A fond farewell to one of are long-term students who is of to live with his family in Carlisle.
Good luck from us
A fond farewell…
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Good luck, Alan
Good luck on moving to Carlisle to our long time friend Alan. We will miss you.
Co-ordin8 Friday Club helping with reseach
The Co-ordin8 Friday Club have been meeting with researchers from Devon, linked to Plymouth. The sessions were very productive, and the joint researchers were able to express their opinions and hopefully support change in the working practice of staff in various settings from residential to medical.
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The Tuesday Group have been working very hard on a variety of training courses and putting the training into practice. Different members of the group have spent every Tuesday since September baking for the Haven in Paignton, others have been involved in the food preparation and setting up for our fund raising and social events.
[Read more…] about Volunteer TrainingFrom an Occupational Therapy Perspective; putting theory into practice
What is occupational therapy?
Occupational therapy (OT) helps you live your best life at home, at work – and everywhere else. It’s about being able to do the things you want and have to do. That could mean helping you overcome challenges learning at school, going to work, playing sport or simply doing the dishes. Everything is focused on your wellbeing and your ability to participate in activities.
[Read more…] about From an Occupational Therapy Perspective; putting theory into practiceCo-ordin8 Art | Working as a Community of Practice
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who “share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly”. The concept was first proposed by cognitive anthropologist Jean Lave and educational theorist Etienne Wenger in their 1991 book Situated Learning (Lave & Wenger 1991).
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