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Occupational Therapy Week is an excellent opportunity for us as a community to share our experiences of Occupational Therapy and pledge our support for the profession. So here at YSJ, back by popular demand, we are launching our meme challenge … Continue reading →

A message from Kerry Edwards, Subject Director Occupational Therapy. I am looking forward to welcoming back all level 4 and level 5 students to campus next week. You have an exciting year ahead of you with plenty of innovative and … Continue reading →

A message from Kerry Edwards, Subject Director  Occupational Therapy.   A warm welcome to all the students who will be starting the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme with us next week. For those of you who are arriving this weekend, … Continue reading →

In our latest blog, first year student Laura Wendon shares her experience: Why should an occupational therapy student attend the conference?It’s worth knowing that everyone is in the same boat at conference. Whether you’re a student, qualified, non-OT professional, or … Continue reading →

10 students, and one member of staff, attended this conference this year. It was great to see students from across all cohorts, and across both BSc and MSc programmes, attend. It is exciting that 22 final year students had their … Continue reading →

In our latest blog, Sarah Braithwaite (one of our current final year students) shares her experience of engaging in an international placement for her level 2 placement………… As a student, the opportunity for an international placement was one to be … Continue reading →

In this blog Kerry Sorby shares her reflections of attending sessions aimed at teaching professionals in the Health and Social Care sector. Keynote Speaker:  Professor Christine Jarvis Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) from the University of Huddersfield shared a really … Continue reading →

Two of our senior lecturers (Hannah Spring and Fiona Howlett) and two of our recent graduates (Claire Connor and Celia Bentley) attended the conference from 22nd-25th May 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa to disseminate the findings from their final … Continue reading →

In this month’s blog Emma Robinson (a final year undergraduate student) shares her experience of using twitter to support her learning. She has used twitter to help to develop her: “Top Tips for Cutting out Words when Writing up Your … Continue reading →