Miss Jeannette Head

During my years as a Senior Lecturer at CCCU, I have been a Module Lead across levels 0 to 7. Across these levels of study, my role has involved the design, delivery, and evaluation learning opportunities in areas such as Occupational Therapy theory and professional reasoning, reflective practice and human development across the life span.

I am an Occupational Therapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Teaching/research/professional interests:

• Transitions into and through higher education
• Developing critical reflection utilising creative media/methods
• Occupational Therapy theoretical perspectives and professional reasoning processes
• Arts and crafts for health and wellbeing
• Work-based and practice-based learning and development

Animoto Presentation - Education reframed: reflecting on negotiated learning in images – (Presentation co designed with Siobhan Atherley, Tom Ranson, Fleur Whitfield, Lynn Spicer) - Partners in Learning Conference, CCCU, 2019

Round Table Discussion - Transforming Practice: Stories of curiosity, creativity, challenge, and change – (Session codesigned with Karen Lumsden, Sarah Gooden, Melanie Pitcher, Jennifer Blackwell) - Partners in Learning Conference, CCCU, 2019

Chapter contribution to textbook - Implementing Occupation Centred Practice – A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning, Edited by Karina Dancza and Sylvia Rogers, 2018

Innovative technology presentation - Enabling and engaging students within an e-learning environment using WordPress. (Poster created in partnership with Fiona Gray) Presented BAOT/COT 39^th Annual Conference, 2015

Paper presentation – Lessons from history: Illuminating future directions – World Federation Occupational Therapists Congress (WFOT), 2014

Workshop - The Kawa (River) Model – Offering a Creative Tool for Reflection. Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) & International Practice Development Collaborative (IPDC) Conference, 2012

Paper presentation - Promoting creativity in reflection: charting the learning experience (Paper prepared in partnership with Karina Dancza) - CARN/IPDC Conference, 2012