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Joanna Barnes
Based
Tonbridge area, Kent.
Overview
Joanna qualified in 1981 as an Occupational Therapist from Dorset House School of Occupational Therapy in Oxford.
She has wide experience of working as a therapist in varied settings and specialisms. Her areas of particular clinical interest are Paediatrics (including work with clients with cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury and their teams) and Adult Neurology (notably those with acquired brain injury).
Jo has considerable expertise in working with, leading and training multidisciplinary teams both as an Occupational Therapist since 1981 and Case Manager since she first joined Independent Living Solutions Limited (ILS) in 2002.
Employment
April 2002 - present
Case Manager and Occupational Therapist with ILS.
Dec 2000 - present
Independent Living Assessor (ILA) for large health insurance company, Jo has carried out immediate needs assessments, set up care packages, arranged the trial and purchase of equipment as appropriate, dealt with funding issues and offered ongoing professional support for young adult and elderly customers and their carers within the South East.
1995 - 2002
Occupational Therapist, Senior Practitioner and Occupational Therapy Services Manager, Social Services.
During this period, Jo’s increasing experience resulted in promotion finally to the role of team leader, involving the management, supervision and training of the professional and support staff team as well as holding a complex clinical caseload.
1987 - 1993
Paediatric Occupational Therapist working from a Child Development Centre with children age 0-19. Children were seen within the centre, schools and at home and advice and support given to staff and parents about the management of the cases. The children had a wide range of disabilities from mild developmental delay to severe learning, physical and sensory difficulties.
1984 - June 1987
Social Services Occupational Therapist, Brighton, working mainly with frail and elderly clients in their own home providing equipment and recommendations for major and minor home adaptations within the public and private housing sector.
1982 - 1984
Basic Grade to Senior Occupational Therapist, Chase Village, Enfield working in a residential unit for Adults with Learning Disabilities who had been institutionalised from an early age and working on independence skills, social and self care skills.
1981 - 1982
Basic Grade Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Chailey Heritage School & Hospital, East Sussex, working with severely disabled children and their families at school and in the home setting.
Professional
Member BAOT (British Association of Occupational Therapists). Member of BABICM (British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers). Member of CMSUK (Case Management Society for United Kingdom). Member of College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Independent Practice (previously OTIP).
Areas of work
Case Management and Occupational Therapy with adults and children with acquired brain injury as well as children with cerebral palsy.
Geographical areas covered
Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, South East and East London.
