Dr Rachel Russell
@bronteot
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Senior Regional Advisor at Foundations and Occupational Therapist. Passionate about the role of the home environment in supporting ageing in place.
Bradford, England
Joined January 2009
Balancing Safety and Growth: Rethinking Adaptations for Young Children 🌱🔍 At Foundations, we're debating how to design adaptations for young kids that ensure safety while supporting their growth. How do we adjust when these adaptations might limit age-appropriate risk-taking and development? We're hosting a meeting on this topic and invite occupational therapists, social workers, and anyone with experience or innovative ideas to join. Interested? Drop me a message for details. We’d love your input!
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RT @RCOT_Lauren: Awww, my old stomping ground! I loved working in the community for all the same reasons as Clare. It's a privilege to work…
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RT @FoundationsHIA: In this interview for @theRCOT National OT Week Foundations OT intern, Michelle Hone, talks to Georgina Rae, a former c…
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🏠✨ Our homes shape our daily lives. During #OTWeek24, @FoundationsHIA is exploring how our environment influences our 'occupationals'. Check out 'Key Skills for Housing Adaptations' for insights on OTs' roles in enhancing home life. 📖🔗 Catch our chat with authors @RuthP_OT and David Owen on the vital skills OTs bring to housing & social care! 🎥👇 Watch here: #OTWeek24
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Day 2 of #OTWeek24 One of my roles @FoundationsHIA is delivering the Masterclass on decision-making and the DFG process. Today, I worked with 35 brilliant social care and housing OTs from Buckinghamshire, exploring what’s “necessary and appropriate” when recommending adaptations
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@OTKateSheehan @OTCoachUK @RunnallsJ @RuthP_OT @marneywalker @jillpritchard5 @DavidOwenOT @ColinJo17679165 And you've been pivotal at building and connecting the community of OTs in housing together.
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🏠#0tweek24 Making homes work for disabled children starts with listening. OTs are experts at understanding what children and families need. @foundations has turned this knowledge into a tool to help more families get the right home adaptations.
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RT @FoundationsHIA: OTs promote inclusive design, which involves creating homes that are accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ability…
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RT @FoundationsHIA: It's @theRCOT National OT Week, each day Foundations will be sharing OT posts. In this interview Foundations OT intern,…
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Day 1 #OTWeek24 catching up @OtherPaulSmith @chrispratt5 @FoundationsHIA and the team at @leedsbeckett discussing the development of #otwise
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📢 For #OTWeek24, we're highlighting how OTs communicate adaptation needs through the DFG process. @FoundationsHIA have integrated the PEO model into the DFG Making Tool Part 2b, helping OTs better explain why adaptations are necessary and appropriate.
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We kick off #OTWeek2024 with @theRCOT on 4th Nov! This year's theme, "Power of Occupational Therapy – Transforming Health and Social Care," highlights the vital role #OccupationalTherapists play in housing & social care. Stay tuned for daily stories from OTs at @FoundationsHIA
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@MaryHarveyOT @wiltscouncil @FoundationsHIA @GinaSargeant @EmmaLegg6 @EmmaLTownsend1 @Danwilkins1981 Thank you for inviting @FoundationsHIA to present our Masterclass for OTs. Your team had some great questions and it was good to meet so many OTs.
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Are any social care or housing OTs interested in apps and the use of AI to support practice? I am looking for OTs to be part of an 'expert' panel and working with @founations on the OT Wise project If this is you, you can email rachelr@foundations.uk.com
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RT @LauraMayCrane: You can pre-order our book - Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People - now! Special tha…
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RT @FoundationsHIA: In this @Ageing_Better blog David Done, Specialist advisor for the Centre for Ageing Better, explores practical steps a…
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Recently, it feels like I have been immersed in the evidence base around adaptations and children, so I am looking forward to reading this: Impact of the Built Environment on Ageing in Place: A Systematic Overview #mdpibuildings via @Buildings_MDPI
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Just put my pre-order in. Well done @Habinteg @RunnallsJ @marneywalker really looking forward to reading this.
📢Our NEW Inclusive Housing Design Guide is soon to be published! Its writers are industry experts, giving invaluable advice, insights, explanations & illustrations on how to deliver housing that's functional & inclusive for people of all ages. More.
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Hello @theRCOT members and others who have an interest in adaptations. This is a @FoundationsHIA blog I wrote reflecting on an OT Network Meeting looking at virtual assessments in the adaptations process
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