Task Teams

Guardianship and Mentoring

Dain van der Reyden (Convenor)

Mandate:

• To investigate legal aspects of guardianship, copyright and intellectual property and compile position statements for the V&MdTF.
• To Develop criteria and put mechanisms in place for effective guardianship/mentorship of the VdTMOCA
• To put in place policy and process for endorsement of VdTMOCA artefacts
• To promote/guide international cooperation and endeavours

Continuing Education – Training/CPD

Holly Holsten (Convenor)

BA. Unisa.
Teachers Diploma in Occupational Therapy. Dip.Ed. Ther.Voc.(UP)
Nat.Dip.OT (Pretoria College of Occupational Therapy).

My development as an occupational therapist has always been enfolded by the levels of creative ability, they belong to my occupational therapy identity. Since starting my training as an occupational therapist, I have been fascinated and intrigued by its philosophy, its clear and logical thought and also its complexity. Being a generalist and having worked in the main fields of practice, I have realized the applicability of the levels of creative ability in all fields of practice. Even more stunning is the realization that the levels of creative ability are of value in all life situations. I could not perform occupational therapy without the levels of creative ability.

Mandate:

• To investigate current VdTMOCA Training & Continuing Education.
• To provide guidance and monitoring of courses as requested/needed.
• To promote & support knowledge acquisition and skills development through facilitating training, conferences, workshops, short courses in VdTMOCA.
• To convene annual symposium/conference in collaboration with existing bodies/events with consideration of HPCSA CPD requirements.

Research, Development and Publications

Robin Joubert (Convenor)

D Edu (UKZN)
MOT (UDW)
BA (Psychology and English)
Nat.Dip.OT (Pretoria College of Occupational Therapy)

Having been fieldworker and avid follower of the late Vona du Toit, her passion rubbed off onto her scholars. The Model makes so much sense and is so applicable to so many different life scenarios and all within the OT context. My current passion is the exploration and development of higher levels that have been largely untapped to date.

Mandate:

• To establish a comprehensive data base.
• To plan and ensure publication of an authoritative textbook on VdTMOCA.
• Promote & oversee reference lists, archives, reference library, dissertations related to CA, newsletter/Focus submissions.
• To collect and collate publications and compile an electronic database.
• To develop procedures for dissemination of information; encourage submission of articles to journals; obtain permanent space in OT publications.
• To develop research strategies and possible research topics for students; act as resource for students and practitioners.

Marie du Toit Research Award

Jodie de Bruyn (Convenor)

Mandate:

• To maintain the integrity and ensure the perpetuation of the Marie du Toit Award.
• To facilitate management of the V&MdTF Web page and Newsletter.