OTweeters@ELCMHT

We are a group of amazing OT's working across East Lancashire Community Mental Health Teams. Please follow us for updates!

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@bella_whalley @CumbriaUni @OTCumbria @ELHT_NHS Well done bella 🙌🏻

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Yesterday we had our network best practice forum and had amazing cpd for sensory integration and autism #OTweeters #cpd #bestpracticeforum #weloveOT

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Our monthly OT CPD focused on trans awareness today.. an amazing presentation by Michelle and a big eye opener for us all 😊🌈 #LGBT #OT

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Some lovely feedback from Judi’s service user 🫶🏻 “Very helpful, compassionate and non/judgemental” “fully supportive of my journey even though it wasn’t straight forward”

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We are officially back on twitter ready to share all of our OT updates and projects with you all 🙌🏻 #OTweeters #OccupationalTherapy

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At Blackburn our OTs got the CMHT/HTT involved, using a giving tree for donations for our local charities the wish centre and Salvation Army. We were overwhelmed with everyone’s generosity and were able to hand huge bags of goodies for those less fortunate this Christmas! 🤶🏻🎅🏻

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As part of the theme “giving” for this months wellbeing event, our OTs at Accrington got the team involved by collection and dropping donations with the Community Solutions Team in Accrington who were aiming to distribute 500 boxes to the local community. Amazing work!! 🎅🏻🧑🏻‍🎄

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Our OTs at Accrington got the CMHT into the Christmas spirit with a morning of Christmas crafts as part of our wellbeing monthly event. Lovely work guys 🎅🏻🤶🏻

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THE CHRISTMAS SACK PROJECT ROSSENDALE 🎅🏻
Our OT Cathryn and her friend have set up a page to support families in Rossendale who can’t afford presents for their children this Christmas, delivering sacks of goodies for all the family! #lscft #beawinterfriend #headovertofacebook

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We’ve held our McMillan coffee this morning at Blackburn! Due to social distancing we decided to provide a trolley dolly service - serving hot drinks and cakes at each desk! It went down a storm! Thanks to all who contributed #OTweeters #wellbeing

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A few more photos from our wellbeing walks on a Thursday morning by the canal!

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As part of our wellbeing incentives at BLackburn with Darwen CMHT we have been doing wellbeing walks on a Thursday led by Ayse, taking advantage of the nice weather! We are lucky to have the canal by work and we have had some great attendance!

#timeout #wellbeingwalk #OTweeters

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Blackburn Have been getting crafty! We collected stones to decorate with patterns and quotes ⭐️🌈 One of our staff enjoyed this so much she has taken this up as a hobby at home!

We have some exciting ideas ahead with our stones 🌟 watch this space! #OTweeters #craftythursdays

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Accrington CMHT OTs have made a Zen Den as part of their well-being drive! This is a safe space for staff to have some time out with things such as mindfulness resources. They also enjoy their weekly seated exercise and yoga 🚶🏼‍♀️🧎🏼‍♀️#OTweeters #letsgetphysical #zenden

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A few pictures from mental health awareness recently with the theme “kindness”

Blackburn and Accrington OTs organised a fabulous “be kind” event with our act or kindness box, beautiful handmade hearts by Ayse and lots of yummy goodies!! #OTweeters #bekind

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We’ve been getting competitive at Blackburn As part of our staff wellbeing days with our weekly quiz! Here is this weeks neighbourhood winners!
Happy Thursday everyone ⭐️

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Closer look at our wellbeing packs by our OT team at Blackburn CMHT- providing support to service users with mental health during social distancing. Thank you @RCOT_MH for your top tips giving us inspiration to help others keep well during this time 🌈 #OTweeter #socialdistancing

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Our OTs at Blackburn have been putting wellbeing packs together to send out to service users during social distancing. Included in the packs are the RCOT top tips, weekly planners, goal setting, eating well, mindful colouring and much more! 🤩 #OTweeters #improvingwellbeing

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Taken from the RCOT website 👏🏻 #OTweeters #staysafe #wellbeing

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Absolutely heartbroken by the news about Caroline Flack.

She was a huge supporter of the NHS who was lovely to us personally on a number of occasions and we can only wish her family and friends all the best at this awful time.