Introduction

Greetings,

My name is Jamie Collier; I am a third year occupational therapy student at Otago Polytechnic in the South Island of New Zealand. I have created this blog to specifically explore the aging population phenomenon and what impact it will have on occupational therapy practice in New Zealand.

Some key areas I plan to discuss in my blog posts (always in regard to occupational therapy) include:

• Cultural safety with the Aging Population
• A possible paradigm change due to the aging population
• Occupational therapy at a community level
• Occupational therapy’s future within New Zealand as the population ages
• The Concept of ‘active aging’

And much more...

So stay tuned and feel free to comment on any posts that strike a chord with you, I welcome and value any opinions or thoughts.

Jamie