WORKSHOP
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Date: Tuesday 6th October 2009
Time: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Location: SPAN Vocational Services (Notts. Healthcare Trust)
Foster Drive, Mansfield Rd, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 3FL
PROGRAMME
9.00-9.30 Coffee/Introduction/Housekeeping
9.30 -10.00 Jain Holmes , Clinical Director, The Workplace Health Partnership
Jain will explain how The Workplace Health Partnership is using Occupational Therapy as the driving force and discovering how OTs can work with companies to facilitate job retention. Using a case study of a young man who has a new diagnosis of bi-polar disorder she will illustrate how OT can lead vocational rehabilitation.
10.00 – 10.30 Jane Terry, OT, Community Stroke Team, Nottingham City PCT
Jane will talk about her role as a ‘diffusion fellow’ in return to work after stroke research (as part of the Nottingham CLAHRC study; Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care). The aim is for a diffusion fellow to help implement the research findings into clinical practice.
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee/Tea
10.45 - 11.15 Leigh Cordery, OT, Support into Work Team, Nottingham PCT
The Support into Work Team provides a vocational rehabilitation service to help workers overcome or manage the impact of health conditions while they are working, or whose health problems are stopping them returning to work. It is available to any adult with a health problem who has a GP in Nottingham
11.15 – 12.00 Carol Coole, Julie Phillips, Research Occupational Therapists, University of Nottingham
Carol and Julie will lead a session reviewing vocational outcome measures. Who wants them and why; the problems associated with measuring work; what makes a ‘good’ outcome measure.
12.00 – 1.00 Lunch and chat!
· This workshop is open to all Occupational Therapists. The aim is to share information about what OTs are doing in vocational rehabilitation locally, and to find out what OTs feel they need or would like in terms of networking, information, support, training etc. Please forward the details to anyone you feel may be interested.
· There is no charge, and lunch/hot drinks will be provided. There is free parking available on site. SPAN is an education, training and employment centre for people recovering from mental health difficulties. They share a site with The Cedars and Headway House. Take the Foster Drive turning. You will see large sign boards outside the gates on the Mansfield Road. If you are coming from Sherwood there is a large sign saying Rehabilitation Unit.
· Places are limited to 25 and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to book a place, or would like further information please contact Carol Coole at carolyn.coole@nottingham.ac.uk or on 0115 8230247. Please leave your name, contact details and any special requirements, including diet.
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