Author Archives: s.mesa

‘The Backyard Project’ – a collaborative green space community engagement project with a Ukranian family and YSJ occupational therapy students

Posted on November 7, 2023 by s.mesa

This blog has been written by two of our academic staff, Dr Hannah Spring and Dr Fiona Howlett.  We are posting this in Occupational Therapy Week 2023 to showcase a very successful collaborative  community engagement project with a Ukrainian refugee … Continue reading →

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Welcoming new Occupational Therapy Academic staff to YSJ

Posted on October 27, 2023 by s.mesa

Our October blog is to welcome three new staff to the Occupational Therapy Team at YSJ: Emma, Tracey and Lauren.  All three have join us from clinical practice and therefore bring with them a wealth of varied experience. They have … Continue reading →

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Showcasing the wonderful work of students from Pinc College

Posted on September 18, 2023 by s.mesa

Over the summer I have been making links with Pinc college who are a specialist creative education college based within Yorkshire Museum in York for neurodivergent young people aged between 16-25. They also offer courses in arts based spaces in … Continue reading →

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Restarting the YSJOT blog with a student review of the RCOT conference

Posted on September 13, 2023 by s.mesa

There are so many exciting things going on @YSJOT that we are restarting our blogging as a way to share these. Ahead of the new term we want to showcase some things that have been happening over the summer months. … Continue reading →

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