AOTI Mental Health Advisory Group
AGM 13 March 2015.
AOTI
Mental Health Advisory Group
AGM
Theresa Peacock
Chair AOTI MHAG
13 March 2015
What is AOTI MHAG?
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One of the 13 advisory groups of AOTI.
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A resource for council and on their behalf national
bodies and government departments on mental
health issues.
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We provide CPD opportunities for members.
We promote advances in mental health
occupational therapy.
AOTI MHAG
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We provide networking opportunities in person / email.
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We communicate to members of national developments,
policies and CPD opportunities.
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We represent our professional body AOTI and its members in
development of new policy and national mental health service
developments .
How we work
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We work on a voluntary basis and teleconferences - lunchtime to allow
committee to participate.
Teleconferences-average 6 weekly –feedback on national
representation, new projects worked on.
Face to face meetings at study days .
Regular emails from secretary to members of courses, national
documents, latest mental health developments, members queries.
We plan study days based on members feedback and requests .
We develop details of proposals and costs with Cpd officers to
support MHAG members ideas applications for HSE via AOTI course
funding.
2014 Actions
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2 Study days 2014.
Represented AOTI on National working groups and policy
development.
Clinical governance issues, recruitment and resources issues
raised with national mental health office.
Assistance with NRS- job specification and recruitment of new
posts for Occupational therapist managers in Louth /Meath and
Wexford/ Waterford and Camhs Linn Dara .
Representations-Working groups
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National mental health division liaison.
Mental health reform- Thank you Aine O ‘Reilly
Mental health act .Thanks also to Lisa Corrigan on
national expert group.
Advancing recovery Ireland initiative- Thank you
Bridget Harney.
WFOT Mhag – Thank you Niall Turner.
Study days 2014
On 21st March, theme was’ Evidence base approaches within mental
health practice ‘ Presentations of recent research in Occupational
therapy and how to conduct research in mental health practice – Dr
Clodagh Nolan.
 On 7th November the theme was–‘What works?- Mental Health
Practice across Ireland’.
Presentations were in moves to independent living, Occupational spaces
in nursing homes, Youth mental health and First episode psychosis
projects. There was a presentation from Anne O’ Connor , national
director on the mental health division. We had our first ‘ted’ talking
point.
We had Networking on clinical issues in specialist group and Cpd needs
ideas generation.
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Cpd proposals from Mhag- HSE /AOTI
courses
2014
- Lifestyle redesign courses – Thanks to Leonie Boland and Aine
O Reilly for work on submission .
-Sensory integration and mental health- Thanks to Ciara Dawson
and Sherrie Buckley for their work.
2015
-Adapted lifestyle redesign training and current liaison re possible
funding re SI and mental health and possible other training.
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Committee Members,2014-2015
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Theresa Peacock, Chairperson
Claire Gleeson, Secretary
Helen McGuigan, Treasurer
Ciara Dawson om leave. Leonie Boland – stepped down.
Esther Crowe Mullins ,Rodrigo Frade, Shelley Mack,
Tara O'Leary, Aine O’Reilly.
New in 2015-Mairead Boyle, Mark Morgan Brown.
MHAG Committee 2014-15
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Thank you to for all the work including
teleconferences,submissions,representing
Occupational therapy on national working groups
and planning today.
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Thank you to Ciara Dawson who has stepped down
as on leave and did lots of work on Cpd proposal
and study days for all her work/representation on
your behalf.
2015 goals
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CPD opportunities for members .
Respond to new needs of members
Approved centres guidelines with National HSE managers
group
Clinical programmes – Involvement in development of care
pathways,OT evidence based and roles with service users.
Promote advancement of best practice mental health
occupational therapy in all regions.
Refer matters to HSE mental health office/managers
group/Impact OT vocational group
AOTIMHAG 2014
Treasurer’s report
Paid
Received
Balance
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21/03/14 Hilton Kilmainham
21/03/14 BoI Current Account Fees
27/07/14 BoI Current Account Fees
09/09/14 A. Lewis- Nov,'13 study day costs
18/11/14 Aramark (Study Day coffee)
11/11/14 Coffee donations
31/12/14 BoI Current Account Fees
500.00
5.62
5.62
40.00
102.00
42.00
6.89
851.35
845.73
840.11
800.11
698.11
740.11
733.22
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We have ran 2 study days in 2014. We had to hire a conference room for the March study day. We have
continued to sell our stock of posters about MH OT services at €5. We have the majority of the second
batch of 100 posters in hand.
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Helen McGuigan, Treasurer
Agm
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Chairperson- Theresa Peacock seeking re election.
Nominee and seconder please
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Secretary – Claire Gleeson Nominee and seconder please
Membership secretary – to be appointed from
committee
Treasurer – Helen Mc Guigan Nominee and seconder please
Chair of submissions and Cpd to be appointed from
committee
Agm 2015 committee
Selecting re election
 Mairead Boyle, Mark Morgan Brown,
Esther Crowe Mullins, Rodrigo Frade ,
Aine O’ Reilly , Tara O’Leary ,Shelley Mack .
 A nominee and seconded for this group’s reelection please.
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Contact us
 We seek and welcome all Members queries
and involvement to benefit the profession
and Your own CPD.
[email protected]