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Practice Based Research Workshops for OTs: Tullamore, Galway, Cork and Dublin

Practice-Based Research Workshops for Occupational Therapists

Each workshop consists of four training days spread out over an eight month period. They are designed for occupational therapists working in clinical practice that have a strong interest in completing a practice-based research project.

Why might you be interested?

Irish studies report that most practitioners have positive attitudes about evidence-based occupational therapy practice and feel that clinical decision-making should be informed by research evidence. Many wish that more research studies, conducted in an Irish clinical context, were available. These interactive workshops will guide your learning in how to design and conduct research grounded in your own clinical practice. You will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for being not only a research consumer, but also a research producer. You can thereby make an important contribution to the development of the Irish occupational therapy knowledge base.

Course Presenters

The workshops will be facilitated by two occupational therapists with expertise in clinical practice and practice-based research.

Overall Aim

The overall aim of the workshops is to equip occupational therapists working in clinical practice with the knowledge and skills required to complete practice-based research in their clinical setting. Each participant will be required to complete a clinical research project over the duration of the workshops and to submit a written report on their completed project.

Content

The workshops will contain small group work, discussion and self directed activities between workshop sessions. Content will include:

Introduction to research and the importance of practice-based research.

Research methods and statistics

How to develop a research idea and identify a research mentor.

Ethics and moral considerations in research.

Writing a research proposal.

Data collection methods and analysis

How to disseminate research findings

On the fourth workshop day participants will be required to present their progress on their research project.

Where & When

The workshops will be held in four locations throughout Ireland.

The dates and venues are:

Applicants will be informed after that date whether or not they have attained a place at the workshop.

Cohort 1 in Tullamore

Session 1 Friday January 27^th

Session 2 Friday March 2^nd

Session 3 Friday May 4^th

Session 4 Friday August 31^st

Final submission date for written report on completed research project: November 30^th, 2012

Cohort 2 inGalway

Session 1 Friday February 3^rd

Session 2 Friday March 9^th

Session 3 Friday May 11^th

Session 4 Friday September 7^th

Final submission date for written report on completed research project: December 7^th, 2012

Cohort 3 inCork

Session 1 Friday February 10^th

Session 2 Friday March 23^rd

Session 3 Friday May 18^th

Session 4 Friday September 18^th

Final submission date for written report on completed research project: December 14^th, 2012

Cohort 4 inDublin

Session 1 Friday February 17^th

Session 2 Friday March 30^th

Session 3 Friday June 1^st

Session 4 Friday September 21^st

Final submission date for written report on completed research project: December 21^st, 2012

How to Apply

If you wish to apply please;
- Email Patricia in AOTI at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and request an application form.
- Complete the application form and email to Sarah Lee at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Mark the subject ‘Practice Based Research & course location'
- Also post a signed hard copy of the completed application form to:

Sarah Lee

AOTI

PO Box 11555

Kilmainham, Dublin 8

- Applications close 5pm on 16^th December, 2011. Incomplete applications not accepted.

Needed: OT Manager

In the coming months, AOTI and IASLT will be rolling out a Leadership Supervision workshop for OTs and SLTs.
We are currently developing the workshop program with the facilitator.

I am seeking an OT manager with more than 8 years experience in management, to join another OT , 2 SLTs, myself and the IASLT CPD officer to review and finalise the workshop program.

This is your chance to ensure that the training we develop is relevant, stimulating and practice based for you and your manager colleagues.

Please contact Sarah Lee (AOTI CPD officer) on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 085 1137676 as soon as possible if you wish to assist.

With thanks

Sarah Lee

Best Practice Guidelines for Occupational Therapists

Best Practice Guidelines for Occupational Therapists: Restrictive Practices and People with Intellectual Disabilities

The Intellectual Disabilities Advisory Group (AOTI) is pleased to announce the publication of a set of best practice guidelines around the use of restrictive practices.

The purpose of the professional practice guideline is to act as a reference tool for occupational therapists working in Intellectual Disability and or Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ireland.

Summary of Content

Context of Occupational Therapy Practice
Scope of Occupational Therapy Practice
Guiding Principles
Restrictive Practices and Occupational Therapy
Use of Restrictive Practices: The Process

Intellectual Disability Advisory Group May 2011

Best Practice Guidelines for OT and Restrictive practices for people with ID

Download

Evidence-based guidelines on Occupational Therapy with people who have had lower limb amputation.

The College of Occupational Therapists is pleased to announce
the launch of the evidence-based guidelines on
Occupational therapy with people who have had lower limb amputation.

Summary
Published by the College of Occupational Therapists, and produced
by the College of Occupational Therapists’ Specialist Section –
Trauma and Orthopaedics and Brunel University, these guidelines
have been developed using specialist clinical and academic expertise.
They provide evidence-based recommendations for occupational
therapy intervention to help support the physical, psychological, social,
and environmental needs of people with acquired unilateral or
bilateral lower limb amputation.

The recommendations are presented in eight sections including:

· Functional rehabilitation;

· Environment;

· Psychology;

· Prosthetic use;

· Assessment tools and outcome measures;

· Cognition;

· Work;

· Leisure and recreation.

Who is it for?

· Occupational therapists;

· Managers involved in service provision and planning;

· Students and newly qualified occupational therapists;

· Health professionals working with people who have had
lower limb amputations;

· Service users;

· Carers.

Key Facts
Free to download from www.cot.org.uk or hard copy available
120 page document
Editors: Anita Atwal, Jane McLaughlin, Georgia Spiliotopoulou
Publication Date: March 2011
ISBN: 978-1-995944-25-5

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