Speakers for Schools Work Experience Newsletter
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WANT TO BECOME A DENTIST
Employer: Western trust
Age: 14-19
Date: 12/10/2022
Timings: 09:00 – 12:00
Application deadline: 11/12/2022
Find out if becoming a Dentist is the career for you! This virtual presentation will give you information on what its like being a dentist, and how you can make a difference to your patients life through improving their oral health and giving them a reason to smile!
https://www.speakersforschools.org/youth_opportunities/want-to-become-a-dentist/
INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN HOSPITAL PHYSIOTHERAPY
Employer: Western trust
Age: 14-19
Date: 13/10/2022
Timings: 09:30 – 12:30
Application Deadline: 06/10/2022
This is an exciting opportunity to find out more about what is involved in a career in physiotherapy and what a day in the life of a physio looks like! The day will provide information on the type of work Physiotherapists do and what to expect if you study physiotherapy at university. What are some of the softer skills you need to be a great physiotherapist. There will be an opportunity to meet with 4 Registered Physiotherapists who will be able to answer your questions. This session will be interactive and will give you an opportunity to see physiotherapy in action.
AN INSIGHT INTO CAREERS IN OPTOMETRY
Employer: Western trust
Age: 14-19
Date: 18/10/2022
Timings: 14:00 – 16:00
Application Deadline: 10/10/2022
This online Optometry event will offer potential students a chance to meet a specialist hospital Optometrist, an Optometry lecturer and current student Optometrists. You will learn what it takes to be an Optometry student and what different roles are open to modern Optometrists by attending a short lecture and joining a relaxed and fun online practical session. The session will be interactive so there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions about what it is like to train and be an Optometrist.
A professional Optometrist is trained to detect visual problems, mandefects of sight and prescribe visual aids using advanced instrumentation and clinical judgement. Modern Optometrists also have the ability to manand treat eye disease while working in hospital clinics and high street practices. Qualified graduates go on to careers in hospital practice, high street practice, the optical industry, vision science research and academia.
https://www.speakersforschools.org/youth_opportunities/an-insight-into-careers-in-optometry/
COME ALONG TO HEAR MORE ABOUT A CAREER IN ART PSYCHOTHERAPY
Employer: Western trust
Age: 16-19
Date: 20/10/2022
Timings: 09:30 – 11:30
Application deadline: 13/10/2022
This is an interactive session which will give you an introduction to the profession of Art Psychotherapy. We will commence with a 15-20 minute art making opportunity, so participants are asked to have paper and drawing materials close to hand. We will then outline the rudiments of the Art Psychotherapy process, making reference to anxiety, depression, loss, bereavement, self-harming, suicide and sexual abuse. The session will then help you to identify training courses and possible career opportunities. Time will be allocated at the end of the session for the sharing and reflection on some of the artwork created at the beginning. The session will end with a interactive Q&A session
For details of all these experiences and to register, please click on link – Speakers for Schools Work Experience Opportunities