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Over 220 people attended yesterday’s webinar, part of the Homelessness series from HSCWRU at King's, which considered An Occupational Therapy lens on Homelessness, Capacity & Executive Function. Slides from the session. Attendees came from as far afield as Ireland and Canada.
Speakers:
Sophie Koehne, Mental health and Occupational Therapy Policy and Practice Lead, Pathway (UK homeless and inclusion health charity).
Kayleigh Reardon, Advanced Mental Health Occupational Therapist, Rough Sleepers Mental Health Team - Southend, Essex Partnership University Trust.
Jamesy Dillon, Pathway Lived Experience Group, volunteer and researcher who shared his lived experience.
Some remarks from attendees following the webinar
"That was a fantastic session and so helpful to me in my studies and my work."
"You're amazing Jamesy, thank you for sharing your personal story so openly."
"Many thanks, really interesting and insightful - another great webinar."
Coming up
The next webinar in this series is Trauma-sensitive assessment practices with the 'Your Story' approach on 21 May 2025; the June event in the Homelessness series is also now open for booking.
Please get in touch with Jess Harris if you would like to join the mailing list to hear about future events.
This webinar will explore the role that occupational therapy can play in working with people experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH). It will give an overview of the unique perspectives occupational therapists play in assessing executive function as part of mental capacity within a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on examples from practice, evidence and lived experience.
Homelessness series at King's
This webinar, which takes place on MS Teams only, is part of the Homelessness series, organised out of the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London.
We generally send out the slides following meetings and post them here, but do not record sessions.
Please get in touch with Jess Harris if you would like to join the mailing list for the Homelessness series.
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