Tag: Disability

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Self-advocacy in healthcare

Student PlacementCoping Strategies

Hi, I’m Emilia, a BSc Occupational Therapy student currently on placement with JB Occupational Therapy. I also have many years of lived experience of being chronically ill. I wanted to write a blog post about self-advocacy, as I have consistently found within my own experiences and on this placement the importance of being able to…Continue reading Self-advocacy in healthcare

Positive Risk Taking – Presentation by Tegan

Student PlacementOccupational Therapy

This video looks at positive risk taking in occupational therapy. It explores how we think about it in practice and why it plays such a key role in supporting people to live independently and meaningfully. If you haven’t come across this before, please take a look at this blog post first. I made this during…Continue reading Positive Risk Taking – Presentation by Tegan

Celebrating Disability Pride Month

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JB Occupational Therapy Recognises Disability Pride Month What is Disability Pride? It’s not about being proud of pain, it’s about being proud of surviving, adapting, and refusing to shrink yourself in a world that wasn’t built with you in mind. “Disability is natural. It’s part of diversity. It’s part of the human condition” Judy Heumann…Continue reading Celebrating Disability Pride Month

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Enabling Participation through positive risk: An OT Approach to Chronic Illness

Student PlacementOccupational Therapy

Hey everyone, my name is Tegan and I’m currently on a placement with JBOT. I’m studying an MSc apprenticeship in Occupational Therapy. This is my final placement out of three. My first being in adult social care, and my second being in an inpatient intensive care mental health hospital. During my time as a student,…Continue reading Enabling Participation through positive risk: An OT Approach to Chronic Illness

Fatigue is more than feeling tired: Confronting chronic fatigue and chron's disease through an occupational therapy lens written over an image of a lady reclining in bed. She has a hand to her forehead and looks tired and is wearing a hijab

Fatigue Is More Than Feeling Tired: Confronting Chronic Fatigue and Crohn’s Disease Through an Occupational Therapy Lens

Student PlacementOccupational Therapy

By Nima – MSc Occupational Therapy Student (JB Occupational Therapy) I’m Nima, an MSc Occupational Therapy student currently on placement with JB Occupational Therapy. Throughout this placement, I’ve been exploring the lived experiences of people managing chronic illnesses, with a particular focus on how invisible symptoms affect daily life, identity, and occupation. This blog continues…Continue reading Fatigue Is More Than Feeling Tired: Confronting Chronic Fatigue and Crohn’s Disease Through an Occupational Therapy Lens

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Chronic Pain and Black Women in the U.K vs The Healthcare System

Student PlacementOccupational Therapy

I’m Shantel, a final-year MSc Occupational Therapy student currently on placement with JB Occupational Therapy. My work focuses on the intersection of chronic illness, medical injustice, and occupational loss, especially for marginalised communities. Through this blog and our podcast This Is My “Normal,” I aim to reflect lived experience through an occupational therapy lens. Chronic…Continue reading Chronic Pain and Black Women in the U.K vs The Healthcare System

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The Mental Health Maze of Neurodivergent LGBTQIA+ People 

Student PlacementHealth & Disability. EDS & PoTS

Queer & Neurodivergent: Let’s Talk!  Welcome to a wordy blog about “things that makes life wild and wonderful but also really really hard”: Being LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent or what I like to say ‘neurospicy’.   For people who are both LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent (think: ADHD, Autism or somewhere fabulously off the neurotypical map) everyday can feel…Continue reading The Mental Health Maze of Neurodivergent LGBTQIA+ People 

Functional Neurological Disorder Fact Sheet

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About the author: Anais is an Occupational Therapy student at Coventry University. She has a specialist interest in Neurological conditions.

HSD & Co-occurring conditions – Hypermobility Haven

Student PlacementMDT Corner

Holly and Amanda are final year BSc Physio students at the University of Brighton. They joined the jboccupational therapy team for 6 weeks and wanted to share their knowledge and expertise with Jo’s readers. Holly has a diagnosis of joint hypermobility and has enjoyed working with Jo and her clients to explore the condition further.…Continue reading HSD & Co-occurring conditions – Hypermobility Haven

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Sex & Occupational Therapy

Student PlacementAids & Equipment

The past few weeks I’ve been focusing on the topic of sex and disabled people’s experiences of sex. A couple of weeks ago I posted a survey to support my research into sexual wellbeing of disabled people. The link to this survey can be found here: sexual wellbeing of disabled people  Sex survey results Firstly,…Continue reading Sex & Occupational Therapy