Things are definitely a little quieter on the work front the past week or so…Olympic fever perhaps? Great to see some clutch performances by our athletes, and sad to see the hopes and dreams of others not be realized. The physiotherapy association of BC has a great blog set-up so PABC members can share their Olympic experience…check it out: http://sportphysio2010.ca
I’m glad to report the second phase of our eLibrary is progressing well. We are already adding content to the test site and look to be on target for our March 31st launch date. Plenty of great forms, hand-outs, and other resources that should make it much easier for agencies and therapists to create their own…simply take the template and modify to suit your own needs!
We are also putting the final touches on a document to support clinical educators. This spring we are hoping to facilitate clinical educator workshops delivered by the UBC clinical coordinators in regions where there is an interest. If your agency is keen to host such an event please let me know!
Lots of jobs on the Island and in the North region right now…Terrace, Prince George, Victoria, Parksville, Port Hardy…check out the job postings section for full details.
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Phase 2 of our elibrary project is in full swing! Christie Diamond is busy collecting and compiling useful resources that we will post on our website to save you time! Need a template for a form…find it here! What standardized assessment tool would work best for a particular client…find it here! Where can you find sample outcome measures to assist your agency in developing a system that best suits your needs…find it here! We are really excited about this project’s potential, and to make sure we will meet your needs we do need your input. If you have some suggestions of resources you would like to see included, or if you and/or your agency has some fine resources available you would be willing to share with the rest of the province then please connect with Christie via elibraryBC@gmail.com.
We have initiated planning for a Paediatric Update Symposium in spring of 2011. A couple of keen physios have stepped forward to join the group, but we are short of OTs and SLPs. Interested? Then please connect with me at consultant@therapybc.ca. We really want to have a good balance of professions to ensure the program is valuable for all professions. We have just started monthly teleconferences, and there will likely be an hour or so of homework a month. We need your participation to make sure the event is as successful as our 2009 Symposium!
We would love to hear about any paediatric therapist involvement in the Olympics. Are any of you volunteers? Would you be willing to share your experience? I’d love to use the blog as a means of sharing what some of BCs finest are doing to participate in the Olympics. So please forward me your stories and experiences so I can share them with the rest of the provinces paediatric therapy workforce. On a personal note, my Dad and his wife are on the timing committee for the cross-country skiing venue and a great friend of mine is one of the wax technicians for our national women’s cross-country ski team. I’m looking forward to hearing from them throughout the Games.
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There are some exciting developments we are working on this fall/winter. Christie Diamond is the contractor working on Phase 2 of our eLibrary project. She will be creating an online resource for our website that is to include templates, forms, and other tools to assist therapists and administrators in the delivery of paediatric therapy services. The intent is to provide a ‘one-stop shopping’ to save folks time from having to create or seek out their own. She is currently in the information gathering stage, and is keen to connect with therapists and agencies who would like to contribute to the document. The more input we get from you the more relevant and valuable this resource will be, so please don’t hesitate to contact Christie via eLibraryBC@gmail.com!
We are also working on a FREE Webinar for BC paediatric therapists for February 2010. Robert Janke, UBC-Okanagan Librarian, will be taking us through a presentation on effective literature searching skills for health care professionals. We are still working out software and access details, so keep your eyes open for a ’save this date’ announcement.
Speaking of February, on the 24th from 1-4 we are facilitating a videoconference for Interior region therapists. The agenda is still developing, but keep your eyes open for an email with location and final agenda details.
We would also like to support paediatric therapists in BC interested in supervising a student. We are creating a brief document that outlines the recruitment benefits of having students at your agency, and would like to include other information as well such as ‘What to do during downtime’ and ‘Increasing direct therapy opportunities for students.’ If you and your agency have some strategies to address these issues that you are willing to share please send them my way so I can include them in the document (consultant@therapybc.ca). We hope to have this document circulated early in the New Year, at which time we will also help facilitate some clinical educator workshops for paediatric therapists with the UBC clinical coordinators for OT, PT, and SLP.
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Lots of travel the past couple of months. Had the pleasure of connecting with dozens of therapy students…future SLP grads and OT grads at the University of Alberta, and the OT, PT, and SLP classes at UBC. Plenty of interest in paediatrics! The clinical coordinators are reporting a large number of requests for clinical practicums in paediatric environments…in some cases they don’t have enough clinical supervisors and placement opportunities to meet the demand! This fall/winter I’ll be collaborating with the clinical coordinators to devise a strategy to better support paediatric therapists who are taking the time to be clinical supervisors. Keep your inbox eyes peeled for a document/resource this winter.
The other exciting news is we have our first eMentoring dyad up and running! A 2nd year OT working in a small community in the South Okanagan is being mentored by an OT with over 30 years experience currently working in the Fraser Valley. Full details regarding the eMentoring program can be found in the Projects&Initiatives menu on the therapybc home page…check it out.
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