Cardiff City Mental Hospital is also renowned for setting up one of the first, #OccupationalTherapy departments in the UK in 1930. Read about the remarkable life of Patricia Sunderland:
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Thanks @socwhistory.bsky.com for marking the amazing contributions of Jane Addams. She is recognised as a pioneer-proponent of #OccupationalTherapy too.
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Thanks @skyebarbic.bsky.social for sharing a powerful and persuasive call for action - about the past and future of mental health #OccupationalTherapy in Canada.
Love Matron King's sophisticated description of grading activities in 1934.
It shows she understood principles of #OccupationalTherapy
Wonder if it's because she, along with other UK nurses, visited Canada/USA in summer 1929. Anyone know about this tour?
Essential, challenging reading:
The shadow side of #OccupationalTherapy:
Necropower, state racism and colonialism.
Well done Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy for balancing positive narratives and critically exposing our flawed #OTHistory
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Wow! Only read the blog but this research is mind-blowingly relevant for #OccupationalTherapy #OccupationalTherapists
Please share, read and tell us what you think.
Blog: scienceblog.com/visiting-a-m...
Research fee to read in Innovation in Aging
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2/2 Bookmark and use the resource as a proactive response to recent urgent call to action to make #OTHistory matter.
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1/2 Great toolkit, shared on X, thanks @sportinghistory
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The principles and practical tips apply to preserving #OccupationalTherapy heritage too.
Hello 👋🏻 to all our new followers, it’s lovely to see all of you.
We share the history of the Cardiff City Mental Hospital, later known as Whitchurch Hospital. The hospital also served as a military hospital during both World Wars.
The hospital closed to patients, 10years ago, in April 2016
Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society
Methyl molecules attach to DNA at predictable sites across the genome, accumulating over a lifetime in patterns so regular that researchers can read them
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Purpose. The purpose of this call to action to make occupational therapy history matter. Historical knowledge is a rich source of professional values and insights into the art, science and practice of...
In the Global North, advances in occupational therapy benefitted unduly from the oppression, disablement and suffering of thousands of people in the South (and beyond). To prevent the recurrence of...
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Purpose. The purpose of this call to action to make occupational therapy history matter. Historical knowledge is a rich source of professional values and insights into the art, science and practice of...
Day 7 @arascot.bsky.social
#Archive30
#ArchiveAnimals
Here is Matron Edith King with her dogs, Peter & brother.
Currently research is Matron King so do get in touch if you have any information.
This article is from the Nursing Times, February 24, 1934
#HistNursing
#CardiffCityMentalHospital
New piece in OT Now. bluetoad.com/article/Recl... #occupationaltherapy @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @othistorymatters.bsky.social
This day in social work history⏳
21st May 1935: Jane Addams, American activist, suffragist, author, and social worker died in Chicago at the age of 74. Sometimes referred to as the “mother of social work” for her work in the field, Addams was the co-founder of Hull House.
Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society
Skye Barbic
Written for the International Cycling History Conference, ‘Cycling and Disability’ a paper by Kevin Hickman, Trustee of WfW and Isabelle Clement, Director, is an insightful delve into the history of cycling, and how it has, and always will boost the physical and mental wellbeing of Disabled people.
Written for the International Cycling History Conference, ‘Cycling and Disability’ a paper by Kevin Hickman, Trustee of WfW and Isabelle Clement, Director, is an insightful delve into the history of cycling, and how it has, and always will boost the physical and mental wellbeing of Disabled people.
Social Work History Network
Wheels for Wellbeing
Wheels for Wellbeing
www.ichc.biz
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https://doi.org/10.63192/otnow.1921221 As population mental health needs rise and healthcare systems face increasing strain (Berk et al., 2024; Ding et al., …
