Posts by Pauline Cooper
Pauline Cooper
Dr. Pauline Cooper trained as an Occupational Therapist qualifying in 1974 at the London School of Occupational Therapy and is currently working as Head Occupational Therapist at the Woodlands unit, our inpatient unit in Bexley. She gained a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing in Personal Development at the University of Sussex. The outcome of this work exposed two writing models: creative writing and writing as therapy. Dr. Cooper, wanting to understand how these two models could best benefit clients, embarked on a doctorate to define the difference. The resulting thesis: The Use of Creative Writing as a Therapeutic Activity for Mental Health in Occupational Therapy has been the basis of ongoing development. In particular, Cooper is using and further researching Using Writing As Therapy (UWAT): a six-session course exploring identity and self esteem.
Light at the end of the tunnel
26th August 2011 02:43 p.m.
Head Occupational Therapist at Woodlands, Pauline Cooper expresses her dismay over Gail Porter's recent distressing time as a sectioned inpatient, and how Oxleas attempts to offer meaningful activities to people who are on mental health wards.
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