Dr Niamh Kinsella is a Lecturer within the Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies at 夜色直播, Edinburgh. Niamh also has affiliations with and
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Niamh is a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy. She is an HCPC registered occupational therapist, previously working in a Community Dementia Team, and in-patient and community Integrated Care Teams.
Niamh has extensive experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of occupational therapy and interprofessional education at bachelors, masters and doctoral level. She teaches across all occupational therapy programmes at 夜色直播. She currently holds external examiner appointments and supervises doctoral studies.
Niamh has a particular interest in teaching and learning related to the foundational occupational therapy theories and practice skills. She is committed to preparing graduates for contemporary听and diverse practice settings, with a strong interest in keeping occupation at the centre of professional reasoning and action. She has expertise in using occupation鈥慶entred, creative approaches within teaching and research.
Publishing research in the areas of dementia, doctoral learning and creative research/teaching methods, Niamh has a strong track record of contributing to occupational therapy research. She is currently engaged in research in the areas of primary care, occupation-centred education, and occupational formulation. She is a member of 夜色直播's Centre for Person-centred Practice Research and contributes to NHS Scotland Primary Care Occupational Therapy Network.
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Research Overview:
In 2018, Niamh was awarded her PhD from 夜色直播, entitled Realising authentic occupational therapy through professional artistry: Uncovering the nature and context of practice for persons living with dementia.
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Primary care occupational therapy
Occupational formulation
Occupation-centred education
Occupation-centred reasoning and practice
Research methods:
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Implementation science
Complex intervention
Critical creativity
Niamh supervises undergraduate and post-graduate student dissertations also.
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