Early intervention for ADHD

Posted on December 01, 2024

Occupational therapy students organised an ADHD Health Awareness Day at Daspoort Poli Clinic.

New Schools of H.O.P.E.

Posted on December 01, 2024

NGOs transforming rural communities. "Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow...

UP and Buddhist community distribute wheelchairs ‘as tools of empowerment’

Posted on October 18, 2024

SUPPORTING LIVES, BUILDING FUTURES: The Oxford (UP) Centre for Religion, Public Life and Security in Africa recently partnered with the Buddha’s Light International Association to transform 102 lives across Gauteng. The organisations worked together to donate 102 wheelchairs to nine...

#UPGraduation2024: Horse-riding training can be reduced by years, says 75-year-old UP master’s graduate

Posted on September 09, 2024

This was the observation of Karin Blignault, a passionate horse rider, author and occupational therapist from Cape Town, who is among the proud graduates at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Spring Graduation ceremonies. Earning her master’s degree in occupational therapy at the age...

The Village: Learning in a Secondary School in Mamelodi with Occupational Therapy Intervention

Posted on March 01, 2024

The old African proverb "it takes a village to raise a child" conveys the message that it takes many people ("the village") to provide a safe, healthy environment for children, where they can develop, flourish and realise their hopes and dreams. The village includes not only family and neighbours...

‘Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear’ - Mark Twain

Posted on January 31, 2024

The first-year Occupational Therapy students had the opportunity to assist at the Prinshof School for the Visually Impaired Primary School's Sports Day, which took place on August 25, 2023, from 08:00 to 12:00. The annual occasion hosted by the school’s dedicated and compassionate staff,...

Breaking Stereotypes: Occupational Therapy as a Career Choice for Men

Posted on July 17, 2023

In the field of occupational therapy, women have historically dominated, playing a vital role in its growth and recognition worldwide. However, there is a noticeable trend of more men choosing to pursue occupational therapy internationally, although progress in South Africa has been slower. One...

Interprofessional collaboration of healthcare professionals in primary healthcare

Posted on September 26, 2022

As a fourth-year student, I worked at Mandisa Clinic where I saw the collaboration of occupational therapy and physiotherapy working collaboratively to provide intervention to spinal cord injury patients, traumatic brain injury, or stroke patients to improve independence in activities of daily...