Occupational Therapist 2016 PD

Hey, I just graduated recently and am still looking for jobs. Since I have lots of free time, I've been looking for different PD events to keep me updated as an OT. However, as I'm jobless with no earnings now, what can I do to get PD hours, gain knowledge yet doesn't spend a penny? Here's some of the links available:

1. ThinkGP (https://thinkgp.com.au/education): This is a great medical website. It's mainly medical-related so if you're interested in knowing more about different diseases, have a look here. It gives off e-certificates which could be saved as PD records. Simple and easy. I looked into this link because I have quite bad pathology and am really interested with diseases. Not very OT-based, but quite a good resource.
2. Pearson Clinical and Talent Assessments (https://www.pearsonclinical.com.au/webinarcalendar2016): This one is OT, psychology and SP-related. All of them are webinars regarding different assessments and interventions, which could be claim as formal learning in CPDs. Just booked for the webinars that you're interested in and wait for it to turn up.

Above, are some general health professional's PD events or general OT-based PD events. Now, we'll move on to paediatric OTs' PDs. Since I'm interested in paediatrics and I have a part-time job as paediatric OT, I've been looking into these as well. All of these were recommendations from my final year placement's supervisor, who's an OT working in paediatric area and specialized in sensory processing.

1. Center of Developing Child, Harvard University (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resourcecategory/multimedia/#videos): Videos recorded about topics related in adult capabilities, brain architecture, executive functioning, lifelong health, mental health, neglect, program effectiveness, resilience, serve and return, toxic stress. Can be used as informal learning for CPDs.
2. Mental Health Professional Network (http://www.mhpn.org.au/webinars): More of a mental health PD point, but I use it as paediatric-related PDs (for family-centred intervention, assessments and supporting family as a whole). Has recorded webinars, which served as informal learning in CPD and upcoming webinars, which require registrations and provides participation certificates as formal learning CPD.
3. Kids Attuned (http://kidsattuned.org/): Haven't updated for approximately a year but has a few excellent resource regarding communication and language of child development. I looked into it because I think most paediatric OTs worked very closely with SPs. Served as informal learning in CPD.

I'm always looking for free PDs, so if there's any that you know of, please tell me. I'll also keep this updated if I know of any new ones. =D

Update

ロートーネスアイーランドがいくって。たのしかたんだ。海豚と海獅子が見たんだ。子供からの夢がかないたんだ．嬉な。

Going off again

Starting placement again coming Monday. Same, a pediatric placement. I did not take time to review anything as I think it's quite useless to review since it did not make a difference when i did revision prior my previous placement. However, this time it's slightly different as the supervisor did not give us any placement preparation reading at all. I hope all is fine.

Pray to Lord,
that I can learn something new in this coming placement.
that He can prepare my feelings as I don't that excited compare to the previous placement.
that I am emotionally prepared to meet different things next week.
that my knowledge about pediatrics have not left me yet.
that my supervisor is a good person, who I can speak my mind clearly with.
that the whole placement would be under His care.
that I would be able to pass this placement with no worries.

Thank you Lord.

In Jesus Christ's name I pray, Amen.

Life can be disappointing, but never forget He will always be there

Placement for a few weeks by now, quite busy but I've enjoyed it thus far. It's great that we get a very knowledgeable supervisor, she taught me a lot, giving me lots of feedbacks. But I hope I don't get reliant on her. It's human nature to take the easy road, no matter who it is. I thought I was doing fine, making positive progress while seeking for her support. But I never thought that the mid evaluation would be this bad. Slightly discouraged, actually, but VERY disappointed with myself. Have I picked the wrong way to seek support? I've always wanted re-assurance in all the things I do, and therefore, I seek for re-assurance, which seemed to be support-seeking or reliant for many people. But now, I truly regret my actions. If it would caused such misery to me now.

I pray that God would continue to walk with me to the end. I pray that despite all the stress that have been piling up, I would still be able to do my work properly. I pray that for all the work that I have put forward, I could at least help my clients to move forward. I pray that these hard work or experience would not be a waste; not for the clients, myself or even in the eyes of my supervisors.

I'll try to pull myself back, try not to be reliant on people too much, after all, I've been alone all these while. Why would I need support at this moment in my life. It's not required, nor is it optional. I won't let support-seeking be an option in my life. Not now, not ever!

After all, I only need HIM in my life and my life would be the greatest on earth.

I hope things would come to an end quickly. This placement is like a double-edge sword for me. The tension has risen too high, just like last time.

Countdown to first placement: 4days

At last, there's only 4 more days left. Everything's done. I'm kinda looking forward to it but somehow a little anxious as well. Think that I might have trouble sleeping the day before my first day. Still thinking whether I should go before my placement day to observe the site location and parking area. Gonna be hectic if I left everything till the last day. But it's quite a distance and I dont really wanna waste my petrol to go all the way there just to look around. What should I do? Even if I do want to go in, I'll have to sort out my time as well. Now that I think about it, should have gone in last Monday, during the public holiday. OMG!

Anyhow, hopefully everything goes well and that I could learn a lot from the place. Since we haven't got our client information, we cant really prepare for anything, but to be prepared for everything. Hence, I'm really paranoid now.

May God bless us all. There's four of us there, so I hope everything goes well.

I hope everything goes well especially after looking forward to it so much

I applied for the NPC two months ago but have not received it and decided to ring the department. They told me that they have received my application but have not processed it since there's lack of information but no one contacted me about it. And so, I personally went down to the department to get it done. Now everything's under processing but I pray that I'll receive it before my placement or else I'll have to either defer it or change my placement block which means that I'll be bored to death for the beginning 6 months but super busy for the next 6 months.

However, yesterday when I went down to the department to send in the application, good things happen after all that stress worrying about the application. My sisters went with me to the department. After that, we went for delicious revolving sushi at Jaws and even brought Mochi out to the little park at Victoria Park and had the best time ever walking him (since it's always very difficult to bring him to walks normally). That is so much fun. I thank God greatly for all that happen yesterday despite the worries for the past few days.

Weekend Project

We found an interesting recipe and decided to make it. I made the skin/ bun itself, whereas my elder sister made the fillings and the other cut out papers to place the buns. Project name is Japanese steamed bun (肉まん）by Nami - http://www.justonecookbook.com/

Give it a try. It's easy to make and super delicious.