Jeannette Head

Jeannette is a Senior Lecturer, and the Course Director for the Health Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University.

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

Key tools of the occupational therapist: occupational profiling, activity analysis and occupational performance analysis Dancza, K., Head, J., Mesa, S., (24 Apr 2018), Implementing Occupation Centred Practice – A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning. Oxon: Routledge. [Book chapter]
Observing client’s performance of prioritised tasks and implementing performance analysis Mesa, S., Dancza, K., Head, J., (24 Apr 2018), Implementing Occupation Centred Practice – A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning. Oxon: Routledge. [Book chapter]
Enabling and engaging students within an e-learning environment using WordPress Gray, F., Head, J., 39th Annual Conference and Exhibition BAOT/COT. [Conference poster]
Preparing and supporting students on role emerging placements Jensen, J., Clark, N., Keefe, L., Head, J., College of Occupational Therapists 34th Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
A primary provision under occupation Cook, L., Head, J., Easter, H., Roberts, S., (Nov 2009): A.Nicoll. [Journal article]
Developing practice placement opportunities: creativity, collaboration and culture Gillen, A., Head, J., College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference. [Conference paper]
Eating disorders: an occupational approach to treatment Head, J., College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference. [Conference paper]

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