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Hello MSOT Members!

I hope that this address finds each of you well. With a New Year comes resolutions, goals, and renewed priorities. MSOT is no different, as we reflect on how we can best serve our profession in 2015. With a new year comes a makeover for MSOT, with our new website being launched in late December 2014 and future branding updates to watch for in 2015!

We are also excited to support the ongoing planning for the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists National Conference, occurring May 27-30, 2015. In the coming weeks, you can anticipate the release of the scientific program, as well as exciting details about plenary speakers, unique social events, and volunteer opportunities at this event.

In addition to being one of the most dynamic professional development opportunities each year, offering rich networking opportunities and a direct perspective on current research occurring the profession; as a MSOT member, you will also receive a reduced rate on your registration fees, which supports the profession at a national level and serves to further the interests of occupational therapy in Manitoba.

Finally, and as always, myself and the MSOT Board of Directors are thankful for the continued support and enthusiasm for our profession demonstrated in Manitoba. We would not be who we are without each of you, our members. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Katie Kitchen, O.T. Reg. (MB) President, MSOT

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In This Issue:

p.2…Recognizing OT Month

p.3…Call for OutstandingOT Nominations & Volunteer with MSOT

p.4…Volunteer at CAOTConference!

p. 5…Access Together App

p.6…ProfessionalDevelopment Opportunities

p.7-8…Messages from theCollege of Rehabilitation Sciences

p. 9…Alberta HealthServices

p.10…Spotlight on OT

p.11…OT Celebration Night

p.12…New Award for 2015!

Update Enabling Ability by Building the Occupational Therapy Community.

Connect I Enable I Grow

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Recognizing OT MonthSubmitted by Michelyn Brown, O.T. Reg. (MB), Current Affairs Co-Chair

Last summer, the MSOT Board of Directors and the former Executive Officer submitted a proposal to the now former Minister of Health, Erin Selby, requesting that October be officially proclaimed Occupational Therapy Month. The following letter was received in response. We will continue in our efforts to pursue an official proclamation and to maintain an open dialogue with government on matters that concern our members.

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Awards and Nominations

Would you like to volunteer with MSOT?

MSOT currently has a position on our board open! We are looking for a motivated individual to fill a Public Relations position.

Please contact us at msotawards@gmail.com for more information.

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Value

Opportunity

Learn

Unite

Network

Teamwork

Experience

Enable

Rejuvenate

Sign up to volunteer today!

If you have questions, please contact us at CAOTvolunteer@gmail.com

Alana Hosegood, O.T. Reg. (MB)CAOT Volunteer Sub-Committee Chair

Mark your calendars!!

CAOT Conference 2015 is coming to Winnipeg, MB, from May 27-30, 2015. With the exciting theme of Occupational Justice: Rising to the Challenge

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Help Make the CAOT Conference 2015 Accessible (by eating out!)Calling all ‘electronically connected’ OTs who like to go out to restaurants and entertainment venues downtown! In order to help those coming to the CAOT conference with accessibility needs, I am hoping that we can help populate and update venues on the Access Together app.

“This award-winning online guide enables people with disabilities, as well as their family and friends, to ‘crowd source’ accessibility information on shops, restaurants, accommodations, attractions and most other public

settings throughout Manitoba. The guide includes information related to mobility, sight and hearing accessibility, as well as sensory and senior-friendly features. "Access Together is an online resource that can be used on any computer or smart phone with internet access.” (from ILRC website http://www.ilrc.mb.ca/projects/access_together/index.htm).

Thanks for you help! Look forward to seeing you downtown!

Cara Brown, O.T. Reg. (MB)

Accessibility Chair, CAOT 2015

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Know where to go!With your mobile device or computer the access information you need is conveniently at hand.

Our online guide to access in Manitoba.

Share what you know!Access Together offers you a platform to share accessibility information with others who can use it.

www.accesstogether.org

Get connected with ACCESS TOGETHER TODAY!

For more information call 204-947-0194 or check out www.accesstogether.org

Favourite Local ShopFill in the accessibility info on

your computer or mobile device.

Accessibility

Wheelchair & Mobility

Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Blind & Visually Impaired

Sensory Friendly

Seniors

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Canadian Mental Health Association (982-6100) Mental Health First Aid—May 26-27Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction—Feb 10 April 14 Klinic Community Health Centre (784-4090) Trauma-Informed Care—March 10, May 12. ASIST—April 22-23 ASIST level II—February 23-24Vicarious Trauma—March 18, May 13Becoming Trauma Informed: Mind/Body Approaches to Creating Connection—March 25-26, April 15-16.

Klinic (countinued) Love and Violence: Broadening Our Lens of Abuse in Intimate Relationships—Feb 19-20, May 21-22Aulneau Renewal Centre (987-7090) Neurobiology of Attachment—Feb 12-13 Trauma and Addictions—March 6 Understanding Attachment and Intergenerational Trauma From a First Nations Perspective—March 30-31 Neurobiology of Trauma—April 7-8

Rehabilitation Centre for Children (Yvonne Cash 453-9821)Boardmaker Beginner Version 6+—Feb 4Boardmaker Advanced Version 6+ (Intermediate 1)—Feb 5 Introduction to Dynamic Intelligence and the Guiding Relationship—Feb 12Becoming an Effective Guide—Feb 19 (prerequisite introduction to dynamic intelligence and the guiding relationship).Guiding Language Development—March 2Creating Picture Based Language Stimulation Materials and Adapted Books—March 3

Professional Development Opportunities

PSST! Look for the NEW MSOT Professional Development Award on Page 12…

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Faculty of Health Sciences College of Rehabilitation

Sciences

R106-771 McDermot Ave.Winnipeg.Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T6Telephone (204) 789-3897Fax (204) 789-3927

Department of Occupational TherapyDepartment of PhysicalTherapyDepartment of Respiratory Therapy

Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Educators

Workshop—Tuesday March 24th, 2015

Check out the University of Manitoba, Department of Occupational Therapy website for more information and/or contact Jennifer Ham at Jennifer.Ham@umanitoba.ca to register for this FREE workshop.

We are also still recruiting placements for:

Intermediate I (May 4-June 26): This is the placement at the end of the first year of the MOT program (the second of four placements).

Advanced (6 weeks in summer): This is the final placement at the end of second year. This placement has flexible start and finish dates, as long as it is within June 29 and September 11th. We recognize that you may not be able to confirm your placement dates until your holidays have been finalized.

Have you already offered? Thank you! We appreciate your commitment to the education of future OTs. Are you thinking about offering? CALL US! We’d be happy to answer any questions you have and/or discuss strategies to develop a fieldwork placement.

Please contact Margaret Anne Campbell-Rempel 204 (789-3992) or Lisa Mendez (204

Volunteers Needed! Department of Occupational Therapy Admissions Interviews: The Department of Occupational Therapy is currently seeking volunteers to assist with the interviewing process (all levels of experience invited!). Interviewers will be invited to attend a training session on Friday April 24th in the afternoon and will be scheduled for either the morning or afternoon of April 25th, 2015.

Please contact Kristen Stefanson at 204-789-3259 or Kristen.Stefanson@umanitoba.ca for more information or to indicate interest in participating.

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Faculty of Health Sciences

R106-771 McDermot Ave.Winnipeg.Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T6Telephone (204) 789-3897Fax (204) 789-3927

Department of Occupational Therapy

The Occupational Therapy Department at the University of Manitoba would like to thank the following OT educators for their contributions to fieldwork for the 2014 Basic Placement November 17-December 12, 2014. We appreciate the coaching, teaching, and mentoring you have provided to our junior colleagues!

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba: Elizabeth Stoesz

Brandon Regional Health Centre: Chandra Rossnagel, Sarah Manness, Erin Morton

Canadian National Institute for the Blind: Rose Tapia

Centre for Adult Psychiatry: Milena Limez

City of Winnipeg Transit Department—Handi Transit:Teresa Platt

Concordia Hospital:Kathy McCamis, Stacey Kowalchuk

CTS Winnipeg: Christine Ivey, Gwen Vianna-Penner

Dauphin Regional Health Centre: Arvind Dutt, Melanie MacCarthy

Deer Lodge Centre:Sandra Gossen, Diane Rawluk

Grace Hospital: Glen Gray, Anne Marie Klassen, Lena Cox, Tamara Weltman, Teresa Ouellette

Healthy Aging Resource Team: Eleanor Stelmack

HSC- Adult Health: Ann Patton, Sheila Marlow, Sherry Kaminski, Leslie Kirby, Lisa Forbes, Sandy Santos, Lesley Cotsianis, Scott Barrows, Laura Wisener, Brenda Semenko, Linda Johnson

HSC Child Health: Lorna Parent, Cathy Bomhof, Lena Kublick

HSC Mental Health: Ana Carvalho, Talia Weisz, Bronwyn Fontaine, Jennifer Phillips

MATC-ADHD Service: Julie Roth

J.A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit, Inuit Health: Alysha Friedman, Zachary Harris

Parkview Place Care Centre: Brent Degryse;

Portage District General Hospital: Taryn Wege

Poseidon Care Centre- Central Park Lodges: Mathew Braun

Providence Place: Nicole Ells

Regina General Hospital:Marietta Schoenay;

Rehabilitation Centre for Children-School Therapy: Lisa Tymchuk, Michelyn Brown, Anna Schwartz, Viola Klassen, Jenny Soriano-Vernon

Riverview Health Centre: Dayna Mascitelli

Selkirk Mental Health Centre: Sarah Briggs

Seven Oaks General Hospital: Cathy Zabloski

Southern Health- Eden Health Care Services: Jordan Friesen

St Boniface Hospital: Sandy Lopes, Ashley Holmes, Shayna Hjartarson

Victoria General Hospital: Maureen Stewart

Vital Life: Liz Forbes

Wascana Rehab Centre: Krista Canham

WRHA- Home Care: Rachel Buckingham

Our fieldwork program could not exist without your generous support! P.S. If we have inadvertently left your name off this list or misspelled your name, please accept our apology and let us know

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For more information email careers@albertahealthservices.ca or search and apply for jobs on our website

ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICESWe provide the highest quality patient care by placing the needs of our patients, families and communities first. At Alberta Health Services (AHS), you’ll discover a culture of care based on collaboration and values. Join our team. Come for a job and stay for a career.

AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve, and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

WORK IN EXCELLENT FACILITIESAHS operates more than 450 facilities, including acute care hospitals, community health centres, and mental health and addiction facilities in both rural and urban areas. With so many opportunities, it’s easy to find the perfect place where your skills can make a difference in people’s lives and a position that can take your career where you want to go. Additional opportunities are available in rural and Northern Alberta. AHS offers the Northern Incentive Program for employees whose work sites fall within specific geographic areas in Northern Alberta.

SALARY AND BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTSHourly RatesOccupational Therapist I $35.76–$47.60/hrOccupational Therapist II $37.79–$50.20/hrOccupational Therapist III $39.86–$52.97/hr*Overtime and shift differentials may be applied

BenefitsBenefits can include pension plan, paid sick time, supplementary health and dental coverage, vision care, insurances and a flexible spending account up to $2750 based on eligibility as per the Collective Agreement. Occupational therapists also receive access to a comprehensive Employee and Family Assistance Program.

Vacation1st year – 15 working days per year2nd to 9th year – 20 working days per year10th to 19th year – 25 working days per year20th and subsequent years – 30 working days per year

www.albertahealthservices.ca/careers

CAREER OPPORTUNITIESOccupational Therapists

I used to imagine a job that would pay me well and offer work-life balance. I no longer have to imagine it. I’m living it.

This is a paid advertisement

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Spotlight on OT…My  final  placement  in  the  MOT  Program  at  the  University  of  Manitoba  is  what  introduced  me  to  my  

role  as  an  occupa=onal  therapist  at  Sara  Riel  Inc.  I  am  not  the  first  OT  to  work  here  -­‐  it  was  my  educator,  Gale  Kumar,  who  emphasized  and  demonstrated  the  amazing  fit  of  OT  to  the  mission  and  vision  emphasized  by  the  agency  in  suppor=ng  clients.  If  you  are  not  familiar  with  the  agency,  Sara  Riel  Inc.  is  a  non-­‐profit  community  mental  health  that  offers  a  variety  of  mental  health  services  to  adults,  including  community  supports,  housing  and  employment.  They  use  a  Psychosocial  Rehabilita=on  Model,  which  emphasizes  the  “OT  fit”,  as  it  focuses  on  individual  competencies  of  the  client,  in  their  environment,  to  help  improve  a  person’s  quality  of  life  and  independence.      

My  job  =tle  at  Sara  Riel  Inc.  is  Mental  Health  Counsellor;  but  I  think  of  myself  as  an  OT,  wearing  a  counsellor’s  hat.  The  clients  par=cipate  in  programming  on  a  voluntary  basis  and  most  live  independently  in  the  community.  I  typically  assist  clients  to  problem  solve  through  obstacles  by  collabora=vely  developing  a  rehabilita=on  plan  based  on  SMART  goals  related  to  all  areas  of  recovery  such  as  coping  skills,  communica=on,  self-­‐care,  spirituality,  grief  and  loss,  addic=on,  housing,  and  safety.  Goals  are  evaluated  and  revised  regularly  and  help  to  keep  myself  and  the  client  focused  in  working  together.  Another  facet  of  my  role  is  planning  and  facilita=ng  groups  that  focus  on  par=cipants  developing  life  skills,  such  as  effec=ve  communica=on  and  goal-­‐seRng.    

As  I  am  the  only  occupa=onal  therapist  on  staff  at  Sara  Riel  Inc.  I  am  very  inten=onal  about  con=nuing  to  reflect  on  what  OTs  do  and  oTen  go  back  to  the  basics,  mainly  theories,  models,  and  research,  which  helps  me  maintain  my  OT  perspec=ve  and  integrate  my  training  into  my  work.  In  addi=on,  I  am  fortunate  to  have  a  number  of  supports,  including  regular  mee=ngs  with  interest  groups,  visits  with  my  OT  friends,  updates  from  the  MH4OT  group  on  Facebook,  check-­‐ins  with  peer  mentors,  as  well  as  emails  from  professional  bodies.  These  supports  have  been  invaluable  in  my  transi=on  from  student  to  clinician.      

The  best  part  about  my  job  so  far  is  that  I  can  draw  on  so  many  different  elements  to  support  the  work  that  I  do  with  clients,  such  as  models  or  theories  (e.g.  evoca=ve  empathy,  DBT,  CBT,  behavioural  ac=va=on,  sensory  processing),  tools  (e.g.  coping  skills,  mindfulness,  relaxa=on,  sleep  hygiene,  nutri=on)  and  professional  skills  (e.g.  teaching,  advocacy,  communica=on,  collabora=on,  teamwork).  Another  perk  of  the  job  is  the  development  of  a  trus\ul  and  collabora=ve  rela=onship  between  myself  and  the  clients,  and  no=cing  growth  in  both  par=es.  Personally,  this  is  the  joy  of  being  an  OT:  there  is  ample  opportunity  to  be  crea=ve,  try  new  things,  engage  in  life-­‐long  learning  and  build  meaningful  rela=onships  with  clients.    I  appreciate  the  support  I  have  received  from  Sara  Riel  Inc.  from  the  start  to  embrace  these  opportuni=es.  I  am  excited  to  see  how  my  role  will  con=nue  to  evolve!  

Submi_ed  by  Laura  Durling,  O.T.  Reg.  (MB)

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  MSOT  supports  the  con=nuing  professional  development  of  its  members  and  is  financed  by  MSOT  member  dona=ons  which  can  be  made  at  any  =me  during  the  membership  year.  This  award  is  intended  to  help  cover  the  cost  of  a  single  PD  event  that  is  not  funded  by  another  source  (employer,  grant  or  award)  for  an  ac=ve  MSOT  member  This  award  will  be  drawn  randomly  and  presented  annually  in  the  spring  at  the  OT  Celebra=on  Night.    Applica=ons  must  be  made  by  comple=ng  the  MSOT  PD  Award  Form  and  submiRng  by  March  1  to  msotawards@gmail.com    or  by  mail  to  MSOT  Awards,  #7-­‐120  Maryland,  Winnipeg    MB,  R3G  1L1.  

Specific  Criteria:                                        

• Must  be  an  MSOT  member  in  good  standing  for  a  minimum  of  1  year  prior  to  applica=on  for  the  PDA  

• Must  complete  the  current  MSOT  Professional  Development  (PD)  Form  and  submit  to  the  MSOT  Awards  Commi_ee  chair  by  March  1  

• Must  submit  a  copy  of  the  PD  ac=vity  receipts  totalling  at  least  $200  (between  March  1  of  the  current  and  February  28  of  the  prior  year.)  

• Must  declare  receipt  of  any  addi=onal  financial  support  received  for  the  PD  event  (i.e.  from  your  employer,  a  community  agency,  etc.)  

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MSOT  Professional  Development  Award  

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MSOT  PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  AWARD  FORM  

MSOT  MEMBER  NAME:    

DATE  OF  PD  EVENT:  

TITLE:  (of  Professional  Development  Course,  Workshop  or  Conference)  

LOCATION:  

EXPENSES:  Registra=on  or  tui=on:  

Travel:  

Accommoda=on  &  Meals:  

Course  Materials:  

Other:  

TOTAL:__________________________  

OTHER  FUNDING  OR  SUPPORT  RECEIVED  FOR  THIS  EVENT:  

Employer  or  gran=ng  agency:__________________  

TOTAL:  ___________________  

I  DECLARE  THAT  THIS  INFORMATION  IS  TRUE  AND  CORRECT:  

________________________________  Signature  

________________________________  Date  

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February 2015 Volume 21 Issue 1

2015  MSOT  ADVERTISING  RATES  All  submissions  are  due  on  the  10th  of  the  month  prior  to  the  month  of  publicaTon.  Please  email  submissions  to  msot.newsleVer@gmail.com  

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SPOTLIGHT on OT SERIES:

Are you working in a new OT position? Perhaps in a new position that is not

specifically for OT, but OT is a great fit? Do you know someone who is contributing to Manitoba’s OT community through new and

innovative strategies? Or maybe you just want to share your experience as an OT in Manitoba

with MSOT members? Submit your story to:

msot.newsletter@gmail.com

Editorial  Policy…  The  Update  is  published  6  =mes  a  year  and  is  distributed  the  first  week  of  February,  April,  June,  August,  October  and  December.  Statements,  claims  and  opinions  made  in  ar=cles  and  adver=sements  are  those  of  the  author  or  adver=se  and  do  not  necessarily  reflect  the  views  of   MSOT  members  or  execu=ve.  Submissions  are  also  subject  to  editorial  changes.    Submissions:  Should  be  no  longer  than  500  words  and  submi_ed  in  digital file (Word preferred) and a printed hard  copy  to: msot.newsle_er@gmail.com

ONE TIME ADVERTISING:1) Email blast to all MSOT members : $1002) Newsletter: full page $200, half page $100, small ad $253) Web post (in members-only area of website): $200/mth4) OT Celebration Night (annually in May): full page $300, half page $150

PACKAGES:1) Email blast package: $250 (pkg. of 3 within a 6 month period, same ad)2) Email blast + web post: $2503) Email blast + web post + full page newsletter ad: $350

* PLEASE NOTE ADVERTISING RATES HAVE CHANGED *Please contact MSOT to discuss your advertising needs. Email: msot@msot.mb.ca

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