On this week’s podcast we have 3-final year Occupational Therapy students speak to us about the importance of an occupational therapist within community development. Bianca Applegreen, Odell Chetty & Sibusiso Khumalo discuss the contribution they made as OT students within the community of Marrianridge. A community which was established within the Apartheid era due to racial segregation. This community & it’s members experience a number of social injustices & inequalities further...

Robert Smith has been chosen as one of UK’s most influential people living with a disability in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list. This list is an annual publication of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK. Him and his sister are the directors of The Active Hands Company and have been running this growing company for several years after their mother’s passing. Robert tells all about how the business came into inception and the challenges they’ve experienced as a company.

On this week’s podcast we have the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal’s OT telehealth clinic team on the show. On this episode we discuss the issues faced within our South African context relating to health & how feasible it is to have telehealth services in our South African context. The UKZN team further discuss how they incorporated activities on these online sessions and how this challenged them to think outside of the box. Finally, they discuss how they ensured the sessions were...

On this weeks podcast we have students from the University of the Western Cape who were published on the OTASA newsletter. We discuss the importance of educating oneself about mental health conditions and the importance of having a routine. We further discuss the impact that volunteers and NPO’s have had during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On this weeks’ podcast we have students from the University of the Western Cape who enlighten us about the research study they conducted during the lockdown period. The study was focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and its influences on occupations and occupational dysfunction. These fourth year students speak about the importance of social participation, the impact COVID-19 had on educators roles and the influence of an animal companion during the lockdown period. Their studies were printed out...

In this week’s podcast we have Naseema Shaik who speaks to us about her volunteer work and where she imagined herself to be working before enrolling into Occupational Therapy. She further delves into the inspiration behind her Instagram page @Cee_Us which is aimed at creating awareness for mental health as well as for disabilities. She further expresses the importance of time, a lifelong lesson taught to her by her parents.

On this week’s podcast we have Asisipho Tsotsa a qualified OT working in a psychiatric hospital. She is a youth empowerment activist driven by the need to contribute to social justice. She was awarded the BEST delegate at Model United Nations ||| in 2019 where she represented SA. In this episode she shares about the different media platforms which she uses to advocate for Occupational Therapy & speaks to us about her NPO, 21 daughters & sons of the King which seeks to harness the...

On today’s episode we take a different approach and we find out how our listeners are feeling. With social media being a buzz and everyone sharing their achievements it’s easy to compare yourself to others. It is also easy for you to feel as though u don’t belong in certain positions. So today’s show our listeners share how feeling like an imposter has influenced their abilities to either go for the opportunity or not because they had feelings of anxiety & feelings of not belonging in...

On this weeks podcast we introduce to you Kira Lane Parenzee a Third year Occupational Therapy student. Kira is a student at the University of the Western Cape and she shares with us all the challenges she’s had to face in the degree. Kira delves into her emotions of the stigma she has experienced as a student who is currently in her 6th year of study in a four year degree course and how she has learned to adapt to the classroom dynamics over the years. She also shares with us how she has...

On this week’s podcast we have Zenande Ncetani. Zenande is a fourth year Occupational Therapy student studying at the University of the Western Cape. She is an executive member of the OTASA-S committee and is the ethics committee representative. Zenande shares with us how she had to deal with her emotions after realizing that she had to repeat a year and how this impacted her future goals. She also delves into how she was able to see the light even in the midst of this storm. She further...

On this weeks episode of the Adventures of OT, we introduce to you Lehlogonolo Ramoipone. Lehlogonolo, is a male student studying at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University. He shares with us how he came to study occupational therapy and why he is passionate about being in this profession. Lastly, Lehlogonolo explains the importance of having several income streams as the next generation of South Africa.

In this weeks episode we introduce to you Farai Simbabure. She is a qualified Occupational Therapist who graduated valedictorian in 2019 at the University of the Western Cape. Farai shares how she was able to express herself freely by letting go of her hair in her new environment and how that has liberated her to this day. She further expands on the challenges of applying for community service as an international student and also shares with us what routine she put into place which resulted...