Introduction to occupational formulation and measurable goals

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Dr Rob Brooks is an occupational therapist and Head of the School of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery at the University of Bradford. Rob’s clinical and research interests are working with children, young people, and families. The framework for occupational formulation came from his doctoral work and he has worked with Sue Parkinson to publish the book ‘A Guide to the Formulation of Plans and Goals in Occupational Therapy’.  Rob is passionate about education and has spoken nationally and internationally on occupational formulation and he is delighted that his work has brought him together with Lisa and Lorrae to develop and deliver this interactive and informative webinar for RCOT. 

Lisa Jamieson is a registered occupational therapist with a passion for the theory and tools that support occupation-centred practice. Lisa works part time in the NHS in a prison setting, and as a freelance trainer delivering courses which support occupational therapists to ensure occupation is central to their practice.  Lisa has contributed to Parkinson and Brooks (2021) ‘A Guide to the Formulation of Plans and Goals in Occupational Therapy’ and has published in OT News (Jamieson and Parkinson 2017). She has experience of co-facilitating an occupational formulation workshop with Sue Parkinson at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ conference and has collaborated with Sue on providing training and supervision for her occupational therapy colleagues. 

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Lorrae Mynard was named occupational therapist of the year in the 2023 Australian Allied Health Awards. She has worked in a variety of adult mental health settings in Australia, Canada and the UK. Her doctoral research at Monash University, Melbourne, is based on occupational formulation, with other recent and current research focused on the experiences of service users and occupational therapists in forensic settings.  Lorrae is passionate about keeping occupation at the heart of occupational therapy – so loves talking and teaching about occupational formulation! She is the founder of OccupationalFormulation.com.