LIVELY MINDS AT THE CROSS

Every first and third Tuesday of the month, Noon to 1.30pm, Main Hall at the Cross (Albyn Place, previously Queen's Cross Church)

Lively Minds provides a programme of events involving presentations from invited speakers from a diverse range of subjects and topics, all presented in an accessible and engaging manner.

Meetings take place in the Main Hall at Fountainhall at the Cross (previously Queen's Cross Church) and it is open to everyone. We start with a sandwich lunch and tea/coffee at noon followed by one hour presentation from around 12.30 pm until 1.30pm. £5 entry which includes lunch.

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Woodend's Curative Workshop 

during World War I

with Irene Paterson 

About the speaker...

Catherine F. Paterson, usually called Irene, trained at the Occupational Therapy Training Centre, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, from 1960 to 1963. She had a varied clinical career in psychiatry, spinal injuries and care of the elderly, during which time she served on the Council of the Scottish Association of Occupational Therapists and was elected chairman. She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to visit Australia in 1972. On her return, she trained as a teacher of occupational therapy at the Astley Ainslie and at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow. As a King’s Fund Fellow, she researched the training needs of the remedial professions for two years, before being invited by Grampian Health Board to set up the Grampian School of Occupational Therapy in 1976. The school transferred to the Robert Gordon Institute of Technology (later the Robert Gordon University) in 1990. During her time as Principal / Director of Occupational Therapy, she studied at the University of Aberdeen for a M.Ed. and a Ph.D.

During her career, Irene presented and published many papers on clinical, educational and latterly historical aspects of occupational therapy, and has contributed historical chapters to two occupational therapy text books. She was awarded a Fellowship of the College of Occupational Therapists in 2000 and on her retiral in 2002 was awarded the MBE for services to occupational therapy.

Retirement is equally full with a wide variety of church-related activities, including co-authoring a history of Cults East Chuch, travelling, hill-walking, Scottish country dancing and gardening, which is why it took eight years for her thesis to reach publication.

Join us at noon in the main hall at Fountainhall at the Cross (Albyn Place) for a sandwich lunch before the talk.

PLEASE CONFIRM ATTENDANCE IN ADVANCE
BY E-MAILING ALLAN PATERSON
( e-mail: allanp.silvercity@yahoo.co.uk )

This will greatly assist with catering for the event.
Sandwich lunch will be served. £5

SEE YOU ALL SOON!