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Abi Hooper
Job title
Senior Occupational Therapist
About
Area of expertise / specialist / research interests
- Autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions
- Mental health, particularly anxiety and trauma
- Sensory processing and integration
- Social inclusion
Biography
Abi is a Senior Occupational Therapist working across the Autism Related Disorders (ARD) and Mental Health of Intellectual Disabilities Team (MHID) teams within the specialist service for children with complex autism and associated neurodevelopmental disorders (SCAAND) at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
She has previously worked as an Occupational Therapist within community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), as well as in a community early intervention in psychosis service and a forensic inpatient setting in Adult Mental Health services. Abi is due to begin studying for a Certificate in Ayres’ Sensory Integration (CLASI-CASI).
Education and Training
Postgraduate Diploma/PgDip Occupational Therapy [pre-registration] (London Southbank University), 2019
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