Heartfelt Leadership

December 2013 Volume 19 Issue 6

Team OT, p2

OT in the Media, p3

Where in the World is the Up-

date?, p4

Volunteer opportunities, p5

Guess Who’s Turning 50?, p6

OT Now—Call for Papers, p7/

Stigma & Obesity, p8

Thank you—Educators, p9

Fieldwork Workshops, p10

MSOT Holiday Greeting, p11

AGM, p12

It is my great pleasure and honour to deliver my first address as MSOT President. The path to my leadership with MSOT has been influ-enced by so many, far too many to list by name. Specifically, however, I have devel-oped as a Board member of MSOT under the wise and gracious leadership of our past Presidents, Gina DeVos, Andrea McIntyre, and my immediate predecessor, Bronwyn Fontaine. Sharon Eadie and Pearl Soltys, Ex-ecutive Officers of the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba and MSOT, respec-tively, continue to nurture all of the leaders that sit on the MSOT Board of Directors. I am so grateful to each of you for your passion and dedication to our wonderful profession.

In the next two years, I know that we will ex-perience great excitement about the profes-sion of occupational therapy within Manitoba. 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of MSOT, and a great celebration waits to be unveiled. Further, in 2015, Manitoba will host the na-tional Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) conference. It is evident that we have much to celebrate, and much to anticipate as OTs within our great province.

Recently, one of my mentors, Theresa Sulli-van, forwarded the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) Presidential Address to my attention, as delivered by cur-rent AOTA President, Virginia Stoffel. Stoffel (2013) discusses her practice of “heartfelt leadership,” as a leader who, “offers his or her authentic self, grounded in an emotional con-nection that engenders trust, commitment, and engagement” (p.634). This quote reso-nated with me as I considered my personal leadership, and my priority to connect and engage with others. As the elected President of MSOT, my commitment is to engage with occupational therapists across the province to advocate on behalf of our profession.

One of my goals in my term as President of MSOT is to engage others to pursue their own leadership of the profession of occupational therapy. Your leadership may take many different forms, ranging from providing a thoughtful definition of occupational therapy, to submitting a piece for the Update, to volun-teering to support occupational therapy in your community. Whatever your leadership may reflect, I urge you to develop your own capacity as a leader of our profession.

As Manitoba prepares to take the stage as a focal point for occupational therapy in 2015, I challenge you to consider how you can con-tribute to leadership of the OT profession within Manitoba. In the words of Stoffel (2013), “We must embrace the belief that every member is a leader” (p. 637). Stoffel continues in encouraging the leadership of others, in challenging, "…and no one will fight for you to be happy in your work, to feel ful-filled, and to work at your highest capacity to meet society's occupational needs unless you do" (p.635). All of us are tasked to be leaders in our profession, in our workplaces, and in our communities.

As I begin my term as MSOT President, I have the utmost confidence in my fellow Board Directors, and in the individual practitioners that comprise the community of occupational therapy within Manitoba. I look forward to continuing to engage with you, and welcome your comments, questions or feedback at any time to my confidential MSOT email address, msot.president@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

Katie Kitchen, O.T. Reg. (MB) MSOT President

Stoffel, V. (2013). From heartfelt leadership to compassionate care (Inaugural Presidential Address). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67, 633-640.

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Team Occupational Therapy — A closer look at this year's

MSOT initiative:

Occupational Therapists are more than just health care workers.

We are community leaders.

We are proud of the many OTs and OT students who participated in various walks and runs this year to support our client populations. Six charities were supported this year with an amazing $4230 raised in total for these organizations! Out of the 38 OT an OT students who participated, 342.1 kilometres were either run, walked or biked. It was a great year of giving back and we look forward to next year's events.

Do you have a cause that is important to you and that MSOT members can participate in? Let us know and your cause may be the next Team OT initiative!

Email msot@msot.mb.ca with the subject 'Team OT'.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE MEDIA...

Over the past few months, MSOT has been working diligently on promoting Occupational Therapy in the community. Back in August, our Communications Coordinator, Julie DeGroot, had the opportunity to be on Breakfast Television to discuss “5 ways to Prepare your Child for Kindergarten”. In September, she returned to speak with host Jeremy John about “Ways to Manage Arthritis”. Her most recent segment “Tips to help students focus in class” aired in October. Recently, MSOT’s primary focus has been develop-ing our advocacy strategy; having exposure on live television has indeed brought focus to our profession. We are pleased with the progress thus far and look forward to more MSOT initiatives in the coming months.

OTHER LINKS TO VIEW!

Local Occupational Therapy students Alicia Sawyer and Janet Klassen did an interview with CTV on the topic of tobacco sales at the University of Manitoba campus. http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId-1032411

Occupational Therapist Carolyn Bergen was on Shaw TV’s “Independent Chick” as their relationship ex-pert. Her interview begins at the 18:00 minute mark. http://t.co/lqaRJpFrfn

Occupational Therapy enables Happiness. What makes you happy? View the National gOT Spirit chal-lenge video that the University of Manitoba OT students created: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUvyW3qz_J4&feature=youtu.be

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SPOTLIGHT on OT SERIES:

Are you working in a new OT position?

Perhaps in a new position that is not specifically

for OT, but OT is a great fit?

Do you know someone who is contributing to Manitoba’s OT

community through new and innovative strategies?

Or maybe you just want to share your experience as an OT in Manitoba with

MSOT members?

Submit your story to msot.newsletter@gmail.com

We’d love to hear from you!

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For all of your Occupational Therapy

updates and much more!

@MB_Society_OT

TheMSOT

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Thank You Fieldwork Educators!

The Occupational Therapy Department at the University of Manitoba would like to thank the follow-ing individuals and sites for their contributions to our fieldwork program from July – November, 2013. Our fieldwork program could not exist without your generous support. We appreciate all you contribute to the education of our future colleagues.

Actionmarguerite (St. Boniface): Jennifer Chorney, Stefanie Prince; Agassiz Youth Centre: Gina Devos, Marg Muirhead (site fieldwork facilitator-SFF); Anna’s House; Carolyn Bergen,

Vicki Olatundun (SFF); Brandon Maple Leaf Foods: Leanne Austin, Dennis Slobodian (SFF);

Burntwood Regional Health Authority - Thompson; Shahistha Baboolal, Cherie Murie; City of Winnipeg Public Works Department: Anita Nuessler; Deer Lodge Centre: Diane Rawluk;

Geriatric Program Assessment Team: Celina Ross, Laurel Rose; Grace General Hospital: Blayze Perreau, Lena Cox; Health Centre: Freda Hennessy; Health Care Employee Benefits Plan: David Hallatt; HSC- Adult Health: Cherry Nixdorf, Marlys Nagy, Julie De Groot,

Sandy Santos, Valerie Pion, Carol Charette, Lesley Cotsianis; HSC- Child Health: Sara Jane

Milne, Paige McCullough; Main Street Project: Lenora Moerland; Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre: Whitney Mushmanski; Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore: Louella

Mendez-Cummins; Norman Regional Health Authority – The Pas: Melanie Read; Prince Al-bert Parkland Health Region – Victoria: Colleen Eddolls, Marie Morrow; Program for Asser-tive Community Treatment - Hargrave: Andrea Walker; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sci-ences Centre; Suzanne Chipp; Red Road Lodge: Carolyn Bergen, Beverly Roberts (SFF); Re-habilitation Centre for Children: Jenny Soriano, Sara Kunkel, Simone Buisse; Riverview Health Centre: Emily Ewert, Nicole Melizza, Andrea Bellamy, Annaka Vermeylen, Adriana Mo-

reno; Rose & Max Rady Jewish Community Centre: Erin Fonseca; Royal Alexandra Hospital: Diane Hague; Royal University Hospital: Candace Brand; Saskatoon City Hospital: Sharon

Kingston, Iain MacLean; St. Boniface Hospital: Nicole Sukhbir; Theraplay Pediatric Occu-pational Therapy: David Ambrose; Wascana Rehab Centre: Richelle Ryan, Gwen Windsor; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority-Home Care: Rita Taylor

We hope you will continue to be involved in our program.

Thanks again!

P.S. If we have inadvertently left your name off this list or misspelled your name,

please accept our apology and let us know ASAP!

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FIELDWORK WORKSHOPS:

The University of Manitoba - Department of Occupational Therapy offers work-shops for occupational therapists providing fieldwork within the province of Manitoba. It is our hope and intent that these workshops will support the oc-cupational therapy community in its commitment to educating future occupa-tional therapists. These workshops are provided free of charge.

Please note: The Introduction to Fieldwork Workshop is made available each spring and fall, prior to Intermediate 1 & Basic fieldwork respectively.

WATCH FOR DETAILS OF UPCOMING WORKSHOPS ON LINE AT

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/medrehab/ot/fieldwork_hub.html

For more information on workshops contact:

Margaret Anne Campbell-Rempel: 204-789-3992 OR MargaretAnne.Campbell-Rempel@med.umanitoba.ca

Ellen Davis: 204- 480-1369 OR Ellen.Davis@med.umanitoba.ca

Lisa Mendez: 204-977-5632 OR Lisa.Mendez@med.umanitoba.ca

Upcoming Workshops

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The 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at the Deer Lodge Center on Tuesday, October 27th. MSOT board members had the oppor-tunity to discuss the current goals, 2014 budget, and things to look for-ward to in the coming year. MSOT bid a fond farewell to outgoing president, Bronwyn Fontaine and welcomed new president, Katie Kitchen, along with nu-merous new members. Thank you to all those to attended the AGM in person, virtually, and via Proxy. We could not have done it without you. Hope to see you next year!

Karley Van Den Bussche Special Events Coordinator