Disability and Standardised Assessments
Just like that, weโre at the end of the year. This year has been a really big one for me yet, it feels like itโs gone by in the blink of an eye and I feel as though I havenโt appreciated it as much as I should have.ย Recently, Iโll be honest, my mental healthโฆ Continue reading Georgia the Occupational Therapist or Just Georgia?
Last week I attended the BAMEOTUK Symposium, and I loved every minute! Although I am a white person I did relate to a lot of what the speakers were saying about activism. This made me think about my activism and activism as a meaningful occupation. Iโve been wanting to write this blog for a whileโฆ Continue reading Exploring my Disabled Activism as a Meaningful Occupation
Itโs been a while, at one point I was debating if theyโd be a blog at all this month! The thought of not posting a blog for more than a month does not sit well with me. Therefore I thought why do not a general life update seen as itโs a year since I finishedโฆ Continue reading A Year Into Being an OT With CP
Happy Occupational Therapy Month (well itโs more predominant in the US but weโre going to go with it for the sake of the blog). Anyway, letโs get onto itโฆย For Occupational Therapy Month I wanted to talk about my views of occupational therapy and how this has changed, not just since qualifying but in recentโฆ Continue reading How My Ambitions Have Changed Since Qualifyingย
Some of you may know that at the beginning of last month I started my first job post-qualifying, in fact, my first job ever!! Itโs so great to finally be in the working world! My new job is a non-traditional role at the University of Huddersfield my official title is Clinical Demonstrator. I know, Iโmโฆ Continue reading Going for Non-traditional Jobs Post-qualifying
Regardless of who we are and what we do, we all have different levels of confidence online than what we do in clinical practice. Yet, in this blog, I wanted to discuss the pressure that I put on myself in practice because I am so vocal online. Now, I feel extremely lucky that NSTP hasโฆ Continue reading Why Does My Online Presence and My Clinical Practice Feel So Different?
Iโve had my blog for 3 Years now, and over the years Iโve had a lot of questions from occupational therapists and other healthcare professionals about tips for starting a blog. Iโll always help out in any way that I can. Yet, Iโm still learning the ropes of blogging myself and I learn something newโฆ Continue reading Tips and Tricks for Healthcare Bloggers
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and a big shout out to those who have been working through the festive period. With the arrival of the New Year, NSTP gets a year older. Itโs been a very organic growth, it wasnโt planned, itโs just the way it happened. I wanted toโฆ Continue reading 3 Years of Not So Terrible Palsy
