Dr Helen Stoneley
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Job title: Senior Lecturer
Email: h.e.stoneley@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594022
Room: BM109
Faculty: Education, Health and Sciences
School: School of Health and Social Care
Subject Area: Occupational Therapy
I am the programme leader for the MSc in Occupational Therapy/MSc in Occupational Therapy (Community) I both manage the recruitment of students to this programme and also lead a number of the modules.
I teach on the pre-registration programmes in the subject area of Occupational Therapy.
I also have supervised a PhD student and currently supervise EdD students.
I am the faculty representative on the Regulatory Framework committee and the External Examiners Committee
Teaching responsibilities
I lead the following modules on the MSc Occupational Therapy
Introduction to Masters level studies
Advanced Skills
Evidence Based Practice
Informed Reasoning
Meeting the Needs of Learners in the Workplace
Occupational Therapy in the Community
Research Methods
Returnee to Occupational therapy
Therapeutic Activity Advanced
I also co-ordinate the Occupational Therapy input of the pre-registration shared module on research
I teach on the communication module for the BSc Occupational Therapy students
Professional interests
I am interested in all aspects of Occupational Therapy education particularly postgraduate education.
I worked for 14 years in a Social Services setting and for a number years managed the staff team and budget.
Research interests
My thesis was around recruitment and fitness for practice for Occupational Therapy students.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- Member of the College of Occupational Therapists
- Registered with the Health Professions Council
- Fellow of the of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Undergraduate qualifications
- Diploma of Occupational Therapy (Dip.COT), College of Occupational Therapist
Postgraduate qualifications
- Master of Education (M.Ed), University of Sheffield
Research qualifications
- PhD on recruitment and fitness for practice for Occupational Therapy students., University of Sheffield

