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A little girl is swinging on a sensory swing, supported by an occupational therapist. The girl is laughing and giving a high-five to another little girl who is sat on her mother's lap.

Growing Hope: Our Story So Far

I set up Growing Hope because I’m convinced that we can help – partnering with local churches enables us to reach communities and individuals who might otherwise still be waiting. For me, the opportunity to lead a Growing Hope clinic and then go on to become CEO of Growing Hope was a privilege.

Faith and the Built Environment – Kate Sheehan

Faith and the Built Environment – Kate Sheehan

Kate is a well-respected occupational therapist, with over 30 years of experience. She is the former chairperson and treasurer of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists specialist section – Housing (COTSS – H) and represented the Royal College of Occupational Therapists in Europe. Kate chaired the genHOME research project working on the evidence base for housing modifications.

Planting Seeds of Hope – Dr Naomi Graham

Week after week as an occupational therapist I see children and their families who have often lost hope. Whether it’s...

Lynnette Peckett

‘Would he still be able to fulfil his dream?’ Lynette Peckett

This month’s guest Blog is from Lynette Peckett - author of ‘Lynnette’s Life’ blog // Back in March 2015 our son, Kieran, received confirmation (after a four year wait) that he was on the autism spectrum with a diagnosis of Asperger’s. This was followed a week later by a diagnosis of epilepsy. He was 16 when he received these diagnoses. Although we had already worked out that Kieran was autistic, it was good to get the confirmation as it helped him to understand why he can sometimes react to situations differently from other people...

Occupational Therapy – Katie Fielding

This month’s guest Blog is from Katie Fielding - an Occupational Therapist // OT can be a hard job role to explain as it is so diverse. Within children’s services OT’s want to find out what is stopping a child from taking part in an activity that they want to do. This might be something like changing for PE by themselves or doing some baking...

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