Ruby Slippers
Learning and Development
Welcome to Ruby Slippers.
As health & care professionals and educators we often find ourselves taking care of others most of our time, and only pay attention to our own needs when we are experiencing burn out or stress. Have you ever asked yourself "why do I keep doing this?" or felt stuck in an unhappy or unsatisfied role? Do you find yourself with nothing left in the tank to take care of yourself? Frustrated the system does not allow you to do the professional role you trained to do?
Do you want to fall in love again with your professional career? Ready to find a new path within your profession or choose a different road?
Ruby Slippers has been created to support you, and others like you, understand what makes you tick, change what is within your control, recognise ineffective habitual patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving, and take action to embed healthier patterns.
You may find the Stories of Reflection page of interest to find out more about the themes and tools Ruby Slippers works with.
Wherever you are in your career path or personal life you will find programmes that meaningfully support your wellbeing through CPD and personal growth to:
- Thrive in your roles
- Do what lights you up the most
- Choose your own paths, and,
- Re-decide if you want to.
Programmes are structured to provide a practical applied shared learning experience.
Ruby Slippers philosophy is underpinned by:
- Everyone has the right to be healthy, happy and to thrive in what they do- including health & care practitioners and educators.
- Everyone can evolve, grow and change, given the right environment, resources and support for their psychological development across the life span- not only in childhood.
- Everyone has the right to, and can choose to take an alternative path to the one they are on.
- Everyone has the right to and ability to be at home in the world even if it's not the one they want.
Take control of your next steps -create the paths you follow.
About Lisa Paul
I am an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist and a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy.
My certification as a Transactional Analyst (Education) is via IBOC, with my MSc in Transactional Analysis from Middlesex University and The Berne Institute. I have been the chair of the Scottish Transactional Analysis Association since 2022, and am a member of the European Association of Transactional Analysis.
I am also a provisionally Certified Sparketype Advisor- a powerful tool and process to support identifying the work that sparks you most.
As a Specialist Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist, I work with clients who have experienced catastrophic injuries, a hugely rewarding and inspiring role.
You can find out more about my 20 year career as an Occupational Therapist and 8+ year career as a Senior Lecturer on my LinkedIn profile.
I am most definitely an eternal student and an artist at heart. I love spending hours with my nose in a book or discussing the meaning of life with others. I balance my need for contact with my communities and the external world by recharging my batteries through painting and pottery.
Something I am deeply passionate about is enabling the health and wellbeing of other practitioners in my two fields of practice: Health & Care and Education. These areas of work attract people wanting to make a difference to the lives of others whilst challenging their own capacity to stay well and happy.
This passion and my eternal student nature lead me to learn more about psychology, counselling and even Reiki. Ultimately finding that Transactional Analysis complemented and enhanced my Occupational Therapy skills to enable others to find their path and feel at home in their own shoes.
RCOT No:BT0229208
HCPC No:OT39907
At home in your own shoes
Through a variety of practical applied psycho-education programmes you will gain knowledge and skills to further develop effective professional and personal relationships; and importantly the relationship with yourself. You will learn how to better account for and meet not only others needs but your own, ultimately feeling better equipped to navigate life's ups and downs and feel at home in your roles, communities and your own shoes.
There are two main sections to the website-
Personal World here you will find programmes to:
- Equip you with knowledge and skills to build better relationships and
- Support your own wellbeing through the ups and downs of life
- Know if you are on the right path, or are ready to change lanes in personal or professional life.
Professional World here you will find programmes to:
- Support reflective practice
- Develop supervision and mentoring skills
- Develop as an educator to work with students on placements or in the classroom.
- Work more effectively in a team, and develop quality relationships with your colleagues.
- Better account for your own needs and wellbeing in your professional relationships and roles.
Please use the KEEP IN TOUCH PAGE to hear when new dates and programmes are released.
If you are interested in tailored programmes for your organisation please email to arrange a discussion.
lisa.paul@rubyslippers.org.uk
About Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis is a social psychology used in four fields of practice- Psychotherapy, Counselling, Organisational and Educational.
Transactional Analysis offers concepts and tools practitioners use to enable people analyse, understand and change their patterns of interactions that prevent or interfere with their life aspirations, their relationships, and their sense of self.
You can find out more about Transactional Analysis and its application via the International and European associations:
About Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy is the art and science of how we occupy our time, the spaces and communities we spend our time in and how these can help or hinder our wellbeing.
Occupational Therapists harness the power of our everyday occupations- that's the things we do to occupy our time- as therapeutic interventions or outcomes with individuals, groups or communities to support health and wellbeing.
Occupational Therapists work with people across the life span, they work holistically with the person to learn or relearn ways of engaging in their roles, habits, routines and occupations that are necessary or meaningful for them to do.
Reasons people may find themselves working with an Occupational Therapist could be illness or injury, environmental disruptions or socioeconomic factors impacting their capacity to make occupational choices which support wellbeing.
To practice in the UK, Occupational Therapists must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council HCPC
The professional body for Occupational Therapy in the UK is the Royal College of Occupational Therapy.
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