Mind to Function
Mind to Function Blog dives into the world of mental health, cognition and functioning with a occupational therapy focused lens
- Bringing Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) to Where People Live: Lessons from Implementing Rural CRT
- If Cognition Had a User Manual (Written by an OT)
- The Quiet Power of Camping with Children: An Occupational Therapy Perspective on School Holiday Time
- Between Windmills and Pōhutukawa: Culture, Migration, and My Occupational Being
- Seeking Occupational Balance: Inside My Pressure Cooker
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By Wieteke Idzerda, NZ based Occupational Therapist, CRT Therapist If cognition came with a user manual, Occupational Therapists would probably read it cover to cover, highlight important sections, colour-code it, and then immediately lose it under a pile of paperwork and half-finished cups of coffee. Because cognition is complicated. Most people think cognition just means…
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By Wieteke Idzerda, Occupational Therapist, CRT Therapist Progress in mental health isn’t always loud, linear, or easy to measure—and that’s especially true when it comes to cognitive challenges that affect daily life. Occupational therapy offers a unique lens for understanding and supporting this kind of growth, blending practical skill-building with personalised cognitive interventions that help…
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Written by Wieteke Idzerda, Occupational Therapist, CRT therapist Functional cognition—how people use thinking skills to perform real-world tasks—is a critical but often overlooked part of mental health. Through an occupational therapy (OT) lens, functional cognition becomes more than a set of cognitive abilities; it is cognition “in action”, embedded in daily routines, environments, and meaningful…
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By Wieteke Idzerda, Occupational Therapist, CRT Therapist This year marks ten years since my Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) journey began in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2015. It started with a single question posed by Dr Katrina Wallis (Occupational Therapist) at one of our bimonthly Occupational Therapy meetings at the then Waitematā District Health Board: “Has…
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