The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Kate's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Kate
I am an Occupational Therapy Lecturer in the School of Health Professions at Plymouth. I work on a part-time basis (0.6 FTE). My Ph.D. explored the accessibility of air travel for people living with dementia and those who travel with them with a view to maintaining and/or increasing participation in air travel for this group.
Teaching
My teaching interests include: Contact-based education. This recognises that the true expert in any subject is the person with lived experience of it. Contact-based education can help to challenge stigma and preconceptions in any area of health, but particularly in the field of dementia. Research practice and ethics. I am the Occupational Therapy link tutor for SOHP503 (research proposal) and SOHP605 (research project) for the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme. Problem Based Learning (PBL). I facilitate problem-based learning groups within the undergraduate and postgraduate Occupational Therapy programmes. PBL is a valuable learning tool that can help students to learn what it will be like to work in a multidisciplinary team within clinical practice.Occupational Justice. Whether we call it occupational justice or rights-based practice (a discussion for another day!) I am a firm believer in supporting and advocating for people to do those things that they want, need, and have the right to do.
