Sadly, due to the current pandemic, workplaces are facing enormous decisions when it comes to staff. For many, this may be in the form of redundancy. As many offices have remained closed since March 2020, and small businesses are closing down, numerous workers are either unable to work or are in fact losing their jobs. In these unprecedented times, […]
Occupational therapy, in short, is about maximising a persons ability to undertake what they want and need to do in their life and providing solutions to barriers which prevent them from doing this. We often work with clients who have sustained injury and/or experience ill mental and physical health. But did you know an Occupational Therapist can also work with you to […]
At KMA, virtual assessments mean assessing/providing intervention sessions virtually over Zoom or Microsoft Teams. KMA have been working remotely for many years and will often use this model of working when assessing international clients.
Did you read our previous blog on video call fatigue? Find it here.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many changes and one of those is the sharp increase in working from home.
According to the www.ons.gov.uk website, In the month of April 2020, it was estimated that almost half of people in UK employment worked from home. This is a huge increase from the 5% who […]
Governments around the world are putting measures in place to control the spread of COVID-19 such as self-isolation and social distancing.
The New Scientist website explains social distancing as:
‘Practices in changes in behaviour that can help stop the spread of infections. These often include curtailing social contact, work and schooling among seemingly healthy individuals, with a view to delaying transmission […]
Procrastination…the art of avoiding a task, usually by doing something utterly pointless.
Wikipedia’s definition states:
‘Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished by a certain deadline. It could be further stated as a habitual or intentional delay of starting or finishing a task despite knowing it might have negative consequences.’
I’m certainly familiar with that feeling of panic […]
Women at work
The menopause is a biological change that every woman will go through at some time in their life. It’s a natural, normal process that typically occurs in women in their early 50’s.
For some women, the menopause can also start earlier as it is linked to the decline of oestrogen […]
Here we are, the 17th January, and you know what that means…we are over halfway through the month! We’ve almost done it and now it’s time for that final push of motivation to get us out of January and into February. (One month closer to spring)
Did you read our previous blog about the January Blues?
Finding motivation can be hard. Especially when most of us repeat the same routine […]
The holiday period is over, you are back at work, the weather is cold and dark, the sun sets at what seems like 2pm. It’s that time again…January.
January has attained a bit of a reputation, it’s the ‘sad’ month, the ‘Christmas is over’ month, the ‘dark and gloomy’ month.
But if you are feeling the January blues, don’t worry, you […]
2020, a new year, a new decade!
Personally, I love new years, I find it very exciting and a good time to set goals and challenges. However, I do also believe that its important to set yourself achievable goals.
As an occupational therapist, I spend a lot of time working with clients helping them to set realistic and attainable goals. Setting goals gives an enormous […]
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