1. 2014 Educators conference Plenary Session judith.mitchell@shu.ac.uk

2. Background in mental health clinical practice and leadership and management. Interest in children and young people, particularly SEN. Particular passion about service user involvement in learning SHU since December 2012 Placement lead from now! judith.mitchell@shu.ac.uk

3. Key Themes… workshops and table top discussions

4. judith.mitchell@shu.ac.uk

6. OT helps your budgets go further OT will improve your service delivery OT enables people to lead independent lives OT reduces the cost of care packages OT helps people to return to work OT promotes reablement and prevention services judith.mitchell@shu.ac.uk

8. It is the synthesis of academic and placement based modules which generate creative, competent and inquiring practitioners (Polglase and Treseder 2012) judith.mitchell@shu.ac.uk

10. References Polglase, T., Treseder, R (2012) The occupational therapy handbook: practice education, M&K Update, Keswick.