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Hello i was wondering if anyone could help. I work in a newly developed wing of a medium secure unit. We have a computor room that we cannot use. Does anyone...
Hi Stephanie, Thank you for the reference, I will check that out. I have got the ROMPA catalogue which is useful and have also got a SpaceKraft one which...
Hi danielle, At my previous place of work, there was a sensory room on the women;s admission unit. My understanding was that it had been used sparsely by the...
Sarah Cavendish Senior Lecturer/Practitioner in Forensic Occupational Therapy Coventry University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Priory Street, COVENTRY...
The first meeting of the new national Forensic OT Forum (open to all OT and related staff) was due to take place in Leeds on September 24th. We announced this...
Dear all, I am an occupational therapist working in a low secure ward with males who currently suffer from Schizophrenia. I do have a good working relationship...
... males who currently suffer ... these patients but find that ... ward as well as involving ... poker & cooking /making ... ideas that they wish to ... ...
Dear Amanda, I suggest you to assess their motivation ( e.g volition questionaire, motivational interview) and rehab needs before providing activities to them....
Hi there, One of the recent sessions which has started within male low secure wards has been a smoothie making group. Attendances have been consistently high...
Thanx Anita, i will cinsider the volition questionnaire as well as our Interest checklist. Thanks again Amanda Jane Chan Anita <anitawlchan@...> wrote:...
Oh thats a great idea Alex. I have done smoothies before and snacks etc, but at times attendance can be low. But will reconsider this option as well as the...
Hi Amanda and all, I think this thread articulates one of the classic dilemmas for OT's in Psychiatry. I'd like to be more pragmatic in reply (the post about...
I have been trying for the last year to get funding to employ an activities worker as I am under so much pressure to provide all activities to our group of...
I agree that this is one of the key issues we struggle with and having worked in other specialities in psychiatry (maybe it's just the places where I have...
Hi there YES motivation can be a real battle in many mental health setting. I have the privileged of working with an OT team in Low Secure in Shropshire who...
Hi Guys, I am trying to find mechanics (and/or woodwork) employment opportunities whether paid or on a volunteer basis, for my client who will be living in the...
Hi Helen, I don't know whether you have tried these, but you could ask Chris Oldfield who facilites the woodwork classes in the community opportunites services...
Hi I have worked for two years!! on gaining internet use for our patient group and have a policy which has been ratified. We now have the equipment in place...
Hi, The issue of OT's doing C and R has been raised in our unit recently. There are mixed views amongst the team but for various reasons, possibly political...
Hi Mary This is a interesting post and one which I think will attract both mixed views and differing policies in practice. From a perspective of high secure MH...
Hi Mary, am I assuming that a decision not to allow OT's to engage in C and R is related to the fact that they may be banded higher if they do? If so, I would...
Hi Mary, This is an interesting point. The OTs in our medium secure unit are all trained in MVA (management of violence and aggression). Thankfully we are...
Hi Mary, I see that every one else has already asserted their views relating to this subject, and I agree with many of them, on a personal note I initially...
Hi All, I am quite pleased to see this post on the forum and the discussion that has ensued. This was a discussion I had with my team a few years ago when the...
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Hi I am an Occupational therapist working within Youth Justice and would like to apply for membership to the forensic OT yahoo group. Thanks Emma Keane ... ...
Hi Jane, although I do not work in a low secure setting (med secure) you might want to consider a few things we have tried! music quiz, general knowledge...
