Sensory Deprivation for the elderly in COVID times

By Sally Fraser-Mackenzie Despite the fact that most of my work is based in SI and paediatrics, I’ve always had a strong passion for mental health and the elderly. I have been working closely with some elderly clients in the past few years. Through regular sessions, I...
Back to work we go!

Back to work we go!

By Sally Fraser-Mackenzie Post-COVID transitioning back to therapy I’ve been back at work for 2 months and there have been the expected and necessary adjustments post-lockdown, and then other curve balls where I have had to make my own adaptive responses on the spur...
Ode to the OT’s of 2020

Ode to the OT’s of 2020

Today’s blog post is a creative outlet.  Maybe you identify with part of it.  Maybe it inspires you to reflect on your own journey through this pandemic. May it give you hope! It started off with disbelief.   We were sent home, to the quiet, the questions...
COVID-19: To therapy or not to therapy?

COVID-19: To therapy or not to therapy?

Dear Therapists We know you and your clients are stressed, maybe anxious, after Sunday night’s presidential address.  The now disaster status of COVID-19 in South Africa brings with it many questions and uncertainties, and we are here to help. The basics The corona...