TAMARA SEARLE (MA, BHS OT)
Contemporary Occupational Therapy, Advocacy & Creative Practice
Education that can contribute to students looking beyond individual impairment and engaging deeply with systemic inclusion, occupational justice, and the innovative pathways that give life meaning.
MY Pedagogy IS Rooted in Dynamic Practice
As an experienced facilitator, clinician, and advocate, my teaching translates complex socio-political frameworks into practical, real-world skills. I am highly skilled in therapeutic group dynamics.
Classrooms as Communities of Practice
(QT-BIPOC SOMATIC MOVEMENT WORKSHOP National Theatre of Finland 2026)
I am skilled at Experiential Lab Leadership: Designing simulation-based or role-play learning to build student confidence in client interaction and group facilitation.
Core Expertise & Module Deliverables
1. Group Dynamics & Program Design
Curriculum Fit: Therapeutic Groups, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention Design.
Focus: Designing and facilitating transformative group interventions for both diverse neurodynamic populations and marginalized communities.
2. Disability Studies & Systemic Advocacy
Curriculum Fit: Contemporary Disability Practice, Occupational Justice, Human Rights.
Focus: Moving students from an individual medical model to a robust social/human-rights model. Specialisms in workplace support, disability advocacy, and workplace inclusion.
3. Sensory Regulation & Somatic Practice
Curriculum Fit: Sensory Processing & Integration, Somatic Movement Practices, Trauma-Informed Allied Health, Mental Health & Wellbeing.
Focus: Utilizing somatic movement and embodiment frameworks as body-up (somatosensory) interventions. Teaching students how to design tailored sensory regulation strategies for neurodivergent individuals, trauma survivors, and individuals experiencing acute psychosocial distress.
4. Non-Traditional Paths & Occupational Justice
Curriculum Fit: Community-Based Rehabilitation, Population Health, Occupational Evolution.
Focus: Specialized insights into refugee occupational justice, and utilizing creative practices as viable vocational pathways in special schools and community settings,.
Workshop facilitation CIFAS Brussels 2024
Performance making workshop, CIFAS, Brussels.
MENTORING
A vital component of my practice is empowering emerging voices through mentorship. I ensure that artistic experimentation can coexist with psychological safety.
Experienced Mentor For:
Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Platform Arts Geelong
University of Melbourne
Australian Plays Transform