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Fatboy Slim teaching ‘therapy of music’ to support mental health Norman Cook is teaching the art of DJ’ing for people dealing with mental health challenges - part of a new project he’s personally funding, working alongside Sussex Partnership NHS Trust’s Charity ‘Heads On’.\r\n

“Music is therapy, music is medicine.” 💚

Clinical Specialist OT Natalie Rowlands and Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) are using DJ workshops to support mental health – funded by Norman with Sussex Partnership NHS Trust’s charity Heads On.

🎧 Watch the Channel 4 feature: https://loom.ly/KStCLCU

What is occupational therapy? Its holistic role in mental health Discover how occupational therapists integrate psychotherapy to support mental health through meaningful, holistic approaches.

#occupationaltherapy #UK #worldwide

Great first day at #35AEC Margaret and Stuart share their peer resource, Jess sharing impact of occupational therapy home based memory rehabilitation, presentation on the important role of speech and language therapy and then learning about childhood dementia.

How occupational therapy supports FA: https://bit.ly/41edOwt #FriedreichsAtaxiaNews #OccupationalTherapy #AdaptiveLiving #BioNews

👐 Occupational therapy helps people thrive in daily life!

Celebrate OT Month by learning how occupational therapy supports ADHD & more.

#OccupationalTherapy #OTMonth

It's National Occupational Therapist (OT) month, and we are proud to represent OTs in several of our Bargaining Units. They are a vital part of the health-care team, working to ensure the best quality of life for patients and clients.

Learn more: https://ona.org/news/national-ot-month/
#OTMonth

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Wellness Wednesday: Occupational therapist provides fall prevention tips Jasmyne Searcy, an occupational therapist with North Mississippi Health Services, discusses fall prevention strategies for older adults.

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: Jasmyne Searcy, an occupational therapist with North Mississippi Health Services, discusses fall prevention strategies for older adults.

We have received wonderful feedback on our new Occupational Therapy podcast. If you're an Occupational Therapist wanting to learn more about the disorder or gain information about further training, listen or watch the podcast now.

www.drymester.org.uk/ot-podcast

#FASD

MSF denounces killing of fourteenth staff member in Israeli attack in Gaza | MSF This morning, an attack carried out by Israeli forces killed Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member, Omar Hayek, and seriously injured four others.

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BLOG What does rehabilitation mean to you, Morna, in your role as an occupational therapist? ‘The potential of rehabilitation…has enabled someone with dementia the opportunities to engage with their world in the best way possible’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/w... #Right2Rehab

Was successful last year as a finalist for our LGBTQ service user group & now for our creative pathway -get out there & showcase what you do - occupational therapy always strives forward!

Open day! Great to speak to so many aspiring #OccupationalTherapists and talk about our fab profession and #SalfordUniOT teaching and learning.

Missed out? We are here on Sat 8th Nov

https://www.salford.ac.uk/undergraduate/open-days

More questions?

Email us at SHS-OTadmissions@salford.ac.uk

Texts reads: SENEDD event 'Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales' Watch Kim Wallis live at 9.30am Thursday 2 October 2025

Currently only half of GP clusters in Wales have access to an OT.
Welsh OT Kim Willis has been asked to give evidence at the SENEDD in support of changing this.
Join the 'Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales' live at 9.30am, Thursday 2 October
https://loom.ly/CRy94jw

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From NICUs to school access to stroke rehab and fall recovery, OTs help people do what matters.

Black History Month

October is Black History Month. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

This year’s theme is Standing firm in power and pride. We’re celebrating the contributions of Black OTs, past and present and reflecting on how power and pride shape our profession.

Find out more and how you can get involved: https://loom.ly/UyCWuvA

Two women stand smiling on either side of a newly unveiled plaque, displayed on a wooden stand with blue curtains. The plaque marks 100 years since the UK’s first qualified occupational therapist took up post in Aberdeen. They are outdoors, with plants and a building in the background.

💚 This month marks 100 years since the UK’s first qualified occupational therapist, Margaret Barr Fulton took up a post in Aberdeen.

To honour her legacy, @nhsgrampian.bsky.social unveiled a plaque to celebrate a century of OT: https://loom.ly/FJm4HS8

Image description: A white and green poster for the FND Ireland Conference speakers. The text reads: "Meet Our Speakers: Emma Jane Bane, Senior Occupational Therapist, St James’s Hospital. Emma Jane developed a strong interest in Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in her previous role at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen’s Square, London. She is currently completing her Masters degree in Neurology at the RCSI which includes research in FND. Emma Jane is a committee member at FND Ireland and a member of the FND AHP Network, supporting interdisciplinary collaboration in the management of FND. FND Ireland Conference 2025 Date: Saturday 18th October, Location: Maldron Hotel Tallaght, Dublin." There is a headshot photo of Emma Jane in the top left of the poster. She is a person with dark hair and is wearing a maroon scrub top with a navy lanyard. There is a QR code to book tickets to the conference in the bottom left of the poster.

📢 Delighted to have Emma Jane Bane speak at our first #FNDIreland Conference on 'Occupational Therapy Approaches to Management in Functional Neurological Disorder'. Scan the QR code to book.💚🧡
@sjhdublin.bsky.social @aotinews.bsky.social @fndportal.bsky.social @efna.net #FND #FNDConference

School of Allied Health (SAH) PhD EU Fee Waiver Competition October 2025 School of Allied Health (SAH) PhD EU Fee Waiver CompetitionOctober 2025 We are seeking applications from occupational therapists to pursue a PhD on Occupational Therapy in Irish Mainstream Schools – S...

School of Allied Health (SAH) PhD EU Fee Waiver Competition
October 2025 - We are seeking applications from occupational therapists to pursue a PhD on Occupational Therapy in Irish Mainstream Schools – Scope, Practice and Impact. Details available here: www.ul.ie/ehs/school-a...

Forty years ago to the day I joined the register as an occupational therapist at @hcpc.bsky.social & my career began. Taking the time for a bit of quiet reflection on the amazing opportunities I have had & continue to have & the lasting friendships I have made on the way #Yearof85 #York 💚

This week we bid farewell to our colleague & friend @nolancl.bsky.social who retires after an incredible 37 years in the Discipline in @tcddublin.bsky.social
Thank you Clodagh for your contribution to student learning & for helping prepare so many OT students for professional practice

MOHO in Dumbarton 👇

Celebrating a new article in Aust OT Journal!
We surveyed 44 forensic OTs working in solitary confinement.
Findings show how risk, environment & collaboration shape practice—plus the emotional toll & coping strategies.
Read more: doi.org/10.1111/1440...
#ForensicOT #OccupationalTherapy #OTResearch

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Love the title of this new book: Woman in Health Management - global revolutionaries.
Includes a chapter about Ann Beckett: A Pioneering Irish #OccupationalTherapist, by Judith Pettigrew, Mairead Cahill and Jennifer O’Mahoney.

Always a joy to catch up with @mohospark.bsky.social and @jamieson2015.bsky.social to talk all things occupational formulation, and how we can support more OTs to use this collaborative, occupation-focussed approach in their practice.

1/4 #ThrowbackThursday Colleagues at Royal Cornhill Hospital received a special mention in Scottish Parliament last week for their work to recognise a pioneering figure in Aberdeen’s medical history.

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Today at the cafe our placement students ran a really useful discussion session with our service users, finding out in which areas they might benefit from extra support and clarifying the role of an occupational therapist 📝