Alison Self Occupational Therapy in Perth, Western Australia | Occupational therapist

Alison Self Occupational Therapy

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 407 895 622

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25.01.2022 An ABI or non-traumatic brain injury is caused by something that happens inside the body or a substance introduced into the body that damages brain tissues. Follow the link to learn more: https://bit.ly/2SduUWW #ChangeYourMind #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth

24.01.2022 Last week's Synapse Carers Support & Information Session presentation from the Better Rehabilitation team is now available to view online. This enlightening pre...sentation is valuable for anyone looking to better understand the impact of brain injury on their loved ones. Thanks again to the Better Rehabilitation team for sharing their knowledge! See more

24.01.2022 'Your brain can literally break'. Many of these symptoms are familiar to me - not being able to process anything or start simple tasks, changes in personality,... sleeping fifteen hours a day, scared of not waking up . . . 'I could see it happening but could not do anything about it'. Good article on the affects of brain injuries on women. https://www.telegraph.co.uk//special-report-damaging-eff/

23.01.2022 Anger and brain injury Anger is a normal, natural emotional response and managing anger isnt about taking it away. It is about learning to control it rather t...han letting it control you. We hope that after reading this booklet you will have a better understanding of anger and brain injury, and will have learned some new ways of coping. https://www.headway.org.uk//3/managing-anger-e-booklet.pdf

22.01.2022 For many people who experience cognitive problems, cooking can be an overwhelming task. Even having a recipe to follow can be confusing as the steps to complete the task are not clearly laid out or are included in the ingredients list. Teaching someone how to seperate the thinking from the doing to make the task more manageable is part of what I do as an OT. Its lovely to see someone who struggles with cooking suddenly realise with the right strategy they can manage independently and not feel like its all too much. #ThisIsOT #OccupationalTherapy #otweek2019

22.01.2022 Executive functioning is an umbrella term for many abilities including: planning an organisation, multi-tasking, learning rules, social behaviour, making decisi...ons, motivation and controlling emotions. Impairment of executive functions is common after acquired brain injury and has a profound effect on many aspects of everyday life. Find out more about executive dysfunction here:

21.01.2022 Some what we are being challenged during these days of distancing and distressing news...

20.01.2022 "As Occupational Therapists, we know that our occupations keep us well, give us meaning in life, and motivate us to get up in the morning. Science backs this up."

20.01.2022 Don’t think it can happen to you because it can. All it takes is some random event for you to become brain injured with the knock on effects of loosing your job, your home, your family, your friends. Our federal/state safety nets are often not responsive enough to prevent homelessness. I hope you and me will never need these safety nets but if we do we need them to be responsive and adequate to prevent living in survival mode and/or becoming homeless.

20.01.2022 Witnessing someone having an outburst of anger, or being on the receiving end of someones anger can be very hard. It can be particularly hurtful if the anger i...s directed at family members, who are already upset and perhaps angry themselves. This factsheet contains tips for the family, friends and carers of a brain injury survivor who experiences more anger after their brain injury and has difficulties with managing this. . https://www.headway.org.uk//managing-anger-tips-for-famili

20.01.2022 At a loss for words, or confuse words and meanings? We have a post-BI issue called Aphasia, and this is how it works ... -ts

19.01.2022 Love it when I can get an afternoon nap. For many people who have a brain injury this is an essential component of fatigue management.

19.01.2022 http://www.spokesman.com//researcher-mental-health-issues/

18.01.2022 Most of us were not given a map of what comes after BI. This article talks about the most prominent long-term effects and how to cope ... -ts

18.01.2022 Finding activities that motivate and engage people in the hard work of recovering from a brain injury can be a challenge at times. I have grown up enjoying many hobbies and interests including embroidery, knitting, needlepoint, woodwork, origami, gardening and basically anything to do with making stuff. For a client whose wife developed an interest in gardening during his recovery from brain injury, he wanted to make something to support her new found interest. So out came ...another of my skills, Macrame!! Other than making a beautiful gift for his wife my client was able to work on his hand and arm function using intricate and large movements required to tie knots and pull through the long cords required to make this pot hanger. He also had to follow instructions from a video, remember how to tie different knots and got to enjoy learning something new. Making means time passes quicker and motivation to participate in rehabilitation, which can be tough at times, is stronger. #ThisIsOT #occupationaltherapy #otweek2019

18.01.2022 Neuroscientist talks on fatigue, Alzheimers, stroke and the importance of sleep and exercise in maximising brain health. https://www.rnz.co.nz//the-importance-of-sleep-and-how-to-

16.01.2022 This is one of the top 3 mountains of life to carry for brain injury survivors ... -ts

16.01.2022 https://www.netflix.com/title/80049951?s=i&trkid=13747225

15.01.2022 Understanding the basics of Brain Injury ... -ts

14.01.2022 Im so lucky to have spent my life working as an occupational therapist. I was very fortunate to absolutely know from the age of 14 that this is what I wanted t...o do. High school was so much easier knowing I had a goal to work to and when studying or exams were challenging having this goal helped me to do what I needed to do. I look forward to the years ahead and the many people I hope I will be privileged to support achieve their occupational goals.

13.01.2022 I tend to jump into conversations and come across as rude because I interrupt people whilst they are mid-conversation. If the other person continues to talk whi...lst I'm trying to get out my thoughts, I tend to speak louder and over them just so I can get my thoughts out...before I forget them. It's a feeling of absolute urgency. If I don't, my memory goes blank. I have tried to change but it is very difficult. I can achieve it but the result is me just listening and not having any interaction. Now I've gone from a interrupting rude bastard to a non-engaging rude bastard. Dammed if I do, dammed if I don't! My memory is that shot these days, as soon as I think of what I want or need to say, i need to get it out immediately for I forget so quickly. In short, I find it near impossible to simultaneously process someone's conversation, retain all the information and have an opinion or response to suit the polite timing of the conversation.

12.01.2022 'Your brain can literally break'. Many of these symptoms are familiar to me - not being able to process anything or start simple tasks, changes in personality,... sleeping fifteen hours a day, scared of not waking up . . . 'I could see it happening but could not do anything about it'. Good article on the affects of brain injuries on women. https://www.telegraph.co.uk//special-report-damaging-eff/

12.01.2022 Consistently inconsistent!

11.01.2022 THE POWER OF OCCUPATION. Need we say more? In the words of Ann Wilcock, let us enable the 'doing, being, becoming and belonging' of those we support. Find more graphical inspiration at theOThub.com/gallery.

11.01.2022 It's OT week! . It has been one of the most challenging years for the health industry, as well as for us all! Moving forward together, it is time to Rebuild, ...Recover, Recharge!!! . #thisisOT #OTweek2020 #otaustralia See more

10.01.2022 Occupational therapy at its best!!!

10.01.2022 https://bit.ly/2Ulksxz

10.01.2022 Always get a bump to your head checked out!

10.01.2022 "To avoid compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and general burnout, it's imperative we all keep on top of this... What tasks or strategies support your well-being?" - Thalia, OT in Australia

10.01.2022 Its a real thing!

09.01.2022 As an OT I’m always listening to clients to find out what is meaningful in their life and seize on opportunities to guide them in learning a new skill. Learning something new challenges many cognitive skills as well as our emotions. It’s natural to ask ourselves ‘Will I be able to do this?’ ‘Will I be any good at this?’. Taking on the challenge of learning a new skill is courageous and you can never predict where it will lead. Over 3 years ago I supported an amazing young lad...y to learn a skill completely new to her....embroidery. From the challenge of completing her first small embroidery of a lady bird, she soon found her creative spark to use her new skills in more creative and freestyle ways. Such as embroidering her lounge suite arms to remind her of Love and Empathy for herself as she recovered from a traumatic brain injury. From there she combined stitching with painting to create a wonderful mixed media piece that is just beautiful. And now she is showcasing her skills at reproducing photos from her childhood as embroidery in her very own exhibition at a cafe in Fremantle. Who would have thought that those first tentative steps of counting stitches would lead where it has. I can’t wait to see what happens next! #thisisot #OTWeek2020

09.01.2022 Damage to the parts of the brain that control the monitoring and release of hormones can cause a disruption in the bodys ability to maintain a stable internal ...environment. Hormone release can become increased or insufficient, causing a range of physical, psychological or emotional issues. This factsheet has been written to offer information about hormonal imbalances after brain injury and where to seek support with such issues. https://www.headway.org.uk//hormonal-imbalances-after-brai

08.01.2022 An excellent resource supporting children and young adults in the school environment following brain injury.

08.01.2022 As an OT I work with people whose lives have been turned upside down by major trauma such as brain injuries. A young first time Dad missed out on many of his young sons early milestones due to an extended stay in hospital recovering from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. To support my clients goal of developing a stronger bond with his three year old son, he asked if we could make a mud kitchen for them to play with together. Using a wooden unit acquired from ...a road side pickup as the base, the design took shape over a number of weeks. Towards the end as the kitchen took shape Mr 3 was anticipating my arrival each week with eagerness so he could help finish his kitchen. Well today the kitchen is open for baking mud pies!! Its taken a while but along the way so many skills have been learned and most important of all Dad and Mr 3 have learned together. Dad says doing projects like this help him to feel competent again and Mr 3, well he is just excited that his kitchen is ready to bake mud pies!! #ThisIsOT #OccupationalTherapy #OTWeek2019

07.01.2022 It's OT week! . It has been one of the most challenging years for the health industry, as well as for us all! Moving forward together, it is time to Rebuild, ...Recover, Recharge!!! . #thisisOT #OTweek2020 #otaustralia See more

07.01.2022 Dont think it can happen to you because it can. All it takes is some random event for you to become brain injured with the knock on effects of loosing your job, your home, your family, your friends. Our federal/state safety nets are often not responsive enough to prevent homelessness. I hope you and me will never need these safety nets but if we do we need them to be responsive and adequate to prevent living in survival mode and/or becoming homeless.

06.01.2022 As an OT I get to support people in pursuing their interests. Sometimes they align with my own interests, other times Im learning something new and my client is teaching me. Whether its basing someones therapy around the theme of Game of Thrones, teaching a new skill such as embroidery, or building a RC car, I find that projects motivate and engage people whilst still working on all the skills needed for daily life. We get to problem solve, learn how to deal with mistakes,... translate 2D diagrams into a 3D constructions, practice self monitoring and regulation of emotions, use our hands in coordination and best of all its FUN!! I love being an OT. Ive always felt I was born an OT and was fortunate to find a profession that fitted with who I am as a person. I hope to learn many new skills alongside the people who Im lucky enough to support. #ThisIsOT #occupationaltherapy #otweek2019

05.01.2022 Managed to summon some brain power over the weekend to compile a submission to the joint standing committee reviewing the NDIS proposal to introduce independent assessments. I combined some info posted on various advocacy pages, ideas from a few colleagues with my own thoughts to put in a submission focused on the cruelty and harm associated with independent assessments that other countries have employed to determine access to support services. Needless to say research shows an increase in suicide, mental health issues and use of prescription medications (Barr2015). Our government knows this process is harmful but unfortunately don’t seem to care. It seems the cruelty is the point and it’s unconscionable that a harmful process would even be considered appropriate. But here we are.

01.01.2022 Fatigue is a personal experience that is different for everyone. Recognising the signs of fatigue as quickly as possible can be hugely beneficial, allowing peop...le to take steps to rest and in many cases lessen its impact. We asked our followers on social media to share what fatigue means to them. Read some of the responses here: