Occupational Therapy

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Training occupational therapists in the Territory

HealthTimes - 20-07-2021

A new occupational therapy program being run at Charles Darwin University (CDU) for the first time is set to drive much-needed professionals into the Northern Territory’s

 
Leanne Healey awarded Occupational Therapist of the Year

HealthTimes - 21-11-2018

We are very excited to announce that Leanne Healey, Director of Everyday Independence has been awarded Occupational Therapist of the Year at the 2018 Australian Allied Health

 
Physios urged to get behind National Tradies Month

Nicole Madigan - 08-07-2018

Physiotherapists are being encouraged to get onboard Tradies National Health Month this August, to help raise awareness of the health and injury risks affecting those who

 
Occupational therapists call for urgent improvements to children's care under NDIS

HealthTimes - 19-09-2017

Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) has called for urgent improvements to the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s arrangements for the care of children aged 0 to

 
Occupational therapists to meet in Perth

HealthTimes - 04-07-2017

Occupational therapists from around the world will join their Australian counterparts in Perth forOccupational Therapy Australia’s (OTA) 27th National Conference and

 
Bond launches new Masters of Occupational Therapy

HealthTimes - 30-05-2016

Bond University has expanded its health and medicine faculty, with the launch of a Masters of Occupational Therapy aimed at filling the

 
Occupational therapy students put theory into practice

Karen Keast - 17-08-2015

Jordon Matthews has witnessed the benefits of occupational therapy on aged care residents first-hand. The Griffith

 
Practice Articles
Meet Henry - assistant occupational therapist

Haley Williams - 20-03-2020

Animal-assisted therapy is accessible in a variety of allied health sectors, but in occupational therapy, Henry – a miniature dachshund – has a hands (paws)-on

A life changing journey to Cambodia

HealthTimes - 12-02-2015

Recently returned occupational therapist Rita Harrison describes the opportunity to work in Cambodia as a life changing experience. “I love working with

Taking leisure more seriously

Clare Wilding - 31-10-2014

Leisure, also known as recreation or play, is an important category of doing that can significantly and positively affect people’s health and wellbeing. There is a growing

Guidance Articles
What do mental health occupational therapists do?

Karen Keast - 20-03-2017

Occupational therapists (OTs) specialising in mental health draw on a range of psychological and occupational therapy strategies to help people understand and cope with their

What do Occupational Therapists do?

HealthTimes - 13-02-2015

An occupational therapist is an Allied Health professional who can help people enhance their lives by helping them to improve their every day motor skills in order to do tasks

Consider a career in Occupational Therapy

HealthTimes - 13-02-2015

If you're looking for a career in health then you may consider becoming an occupational therapist. These are health professionals who work with people of all ages to help

How to become an occupational therapist

HealthTimes - 13-02-2015

An Occupational Therapist's Role Is Extremely Rewarding If you enjoy working with people, have a sympathetic and caring attitude, heaps of

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