Teena – Becoming a Caring & Compassionate Practitioner in Health and Social Care

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A good enough death for whom?

3rd September 20194th May 2020 Teena a good enough death, care and compassion in death and dying, dealing with death and dying, dealing with death as healthcare practitioners, dealing with loss in healthcare, death, death and dying in healthcare, Denise Shanahan, dying, student experience of death and dying

My first encounter with a family death was that of my grandfather when I was seven years old. At the

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When you hear hoofbeats think of horses, not zebras

23rd August 201923rd August 2019 Teena anxiety, chronic conditions, compassion, complex conditions, differential diagnosis, Dignity and respect, dismissing patients, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Healthcare professionals, horses not zebras, hypochondria, listening to patients, occam razor, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Rapport, rare illness, relationships with healthcare professionals, Shared decision making, Sherlock Holmes

This is a phrase that is taught to most medical professionals as students. From the beginning of their training, they

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In this 3rd blog Naomi reflects on her first two months in her first job

23rd January 201923rd August 2019 Teena art, baking, band 5 OT, clinical reasoning, clinical teams, community leave, cooking, core competencies, forensic unit, interventions, line manager, multidisciplinary team, pottery, preceptorship, qualified occupational therapist, shadowing, supervision, transition from student to qualified occupational therapist, working in health & social care; first job; transitions from student to practice; forensic mental health;

Hello again, in this 3rd blog Naomi reflects on her first two months in her Band 5 post in a

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Naomi’s 2nd blog: further interview experiences

25th September 201823rd August 2019 Teena applying for jobs; Interviews; questions at interviews, caring practice, Dignity and respect, job interviews, new graduates;, preparing for interviews, professional practice, professional values and behaviours, successful techniques for interviews, what questions get asked in interviews?, working in health and social care

In this 2nd blog we hear about Naomi’s further interview experiences, including in the independent sector and her first job

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Tips & techniques for applying for jobs & successful interviews!

5th September 201823rd August 2019 Teena applying for jobs; Interviews; questions at interviews, clinical governance, CPD, health and social care, health care, looking for jobs, mental health, mental health measure 2010, occupational therapy, personal skills, preparing for interviews, presentation, prioritise caseload, qualified band 5, researching, social care, students, teamwork, transitions to practice

So, you are at the end of your course and all your fellow students are busy applying for and securing

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