Dear All, Welcome and thank you for doing your part in joining the forensic occupational therapy discussion group. This group will only be as successful as...
Hello, I am a basic grade currently working in Substance Misuse and am thinking about moving into Forensics this year. I am curious to hear if anyone out there...
Miriam I don't know of any forthcoming open days but do have a list of most forensic head OTs which I could send on to you if that would help? Nicky ... From:...
Miriam, if you are interested in looking north of the boarder, I will probably be looking to fill a short term secondment vacancy for 6-8 months from the end ...
Gill Urquhart
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Jan 29, 2003 8:46 am
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Hello Miriam, Don't have any particular comments except to say we are going to be looking for a full time basic grade to fill a new post in our 10 bedded...
Rebecca
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Jan 29, 2003 9:50 pm
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Gill Thank you very much for the offer but i am tied up (happily) in my substance misuse position until September. Encouraging to know there's work out there...
Rebecca, Thank you so much for your reply - i have been amazed with my replies .. looks like i've stumbled upon quite a site! I am currently (very happily)...
Eddie how do we get to read previous messages on the group? I do not have access to the message archive. Steve Steve Burywood Occupational Therapist Phoenix...
Welcome to the speciality. If you do work in forensic you will find your substance misuse experience a real asset. In London there are a number of forensic...
DAlred (Southview)
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Jan 30, 2003 12:37 pm
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Hi, I'm Head O.T in Adult Forensic up (or down depending on your geographical orientation) in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. We're developing a DOH pilot scheme catering...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the forensic_occupational_therapy group. File...
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Feb 13, 2003 12:07 pm
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Dear All I currenlty run a shop as part of providing some work rehabilitation and experience within my unit, Ashen Hill. I've got a couple of questions 1....
DAlred (Southview)
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Feb 13, 2003 12:58 pm
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Hi We do 6 week block kitchen sessions and have recently introduced SVQ to our patients some patients have completed a certain amount of units which they can...
Jackie Gordon
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Feb 13, 2003 1:27 pm
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we have aspects of all three, although the payments are on the therapeutic wage range that does not affect benefits. If you are interested in seeing more...
Gill Urquhart
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Feb 13, 2003 1:40 pm
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We're about to start writing a clinical pathway for our acute admissions service and wondered if anyone could point us in the direction of good resources or...
Harris Kathryn
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Feb 20, 2003 11:17 am
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Kathryn, Thanks for your message. We have used care pathways at the State Hospital for some time and in general found them very helpful. I have uploaded our...
Eddie we also have the admission pathway, I am sure that Karen would be pleased to share it with the group Dave ... From: Edward Duncan...
David Langton
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Feb 20, 2003 4:14 pm
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Dave, Thanks. The admission care pathway has now been uploaded to the same location. I didn't put it there immediately as it hasn't got an occupational...
ty Eddie interesting topic most surprising that there is no OT input to admissions at a High security Hospital as the nurse interloper to this group, i think...
Sorry for the delayed reply. We have patients involved in running a catering service to the other workshops in a sheltered workshop-type set-up on our site....
From a philosophical perspective, I am a firmly committed to the concept that rehab should commence from admission. Using a model of practice throughout a...
Depending on when it is I would be very interested in leading a session. Can you send me the details. Thanks Debbie ... From: Nicky Smith...
DAlred (Southview)
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Feb 21, 2003 10:05 am
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I've written to Nicky Smith separately about AOTMH but I just thought I'd pass on part of my message to this group. I phoned AOTMH and left a message asking...
Hi All We have provided and developed an OT admissions assessment service for several years in a high security hospital and developed an OT specific clinical...
Joe & Sarah Ayres
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Feb 21, 2003 9:39 pm
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Joe, It would be great if you would share these. Please go to the web site "files" section and follow the instructions there for uploading files. I look...
Hi there This message was also posted on the MOHO list-serv. I am currently working on a research proposal on the use of video games within forensic and...
Eddie asked It would be interesting to hear from a nursing perspective, what added value you see in occupational therapy on a high security admissions ward. ...