Welcome to our post about Forest Bathing…we are pleased you are here. Louise and I have been practicing Forest Bathing together for a few years now, learning a variety of “invitations”, exploring different natural spaces in our neighbourhood and inviting clients and friends along at times. We’ve decided Forest Bathing fits beautifully with our Occupational…
Author: Catherine Fink
Switching off from work – Some practical ideas that really work.
Do you find yourself still awake at night with thoughts of work looping through your mind? Is work endlessly the topic of your conversation and consciousness long after you’ve left the office? Do you feel so drained by work that you don’t have any energy at the weekend for family, socialising or self-care? If the…
Does your Supervision empower your Strengths?
Strengths based Supervision Recently I attended a workshop about strengths based supervision facilitated by psychologist Michael Durrant. The skills I learned have hugely influenced how I approach supervision – for the better. Here’s how… Rather than asking “what issues are you bringing to supervision?”, I now tend to ask “How do you want things to…
OT in Primary Care - Being relevant in the COVID-19 crisis.
Last Thursday (April 9) I delivered a short webinar to approximately 70 Kiwi Occupational Therapists about how we can work with General Practitioners (and Practice Nurses) to support wellbeing in the community. OTNZ -WNA sponsored this event and made it happen. I shared some stories of Louise’s and my own practice over the last few…
Tips for coping During the Isolation Period
For us all going into isolation our lives are hugely disrupted. We will need to find new ways of living, doing and being in order to THRIVE. Here are a few tried and true strategies that Occupational Therapists can be known to share… Have a normal routine, with normal bedtimes and wake-times. A weekly…