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Dr. Claire Gleeson

Practice Education Co-Ordinator (Occupational Therapy)
      
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Dr. Claire Gleeson

Practice Education Co-Ordinator (Occupational Therapy)

 clgleeso@tcd.ie

 


Dr. Claire I. Gleeson is a registered occupational therapist with CORU (OT020918). She holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Occupational Therapy, a Master of Science by Research and Ph.D. from Trinity College Dublin. She also gained a Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Education from Queen's University, Belfast, specializing in Autism and an Associate Postgraduate Certificate in Narrative Research from the University of East London. Clinically, Claire has extensive experience working within the fields of Mental Health and Autism. Her work has spanned across all educational levels; from primary school to university; supporting individuals in engaging with meaningful occupations. Notably, Claire's clinical expertise is in supporting young adults with disabilities at university to navigate both academic and social aspects of student life. She established the Students with Disabilities Ambassador Programme, a student-led initiative designed to empower students with disabilities to develop work-readiness skills while serving as role models for their peers. Additionally, Claire was one of the Project Leads on the establishment of the Career Pathways Service developed and delivered from Genio Trust funding, which supported students with mental health challenges in transitioning from college to the workforce. Claire has extensive teaching experience within higher education, having lectured on the Occupational Therapy degree program, the Professional Master of Education program at Trinity College Dublin, and the Autism Studies course at University College Cork. In her current role as Practice Education Coordinator for the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Claire holds overall responsibility for the practice education component of the four-year undergraduate Occupational Therapy programme. Her responsibilities include the operational management, strategic development, and quality assurance of practice education, ensuring that the practice education component of the course meets accreditation standards and delivers high-quality learning experiences. Claire previously served as Regional Placement Facilitator, a role in which she coordinated clinical placements and supported students in their transition to practice. Claire's research interests encompass autism, neurodiversity, disability, and teaching and learning within clinical practice environments. Her recent work has focused hearing the voice of autistic women and their experiences of navigating the world of work. Her research embraced a neurodiversity paradigm to learn about how employers and society can support autistic women to thrive at work. Claire is also involved in several interdisciplinary projects aimed at enhancing teaching and learning in clinical settings. These include the development of a feedback literacy e-learning module for undergraduate healthcare students, as well as investigating Occupational Therapists" and Physiotherapists" perceptions of an e-learning course focused on providing effective feedback to students during practice education placements. Additionally, she is a collaborator on the INHED-funded project, 'Preparing Collaborative Practice-Ready Graduates: Exploring Practice Educators Perceptions of Practice-Based Interprofessional Education'.
  AUTISM   AUTISM SPECTRUM   Autism Spectrum Disorder   Employment/Unemployment Studies   MENTAL HEALTH   practice education   Teaching and learning   transition to college and employment   Women & Employment
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AOTI Rep for European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) Present
Director on the Board for Aspire - The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland 2017
Committee Member of the INMED 2020 Conference February 2020
Organising Committee of the PECNET Conference 2019 2019
Reviewer for Disability Access Route to Education- Developmental Coordination Group 2014
Reviewer for the Journal; Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning 2021
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CORU- Registered Member 2016 present
Member of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) June 2008 Present
Chairperson of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI) Mental Health Advisory Group & Study Day Organiser July 2016 2020
Member of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) June 2008 Present
Member of the Practice Education Co-ordinators Network (PECNET) 2017 Present
Treasurer of the Mental Health Advisory Group Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland March 2020 Present
Member of the Occupational Therapists Practice Educators Network (OTPEN) 2017 Present
Member of the COHERE Research Group February 2020 2022
Committee Member on Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Mental Health Advisory Group 2022
Member of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Practice Education Forum 2022
Treasurer for the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Mental Health Advisory Group 2020 2021
Quigley, Duana; Poole, Claire; Whiting, Sinead; O'Connor, Erna; Gleeson, Claire; Alpine, Lucy, University student experiences of work-based placements during COVID-19 pandemic: An inter-disciplinary survey of allied health and social work students., Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 13, (1), 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Gleeson, C.I. Nolan, C., Spirtos, M., & McKay, B. , Navigating the World of Work: Autistic Women's Experiences. , AOTI Annual Conference 2020, 9th October 2020 , 2020, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Gleeson, C.I. Nolan, C., & McKay, B. , A Creative Approach to Narrative Research in Storying The Lives Of Women With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), 5th International Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference Exploring Creativity in Narrative Inquiry Trinity College Dublin , Trinity College Dublin , 2nd and 3rd May 2019, 2019, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Gleeson, C.I. Nolan, C., & McKay, B. , Narrative Inquiry to explore the life experiences of women with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in their transition out of college, Royal College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 2018 , 2018, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Gleeson, C.I. Nolan, C., & McKay, B. , The Voice of Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Their life experiences in their transition out of college, World Federation of Occupational Therapists International Conference , South Africa, May 2018 , 2018, Poster, PUBLISHED
Gleeson, C. I & Treanor, D. , Trinity Students with Disabilities Ambassador Programme, Transitions: Minding the Gaps in Liminal Spaces; CSSI Summer Conference , Cork , June 2017 , 2017, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Doyle, A. Gleeson, C.I. & Treanor, D. , A pre-college transition programme for students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Ireland, The AHEAD Journal , (5), 2017, p1 - 13, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Nolan, C & Gleeson, C.I. , The transition to employment: the perspectives of students and graduates with disabilities, Journal Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 19, (3), 2017, p230 - 244, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Claire Gleeson, Kieran Lewis, Dr Clodagh Nolan, and Declan Treanor, Supporting the Transition into Employment:Career Pathways: A Support Service for Students with Disabilities, ENOTHE-COTEC International Congress, Galway , June 2016, 2016, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Claire Gleeson, Dr. Clodagh Nolan, Kieran Lewis , Building Blocks - The development of an e-Portfolio system to support students with disabilities in the transition to employment. , Universal Design for Learning (UDL), AHEAD Conference - March 19th & 20th, 2015 Dublin Castle, Dublin Castle, Dublin. , March 2015, 2015, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
  

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Claire Gleeson , Autistic Women and Girls: Neurodiversity in the workplace, Psychological Society of Ireland Autistic Women and Girls Webinar Series, Online , 10th February 2021 , 2021, Psychological Society of Ireland , Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Claire Gleeson , Website Article , https://www.autistica.org.uk/what-is-autism/what-is-autism/navigating-the-transition-into-the-world-with-covid-19, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Gleeson, C. & Nolan, C. , Exploring Strategies to support young people with ASD who self-harm, Pieta House Conference , Aviva Stadium, Dublin , 2017, Pieta House , Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
Health and Social Care Professions Practice Education Funding 2024 2024
Faculty of Health Sciences Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching, 2024 2024
National Teaching and Learning Forum Funding 2021 2021
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland, Annual Ann Beckett Award 2015 2015
Association of Higher Education Careers Services (AHECS) Employability Award 2015 2015
Genio Trust Funding 2014 2014
Short Listed for an eGovernment Web Accessibility Award 2013
Trinity College Dublin Equality Funding Recipient 2010 2010
Trinity College Dublin Equality Funding Recipient 2012 2012
Trinity College Dublin Equality Funding Recipient 2013 2013