Bower, Dr Sue

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Bower, Dr Sue

Email:

s.bower@yorksj.ac.uk

Department:

School of Health Sciences

Biography

Expertise:

How occupational therapists work with people living with a dementia, Practitioners experience of risk when working with people living with a dementia, Practitioners experience of safeguarding when working with people living with a dementia, Occupational therapy within safeguarding adults practice, Trans-professional learning, Undergraduate and postgraduate practice based research

Job title:

Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

Biography:

Sue joined York St John University as a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy (Faculty of Health and Life Sciences) in September 2015. Prior to working with this university she had worked in a variety of posts in health and social care –as Occupational Therapist practitioner, team leader, practitioner researcher, professional lead for safeguarding adults and senior lecturer in other universities and with other professions, such as social workers, nurses and physiotherapists. Most of her work has been within multi professional and multi-agency teams within mental health services and related academic roles

Qualifications:

2014: MSc modules; Leadership in Adults Safeguarding & Managing Adult Safeguarding (Sheffield Hallam University) · 2011: Doctorate in Professional Studies (Health & Social Care) (Sheffield Hallam University) · 2002: MSc with Distinction (Health and Professional Studies) (Hull University) · 1997: Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Nottingham Trent University) · 1991: BSc Hons Psychology (Hull University) · 1999-2002: Person Centred Approaches & Dementia Care Mapping [Advanced User Status & Trainer] Bradford University · 1979: Diploma in Occupational Therapy (OT) Derby School of Occupational Therapy · Registered with Health and Care Professions Council Professional member of the College of Occupational Thermore...

My Latest

Bower, Sue (2002) Exploring Sexuality, Dementia and Occupational Therapy. In: Warren, A. and MacKenzie, A., (eds.) Occupational Therapy in Dementia Care. OCTEP
Bower, Sue (2004) Exploring Sexuality and Dementia. Therapy weekly (Jun 10). pp. 10-13.
Bower, Sue (2009) Taking risks with dementia: exploring practitioner accounts of risk and decision making. In: College of Occupational Therapists (COT) 33rd Annual Conference, 24-26 June 2009, Brighton. (Unpublished)
Bower, Sue (2004) Understandings of Dementia and Dementia Care. Therapy weekly (Jun 3). pp. 10-13.
Bower, Sue (2006) Exploring lived experiences of occupational therapy and dementia. In: Long, Cathy and Cronin-Davis, Jane, (eds.) Occupational therapy evidence in practice for mental health. Blackwell, pp. 162-181
Bower, Sue (2011) Taking risks with dementia : exploring practitioner accounts of risks and decision-making. Doctoral thesis, Sheffield Hallam University.

My Most Viewed

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1	Exploring Sexuality, Dementia and Occupational Therapy	114
2	Exploring Sexuality and Dementia	110
3	Taking risks with dementia : exploring practitioner accounts of risks and decision-making	102
4	Exploring lived experiences of occupational therapy and dementia	100
5	Understandings of Dementia and Dementia Care	94
6	Taking risks with dementia: exploring practitioner accounts of risk and decision making	90