Beth Poole

Beth in a Principal Lecturer for Staffing and Resources (Allied Health) and joined the University in 2021, from over a decade in clinical practice.  AS an occupation therapist, Beth worked in a variety of fields including; secure services, criminal justice settings and equipment loans services.   

As part of the occupational therapy teaching team, has been the Course Lead for the MSc (pre-registration) Occupational Therapy, and lead modules across the BSc, BSc Apprenticeship, and MSc occupational therapy programmes, as well as the foundation degree for associate practitioners.  She has particular expertise in occupational therapy within secure services, sensory processing and Tourette's, and technology in practice.

Beth has been a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and continues to hold Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as an Occupational Therapist. 

Beth's research interests are based around the use of videogames in occupational therapy, particularly the potential of virtual world environments, as spaces for practice.  

Topics of interest include:

• Video game use in occupational therapy intervention
• Doing, being, becoming and belonging within open world videogames. 
• Use of Virtual Reality in rehabilitation