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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

It has been a challenging 18 months for everyone during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Our students have shown resilience and determination to achieve their ambition of becoming occupational therapists.  Their passion for the profession shines through and it is always rewarding … Continue reading →

In this blog, final year occupational therapy students Victoria Bell and Katie Jackson share their experience of facilitating a journal club whilst on clinical practice placement, and how this gave them an insight into the professional and service development that … Continue reading →

Our March blog comes from Dr Hannah Spring and Fiona Howlett who provide a brief overview of how their work with refugees and asylum seekers is informing the occupational therapy curriculum. Above: York St John University student and staff project … Continue reading →

Our first blog of 2020 comes courtesy of Sue Mesa, Course Lead for MSc Occupational Therapy. The end of the year and the beginning of the new year is a busy time on the MSc Occupational Therapy programme, with cohorts … Continue reading →

Our latest blog features MSc Occupational Therapy student Jo Johnson, who takes us on a typical day in her life whilst on placement on surgical wards and ITU. Hello, my name is Jo and I am a final year MSc … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Class of 2019. Well done! You did it!   A time to celebrate…. On Wednesday 20th November 2019 @YSJOT students will be graduating in the historical building of York Minster.  There is a lot to celebrate this … Continue reading →