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Occupational Therapy Plays Critical Role in Healthy Ageing |
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Thursday, 26 April 2012 |
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Delegates at the annual conference of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) will today, Friday 27th April, be presented with findings of a study that shows occupational therapists have a critical role to play in supporting healthy ageing and in enabling older people to maintain their health and independence for longer. The study highlighted how occupational therapists can support small, healthy lifestyle changes and involvement in meaningful activities which are critical to healthy ageing.
“The study shows that by helping older people to maintain a mix of physical, social, productive and spiritual activities as they age, Occupational Therapy can slow the decline normally associated with ageing and is a cost-effective method of enabling older individuals to maintain their health and independence at home”, said Katie Cremin, AOTI Spokesperson.
Keynote Speaker at the conference, Professor Jeanne Jackson, now Head of Occupational Therapy at University College Cork, will present the findings of her US study which researched the impacts of Occupational Therapy on older people living in the community. The study developed a new Occupational Therapy programme called ‘Lifestyle Redesign’ that helped older people acquire health-promoting habits and routines in their daily life, which improved their health and well-being.
The study had an emphasis on prevention and non-pharmacologic interventions and showed that the Occupational Therapy ‘Lifestyle Redesign’ programme had a very positive effect on the physical and mental health of older peoplein the study. Participants reported an increase in their level of independence, life satisfaction and vitality and a decrease in symptoms of depression and bodily pain.
"Occupational Therapy programmes such as the ‘Lifestyle Redesign’ programme are also beneficial for people with chronic physical or mental health conditions. Occupational therapists support people to adjust to the impacts on their lives of chronic conditions and enable them to live a life that is satisfying and meaningful despite their condition”, continued Cremin.
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Supervision Development Programme for Speech and Language Therapy & Occupational Therapy Managers |
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012 |
Supervision Development Programme for Speech and Language Therapy & Occupational Therapy Managers
Background: The development and delivery of this Supervision Programme is based on a CPD need identified with the AOTI and SLT Managers Groups following a needs assessment conducted by the CPD Officers from both professions. A submission for funding was made to the HSE in conjunction with the SLT and OT Managers groups. Following the sanctioning of funding from the HSE a small subgroup was set up to review two tender documents and to develop a programme to meet the needs of this group. This training is offered as a pilot and will be fully evaluated following its implementation.
Delivered by; TheHealth Management Institute (HMI). The aim of the HMI is to sustain a vibrant organisation for healthcare managers in Ireland; to remain relevant and current; and to expand and develop the competencies of all health managers, enabling them to fulfil their professional role and responsibility.
Programme Details; There are three components to this programme;
1. Provision of a two day programme to support the skills development of managers in the area of peer supervision.
2. Provision of a one day facilitated workshop to support the setting up of a peer supervision network in each HSE area.
3. A follow on one day workshop held approximately one year later, where participants from all four workshops come together to review their progress in establishing and participating in peer supervision networks and develop plans for how to further progress these networks.
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AOTI Press Release March 12th |
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Thursday, 15 March 2012 |
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Press Release – Monday 12th March 2012
AOTI Strongly Welcomes Creation of New Occupational Therapy Posts in HSE Mental Health Services Nationally
The Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland strongly welcomes the announcement in the 2012 HSE Service plan of the creation of vital new Occupational Therapy posts in the public mental health system. This major announcement will see the filling of gaps in the allocation of required levels of occupational therapists in child, adolescent and adult community mental health services as outlined in A Vision for Change, the national mental health policy.
“This development coupled with the additional allocation of psychologists and social workers will significantly increase access to quality multidisciplinary mental health teams nationwide and this will deliver greater equity of access to specialist mental health interventions for service users and their families in their locality”, said Theresa Peacock, Chairperson of the AOTI Mental Health Advisory Group.
AOTI welcomes this development as a significant step forward in the implementation of A Vision for Change and look forward to supporting the Health Service Executive with the roll-out of the new posts and the ongoing implementation of A Vision for Change. There are sufficient numbers of occupational therapists available on HSE recruitment panels to take up these posts.
“Occupational therapists make a very significant contribution to Irish mental health services and offer service users meaningful occupation, greater independence, lifestyle redesign, recovery support and life skills acquisition. The primary goal of Occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in activities of everyday life so they are able to do what they want to do, need to do and are expected to do despite illness or disabilities”, continued Peacock.
For Further Information, contact:
Chairperson of Mental Health Advisory Group
AOTI – Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland
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AOTI Newsletter February 2012 |
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Friday, 02 March 2012 |
Unfortunately the February edition of the AOTI newsletter is so packed full of interesting news items that we are unable to send it via email as we normally would!
Featuring
- Message from the new Editor
- Chairperson's message
- Member's news
- Winner of the COTEC poster competition
- Update from Mental Health Advisory Group Study Day
- Therapeutic Gardening
and that's just s snapshot of what's in this edition! Download now for full stories!
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Primary Care Advisory Group |
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Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
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Are you a Primary Care Occupational Therapist?
Do you have an interest in Primary Care Occupational Therapy?
If yes, the Primary Care Peer Support Group & newly ratified AOTI Advisory Group maybe of interest to you!
This group:
· meets three times a year
· aims to provide support, sharing of resources and an educational forum for OTs working in or moving towards Primary Care
· addresses goals to develop the role of Primary Care OT in Ireland
Meetings have been well attended by OTs nationwide for the past three years.
Dates for coming year:
15th February 2012*,
6th June 2012 and
5th September 2012
Time: 11.00am until 1.00pm
Location: Bru Chaoimhin, Cork Street, Dublin 8 (parking on site)
Contacts:
Jane Salguero (Chairperson)
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(works Part time, Wednesday-Friday)
Mary Tinnelly (Secretary)
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(works Full time)
Visit www.aoti.ie for further details on the Advisory Group and application form. * Please note change of date |
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