40 Years of OT at York St John – Sarah-Jayne Berry

Sarah studied Occupational Therapy at York St John and has very kindly wrote a blog post for us about her time on the programme and what she is up to now.Sarah Jayne Berry
When did you study at YSJ?I completed my Occupational Therapy degree 2005-2008 however, I had already been a student at the university completing the counselling studies degree prior.

What was your favourite aspect of OT at YSJ?

In comparison to other universities YSJ is a small compact campus which I believe gives it a community feel. You often passed other members of the programme and lecturers which gave a real sense of belonging. Even though the OT programme is a very large programme I feel the staff team clearly worked closely together and this was evident in the support offered as a student.

What are you up to now?

Since completing the programme I have moved around Yorkshire and the Humber region a great deal to try and improve my knowledge and skill. All of my posts however, have been within mental health as this is the area I feel most passionately about. Within the latter few years I have specialised into Mental Health Services for Older People and this has led to me becoming the Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead for North Yorkshire.

I still try to maintain my links with the university and yearly attend as a clinical assessor for them when students are completing their assessments.

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Any favourite memories of your time at YSJ / with YSJOT?

YSJ will always be a special place to me and I feel it has set me onto the career path I was looking for.

The YSJOT team is aiming to compile 40 blog posts, one from each cohort for the 40th anniversary, if you would be interested in contributing please contact us via email: George Peat – g.peat@yorksj.ac.uk , Maria Parks – @m.parks@yorksj.ac.uk or Kerry Sorby – k.sorby@yorksj.ac.uk

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