Part Four - Acknowledgements

The QOTFC wish to thank Queensland Health for the funding for this project.

The QOTFC wish to acknowledge the contribution of Sue Holley, Project Officer who co-ordinated and conducted the trials of the Innovative Clinical Placement Models and subsequently compiled this section of the website. We are enormously indebted to Sue's work on our behalf.

We also acknowledge all the students, occupational therapy staff and other staff who were involved in the trials of the Innovative Clinical Placement Models as part of the QOTFC- Mental Health Project.

We thank all the Occupational Therapists who were willing to share their resources to enable more occupational therapists to provide clinical placement opportunities in mental health:

-Anneliese Russell, Gina Pacey - Occupational Therapy Mental Health Mental Health Program, The Prince Charles Hospital
-Beth Williamson, Julie Neild, Monique Kofler - Occupational Therapy, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Health Service District - Division of Mental Health
-Jo Kingi - Occupational Therapy, Logan Beaudesert Health Service District, Adult Mental Health
-Nicole Hunt - Occupational Therapy, Institute of Mental Health, Townsville Health Services District
-Simone Bartholomai - Occupational Therapy, Ipswich Hospital
-Jillian Gilbert, Rosie Bruce - Occupational Therapy - Inner North Brisbane Mental Health Service - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Health Service District
Thanks go to the following networks whose members contributed to the project:
-Senior Occupational Therapists in Mental Health Forum
-OT Australia - Qld, Mental Health Special Interest Group
-Statewide Occupational Therapists in Child and Youth Mental Health network

Thanks also to the Clinical Education staff of the universities who also supported the students on the practice placements and to Ms Cate Fitzgerald (Clinical Education Liaison Manager UQ) and Ms Anne-Marie Hunter (QOTFC Administrative Officer) for their contribution to the development of this Website module.