Description
This session will be facilitated by the partners at The OT Link with guest presentations from the Private and Public Health Sectors and Dept of Education.
Lynn Soulsby (BSc(OT)) is the Assistant Director and Head of Department of Occupational Therapy at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital managing a staff compliment of 32 therapists and 4 support staff. She is currently completing a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH); Health Systems and Policies Health at the university of the Witwatersrand. She has completed a National Certificate in Public Administration at Milpark Business School. She has served on various, Occupational Therapy Education, Association and HPCSA committees and was Gauteng Provincial Representative for Occupational Therapy between 2016 and 2019. She is a dedicated Public Servant of a thriving OT Department has a wealth of clinical and managerial experience to share. She will share her insights on job applications, interviews and appointments in the public sector using her setting as an example.
Nadia Cusack (BSc (OT)) opened her own practice, The Hope Studio in the beginning of 2007. She has extensive experience in Sensory Integration, special needs and early intervention and is involved in the local Neonatal ICU. Nadia has a passion for the development of therapists, parent support and providing therapy of a high quality, where both the child’s and parent’s needs are meet in an emphatic and effective manner. She manages a staff compliment of 10 therapists and her practice is well known and highly regarded in OT circles. She will share her insights on job applications, interviews and appointments in the private sector using her practice as an example.
Naseeha Sujee Graduated with a BSc(OT) in 2013 at the University of Witwatersrand. She completed her community service in the Ekurhuleni District Health Services in 2014 and was retained as a permanent therapist. She then moved on to a post as a production level therapist in the Gauteng Department of Education and has been employed at Thabo Vuyo Resource Center in 2016 until the current. She is passionate about paeds, specifically children with CP, and completed her NDT in 2019. She has a growing passion for children with barriers and challenges. She has completed her training in the Bully Busters program among other short courses. She is actively involved in many community projects, including the Islamic Medical Association Therapy Project, which affords those who can not access therapeutic services the opportunity of receiving much needed care.
As a therapist at a resource center, she wishes to reach out to many incoming therapists to offer mentoring and support as needed.
