hi, I am an OT working in a medium secure unit for Children and Adolescents with mental health problems. We are a forensic service and as such the majority of...
hi, I am an OT working in a medium secure unit for Children and Adolescents with mental health problems. We are a forensic service and as such the majority of...
Hello to the group, Do "Juvenile Deliquents" come under Paediatrics, Mental Health or Forensics? I know it depends on age, physical disability, inclusion/...
To the group, Does anyone have any experience of using music in the forensic setting- either in a projective group? Has it been documented and published about?...
Hi Helen, I've been looking on the net for the OTTOS and am having difficulty finding information on it (I'm probably looking in completely the wrong place!!)....
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Nov 3, 2005 10:26 am
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Dear All, 7th Annual National Forensic Occupational Therapy Conference “Bridging the Gap: From secure care to the community” 6-7 December. The Foresight...
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone in Edinburgh was going to the conference in Liverpool? I am currently an honours student in OT, and an OTA in the Royal ...
The Institute of Psychiatry are holding a conference on research in Forensic Medium Secure Units at the Intitute of Psychiatry on 23/24 Jan 2006. The...
Hi Laura, I work in the Orchard Clinic in the Royal Ed and I'm hoping to get to the conference - depending on funding of course! If you want to give me a...
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Nov 4, 2005 4:39 pm
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Almost as good as being there in person - MSN Messenger connect with MSN Messenger today!...
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Yes, I would be interested in details. Regards. Igor...
Hiya Igor I would say the difference is risk assessment. I also find there is closer interdisciplinary working especially with psychology department. Well...
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Hey Susi, I'm not sure if you'll remember me, but I finshed my final placement at the Orchard Clinic at the beginning of October. It was that placement that...
Hi Igor Some points for consideration would be clinical risk assessment in terms of index offence, patterns of offending behaviours, acting out, enabling ...
Joe & Sarah Ayres
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Nov 6, 2005 9:00 pm
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Unfortunately as an Australian based OT, I am unable to attend the conference in Liverpool in December. I have tried to email a few different addresses however...
I would also like to recieve any info from the conference if possible as I am also an Australian based OT. Thank Kimberley Bechmann Occupational Therapist ...
Hi Joe, Thank you for your reply. I think, this list partially reflects our anxieties and partially the patients' needs. The real patients' need is offending...
Hello Melinda, have you tried typing in the following address, www.profbriefings.co.uk/forensic05 hopefully that will work and you can get the information...
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Nov 7, 2005 9:15 pm
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Hi Laura, yes I do remember but didn't quite connect you with working in the hospital. Let us know how you get on with your research proposal and if we can be...
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Nov 7, 2005 9:27 pm
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Perhaps this is the key issue - t occupation based interventions are specific and appropriate to the forensic context. This is where occupational therapists...
Hi Igor Not entirely sure what you mean by are anxieties? I think our interventions are based on the patients needs not our anxieties! Interested to know how ...
Joe & Sarah Ayres
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Nov 7, 2005 9:37 pm
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By "our anxieties" I mean the dreaded probability of "wil he , won't he?", as opposing to index offence and offending behaviour which is real and did indeed...
Thanks Susi I have tracked down some info and now will attempt this end to gain funding... Cheers Melinda Benson Senior Occupational Therapist Forensic Mental...
Hi Igor You have raised an interesting debate for this listserv. I think the interventions you mention are used in a forensic setting and we as OT's need to...
Hi All, For me one of the issues of working in the forensic setting and trying to apply our core skills of using occupation as our primary medium for treatment...
Hi Jane, Thak you for your reply. I would very much appreciate if you could kindly elaborate on your last sentence: "Some of my forensic OT colleagues are...
Hi Igor, I agree with Jane that this is an interesting debate. I think as OT's we also need to take into account the sociological as well as psychological and ...