Awards and Conferences
2022 - AURORA Women in Leadership Programme. Advance HE Leadership Foundation. 
2019 - Invitation as Reablement Expert Funded by the University of Vienna and Wien Welfare Municipality. Symposium address to stakeholders (politicians/Insurers/academics etc.); Keynote Lecture; Workshop. 20-23rd October.
2019 - Funded by Faculty Management Group to present at the Aging and Social Change 9th Interdisciplinary Conference Research Network: Re-thinking Reablement Services 15th - 18th Sept Vienna.
2019 - Academic Staff ‘Conference Award’ to present at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists: Re-thinking reablement services: are we supporting people as social participants? 17th - 18th June, Birmingham.
2019 - Learning & Teaching Conference at UoC: Unbundled, personalized, and dynamic education: Exploring teacher authenticity through transformative inquiry. Presented with Postgraduate Students.
2015 - Nomination with Partners: HRH Prince of Wales Award for Integrated Approaches to Care. Home Instead Senior Care; Wirral University Teaching Hospital & University of Chester. Nursing Times.

2009-2012 Educational consultant and external advisor for Foundation degrees - Associate Members Committee (RCOT)

2007-2009 The Occupational Therapy Support Worker Framework (COT, 2009) - Education consultation.

Professional Membership
2019 Specialist Section Older Adult – ‘Reablement’ (RCOT)
2019 The North West England Coaching Network
2010 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2005 HCPC - OT.35704
2002 BAOT - BT0219910
2002 Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)

Academic Leadership
*Programmes*
MEd in Professional Education (2013 to present day)
Advance HE - HEA Accreditor for AHEA and FHEA
BA in Health and Social Care (2010 – 2013)

Projects

2019 - Ongoing Leadership for the University-wide Neurodiversity Student & Staff Support Network.

2019 - Ongoing Facilitator for the North West Cross Institutional Action Learning for women; UoC; Liverpool & Liverpool John Moores Universities. 

2020 - 2023 - Faculty Change Agent. Liaison with Senior and Exec management to facilitate change for teaching and professional services staff.

2019 - 2020 Led Wirral ‘Collaborative Learning in Practice’ Pilot. UoC academics in partnership with the Clinical Development Lead at a North West Teaching Hospital; Ward Managers, Staff & Students.

External Examiner
Cumbria University (2015 - 2018) – BA Working with Older Adults.
Coventry University (2011 - 2015) – FdSc Assistive Tech. programme.
2011 - The University of Wales Trinity Saint David External Subject Advisor and panel member FdA in Care Studies/BA in Social Care Studies (New programme)
2012 - University of Central Lancashire - External Subject Advisor and panel member FdA Health and Social Care (Multiple pathways: rehabilitation, mental health and social care)

Awards and Conferences
2019 - Selected University of Chester to attend the AURORA Women in Leadership Programme 2020. Beginning of February. Advance HE Leadership Foundation.
2019 - Invitation as Reablement Expert Funded by the University of Vienna and Wien Welfare Municipality. Symposium address to stakeholders (politicians/Insurers/academics etc.); Keynote Lecture; Workshop. 20-23rd October.
2019 - Funded by Faculty Management Group to present at the Aging and Social Change 9th Interdisciplinary Conference Research Network: Re-thinking Reablement Services 15th - 18th Sept Vienna.
2019 - Academic Staff ‘Conference Award’ to present at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists: Re-thinking reablement services: are we supporting people as social participants. 17th - 18th June, Birmingham.
2019 - Learning & Teaching Conference at UoC: Unbundled, personalized, and dynamic education: Exploring teacher authenticity through transformative inquiry. Presented with Postgraduate Students.
2015 - Nomination with Partners: HRH Prince of Wales Award for Integrated Approaches to Care. Home Instead Senior Care; Wirral University Teaching Hospital & University of Chester. Nursing Times.

Academic Administrative Leadership
- Capacity Placement Lead for Wirral 2019 - 2020
- Faculty Disability Link Tutor 2015 - Cont.
- Academic Link to Practice/Audits 2014-2018
- Attendance Monitoring Representative 2016-2018

BAOT/RCOT Experience
2011 - Review of the endorsement process and documentation in the UK for Foundation degrees: COT Consult.
2009 - College of Occupational Therapists Member of the Associate Committee
2007 - 2008 Assisted in the development of The Occupational Therapy Support Worker Framework (COT, 2009)

Professional Projects and Consultancy
2017 Ongoing - Facilitator - North West Cross-Institutional Women’s Action Learning Sets
2017-2018 - Collaboration in Practice - Training of Professional Staff and Practice Placement Trials
2015 HRH Prince of Wales Award for Integrated Approaches to Care. Nursing Times (nomination with partners)

PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
2020 Chapter for the 2021 Encyclopaedia of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-being. Title: Home as an essential place and space for physical and emotional well-being: Security and safety for sustainable development.

Book

V.Ebrahimi - Chapter  in the Encyclopaedia of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, (Eds.) Fiho, L, Wall, W., Azul, A.M & Brandii,L. (2020). Good Health and Well-Being. ISBN: 9783319956817

 
Ebrahimi, V.A. and Chapman, H.M. (March 2018). Reablement Services: A Guide to practice for students and support workers. London, United Kingdom: Macmillan International Higher Education.

Recorded Online Conference Interview
Ebrahimi, V. (2016) Reablement Worldwide. Seminario: Reablement, l’intervento riabilitativo interdisciplinare domiciliare. Exclusive Video Interview. Associazone Per La Promosione Del Reablement In Italia: http://www.reablement.it/exposanita2016

Conference papers
Ebrahimi, V & Bintley-Bagott, S (2016). Reablement Services in the UK. Global Health Conference. University of Chester.
Charlton, C., Ebrahimi, V., & J. Westlake. (2015). The pragmatism of reablement: A call for a mind shift. Royal College of Nursing and British Geriatrics Society joint conference.
Ebrahimi, V. (2014) An exploration of flow in older institutionalised adults. Postgraduate Conference: University of Chester.
Ebrahimi. V. (2014). Reablement and homecare. International Week. University of Turku, Applied Sciences, Finland.
Ebrahimi, V. (2013) An exploratory study into flourishing in older institutionalised adults. Postgraduate Conference: University of Chester.
Ebrahimi, V. & Hindmarsh, J. (2013). The multidimensional nature of competence and reablement during support worker training. The COT 37th Annual Conference, Glasgow
Ebrahimi, V., Clampin, A., Turner, A., Dittmer, A., Tancok, K., Thompson, K. & Parker, Z. (2011). College-led Session: Using the HPC audit to celebrate good practice and enhance the service user journey. COT 35th Annual Conference Meeting & Exhibition, Brighton
Ebrahimi, V. (2010). Are assistant practitioner roles embedded in primary care in the North West?
COT 34th Annual Conference Meeting and Exhibition. Brighton.
Ebrahimi, V. (2009) Interprofessionalism and cross-working within OT. Cheshire OT Conference, Cheshire
Ebrahimi, V. (2007). A call for practice innovation: The emerging role of assistant practitioner. COT 31st Annual Conference Meeting and Exhibition.

Journal
Martin, L. & Ebrahimi, V. (2013). ‘Closing the Gap’: Improving equality for men in the nursing profession. Undergraduate New Scholar. 1 (1), p. 26-28.

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