https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7 Our personal and professional identities are often intertwined, this is us, together! We are MOTH. We came together to have conversations around the following questions:1. How do you like to spend your time outside of work? 2. What lead you to choosing OT?3. Hidden talent or skill that many people don't know you have4. If salary wasn't a factor, what job would you want to have?5. What is one thing you wished you knew before choosing OT as a career?6. What is the silliest referrral you have received?7. What energises you at work?8. What drains you at work?9. What is the biggest misconception people have about what you do?10. What did you learn about yourself through this career? 11. What is your dream OT job?12. What is your dream for OT in Public Service in your field of practice? en-us 2023-07-28 14:53:37 UTC 2023-09-18 05:07:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://www.thespruce.com/thmb/-Ti2c-CC8R51SAe80tUoel4Q45w=/2560x1706/filters:fill(auto,1)/85455257-56a709dc5f9b58b7d0e6347e.jpg mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2652677166 1. Series and Restaurants
2. Stumbled accross after browsing the UCT website
3. Baking
4. Pastry Chef
5. Emotional Exhaustion of working in health care
6. None
7. Lunchtime and leave
8. Patients and groups
9. Find patient's a job & Keep patients busy
10. Insight- Knowing what I know & don't know. Compassionate and Creative
11. Mental Health
12. Implement more pt programmes - art & music therapy etc.]]> 2023-07-28 14:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2652677166 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2652682886 1. Reading, games and the beach
2. Wanted to be an OBGYN, job shadowed OT at Woodside and from that day I knew I wanted to be an OT
3. Singing
4. Open a library/ chill session space
5. OT supervision- NOT PERMIS, but seperate supervision. Similar to psychology/ social work. Not exclusive to mental health OTs but across the board. Secondary trauma is real- We are people too!
5. The amount of secondary trauma you will experience and the importance of supervision/ counselling etc. 
6. - 
7. Being barefoot and Social/ laughing
8. Politics & Rigid thinking- we've always done it this way
9. You make people walk; Every story is a success, We only focus on physical 
10. Being an introvert is a positive & Manage being a helper personality - Boundaries are important
11. Employee Wellness & UTURN- being able to outwardly combine my faith with my career (ministry based)
12. More OTs in the community & To be able to "decide" when OT Rx has ended and not just stick to the norm for number of Rx session (Individualised Rx Programme). Better mentoring and coaching

]]> 2023-07-28 15:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2652682886 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654709914 1. Play with my child, bake, family
2. Wanted to do physio, but did not want to touch people so much, so opted for OT
3. Poetry and I started writing a book
4. Housewife
5. How poorly OTs get treated at times and the poor pay
6. Child doesn't listen or find a special school
7.Looking at my to do list
8. The parents of the patients, pt social circumstances
9. People think I'm going to find their child a special school, they think I'm going to do exercises (physio). They think I am going to counsel them
10. How tough I was and that I had hair on my teeth
11. OT in addiction centre or a well resourced autism unit
12. OT to be more respected. OT in psych to be paid more due to trauma]]> 2023-08-02 09:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654709914 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654712362 1. Beach, Turkish series, Family
2. Went to UWC Open day, looking around at physio/ psych came across OT covering both
3. People skills / baking
4. Culinary chef
5. Red tape and politics
6. Keep patient busy
7. Patient sessions
8. Red tape, Long stories - when don't have time 
9. Can you massage me or keep people busy
10. Good at observing others, Analyze and think before responding
11. OT LOB or Paeds
12. Advocate for ID and not marginalize ID]]> 2023-08-02 09:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654712362 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654714190 1. Family time, running and watching series
2. Wanted to enter a health profession, helping people
3. Organizing
4. Travel magazine reporter
5. Secondary trauma of this profession
6. Find a job
7. Interaction with patients
8. Leaders who bully
9. Profession- offer massages; Specific to psych- Keep the patients busy
10. Discovering hidden skills
11. In psychiatry
12. Abundance of resources]]> 2023-08-02 09:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654714190 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654716048 1. Enjoy spending time with family
2. Rewarding job- wanting to help people
3. Events planning
4. Events management / air hostess
5. Lack of job opportunities. Having to fight for a spot for OT in the workplace
6. Play with paeds
7. Seeing patients improve since starting with therapy
8. Patients not wanting to participate in therapy
9. Keeping psych patients busy. Playing with children
10. Patience. Good organizational skills 
11. Neuro/ Hands
12. More OTs to improve services at every level ]]> 2023-08-02 09:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2654716048 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656120964 1. Family time, cooking and baking with them
2. Wanted to help people, not a nurse/ dr/physio. Choose OT to be in the health care profession to my community
3. Baking and spreadsheets
4. Reality is I would still be an OT:) Love wound care, pre and post op mx, plastics 
5. How deeply I would actually care for others
6. Please make a wagon for the child to carry his oxygen bottle
7. Hugs from my colleagues. Patients with autism and getting them to look at me.
8. Others who don't give their all. Families who come across as ungrateful or demanding when you have given your all
9. It must be so sad to work with burns 
10. How well I can pull people together and plan
11. In Paeds or corporate OT: building systems - pulling people together
12. System that is supportive to those in need ]]> 2023-08-04 13:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656120964 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656123312 1. Sleep, spend time with my children, watch something  and help my family
2. Wanted to do physio, got rejected, did OT in first year and fell in love with the profession
3. Teaching 
4. Teaching
5. Little recognition by other professions - on who we are and what we do
6. Client said: " Doctor referred her to me for a job" 
7. Talking to colleagues and brainstorming 
8. Driving 
9. Occupy patients/ keep them busy
10. To talk in front of people 
11. Lecturer/ Academic 
12. Day centres- community based. More sheltered employment]]> 2023-08-04 13:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656123312 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656127045 1. Music, friends, family and painting
2. Wanted to be in healthcare, but not a physio
3. I can sing, paint and cook
4. Performer
5. How much I would influence people's life
6. To keep the patient busy 
7. Seeing patient progress after therapy
8. Poor management and low patient load
9. Play with kids
10. That I can be a very patient person
11. International hand therapist
12. Good communication with the referring doctor's ]]> 2023-08-04 14:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656127045 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656129800 1. Family and knitting 
2. I was told there are no teaching jobs 
3. Talk, knit and people 
4. Teach
5. Politics
6. Protect his penis
7. My people 
8. My people 
9. Hold everything together. Having all the answers
10. I can do what I set my mind to 
11. Mental health OT 
12. OTs should believe in themselves

]]> 2023-08-04 14:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656129800 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656132446 1. Hiking
2. Compelled by my parents- OT found me 
3. Cooking
4. OT/ health care 
5. It's black/ white
6. "Play therapy" for patient with social issues  unrelated to their diagnosis 
7. Patient outcomes, progress in dept., having stock all the time 
8. Fighting/ tension @ work
9. Keep pts "occupied"
10. I enjoy working with people 
11. More control in same OT position
12. Well known and appreciated by all. Rehab for all. No budget   ]]> 2023-08-04 14:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656132446 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656137405 1. Indoor- Adult colouring in, baking with daughter. Outdoor- Nature (beach & greenery), walks and play 
2. Randomly shadowed OT at a hospital in paeds. Loved what I saw 
3. Consider myself a survivor - force myself out of a situation
4. Spend time at orphanages, old age houses and animal sanctuaries 
5. Zoom in or advance advocacy skills for patients
6. To keep the patients busy
7. The patients
8. Red tape 
9. That I keep patients busy/ occupied
10. More compassion and patience than I thought I had to serve and advocate 
11. I enjoy clinical so far for now. I'm okay
12. More resources and scope to develop and advance our programmes ]]> 2023-08-04 14:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656137405 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656143366 1. Powernaps, sewing, K dramas, pool maintenance and painting 
2. Followed suggestions from neighbour who was a nurse. Did not know what OT was at all. 
3. Sewing and painting
4. OT- half day job though
5. Nothing really. Maybe as a student - it is a lot of work.
6. None? Keep the pt busy 
7. Time out - massage chair. meditation. My patients and their positive outcomes. Learning new things
8. Difficult mums, demanding pts, and too little time 
9. Biggest misconception. Wheelchairs come off the shelf and takes 5 minutes to issue
10. I am physically stronger that I thought I was 
11. OT- dream career. What i am currently doing now. Love it!
12. Transport- easier for disabled pt that is WC bound. Admission wards for lymphoedema acute care]]> 2023-08-04 14:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2656143366 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663521430 1. Spend time outside work, sleep/ play in a bond
2. Went for a career assessment & physio/ot were my choises after the outcome of the test
3. I play 6 instruments
4. Be a musician / play in a band
5. Salary & amount of admin 
6. Mentally unstable/ suicidal. Please Ax for return to work? 
7. Colleagues & meal time and staff wellness activities 
8. Inapropriate referrals 
9. We keep people busy and find people jobs
10. I am a patient person. I don't have a problem saying "No" to people
11. Voc Rehabilitation/ Work rehabilitation in a public facility 
12. Voc Rehab/ Work hardeningto retain employment ]]> 2023-08-16 14:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663521430 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663523281 9. Keep people busy
10. Obtain knowledge around human behaviour
11. Physical OT was my choice initially my passion. Now psychiatry is
12. Work assessment unit ]]> 2023-08-16 14:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663523281 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663532648 1. Hiking, nature time, Coffee shops, friends and games, cinema and the gym 
2. Jesus/ Religion. Family dynamics
3. Foot massager, praying for the family and friends. Chow mein 
4. Mountain guider, waiter, psychologist and weather presenter
5. Private practice. Unrecognised not defined
6. Not applicable-Forensics unit 
7. Nature (Devil's Peak/ Lionshead), Work colleagues and psychotic patients
8. Lazy co-worker. Borderline personality PD
9. In Forensics- Keep people busy and play 
10. I like mental health . Health is wealth health. Inner child work. Balance to do. Appreciate my activities/ occupations 
11. Private practice, dual diagnosis, Holistic care and excursions 
12. Salary and gym ]]> 2023-08-16 14:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663532648 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663539922 1. Family orientated
2. Saw photos
3. Photographic memory
4. Vetenarian 
5. I need to be extrovert
6. None. All referrals are teken serious
7. Difficult patients 
8. Admin
9. Keep people busy
10. I can do anything 
11. CEO of Health
12. To design National Health frameworks, strategies, protocols, policies, across all service platforms ]]> 2023-08-16 14:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663539922 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663719372 1. Go for walks. Cook/ bake. Spending time with the kids and family (this is all that time allows at the moment)
2. I chose OT because it was/ is a god combination of creativity/ practicality and caring for people
3. Baking, Quite a large reserve energy capacity 
4. Have a fun-park in nature, where families can connect and experience life in nature (disability friendly)
5. Don't really know
6. For back braces and foot splints. To treat a "CTS"when its obviously deQueuervains or trigger finger 
7. To educate people (staff/ pts). To finally figure out something
8. When systems don't work. Politics, not fitting everything in on a day the way i had it planned 
9. OTs do only exercises. OT can find work for a patient/ special school placement 
10. I can tolerate a lot... I also learnt I'm not a long term planner and executor of big plans
11. Half day work 
12. Well resourced facility with ample space to do groups, splinting paeds and other rehab effectively ]]> 2023-08-16 17:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663719372 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663738656 1. Quality time with family and friends (small crowds)
2. Rehab - empowerment the versality of the profession
3. Eye to make things beautiful 
4. Gardener
5. The amount of admin
6. Teach nurses how to play games to keep psych pts busy
7. Challenging referrals from MDT understanding role of OT on higher function 
8. Expectations re having the ability to do everything (outside of scope)
9. We give grants/ keep people busy
10. I'm cool, calm and collected. Being patient
11. Ignite passion for OT wherever possible. I'm at break boundaries in private practice. De-institutionalize OTs! 
12. Own departments, building enough therapists, equipment. Not to have to share/ beg/ motivate for OT]]> 2023-08-16 18:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663738656 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663767672 1. Reading, breakfast with friends, walking with Domino, trying recipes, food channel, going away for weekends
2. I wanted to do medicine, then on career day I discovered OT and was hooked 
3. Singing and music
4. Still OT, on a farm or in a rural communtiy on my terms 
5. Hard reality of people's lives 
6. Pt is bored, please provide radio. Pt done with special school, please help find work
7. The energy of patients when patients are enthusiastic
8. Having to explain some things over and over. Workload
9. Wheelchair issue is just giving pt a w/c. Don't understand the process
10. I am stranger than I think. I can be assertive and stand up for what is right
11. In rural working with kids and families. Community upliftment 
12. Seeing pt's who really need OT and being able to provide all OT they need. More OTs in community ]]> 2023-08-16 18:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663767672 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663780803 1. Hiking with friends, gardening and housework 
2. Decided at 12 years old after having an OT explain how she got a child to move a burnt arm through play 
3. Memory for irrelevant information, knowledge of South African ceramics
4. British musuem ceramics. Present job with afternoon a month and 30 days leave
5. Didn't understand the need for money then. Emotional damage affecting capacity for other relationships'
6 ? 
7. Treatment  session that flaws with energy in session. Good teamwork in managing a case
8. Waiting for other people. Workload, not enough time to give patient what they need . Could you have done better? 
9. Getting patients to sweep/ domestic tasks. Dressing
10. Creative brain. Interested in people's lives. INSIGHT - I know what I know and know what I don't. I am useless at admin- don't want to be a manager
11. This job.  UN / WHO 
12. Provision of basic services in communities - toilets, leisure, less violence and more community rehab services

]]> 2023-08-16 19:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663780803 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663794427 1. Read, run, walk dog, crochet, friends, beach, mountain
2. Knew I wanted to help people. Applied to UCT, with OT being my first choice and PT second. Got in for my first choice
3. Bake, crochet, make friends anywhere
4. Dog walker
5. Secondary trauma, salary 
6. To entertain/ play with the child 
7. Outcomes. Tea
8. Slow internet. Drs d/c patients without your input
9. Play with kids, Keep client busy, walk client 
10. Resilient. ADHD with OCD traits
11. Flexibility. Rehab paeds - neuro
12. Human resource, expecially in DOE. more respect from other health care workers]]> 2023-08-16 19:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663794427 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663805295 1. Quality family time, Playing piano, esp at church. Creative attempts... drawing, painting, crafts, crochet. Outdoor walks, Baking
2. It was the profession where compassion, healthcare and practical creativity collided
3. Playing piano and DIY skills 
4. Setting up quality rehab & wheelchair services in rural Africa or India were there are no services
5. No/ very limited opportunity or room for career growth, poor recognition of the value of the role we play
6. Keep this patient busy
7. Seeing patient's progress. Hearing people's stories. Receiving wheelchair stock. COFFEE
8. Inefficiencies and things that just don't change . Resistance to change/ improvement 
9. "What you do is not specialised" That any OT can do any OT role 
10. That I am more flexible and adaptable than I ever would've known before. That I'm a "big picture" person
11. Support, mentoring & oversight to rehab staff at intermediate care facilities or PHC
12. Sufficient staffing at each level of care to actually be able to be "true" OTs again- to hold to our core function and occupation. To be represented at provincial & national level ]]> 2023-08-16 19:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663805295 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663810021 1. Mommy & son time- New adventure
2. I wrote it on the application 
3. Motox (started)
4. Orphanage- real child centred with real safety and room to grow and meet potential 
5. Salary - unrecognised
6. Neurosysphalis, addict, dense hemi, dementia - Find work for pt
7. Beantree, office chats, hairdressor
8. Red tape to change's with the system
9. Job finding
10. That I enjoyed Work Ax & that I can stand up and "fight" for others - pts & staff
11. Fate landed me into dream area- work practice field has many avenues and many pt who need this service
12. Capacity for sustainable service ]]> 2023-08-16 19:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663810021 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663815551 1. Outside of work. Family, yoga, outdoors, adventure
2. Family
3. Music/ Modelling
4. Coffee & Contribute to 
5. Transformative value and salary 
6. Potty for inpatient
7. Walks, outdoors, sun, food
8. Work culture and W/R
9. School/ Play 
10. Resilient  & difference making
11. Strategic & De
12. OT in Public IDS, Paeds, more OTs in government for ID & ASD paeds]]> 2023-08-16 20:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2663815551 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664568605 1. Taking long drives to new places, hiking, camping, exploring new places to eat
2. Finished my first degree, couldn't find a post and didnt want to study further in Grahamstown. Looked at the prospectus and chose OT. Didn't know what it was initially and now I love it
3. DIY
4. Community development in poor countries with my better half
5. OT in acute setting
6. Nothing really 
7. My Neurosurgery patients
8. ?
9. I can do everything 
10. I want to do more community development
11. In 10 years I want to do more community development to empower disadvantaged communities
12. Rehab centre specific for TBIs with experienced OTs in the field

]]> 2023-08-17 10:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664568605 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664586598 1. Beach, trying new food, watching sport (rugby)
2. Art, bio and community - All tied in with OT 
3. Editing, photoshop, creating posters
4. Fashion Design, Art
5. Admin
6. Food, energy and positive culture or team 
7. Admin, pt c/g
8. Play with children
9. 
10. I have more patience that I thought I did . I know more than I thought I do- we are all learning daily
11. Paeds, burns
12. Supportive, appropriate & flowing system

]]> 2023-08-17 10:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664586598 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664605365 1. Spending time with my husband/ dog kids/ family. Reading, running and napping in the sun
2. Thought it was going to be easier that accounting, lols
3. Able to sleep anywhere, as long as I am warm
4. Dog mom
5. Limited financial improvement opportunities/ career growth
6. To keep a 90 y/o dementia pt busy
7. Chaos- bringing structure to it (Teaching systems)
8. Referring to specific people in pathway - phone etiquette
9. Whenever people don't know what a patient needs - assume OT is appropriate
10. Strong sense of else and ethical responsibility. Good at doing/ trying to do the right thing even when it's hard
11. Advocate for rehab at a provincial/ national level 
12. Correctly staffed & funded at every level and competitively remunerated]]> 2023-08-17 11:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664605365 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664627591 1. Gym/ training
2. Physio sister in law said I looked like an OT when applying to Uni
3. Pulling people together
4. Gym trainer (females)/ stay at home mum
5. It's hard on the body, mental health and salary 
6. Please entertain / keep bored patients busy (Paeds and psych)
7. Receiving stock #christmas came early
8. Fighting for service/ patients - eat away pieces of yourself
9. Keeping people busy. Handing out crutches
10. I's more patient with patients. I'm good at managing multiple things. More self aware
11. # Rogini 2.5:)
12. Fully staffed- Fully equiped]]> 2023-08-17 11:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664627591 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664632705 1. Being a wife, exercise, cooking
2. Motivated to do something in paeds, didn't end in paeds LOL
3. Baker, cook since 9 years old
4. Airhostess, or a mom fulltime
5. Knew what OT was
6. Can you assist with speech therapy
7. Generally energised/ estroverted. But good MDT relations feeding off others
8. Treated like a student 
9. Thinking we only do paeds
10. People person, good with people 
11. I'm in my OT dream job
12. To have good relations between OT and Drs]]> 2023-08-17 11:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664632705 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664645785 1. Reading, ealking in nature, creative
2. Wanted to make a difference, knew I wanted deeper human connection & OT was it
3. Superficial= cooking. Deeper = Empath, ability to listen
4. Florist or flower farmer
5. Admin (paperwork -notes, reports, e-mails,  meetings)
6. Patient doesn't have a job
7. Just seeing patients the whole day and no other responsibilities.
8. Splitting time between multiple responsibilities, fighting the sytem 
9. We keep people busy
10. Resilient, that what we do makes a difference 
11. Home health- therapy in someone's home, adapting ADLs, seating specialist, hand therapist
12. Recongition of importance of service, understanding of service (valued)

]]> 2023-08-17 12:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664645785 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664649430 1. Spend time with husband and son. Braai, preparing food, Dogs
2. Career counselling. Prayed- believe God's plan for me
3. People speak to me- approachable
4. OT- did not do this for money. Maybe a coffee shop and antique jewellery 
5. Glad did not know how different the course was. Emotional load
6. Penis mould
7. Laugh a lot 
8. Vula. Dr's not value our opinion
9. Only splinting and assistive devices
10. Tougher, emotional handling "sad stories"
11. Where I am
12. Recognised and knowledge build and skills ]]> 2023-08-17 12:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664649430 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664756119 1. Walking, friends, music, social media, Showmax, Family, socialize
2. Medicine- results = Nursing/ OT
3. Humanity & Respect
4. Salary 
5. People management. Managing personalities
6. Find a job for a patient, keep a pt busy
7. Support and resources
8. Complaints with suggestions. Disrespect
9. Physio. Finding ppl jobs. Keep ppl busy
10. Finding my voice- articulate, socialise in a group
11. Vocational Rehab. Manage Rehab in community
12. Strenghtening PHC services. One stop rehab centre with MDT members]]> 2023-08-17 13:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664756119 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664772716 1. Spend time with my children and sleeping 
2. Mom- ill = rehab. Principal @ school encouraged OT instead of physio
3. Making desserts
4. Stay at home mum
5. The diversity of OT
6. Swollen hand
7. A good treatment session outcome. Coffee
8. Incorrect / inappropriate referrals 
9. Doing massage. I do physio
10. Have learnt to not say "Yes" to everything = fear of disappointment 
11. Paeds and Voc rehab
12. Access to resources]]> 2023-08-17 13:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664772716 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664812013 1. I thoroughly enjoy mountain biking & hiking.
2. Psych was too much brain. PT was too much body. OT was a beautiful mid way. 
3. General Knowledge & Singing 
4. Help displaced people be humans despite their displacement.
5. The Diversity of the profession.
6. To help prevent pressure sores on a oedematous scrotum. 
7. When team work actually works. Our pain clinic MDT team work really well and everyone is treated as specialists in their field. Helping a patient is always rewarding.  
8. Poor management & red tape
9. That we are physios and minimizing or not understanding what we bring to the table.
10. Boundaries are life. We are because we do. 
11. Same as No 4.
12. Having the time and resources to actually be OTs. Having a seat at the table of health care.]]> 2023-08-17 14:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664812013 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664820090 1. Outside. Cooking, walking my dog, going on adventures outdoors. Gymming, yoga, braai/ camping
2. My grandmother , exposure to OT in high school (job shadow), mental health
3. Creative cooking (without recipes)
4. Be a pet play mate
5. The expanse of OT
6. Keep the pt busy
7. The kiddies 
8. Admin (finding the time and a PC to complete admin tasks). Delays with supply chain
9. Are you a physio? Can you find me a job? Do you keep people busy? 
10. Our job is life. Teaching people to do, be, decome. To live to their full potential. Setting boundaries to avoid burnout 
11. OT & Yoga . Teaching self -regulation tools. Using yoga techniques
12. Rehab care workers for home based intervention. Full MDT for every clinic. Better rehab space & resources

]]> 2023-08-17 14:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664820090 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664835313 1. Hike, bake, gym, cook
2. No desk jobs, challenged with something new always , out of the box, within medical and health but not dr/ surgery/ needles etc
3. Baking but known 
4. Baker- but experimental or dog farm owner 
5. Emotional impact, reality of diagnosis
6. Mom who had hydroceph as a child but now does not feel like working
7. Pt stories
8. Back and forth with drs & referral, who dont have common sense
9. that we don't do work
10. Found a better way to balance my life. Changes in my communication style.
11. Paeds
12. More community based treatment centres for pt's to access more regular therapy.]]> 2023-08-17 14:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664835313 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664851826 1. I love to catch up on sleep and attend church
2. Wanted to work with kids!
3. Singing and musical instruments 
4. Rescue organsation dogs & cats. Live on a farm
5. The salary 
6. Walking care for blind
7. Coffee, 7-8 hours sleep, worship music in car for 1 hour srive to work 
8. DG assessments and waiting times
9. Just play with kids
10. Good observation skills, my 6th sense is on poiint 
11. Work in a NICU or CP and wheelchair at a school 
12. Human resources more OTs to do outreach and deliver services @home ]]> 2023-08-17 14:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664851826 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664857877 1. Couch potato because too mentally tired to do anything else
2. I always wanted to be in a "helping"profession 
3. Multitasking 
4. Half day OT post 
5. The emotional load/ burden 
6. A referral for sight, optometry 
7. A compliment from patients to show I am actually doing something good 
8. Hospital management 
9. That I can be assertive if I need to be
10. More OTs, more money ]]> 2023-08-17 14:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2664857877 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665560486 1. Spend time outside with child driven/ family driven 
2. Careers evening at school, diversity of professions
3. Party/event planning
4. Traveling and doing volunteer work in that country 
5. Loaded course at university. More diversity every year
6. To keep busy. Find a patient a job
7. Pt delusional and stories. Sharing of stories with colleagues
8. WR, politics, patient's entitlement 
9. To keep patients busy to find a job or learning opportunity
10. Resilient, self reflective, creative, organisations skills & how this helps in my profession 
11. Adolescents
12. Recognisation of the value of OT & how much we can contribute . Prioritisation of OT

]]> 2023-08-18 06:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665560486 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665582880 1. Running, drinking wine, socializing, mountains 
2. Didn't know what it was, so applied. didnt get in, then was set on getting in
3. Speak 4 languages. Make leather bags
4. Farm a small farm. Hand clinic every morning and research
5. Getting into medicine was actually possible. Setting your facts together can be quite convincing
6. Pt is bored, can you please bring him a TV. If gangster= non- compliant, refusing rehab
7. Stories of what happened, how, when, I want the back story 
8. Lack of referral services. When people make things unneccassarily complicated
9. That I only splint. That splints will solve the problem. That splints come in a box
10. I can seperate someone else's trauma from me, care, help, but not internalize/ take upon myself
11. Hands
12. Better referral availability and staffing to work at every level (1st, 2nd and 3rd)]]> 2023-08-18 06:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665582880 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665597392 1. Outdoors- walks, nature, reading, cooking
2. Aunt inspired me- she was OT first wanted to do Med but decided on OT- focus on function and quality of life
3. Singing & humming
4. Help set up projects within church 
5. Healthy boundaries, looking after yourself within work 
6. Dear OT please do physio
7. Shared joy seeing patients and junior staff flourishing
8. Red tape  
9. Playing with children, keeping c busy and walk with c
10. Can have healthy boundaries. Have to accept that there is so much I can do
11. Cont with paeds, ASD interest or Hands
12. Capacity to CITC level so that patients peads can access regular therapy ]]> 2023-08-18 07:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665597392 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665611805 1. Time with husband & dogs, sitting by the fire, cooking, listening to music
2. Started Veterinary science - not only dogs and cats. Career guidance- not medicine, but working with people??
3. Get things done
4. Can't see myself not doing OT. But run a BnB minimal catering
5. The emotional load/ burden. How undervalued the profession is 
6. Penis reconstruction- gangrenous penis, Nose Moulds 
7. Staff quirkiness
8. People not taking initiative- not my job, wait on others to do it
9. That I will hold things together 
10. Taught me that I'm reliable & responsible = confidence - now a "leader"
11. Wouldn't change physical aspects of OT, now at management, won't change that either
12. Work more collaboratively, as a team across platforms. Break the silos]]> 2023-08-18 07:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665611805 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665620703 1. Outside, adventures - walks, beach. Baking, taking care of kids, exercise
2. Mom encouraged me to do it, originally wanted to be a civil engineer
3. Baking bread
4. Half day OT, SAHM in the afternoon
5. No growth and minimal pay
6. Help a patient find a job (no disability, no disability)
7. Just being an OT. Seeing all patients and notes. Patients actually arrive for app
8. Expectations that I can be in three places at once. -seeing patients, booking patient/ issue devices, come to her urgently
9. That we find people jobs. We can do everything. We do the same as PT
10. Adaptable individual 
11. Vocational rehabilitation, supported employment. Private OT 
12. One OT in facility, each facility. OT- community (CBS), training to NPO  ]]> 2023-08-18 07:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665620703 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665624371 1. Friends, family, church, crocheting (LOVE delivered) 
2. There was an OT at my primary school. ALWAYS known. Creativity 
3. Crochet business
4. OT
5. How much we have to advocate for the profession
6. Toe amputations for shoe filler
7. My patients seeing them improve = rewarding
8. Poor management
9. Keep people busy, like physio 
10. Serving as an OT is part of my ministry 
11. Current job with better salary
12. OT to be recognised! Paid better]]> 2023-08-18 07:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665624371 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665628218 1. Spend time outside work. Beach, nature
2. Randomization closed eyes
3. Surfing and task organizing
4. The salary impact, emotional damage & impact on relationships, lack of respect= basket weaver. 
5. Don't all ICU pts get Ipads? Where's your job satisfaction?
6. Yacht, barnacle scrapper in Bahama's 
7. Office chats. Barista, coffee, gym
8. Drains, pts, doctor, red tape
9. Keep ppl busy. Wheelchair distributor
10. This is not for me. Pt's aren't spectacle or story to share- they are real people
11. I'd build my position. Haven't seen one yet
12. Understand and appreciate. Break ground of what we do

]]> 2023-08-18 07:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665628218 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665632351 1. Family, friends, kids, being outdoors
2. The man above
3. Intuition for knowing when something is truly wrong with someone
4. Stay at home wife
5. The salary & people not knowing what we do
6. Physio referrals 
7. Patients and parents. Their faces knowing we helped them
8. Folders, patient notes. Admin, extra admin and planning 
9. Just having to entertain patients 
10. Multi faceted skills, manage stress, calmer, patient @work not @home 
11. Hospital, paeds
12. More OTs. One OT @ each CHC]]> 2023-08-18 08:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2665632351 mishanaiklove https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2667282630 1. Walk on the beach, try new restaurants 2.Process of elimination, something in health 
3. Diplomatic in conflict settings
4. Travel blogger
5. All different areas & salary
6. Plan a birthday party 
7. Snacks, jokes with colleagues
8. Reports
9. Finding people jobs, we fix naughty children 
10. Patient, when to speak up and when not to 
11.Passion student: paeds qualified, psych  now in paeds psych ASD 
12. More mental health services for paeds OT, education, support and placement.]]> 2023-08-21 07:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2667282630 https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2679382327 1. Spending time with family and friends, watching soccer and F1, spending time at the gym and outdoors. 
2. Wanted to do physio but was also interested in mental health - OT was the perfect combo! 
3. Life of the Party! 
4. A sports presenter - SuperSport or SkySports for F1 or Football. 
5. How broad it is and difficult to explain as well as salary LOL 
6. Mobilise bed and wheelchair bound patient 
7. Office chats, lunch with my colleagues and the famous pan au chocolat from our coffee shop 
8. Being the only OT - managing patients and prioritising them 
9. Play with children and wheelchair distributors
10. Having a big heart can be a strength and a weakness - knowing when to say no and drawing the line. 
11. Work Practice OT 
12. More OTs - to manage Paeds, Psych and Medical wards, unlimited access to resources. ]]> 2023-08-31 06:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mishanaiklove/h1qgihiqogdl3gf7/wish/2679382327