Date and Time: Thursday March 26, 2026
Chairperson(s): Emily Walker OT, OTR, Allyson Lewis OT, OTR, Rosa Colorado OT, OTR
Location: Zoom – link to be sent out day before the event
Title: Tools to Reclaim Our Roots: Strengthening OT’s Role Identity and Value in Behavioral Health
Speakers: Maggie Flynn, OT, OTR and Jane Musgrave, OT, OTR
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand what are the NASMHPD’s 6 Core Principles and how they apply to OT practice
2. How to apply NASMHPD's 6 Core Principles to develop OT led strategies for restraint and seclusion reduction, program development, and leadership
3. How to interpret & integrate OT assessment into skilled OT tx, with documentation that supports interdisciplinary collaboration & improved outcomes
Bio/Focus:
Jane is the president and founder of Just Good Sense, Occupational Therapy Consultation and Training, which conducts workshops and consultation at national and international levels in Occupational Therapy, Sensory Modulation assessments and techniques, and integrating Recovery Services into hospital and residential settings. She is the co-author of articles in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and American Journal of Psychiatry. She is a consultant for the Association of Children’s Residential Services (ARCR), and a faculty member of the National Center for Trauma Informed Care. For 20 years she was the Director of Rehabilitation and co-chair of Taunton State Hospital's Restraint/Seclusion Reduction Committee, renamed the Recovery Integration Committee. The hospital received a SAMHSA recognition award in 2009 for its effectiveness in reducing restraint and seclusion. In 2013, she received a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Citation for Outstanding Performance Recognition Award for her work in restraint and seclusion prevention. She is the creator of Nigel the Weighted Polar Bear, a customized sensory modulation tool used in hospitals, residential programs, and homes. She is the author of the books, The Nigel Story, Calming and Coping Through the Senses and Nigel’s Nose Knows the Senses.
Maggie is a graduate of MGH Institute of Health Professions (’20) and currently oversees and coordinates the Therapeutic Services Dept at BMC Brockton Behavioral Health in Brockton, MA. In this role, she is currently developing and establishing a rehabilitative/OT program, after spending 5 years at McLean Hospital working to do the same. Maggie is an adjunct faculty member at MGH IHP, supporting students in the classroom and as a fieldwork supervisor. She is also an adjunct professor at Stonehill College, teaching in their Health Sciences Dept. She has presented at AOTA as a short-course presenter and delivered (alongside Jane Musgrave) the keynote address at AOTA’s Special Interest Mental Health Conference in 2024. Maggie is published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, examining gender biases and perceptions in abusive relationships. She is an outpatient behavioral health OT and is currently training to be certified as a psychodramatist!
References
1. Creek, J., & Lougher, L. (2023). Occupational therapy and mental health: Supporting recovery and psychosocial functioning. Routledge
2. Fleming, C., Lee, H., & Smith, J. (2022). Occupational therapy’s role and integration within psychiatric teams: Enhancing collaboration and visibility. Journal of Mental Health Rehabilitation, 18(3), 145–159. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/jmhr.2022.123456
3. Lloyd, C., Adams, R., & Green, M. (2022). The impact of occupational therapy on reducing restrictive practices in behavioral healthcare. Behavioral Health Review, 29(2), 78–89. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/bhr.2022.012345
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