Managing a small team transitioning young people with enduring or complex mental health problems from CAMHS to adult mental health services. Approximately 90% of the caseload has a diagnosis or pending assessment of ASD/ADHD, providing opportunity to develop ASD-focussed interventions for autistic adults.

Short-term agency role delivering EHCP provision to SEND children in mainstream schools. Initial assessments, sensory needs, sensory circuit training, and SEN Tribunal work.

Managing a small caseload of complex clients to avoid admission or facilitate discharge, while available for consultation by any colleagues in the division who need advice or support working with autistic clients.

Deputy Team Manager in a community mental health team.

Full-time role in an independent special school for students with autism, one a primary school ages 4-11 and one a sixth form for 16-18 year olds. Responsible for managing the OT teams on both sites, liaising with educational staff to develop and deliver functional curricula to teach self-care and self-regulatory skills.

Placements including: North London Forensic Service, Lambeth Early Onset Community Team, Derwent Centre Harlow, Barnet Memory Assessment Service, Merton CMHT, Newham Centre for Mental Health, St. Bernard’s Hospital Ealing, Hounslow Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Service, and Lambeth North Promoting Recovery Team.

Clients included authors on medical cannabis, accessible web design, spirituality, and late autism diagnosis.

Dissertation: “What meaning do Augmented and Alternative Communication applications on iPads have for non-verbal adults with autism as means of communication?”

Manchester Leadership Award (Gold). Dissertation: “Tradition or Change: What can Three Case Studies Tell us About the Changing Character of the Anglo-Jewish Community?”

First Class result in intensive 8-week programme.