Karen Beaulieu

Karen BeaulieuPost Held

Senior Lecturer and MSc Award Leader for Advanced Occupational Therapy

Contact Details

Office: Kelmarsh 206
Telephone: (01604) 892876
Email: karen.beaulieu@northampton.ac.uk

Qualifications

  • 1984 Diploma from the College of Occupational Therapists (COT)
  • 1985 Accredited Clinical Supervisor, COT
  • 1987 Foundation Management Training, Frenchay Health Authority
  • 1993 Trust Management Training Scheme, Royal United Trust, Bath
  • 2001  MSc Occupational Therapy, Exeter University
  • 2002  Research Prize, St Andrew's Hospital, Northampton
  • 2006 Accreditation of Practice Placement Educators Scheme, COT
  • 2008 Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education
  • 2008  External Examiner; Cardiff and Wrexham Universities
  • 2008  Conferred with a Learning and Teaching Enhancement Award, University of Northampton
  • 2009 Learning and Teaching Award (Institution based), The Higher Education Academy

Publications:

  • Corr, S., Beaulieu, K., Griffiths, S. (2006) Editorial - Research governance, not research smotherance. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 13 (2)
  • Haslam, T., Beaulieu, K. (2007) A comparison of the functional and remedial intervention evidence base for self care with stroke patients
  • International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Vol 14, No 2.
  • Beaulieu, K. (2007) Occupational therapists' perceptions and management of aggression with brain injured adults. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70 (4), 1-10.
  • Singlehurst, H., Corr, S., Griffiths, S., Beaulieu, K. (2007) The impact of binge eating disorder on occupation: a Pilot study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70 (11), 1-9.
  • Beaulieu, K. (2009). Student's use of assessment feedback to improve their learning. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education Journal, peer review pending.

Presentations:

  • Beaulieu K. Exploring occupational therapists perceptions and management of aggression with individuals post brain injury (Paper presentation) Occupational Therapy World International Congress, in Stockholm, Sweden, May 2002.
  • Beaulieu K. Exploring occupational therapists perceptions and management of aggression with individuals post brain injury (Paper presentation). College of Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Brighton, UK, June 2002.
  • Corr S, Beaulieu K, Griffiths S. Research governance, not research smotherance. (Seminar) College of Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Eastbourne, UK June 2005.
  • Beaulieu K, Griffiths S. User's perspectives of attending a creative activity group within a mental health setting. (Paper presentation). The 5th Occupation UK and Ireland Symposium, University of Northampton, UK, Sept, 2006.
  • Beaulieu K. Exploring occupational therapy students' use of assessment feedback (Paper presentation). Learning and Teaching Annual Conference, the University of Northampton, UK, May 2008.
  • Beaulieu K. Exploring occupational therapy students' use of assessment feedback (Paper presentation). College of Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Harrogate, UK, June 2008.
  • Beaulieu K.  Creating a transitional Masters module for therapists (Paper presentation). Learning and Teaching Annual Conference, the University of Northampton, UK, May 2009.
  • Boulter L, Beaulieu K. Can professionals ease the burden faced by carers of cancer sufferers? (Paper presentation). College of Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Brighton, UK, June 2009.
  • Beaulieu K, Turner A. Developing a bespoke skill faced post graduate module for local occupational therapy practitioners (Poster presentation). World Federation of Occupational Therapists 15th Congress, Chile, May 2010, Abstract accepted.
  • Beaulieu K. Internationalisation of an MSc Advanced Occupational Therapy Award (Poster presentation). World Federation of Occupational Therapists 15th Congress, Chile, May 2010, Abstract accepted.
 

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