Thought you might all be interested in an international discussion on very much the same thing I just cut a piece of the conversation out of the Australian stroke list serve to post. It is happening with OT everywhere. ================================================================ What a great conversation...reviving the lost art of creative activities in OT! Wouldn't it be great if OTs had easy access to a broad range of DIY activities/projects that could be adapted to achieve therapeutic goals. I have stated doing this with a working age stroke survivor (cutting, painting and attaching a picket fence) and plan to search the internet, check out the Bunnings book etc....If anyone knows of accessible resources, please share.
Regards, Ken McKenzie Occupational Therapist Rural Stroke Team > "Clarissa Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been watching how Mum's admitted on ward with pregnancy complications(sometimes for weeks) intuitively do D-I-Y occupational interventions, often with a creative streak, to respond to role loss or change etc. (eg writing story for child at home about getting a new sister, craft to say thank you etc) And then I've been reflecting on how OTs gather that D-I-Y information and build on it for problems that have overwhelmed those intuitive D-I-Y OT resources and capabilities. So reflecting about Sandra's comments on creativity/artistic and OT practice(the "art and science" of the process) "enable people to engage with meaningful occupation, particularly reflection on artistic practice (the part of OT that somehow has slipped off the radar). . ." I'm interested in pursuing this conversation and would be interested to hear more about the Arts Health Symposium and Music Therapy conference. . .is this inappropriate space/ are others interested also? Do tell more Sandra :-) And how do others harness D-I-Y occupational interventions? Or incorporate creativity into practice? Particularly in neuro and/or traditional settings? Sincerely, Clarissa -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
