mental health

Working in a Prison Setting

Working in a Prison Setting with Incarcerated Clients: An NDIS Perspective Part 2

The second part of our blog series, Working in a Prison Setting with Incarcerated Clients, will look into a variety of elements involved in undertaking assessments in a prison setting. This includes: Understanding incarcerated individuals, particularly NDIS participants Understanding of expectations for OT intervention in community-based settings for participants/clients who have been previously incarcerated, and […]

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Working in a Prison Setting

Working in a Prison Setting with Incarcerated Clients: An NDIS Perspective Part 1

Assessments in a prison setting are effectively the same, but it is natural to feel some nerves. It is important to be understanding of the person’s situation from a functional perspective, as there is less opportunity to engage in regular activities, while not being there to judge a person’s previous actions. Working with people once

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management of fatigue

Management of Fatigue and Work-Life Balance

Each month at Ability Partners, our hard-working Occupational Therapists gather to present, analyse and discuss different journal articles. Most recently, the group talked about the prevalence and management of fatigue and burnout among allied health professionals.  They recently covered the following two journals:  Shin, J., McCarthy, M., Schmidt, C., Zellner, J., Ellerman, K., Britton, M.

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The difference between therapeutic play and play therapy

The main difference between therapeutic play and play therapy is that therapeutic play can be administered by an untrained support person whereas play therapy is administered by a trained therapy professional. It is important to distinguish between these differences when it comes to making an informed decision about you or your participant’s health and what

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psychology and counselling

What is the difference between Psychology and Counselling?

The main difference between psychology and counselling lies in their approaches. A psychologist analyses and understands a human’s behaviour and thought process to deliver various treatment options. Counselling, on the other hand, involves a more client-centred approach where they help an individual overcome personal and psychological challenges by providing them with practical solutions and therapeutic

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Enhancing Mental Health for Autistic People

Each month at Ability Partners, our hard-working Occupational Therapists gather to present, analyse and discuss different journal articles. In April 2024, the group talked about strengths based practice for enhancing mental health for autistic people.  They recently covered the following journal:  Holmes, L., Goebel, R., Hollingue, C., Zhu, S., Zhang, H., Shan, W., … Rothman,

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