Deborah Murphy
@murphlemurph.bsky.social
Prison, probation, forensic Occupational Therapist. DBT, MBCT, amateur grower, nature lover. Occupational justice, trauma informed & cats. Frequent lecturer, eternal student - MSc advanced OT. Daughter of a lovely mother with Alzheimer’s.
A visit to the Koestler awards to peek at the art coming out of prisons, secure units and immigration detention centres.. A lovely owl theme #Owls&Abstractions #PrisonArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A visit to the Koestler awards to peek at the art coming out of prisons, secure units and immigration detention centres.. A lovely owl theme #Owls&Abstractions #PrisonArt
Phonecall with horticultural therapist this morning re obtaining funding to design sensory gardens in our secure unit, and spent the afternoon finding evidence for nature based groups. We are getting somewhere
#Ecotherapy #Horticulture #ForensicOT
#Ecotherapy #Horticulture #ForensicOT
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Phonecall with horticultural therapist this morning re obtaining funding to design sensory gardens in our secure unit, and spent the afternoon finding evidence for nature based groups. We are getting somewhere
#Ecotherapy #Horticulture #ForensicOT
#Ecotherapy #Horticulture #ForensicOT
Saturdays stormy walk on the south coast. Sunday morning gathering evidence on the therapeutic impact of group walking in green spaces. #NatureCure #Biophillia #Hiking #Walking
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Saturdays stormy walk on the south coast. Sunday morning gathering evidence on the therapeutic impact of group walking in green spaces. #NatureCure #Biophillia #Hiking #Walking
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
London’s beautiful forest is looking stunning in the autumn light 🍁🍂 🤩
#Autumn #EppingForest #Biophillia
#Autumn #EppingForest #Biophillia
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
London’s beautiful forest is looking stunning in the autumn light 🍁🍂 🤩
#Autumn #EppingForest #Biophillia
#Autumn #EppingForest #Biophillia
This play is an absolute must for anyone interested in the potential for personal transformation of those who’ve offended
And the good news is I’m in discussion with Jacob re teaching #OccupationalTherapy students alongside me soon #ForensicOT #RestorativeJustice
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And the good news is I’m in discussion with Jacob re teaching #OccupationalTherapy students alongside me soon #ForensicOT #RestorativeJustice
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November 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This play is an absolute must for anyone interested in the potential for personal transformation of those who’ve offended
And the good news is I’m in discussion with Jacob re teaching #OccupationalTherapy students alongside me soon #ForensicOT #RestorativeJustice
punchtheplay.com?gad_source=1...
And the good news is I’m in discussion with Jacob re teaching #OccupationalTherapy students alongside me soon #ForensicOT #RestorativeJustice
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March 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Great to see an #OccupationalTherapist working in the prison system championing the important role social services OT’s have in this environment
#OTNews #PrisonOT #ForensicOT
#OTNews #PrisonOT #ForensicOT
March 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Great to see an #OccupationalTherapist working in the prison system championing the important role social services OT’s have in this environment
#OTNews #PrisonOT #ForensicOT
#OTNews #PrisonOT #ForensicOT
What a beautiful sky tonight, even with Tooting terraces in the foreground 🤩🌞
February 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What a beautiful sky tonight, even with Tooting terraces in the foreground 🤩🌞
Booked a session about green social prescribing in prisons with the academy for social justice. One to look forward to ☺️🌳🍃🌿🌱
#Ecotherapy #NatureCure #Biophillia
#Ecotherapy #NatureCure #Biophillia
February 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Booked a session about green social prescribing in prisons with the academy for social justice. One to look forward to ☺️🌳🍃🌿🌱
#Ecotherapy #NatureCure #Biophillia
#Ecotherapy #NatureCure #Biophillia
February 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
February 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
An amazing 5 days hiking to the lost city through rainforest, indigenous villages, and some ‘interesting’ bridges. In my experience there is nothing as restorative as a forest 🌳 💚 🇨🇴
#Hiking #NatureCure #Biophillia #Colombia
#Hiking #NatureCure #Biophillia #Colombia
February 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
An amazing 5 days hiking to the lost city through rainforest, indigenous villages, and some ‘interesting’ bridges. In my experience there is nothing as restorative as a forest 🌳 💚 🇨🇴
#Hiking #NatureCure #Biophillia #Colombia
#Hiking #NatureCure #Biophillia #Colombia
After a year of hard work & study, enjoying the restorative effects of nature 💚🌳🎋🌿🌱🍃
#Amazon #NatureCure #Biophillia
#Amazon #NatureCure #Biophillia
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
After a year of hard work & study, enjoying the restorative effects of nature 💚🌳🎋🌿🌱🍃
#Amazon #NatureCure #Biophillia
#Amazon #NatureCure #Biophillia
February 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Breakfast in Columbia. I’m a little long in the tooth to post food pics but it was too beautiful to resist! 😍
February 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Breakfast in Columbia. I’m a little long in the tooth to post food pics but it was too beautiful to resist! 😍
1st chance to read a book of my choosing after a year focussing on #ForensicOT articles. Where better to start than some prison reading
Reading my pal Andy’s fantastic book about teaching philosophy in prisons intertwined with his families imprisonment & his own struggles. Just brilliant! #PrisonOT
Reading my pal Andy’s fantastic book about teaching philosophy in prisons intertwined with his families imprisonment & his own struggles. Just brilliant! #PrisonOT
January 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
1st chance to read a book of my choosing after a year focussing on #ForensicOT articles. Where better to start than some prison reading
Reading my pal Andy’s fantastic book about teaching philosophy in prisons intertwined with his families imprisonment & his own struggles. Just brilliant! #PrisonOT
Reading my pal Andy’s fantastic book about teaching philosophy in prisons intertwined with his families imprisonment & his own struggles. Just brilliant! #PrisonOT
I always love a postbox topper #Crochet #ChristmasCrochet
December 16, 2024 at 10:05 AM
I always love a postbox topper #Crochet #ChristmasCrochet
Some mindblowing chapters that fit perfectly with what I need to back findings & thoughts around need for #OccupationalTherapy to work with & create communities to support forensic patients integration into society. Work is not the panacea it was claimed to be. Alternatives needed #ForensicOT
December 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Some mindblowing chapters that fit perfectly with what I need to back findings & thoughts around need for #OccupationalTherapy to work with & create communities to support forensic patients integration into society. Work is not the panacea it was claimed to be. Alternatives needed #ForensicOT
Santa came early to the care home yesterday. My sister and I led on the Christmas singing and dancing, but fortunately no cameras allowed! Mum conducted from her chair this year.
#Dementiacare #CarehomeChristmas #HappyMum
#Dementiacare #CarehomeChristmas #HappyMum
December 15, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Santa came early to the care home yesterday. My sister and I led on the Christmas singing and dancing, but fortunately no cameras allowed! Mum conducted from her chair this year.
#Dementiacare #CarehomeChristmas #HappyMum
#Dementiacare #CarehomeChristmas #HappyMum
Murphy & McVey (2010) it is a “Logical error” to assume that performing ADL improves wellbeing - A great extract reminding us of the need for #OccupationalTherapy to look broadly at the meaning behind behaviour for those with histories of trauma.
December 13, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Murphy & McVey (2010) it is a “Logical error” to assume that performing ADL improves wellbeing - A great extract reminding us of the need for #OccupationalTherapy to look broadly at the meaning behind behaviour for those with histories of trauma.
The cat is utterly unimpressed that his bed has become an office
#OccupationalTherapy #ForensicOT #ResearchOT
#OccupationalTherapy #ForensicOT #ResearchOT
December 11, 2024 at 12:22 PM
The cat is utterly unimpressed that his bed has become an office
#OccupationalTherapy #ForensicOT #ResearchOT
#OccupationalTherapy #ForensicOT #ResearchOT
The evening is turning out a little bit like this.
My brain is aching.
Love hate relationship with research continues
Distraction/ avoidance strategies are starting to get elaborate
#ForensicOT #OccupationalTherapy
My brain is aching.
Love hate relationship with research continues
Distraction/ avoidance strategies are starting to get elaborate
#ForensicOT #OccupationalTherapy
December 9, 2024 at 9:42 PM
The evening is turning out a little bit like this.
My brain is aching.
Love hate relationship with research continues
Distraction/ avoidance strategies are starting to get elaborate
#ForensicOT #OccupationalTherapy
My brain is aching.
Love hate relationship with research continues
Distraction/ avoidance strategies are starting to get elaborate
#ForensicOT #OccupationalTherapy
December 3, 2024 at 7:19 AM
The reading just gets better & better. Although not specifically an #OccupationalTherapy textbook, this is edited & has significant contribution from Jenny, an OT within probation, & is a great contribution to OT thinking. The chapter on the concept of ‘mattering’ is fantastic. #ForensicOT
December 1, 2024 at 1:47 PM
The reading just gets better & better. Although not specifically an #OccupationalTherapy textbook, this is edited & has significant contribution from Jenny, an OT within probation, & is a great contribution to OT thinking. The chapter on the concept of ‘mattering’ is fantastic. #ForensicOT