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I chose occupational therapy because I used to think it was rubbish... 
As a service user I had some poor experiences of occupational therapy. #ChooseOT #OTWeek2020
As a service user I had some poor experiences of occupational therapy. #ChooseOT #OTWeek2020
Some of my beliefs about OT were fair (probably donât give a service user who has just dropped out of Oxford uni a childâs colouring book), but some were because I misunderstood the profession. #ChooseOT #OTWeek2020
Occupational therapy is a complex and nuanced intervention. It deals with obvious and everyday occupations, but uses multi-faceted approaches to help people live the lives they want. #ChooseOT #OTWeek2020
I moved from hating occupational therapy to wanting to BE an occupational therapist. Quite the turnaround! I wrote about that here: https://pd2ot.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/ot-disdain-to-delight/ #ChooseOT #OTWeek2020
Now, I donât âloveâ being an occupational therapist every day. But I appreciate the career and the opportunities it has given me. I have a varied clinical role and am currently exploring advanced practice, and the bit I love is occupational therapy research....
...Iâve just finished my PhD where I explored how occupational performance and engagement changes when someone is living with frailty and pre-frailty. And Iâm excited to develop this into work that informs our practice. #ChooseOT #OTWeek2020
So, there we go, from hating occupational therapy to gaining a PhD that had occupational therapy at its core... I guess Iâd recommend that people #ChooseOT #OTWeek2020
