Highlight of this week was attending the CBT awareness training, which I absolutely loved! Why is this not mandatory for majority of our MH services? ๐ค
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โOT staff having fun as usualโ - This morning we did our training around autism experience, it was insightful to get a slight feel of what sensory overload possibly feels like! #SensoryBus#ARE#AutismRealityExperience@ot_waller @HarpriyaOT @LorraineOTAP @davinia_baker
Today we made some scrumptious pancakes to celebrate shrove Tuesday๐ฅ We also discussed the meaning of lengthen which was great hearing the guys entailing their identified bad habits they feel they could try and stop or minimise. For lent I'm cutting out fizzy pop, how about you?
Today we put a Christmas theme to our breakfast club, pigs in blanket on a bagel with stuffing and cranberry sauce!๐ Great to see the guys socialising and connecting with childhood memories around how and why they celebrated christmas!๐@ot_waller @HarpriyaOT @davinia_baker
โItโs beginning to feel a lot like Christmasโ๐ถ as the lads off Brook ward enjoyed a lil bake off to see who can bake the best mince pies! Trust me.. they tasted amazing!๐ @ot_waller @HarpriyaOT @LorraineOTAP @davinia_baker
Chit-chat, cuppa and a cake? Thats what we did this morning as we took a few guys off the wards to the local Church for coffee morning. With a lil donation ya get to have a choice of coffee, tea or cold drink with a slice of cake!๐ @ot_waller @davinia_baker #SocialGroups
#lifehack I have benefitted from amongst many as problem solving is something we face on a daily basis right!๐คท๐พโโ๏ธWorking within a #OccupationalTherapy team as support staff contributing to OT interventions surly makes my head scratch. Wish it was just a walk in the park!#OTWeek22
Making progress while out on a evening walks in supporting my boy Charlie with his social anxiety.. lovely bit of smell and touch communication here!๐๐ #AHPsActive
Big thank you to the spiritual care team for celebrating Diwali here at Penn hospital. The lads off the ward enjoyed popping to reception for some cultured refreshments!๐ #HappyDiwali#SpirtualCareTeam@BlackCountryNHS
Making progress while out on a evening walks in supporting my boy Charlie with his social anxiety.. lovely bit of smell and touch communication here!๐๐ #AHPsActive