Valerie Ebrahimi
Senior Lecturer
Biography
I have taught mostly on the Pre-registration Nursing Programme at undergraduate level and a Masters degree (MEd) in Professional Education. Initially, in 2006, I led subjects on the Assistant Practitioner Programme and in 2009 I joined the Pre-Regsitation Nursing Programme which is a bachelor's (Hons) degree with links to an Integrated Master's in Nursing. I was Programme Leader for two subjects: a BA (Hons) in Health and Social Care (2010-2013) and a Masters degree in Professional Education (2013-2018). For the latter, this involved teaching a range of NHS staff, including trainers as well as students from the private sector. I have undertaken over 200 plus hours of teacher observations for this and was also a Higher Education Academy Accreditor for AHEA and FHEA. My interests include ageing, reablement, positive psychology, professional education and co-productive working. I am bi-lingual in French and Icelandic with practice experience in the former and I have studied in Boston, USA and Edinburgh, Scotland. My work as an occupational therapist spanned both health and social care. Initially in the field of stroke and musculoskeletal rehabilitation; rapid response and intermediate care. I have worked as an independent community rehabilitation specialist for the NHS but also in the provision of adaptations with Social Services in rural and urban areas.
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching & Module Leadership Since 2012 (FHEA) Level 4 FHEQ - Study Skills; Introduction to Health and Social Care; Anatomy & physiology and Pharmacology. Level 5 FHEQ - Reablement; Asset Based Care; Social Participation (Prescribing); Long Term Conditions & Enablement; Research; Interdisciplinary and partnership learning; Ageing & Common Conditions; Contextualising Evidence-Based Practice; Anatomy & physiology and pharmacology. Level 6 FHEQ - Professional Development; Work Based Learning; Rehabilitation and Reablement; Health & Social Care Dissertation and Supervision; Person Centred Care; Advancing Leadership and Supervision. Level 7 FHEQ - Advanced Interprofessional Working; Masters Level Study Skills; Professional Education: Theory and Practice; Learning & Assessment in Professional Education; Curriculum Design and Development; Research Proposal and Dissertation Supervision. Training Moving and Handling (Levels 4-6) and Basic Life Support.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Awards and Conferences 2022 - AURORA Women in Leadership Programme. Advance HE Leadership Foundation. 2019 - Invitation as Reablement Expert Funded by the University of Vienna and Wien Welfare Municipality. Symposium address to stakeholders (politicians/Insurers/academics etc.); Keynote Lecture; Workshop. 20-23rd October. 2019 - Funded by Faculty Management Group to present at the Aging and Social Change 9th Interdisciplinary Conference Research Network: Re-thinking Reablement Services 15th - 18th Sept Vienna. 2019 - Academic Staff ‘Conference Award’ to present at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists: Re-thinking reablement services: are we supporting people as social participants? 17th - 18th June, Birmingham. 2019 - Learning & Teaching Conference at UoC: Unbundled, personalized, and dynamic education: Exploring teacher authenticity through transformative inquiry. Presented with Postgraduate Students. 2015 - Nomination with Partners: HRH Prince of Wales Award for Integrated Approaches to Care. Home Instead Senior Care; Wirral University Teaching Hospital & University of Chester. Nursing Times. 2009-2012 Educational consultant and external advisor for Foundation degrees - Associate Members Committee (RCOT) 2007-2009 The Occupational Therapy Support Worker Framework (COT, 2009) - Education consultation. Professional Membership 2019 Specialist Section Older Adult – ‘Reablement’ (RCOT) 2019 The North West England Coaching Network 2010 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2005 HCPC - OT.35704 2002 BAOT - BT0219910 2002 Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) Academic Leadership *Programmes* MEd in Professional Education (2013 to present day) Advance HE - HEA Accreditor for AHEA and FHEA BA in Health and Social Care (2010 – 2013) Projects 2019 - Ongoing Leadership for the University-wide Neurodiversity Student & Staff Support Network. 2019 - Ongoing Facilitator for the North West Cross Institutional Action Learning for women; UoC; Liverpool & Liverpool John Moores Universities. 2020 - 2023 - Faculty Change Agent. Liaison with Senior and Exec management to facilitate change for teaching and professional services staff. 2019 - 2020 Led Wirral ‘Collaborative Learning in Practice’ Pilot. UoC academics in partnership with the Clinical Development Lead at a North West Teaching Hospital; Ward Managers, Staff & Students. External Examiner Cumbria University (2015 - 2018) – BA Working with Older Adults. Coventry University (2011 - 2015) – FdSc Assistive Tech. programme. 2011 - The University of Wales Trinity Saint David External Subject Advisor and panel member FdA in Care Studies/BA in Social Care Studies (New programme) 2012 - University of Central Lancashire - External Subject Advisor and panel member FdA Health and Social Care (Multiple pathways: rehabilitation, mental health and social care) Awards and Conferences 2019 - Selected University of Chester to attend the AURORA Women in Leadership Programme 2020. Beginning of February. Advance HE Leadership Foundation. 2019 - Invitation as Reablement Expert Funded by the University of Vienna and Wien Welfare Municipality. Symposium address to stakeholders (politicians/Insurers/academics etc.); Keynote Lecture; Workshop. 20-23rd October. 2019 - Funded by Faculty Management Group to present at the Aging and Social Change 9th Interdisciplinary Conference Research Network: Re-thinking Reablement Services 15th - 18th Sept Vienna. 2019 - Academic Staff ‘Conference Award’ to present at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists: Re-thinking reablement services: are we supporting people as social participants. 17th - 18th June, Birmingham. 2019 - Learning & Teaching Conference at UoC: Unbundled, personalized, and dynamic education: Exploring teacher authenticity through transformative inquiry. Presented with Postgraduate Students. 2015 - Nomination with Partners: HRH Prince of Wales Award for Integrated Approaches to Care. Home Instead Senior Care; Wirral University Teaching Hospital & University of Chester. Nursing Times. Academic Administrative Leadership - Capacity Placement Lead for Wirral 2019 - 2020 - Faculty Disability Link Tutor 2015 - Cont. - Academic Link to Practice/Audits 2014-2018 - Attendance Monitoring Representative 2016-2018 BAOT/RCOT Experience 2011 - Review of the endorsement process and documentation in the UK for Foundation degrees: COT Consult. 2009 - College of Occupational Therapists Member of the Associate Committee 2007 - 2008 Assisted in the development of The Occupational Therapy Support Worker Framework (COT, 2009) Professional Projects and Consultancy 2017 Ongoing - Facilitator - North West Cross-Institutional Women’s Action Learning Sets 2017-2018 - Collaboration in Practice - Training of Professional Staff and Practice Placement Trials 2015 HRH Prince of Wales Award for Integrated Approaches to Care. Nursing Times (nomination with partners) PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY 2020 Chapter for the 2021 Encyclopaedia of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-being. Title: Home as an essential place and space for physical and emotional well-being: Security and safety for sustainable development. Book V.Ebrahimi - Chapter in the Encyclopaedia of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, (Eds.) Fiho, L, Wall, W., Azul, A.M & Brandii,L. (2020). Good Health and Well-Being. ISBN: 9783319956817 Ebrahimi, V.A. and Chapman, H.M. (March 2018). Reablement Services: A Guide to practice for students and support workers. London, United Kingdom: Macmillan International Higher Education. Recorded Online Conference Interview Ebrahimi, V. (2016) Reablement Worldwide. Seminario: Reablement, l’intervento riabilitativo interdisciplinare domiciliare. Exclusive Video Interview. Associazone Per La Promosione Del Reablement In Italia: http://www.reablement.it/exposanita2016 Conference papers Ebrahimi, V & Bintley-Bagott, S (2016). Reablement Services in the UK. Global Health Conference. University of Chester. Charlton, C., Ebrahimi, V., & J. Westlake. (2015). The pragmatism of reablement: A call for a mind shift. Royal College of Nursing and British Geriatrics Society joint conference. Ebrahimi, V. (2014) An exploration of flow in older institutionalised adults. Postgraduate Conference: University of Chester. Ebrahimi. V. (2014). Reablement and homecare. International Week. University of Turku, Applied Sciences, Finland. Ebrahimi, V. (2013) An exploratory study into flourishing in older institutionalised adults. Postgraduate Conference: University of Chester. Ebrahimi, V. & Hindmarsh, J. (2013). The multidimensional nature of competence and reablement during support worker training. The COT 37th Annual Conference, Glasgow Ebrahimi, V., Clampin, A., Turner, A., Dittmer, A., Tancok, K., Thompson, K. & Parker, Z. (2011). College-led Session: Using the HPC audit to celebrate good practice and enhance the service user journey. COT 35th Annual Conference Meeting & Exhibition, Brighton Ebrahimi, V. (2010). Are assistant practitioner roles embedded in primary care in the North West? COT 34th Annual Conference Meeting and Exhibition. Brighton. Ebrahimi, V. (2009) Interprofessionalism and cross-working within OT. Cheshire OT Conference, Cheshire Ebrahimi, V. (2007). A call for practice innovation: The emerging role of assistant practitioner. COT 31st Annual Conference Meeting and Exhibition. Journal Martin, L. & Ebrahimi, V. (2013). ‘Closing the Gap’: Improving equality for men in the nursing profession. Undergraduate New Scholar. 1 (1), p. 26-28. https://www1.chester.ac.uk/departments/health-and-social-care/staff/valerie-ebrahimi