Miranda Thew

Background

About Miranda Thew

Miranda is currently a Senior Lecturer on the BSc and MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-reg) programmes at York St John University. She devised a model for Role Emerging Placements the first in England for a full cohort of students, and is lead editor of an international book on role emerging practice. Her research is concerning the impact of REPs on student learning and future practice. She is also lead editor on a book concerning lifestyle management. As she has been involved in working with people for many years to stay healthy at work. Miranda has regularly contributed to staff development/ well-being programmes on lifestyle, in particular sleep, fatigue and stress management. One of the techniques that she teaches is on You Tube She regularly presents at local and National conferences and has facilitated CPD workshops for occupational therapists particularly in scoping new fields for occupational therapy practice and applying business and entrepreneurial skills to the OTs skills portfolio.She advocates for entrepreneurial occupational therapists to develop occupation focused service in new or 'emerging' settings and led a debate on behalf of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), at a past annual conference http://rcotconferencevideos.org.uk/2016/videos/play/1390. She was also awarded a National 'Merit' award by RCOT in 2016.