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Photo of inside back page of Lillian Basha George's cookbook "Favorite Recipes of Basha Family".
No full textBack page of cookbook which is in memory of Mrs. N. Basha of Arizona. This Basha family cookbook comes from distant relatives of Lillian Basha George
Simmons, Jane. Questionnaire. Jane describes her career in Occupational Therapy in St. John's Newfoundland;working in public hospitals;openng up her private practice; passion for the work and her profession;pride in growth of profession in NL.
No full textJane describes her education and the bursary system in Newfoundland; work at Grace Hospital; General Hospital in vocational rehabilitation; deciding to open a private practice; market research; finding a business partner; early success; changes in legislation and adapting to new realities; evolution of practice as market conditions changed; love for the work; variety of referral sources; innovation; expansion to include mental health services; pre-employment testing; excitement of breaking new ground
Nic Niocaill, Maire. Interview. Maire talks about her occupational therapy career in St. John's from 1987 to the present day, arriving from Ireland to working in community health to preceptoring students.
No full textMaire recalls choosing to work in St. John's and her memories of the differences between working in Ireland and Newfoundland; working in Home Care; moving to Community Health; evolution of community occupational therapy practice over the years; student preceptorship experiences; feelings about her career as an occupational therapist in Newfoundland
Collingwood, Margie Questionnaire. Brief summary of education and work history; career highlights.
No full textMargie describes her education and a brief work history; career highlights; early memories of working in Newfoundlan
Delaney, Sandy. Interview. Sandy describes her education and career as an Occupational Therapist in St. John's Newfoundland from 1987-2022, with particular focus on her experience developing the occupational therapy service in acute care at the Janeway Children's Hospital, later called the Children's and Women's Health Program in Eastern Health.
No full textSandy talks about her decision to become an occupational therapist; experience in Occupational Therapy school at Dalhousie; returning to work in St. John's; starting the in-house occupational therapy sevice at the Janeway Children's Hospital; interest in acute care; challenges in developing the service; overwhelming demands; work in Medicine and Surgery more familiar; work in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Provincial Perinatal Program biggest challenges; development of service over the years; won Association of Allied Heath Professionals Clinician of the Year Award for work in NICU; interventions to affect developmental progression; cranial moulding; feeding interventions; positioning; environmental interventions; educating nurses in NICU about positioning; parent education; high risk inpatient and outpatient programs; teaching regional occupational therapists in the province to provide follow-up
Bouwman, Diane Alida. Interview about Diane's career in Occupational Therapy in St. John's at the Children's Rehabilitation Center and the Janeway from 1988 to the present day.
No full textDiane describes coming to St. John's from Montreal for a 10 month locum at the Children's Rehabilitation Centre; early memories of working and living in St. John's; very social and supportive learning environment; therapists from many countries; dynamic; training in neurodevelopmental therapy; expansion of occupational therapy to include technical aides and feeding; travelling clinics around the province; advocacy for expansion of role of occupational therapy to include children with autism and learning and behavioural problems; long waitlists and growth in number of positions; advocacy for and development of occupational therapy role in child and adolescent psychiatry; importance of having a mentor and being a mentor in her career
Newsletter, 2022-01, no. 94
No full textNewsletter, 2022-01, no. 94The Association's name has changed several times based on the newsletter: from January 1992 - January 1997 it was The Alliance of Nurse-Midwives, Maternity and Neonatal Nurses, dropping the "Nurse-" after July 1994; from March 1997 - September 2000 it was Newfoundland and Labrador Midwives Association, and the issue numbering was reset; and in January 2001 it became Association of Midwives of Newfoundland and Labrador
Collins, Patrick. Video of interview about the heritage district and laneways of Harbour Grace, NL.
No full textPat Collins describes his experiences working with the Conception Bay Museum, of which he is now chairman. He discusses how he has used the heritage district's laneways as settings for ghost stories. Buildings near the lanes inspire him to learn histories and share them with others. He states his vision for the laneways' future development
Wrice, Randy. 1. Part one of interview about the Harbour Grace Heritage District, Harbour Grace.
No full textRandy Wrice discusses the importance of keeping the heritage district clean, especially for tourism. He laments that stories are largely lost because they were not recorded when their bearers were living. He tells stories about the SS Kyle, moose on the laneways, spirits in his home, organ parties on his street, and when his friend was taken by fairies