Our guest is professor Pat de Witt. She qualified as an occupational therapist in 1972 at the Pretoria College of Occupational therapy, later known as the Vona du Toit College of Occupational therapy. She has MSc in Occupational Therapy and Ph.D. from the University of the Witwatersrand. She has worked at Tara Hospital for 5 and a half years and joined the OT department at Wits University in 1978 and has worked there until her retirement. She later became the head of the department between 2004 and 2017 and currently has a post-retirement sessional position. She’s passionate about mental and has a wide range of professional interests including student education and clinical supervision as well as primary health care and the OT role within this. Pat has an interest in the broader issues of the profession, its standing, and development in the country and has always been an active member of our national association (OTASA). She has held office on a branch level and on a number of standing committees and within the national EXecutive committee, most recently being President of OTASA for the last 3 years. She is currently holding the position of president emerita for the next year to assist the new president. One of her career highlights includes being awarded the Vona du Toit Memorial Lecture. In her non-professional life, Pat is a proud mother and grandmother. She enjoys reading and gardening and has a keen interest in wildlife and conservation. We love to hear from you. Please don't forget to follow and rate us on your platform podcast of choice and engage with us on Instagram @Occupationalperspectives/ www.instagram.com/occupationalperspectives/. You can forward all suggestions to [email protected]