The BJOT article about physical literacy and OTs resonated with what I found when I was writing my book on 'Inclusive PE for SEND Children'. PE teachers are developing great models of PE which we OTs need to learn about and use.

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#OT Moving Occupational Therapists #paedsOT

Sue has experienced episodes of severe depression in the past and found that getting outdoors helped to quieten those overwhelming thoughts. Now, she's sharing her story to help those who may be in a similar situation as she was.

Read her full blog: energiseme.org/news/moving-fo…

📢 Join Our Team!

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, passionate Coach to support our Occupational Therapists at Sporting Village & The Brentwood Centre in delivering inclusive physical activity opportunities.

Head here to find out more - sportforconfidence.com/careers/

Sport England In #NationalWalkingMonth , let's start a walking revolution and claim time for ourselves to get outdoors, disconnect from the stress of everyday life, and prioritise our physical and mental health.

A reminder that we're hosting a free online event this Thursday at 11am. We'll be discussing inclusive outdoor space and active travel for disabled people with the experts!

We'd love to have you there. Sign up for free on our website:
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Don’t forget to submit nominations for #CAHPOAwards by 3rd June

📅 Save The Date!

We are hosting The Big Health Day at Sporting Village on 18th June!

Come along, meet our team and a range of other organisations who can offer advice and support on how you can access local health and social care services.

Find out more - tinyurl.com/5n6cczcd

Very pleased that the first paper of my PhD is published!

Our scoping review invites clinicians & researchers to consider how children with disabilities can be actively involved in #goalsetting , guided by our new DECIDE framework Mac Keith Press

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Are you a manager or leader interested in learning what occupational therapy enhanced practice means for you and your service?

💻 Come along to our enhanced practice webinar, 2–3pm tomorrow, (Wednesday 22 May): loom.ly/Yb0I8ho

Sharing some #PublicHealth resources during a fab teaching session today at University of South Wales part time #OccupationalTherapy course cohort - a really lovely and engaged group 👏 scroberts63 Royal College of Occupational Therapists Sport England #OT Student #PhysicalActivity #PlayYourPart #OT #UnitingTheMovement

🙏 Learn more about our work placing #OccupationalTherapists in primary care - sportforconfidence.com/our-services/o…
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Join our Community of Practice today & be the first to know about our upcoming networking & CPD events as well as being a part of a passionate, innovative community of #OccupationalTherapists keen to learn more about embedding physical activity into OT practice 🙌

“Tell me about your Occupational Therapists, I believe they made you a special block…” 💚
#ThePiano

OTs, the kings and queens of adaptation, helping people to access the activities they need to, as well as those that enable them to live their lives to the fullest.
Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Don't forget you have until 3rd June to nominate for the #AHP public health award,there is so much brilliant #AHP work happening in this area ⭐ #CAHPOAwards

Please do like and share - MSc research exploring #AHP senior #leadership journeys in order to inform #AHP preceptorship and share insights across the AHP workforce. Potential participants please get in touch by Friday 14th June 2024. Thank you!

If we want to build learning organisations, we need a data-driven culture. Yet in a recent study across multiple industries, 6 in 10 leaders said they haven’t been able to establish a data-driven culture. It's mostly not to do with (technical) data systems. It's to do with people

📢NEW BGS REPORT📢 ‘Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s Business’ focuses on reablement and #rehabilitation for older people and highlights the variation in provision across the UK despite evidence of significant benefits. bgs.org.uk/rehab #BGSRehab

1/6 Published today Addressing health inequalities across Allied health professional services: a guide for AHP system leaders.
Co-produced with Chief AHPs
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AHPs4PH WeAHPs 💙 Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

64% of disabled teenage girls don't engage in sport or exercise regularly

Launched with Access Sport, Sweaty Betty Foundation and Nuffield Health, our Breaking Barriers report shares the untold stories of disabled teenage girls in accessing sport

Find out more: ow.ly/oEvf50RGH82

Transforming Golf Clubs into Healthy Ageing Hubs! It's more than golf!

Learn more about our pioneering research project - lnkd.in/eqF6svpY

#healthyaging #InnovativeSolutions #caregiversupport UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge Sport for Confidence