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Hello, I’m Astrid.

I don’t think I’m boring, but I also am unsure of how interesting I can make what I find really interesting interesting to everyone else…

Jul 27, 2022

Jul 27, 2022

Astrid Ferreira

What is a meaningful goal/outcome?

Another one of my favourite presentations at the OT National Conference in Cairns earlier this year was by Ya-chih Chang. I watched his…

Oct 31, 2023

Oct 31, 2023

Astrid Ferreira

OT Australia Conference 2023 — Cairns

I was super excited to go be a part of the OTAustralia National Conference and Exhibition this year — I had never been before so I was…

Oct 30, 2023

Oct 30, 2023

Astrid Ferreira

Knowledge translation at the individual OT level…

I was reading (always reading…my eyes have gotten markedly worse over the last few years. Laser eye surgery will have to wait another…

Oct 27, 2023

Oct 27, 2023

Astrid Ferreira

A thousand loose ends

I am not someone who is inclined to use technology. I often experience mixed feelings towards my husband (who is incredibly tech savvy) and…

Oct 18, 2023

A thousand loose ends

Oct 18, 2023

Astrid Ferreira

Merry Christmas with a touch of pervasive guilt

It is hard to believe we are the start of another year having said goodbye to 2022. I don’t know if this is a shared experience of PhD…

Jan 16, 2023

Merry Christmas with a touch of pervasive guilt

Jan 16, 2023

Astrid Ferreira

Knowledge translation — circle or straight?

Many argue that knowledge translation efforts are often ineffective, inefficient and unsustainable in ‘real world’ settings. The…

Dec 13, 2022

Dec 13, 2022

Astrid Ferreira

The role of OT in recovery from childhood trauma

Recently I was presented with the opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to develop a presentation on how MDT’s can…

Dec 7, 2022

Dec 7, 2022

Astrid Ferreira

Are occupational therapists gatekeepers to occupation?

Last Friday The Royal College of Occupational Therapy held the annual Children, Young People and Family’s conference (CYPF). It’s a great…

Nov 13, 2022

Nov 13, 2022

Astrid Ferreira

Participation focused practice

My relationship with occupational therapy as a profession has been dangerously ambivalent at times, though markedly less turbulent in more…

Oct 23, 2022

Oct 23, 2022

Astrid Ferreira

Astrid Ferreira

Hello, I am Astrid. I am an occupational therapist who works with children and young people who present with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties.

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