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Creating Environments Through The Art Of Occupational Therapy, Lydia Royeen
Creating Environments Through The Art Of Occupational Therapy, Lydia Royeen
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Dr. Lori Reynolds has an interest in therapeutic gardens and the creation of living spaces that promote well-being for older adults. Dr. Reynolds educates various stakeholders on the benefits of occupational therapy, including landscape architects and senior living administrators. Her advocacy to expand occupational therapy beyond its mainstream roles is infectious. She speaks passionately about her work in helping to create therapeutic gardens and how her role as an occupational therapist offers great perspective in this process. She appreciates the environmental impact on an individual’s health and well-being and practices from a person-environment-occupation theory.
Arts Of Life: A Place For Artists To Participate And Engage, Lydia Royeen
Arts Of Life: A Place For Artists To Participate And Engage, Lydia Royeen
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Arts of Life is an innovative, Chicago-based day program where artists with and without disabilities have the opportunity to participate in artwork. It was created out of an identified need for individuals with a developmental disability to foster community engagement in artistic endeavors. Arts of Life has its foundation in four core values: inspiring artistic expression, building community, promoting self-respect, and developing independence. It bases its programming on these values, which help to maintain a collective environment that promotes artistic freedom for all individuals.
Portrait Of An Ot Artist: Using Mindfulness To Find Life Balance, Lydia Royeen
Portrait Of An Ot Artist: Using Mindfulness To Find Life Balance, Lydia Royeen
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Lynn Davies, a Canadian-based occupational therapist, understands the skill set and practice required to employ a balanced work/play/leisure routine, even for an occupational therapist. Occupational therapists can easily foster this balanced routine for clients; however, they may fall short of adopting this balanced routine in their own lives. Lynn uses art and mindfulness strategies to strive for a meaningful routine. Balancing her work as a therapist and her engagement in art is an ever-evolving orchestra, as she has a passion for both.