Today we meet April who has joined our OT team and loves the diversity and challenge of being an OT. We asked April to share a little bit about herself. April, why did you become an OT? “Because I knew I would never be bored! OT is so diverse and Read More →
IRS Blog
We Have Moved to Carnegie
It has been almost nine years since we moved the Independent Rehabilitation Services (IRS) office to our current Ashburton location and over this time our team has tripled in size. As you can imagine, this growth has meant our office has become a bit tight for space, even more so Read More →
Celebrating OT Week 2021 – Participation, Inclusion, Independence
This year we are celectrating OT week from Monday 25 October to Sunday 31 October. This year’s Occupational Therapy week themes are participation, inclusion and independence. Celebrating the role OT’s play in supporting people to work towards these goals also shines a light on the impact the global pandemic has Read More →
Ben’s rehabilitation journey after a stroke
In July 2016, Ben was aged 39 and living in Hong Kong, working as Chief Information Security & Trust Officer at the Commonwealth Bank Ben when he experienced a stroke. Prior to this, Ben held senior roles in a number of financial institutions worldwide, as well as working in roles Read More →
The scarey-exciting journey of starting your Occupational Therapy career during a pandemic
We chat with Chloe & Margaret, Occupational Therapists who joined Independent Rehabilitation Services as graduates in 2020. Starting a new job is always a bit scary-exciting. When you’re a newly graduated Occupational Therapist (OT) and your first job is during a once in 100 years pandemic then your emotions are Read More →
Overcoming the challenges of delivering therapy during a pandemic
At the end of 2019, Independent Rehabilitation Services set out to develop a telehealth service, but little did they realise how essential this mode of service delivery would become.
Positivity and Determination Can Get You Everywhere: Diane’s Story
As part of her rehabilitation at IRS one of Diane’s goals was to write and publish her life story. With support of her OT Meaghan and funding from the TAC, she was able to enrol in an online creative writing course. After seeing a creative writing competition for people with Read More →
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