The show is on.


The second semester has kick started in high spirit and we have almost finished the second week of psychosocial lectures. Judging from the hype and the mood in class i can safely say that everyone is geared up and ready from the fieldwork period which is starting in less than two weeks. We have started practicing some of the treatment skills that will be essential during our fieldwork period ,but one practical session that stood out for me this week was the Relaxation Therapy exercise which is a powerful tool used by Occupational therapist during treatment to reduce tension. This is a 10-15 minutes exercise that is done in a quiet place with patients giving them simple and audible instructions they should be following in helping them relax. The students will have to submit a Compatible disc at the end of the semester after practicing it working in pairs.

News maker of the week

Zimbabwean elections for me a the baton of this week and one must congratulate country and its people for holding peaceful elections. Even though there were incidents whereby they were irregularities reported in some regions of Harare but we should applaud that there was no incidents of fighting and political intolerance amongst voters. Occupational therapy is a diverse Career which covers most spectrum of the society including that of working with foreign nationals like people from Zimbabwe who are seeking asylum in South Africa.

The issue of National empowerment fund of loaning 34 million to Khanyi Dlomo also made the front pages with the leftists criticizing the government and NEF for being biased towards the middle class instead of developing the poor.

These are some of the news makers that we need to familiarize ourselves with so at to be proactive in tackling the societal issues... We OT's and we are the centre of human Occupations.