A new beginning with Occupational Therapy - A search for identity @ Enothe, York, England 2013. From the Rotterdam University of applied science

1. Enothe
Session 6 - presentation 1:
A New Beginning with Occupational Therapy
A search for identity
Amy Hereijgers & Merel van der Sar
18 October 2013

2. Welcome
Content:
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Background
Outcome
Image & idenity
OT
Discussion

3. Background
• Project ‘Participation is what you can learn’ @ Horizon & Cardea
• Youth: juvenile deliquents, youth with behavioral problems, youth
who are not able to live at home.
• Executed by third year students Occupational Therapy
• Interviews
• Outcome: book of portraits
• About how they see the future

4. Result
• Portrait book
• It shows us a clear view
• Summary of the interviews
• Can you recognize them?
?

5. “I really want to
have a pink
Subaru, I don’t
need anything
more”
“I love make-up!”

6. “I’d love
to explore
the world”

7. “I’d like to
have my
own family”

8. “Antartica,
nothing around you but water.”

9. Which portrait would you associate with
juvenile delinquents?

10. “I really want to
have a pink
Subaru, I don’t
need anything
more”
“I love make-up!”

11. “I’d love
to explore
the world”

12. “I’d like to
have my
own family”

13. “Antartica,
nothing around you but water.”

14. What is the score?

15. Creamergirl

16. Pretty boy

17. Perspectives: image
What was the image?
• Occupational therapy students >>> Youth
• Youth >>> Occupational therapy students

18. Perspectives: Identity
What was the identity?
• Occupational therapists
• Our own identity
• Youth

19. Occupational Therapy
Image & identity
• Be aware of your own perspective and of the client's perspective
See through limitations
• What if the starting point is now and not the past

20. Discussion:
Is it wrong to have prejudices in therapy?

21. We thank you!
Any questions?