Staff Profile
Fiona Howlett
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
I trained at Derby Institute of Higher Education and graduated as an Occupational Therapist in 1991. From 1991 to 2005 I worked as an Occupational Therapist in the Yorkshire region and was employed in a range of clinical areas. I was Head of the Occupational Therapist and a Clinical Specialist in Community and Forensic learning disabilities, Intermediate care/community rehab and an Occupational Therapist in Social Services, stroke rehab and acute mental health day services.
I joined the academic teaching team in 2001 as a lecturer/practitioner, employed to teach moving and handling on the BHSc Hons Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy programmes, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 2005 and Head of Programme for the BHSc Hons In Service Occupational Therapy Programme in 2007 to 2010.
My current role is a Senior Lecturer which involves, teaching at all levels of the BHSc Hons Occupational Therapy programme and the MSc Promoting Health in long term conditions programme.
Interests/specialisms:
- Working with people with long term conditions and case management
- Working with older people in community settings
- Intermediate Care
- Working with people with learning disabilities who have been through the criminal justice system.
- Health and social care policy
- Moving and handling
- Professional practice placements
- Quality of life/person-centred care when working with people with obesity and bariatric needs. I am currently undertaking and presenting student as co researcher projects in this area.
Academic Qualifications:
- MSc Professional practice, University of Lincoln and Humberside
- Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists (Derby)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Leeds University/ York St. John University
- Certificate in Health Services Management. Member of the Institute of Health Service Managers
- School – School of Science, Technology and Health
- Email – f.howlett@yorksj.ac.uk
- Phone – 01904 876 250
Teaching
I teach at all levels of the BHSc Hons Occupational Therapy Programme and on the MSc Programmes.
Level One:
- Mandatory training prior to students undertaking level 1a professional practice placement
- Preparation for professional practice training level 1
Level Two:
- Cases and Contexts of practice
- Mandatory training prior to professional practice placements
- Professional practice placements preparation
Level Three:
- Professional skills and reasoning 3
- Mandatory training prior to professional practice placement
- Professional practice placement module team
- Supervision of group and individual projects on Dissertation module
Postgraduate Modules:
- Older peoples module
- Multi-professional approaches to people with long term conditions (Module leader)
- Supervision of M Level dissertations
Additional training undertaken:
- AMPS training in 2014
- Edge Services Moving and Handling Trainer 2015
Professional Activities
I am a professional member of:
- Health and Care Professions Council
- College of Occupational Therapists
- British Association of Occupational Therapists
- Higher Education Academy
- Institute of Health Service Managers
I was on the organising committee for the 19th ENOTHE conference in York 17 -19 October 2013 at York Race Course. I am also a member of the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Committee of BAOT.
Research
I have supervised students on a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects including: Intermediate care and older people, Cognitive assessments in intermediate care, Communication as an occupation for people with Parkinson’s disease, Palliative care in prisons and quality of life for people with bariatric needs. Latterly my research interests have focussed on services for people with obesity and bariatric needs.
I have undertaken service development projects which have involved students; one focussing on the development and review of reablement services and the other on the development of life history work for older people with dementia.
I have a particular interest in older people with long term conditions and complex case management.
2000: MSc Research
The role of the Barthel Index as a Functional Outcome Measure for use in the Intermediate Care Team.
Publications
Publications:
Wolverson C, Howlett F (2015) Involving students in the wider local community through a new university module. OTnews. May p17
Presentations:
2015 College of Occupational Therapists annual conference Brighton. Poster presentation: A critical examination of current occupational therapy practice in the support of people with obesity and bariatric needs
2012 College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference Glasgow. Facilitated a round table discussion with colleagues from York St John University and Pacific University Oregon. Engaging students in the global community: An example of a partnership approach.
2012 Pacific University, Oregon, US. Research and practice symposium. Key note speaker. Intermediate care and reablement: A complex case discussion.
2011 College of Occupational Therapist Annual Conference Brighton. Facilitated a round table discussion with colleagues on Professional Practice experience prior to commencing Occupational Therapy Programmes.
