It’s like waiting for a bus, you wait ages for one wellbeing resource to arrive, then six come at once! Yes, the day has arrived when our wellbeing pocket guides are available to download for free, on the Elizabeth Casson website. Though they’re designed for newly...

Starting your career as an Occupational Therapist is an exciting but sometimes anxious time for us all and that’s why we believe it’s so important to be supported and encouraged by your supervisor.  As an Occupational Therapist and newly qualified Occupational...

OTs entering practice for the first time can experience many emotions. Helping patients achieve their goals, meeting new colleagues, learning and working in a new environment and being paid as a professional can be both rewarding and exciting. On the reverse, these...

Job Applications, do they make you feel… Anxious Excited Like an imposter All of the above? More importantly, should I be looking at applying for a new role a year into practice?  Well the opportunity to apply for a Chief Nurse Fellowship Programme advertised in my...

To clarify, I’m not talking about romance, although I guess it is possible to fall in love with your job. My life as an OT so far has been two six month rotations on medicals and neuro, and I have now entered my third rotation: Burns Therapy.I felt like I knew where I...

During my first year of practice I’ve been trying to make the transition from student to practitioner, as well as making the transition from care receiver to care giver. Doing both at once is not easy. Part of the problem I’ve had is that throughout my life, the...

Have you ever attended training, development or started a preceptorship programme and wondered what colour uniform you were actually wearing? I have, as a Band 6 occupational therapist in an acute physical setting supervising newly qualified staff, with resources that...

The Year One Thriving Not Surviving project is focused on creating a self-coaching resource to support the wellbeing of newly qualified occupational therapists. The project is funded by the Elizabeth Casson Trust and you can find out more about how they can support...

I am a former child. It gives me empathy. Whenever I see a boy get a bagful of homework, I recognise that sigh. I am an ex-patient. Though the trauma happened a long time ago, the memory is still raw. If I hear the whirr of a dentist’s drill, BANG, I’m back in the...

The River had a fountain Of sparkling water Gushing at speed Glistening in the bright sunlight Brilliant I could hardly believe it Going from an occupational therapy helper to a finally qualified therapist With a Degree It was a spurt of energy never experienced...

‘What is the Elizabeth Casson Trust? ‘, we hear you ask. Some of you may be familiar with the name of Dr Elizabeth Casson - the founder of occupational therapy in the UK - through word of mouth; others of you may have never heard the name until the Year1 Thriving not...

Is supervision really the golden key to unlocking the door to a more confident and reassured newly qualified occupational therapist? Is it the foundation to an effective first year of practice? After all, it is highlighted in the Standards of Proficiency for...