Occupational Therapy and Active Ageing:
Personal, Purposeful and Proactive
The COT Specialist Section - Older People 2007 Annual Professional Development Event took place on 1st and 2nd November 2007 at De Vere Belton Woods, Belton, Nr Grantham, Lincolnshire. NG32 2LN
The event theme: Active Ageing is not only about having an active physical life, but about the individual's right to choice which affects all aspects of living - choices about where and who we live with; where and how we spend our money and time, and about enjoying the meaningful things in life. It'uo;s about balance - not just between the things we do, but a balance between needs and wants as well as our likes and dislikes. So where is the need for meaningful doing? Where is the Occupational Therapy role in the 'Active Ageing' agenda?
This exciting event included:
Guest speakers:
- Service Users, Active Ageing and Occupational Therapy: Our challenges and Opportunities
Professor Gail Mountain, Director of the Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University. - Understanding older adults as occupational beings
Dr Susan Corr, Reader in Occupational Science, University of Northampton. - Does OT environmental intervention reduce falls in older people? Results from a RCT
Alison Pighills, Research Fellow, University of York.
Workshops:
Lighting Up Life: keeping older people with sight loss independent for longer
Anthony Slater, Lighting Development Manager, Thomas Pocklington Trust.- Assistive technology and active ageing - perspectives from two London Boroughs
Barbara Dunk, Tessa Gunnning.
Paper Presentations:
- A review of health promotion activity within services for older people
Penny Cunliffe, Rachel Davey - Healthy lifestyles: what barriers prevent the older person from making these changes?
Sue Rey - To drive or not to drive - what are the options?
Anna Fletcher - An out and about group for older people with mental health problems
Lucia Wilkes - Creating therapeutic environments for people with cognitive difficulties - the proactive system
Jackie Pool. - Active participation in worship - a meaningful choice?
Patricia Eyres. - Do pre-discharge occupational therapy home visits in acute care enhance active ageing of older adults?
Anita Atwal, Anne McIntyre, Jackie Hunt, Christine Craik.
Members will be able to read reviews of the presentations in the January 2008 edition of The College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Older People Newsletter.
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