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The Crouch Trust was established to provide research funding for Occupational Therapists in the field of Psychiatry.
The savings which are held by the Crouch Trust have been generated by the sale and royalties
from the 4 editions of the book “Occupational Therapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health”.
The Crouch Trust (Registration no: 047-796-NPO)
was officially registered as a Non profit Organisation (NPO)
with the Department of Social Development
on 19th April 2006.
| Members of the Crouch Trust, 2009 |
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| Rosemary Crouch, Annah Lesunyane, Joy Anderson-Blackburn, Fasloen Adams, Alfred Ramukumba and Vivyan Alers. |
The savings which are held by the Crouch Trust were generated by the sale and royalties from the 4 editions of the book “Occupational Therapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health”.
The editors and publishers are as follows:
1st Edition, Editor Rosemary B Crouch, published by the University of Witwatersrand 1989
2nd Edition, Editor Rosemary B Crouch, published by the Lifecare Group, Johannesburg, in 1992
3rd Edition, Editors Rosemary Crouch and Vivyan Alers, published by Maskew, Miller and Longman in 1997
4th Edition, Editors Rosemary Crouch and Vivyan Alers, published by Whurr Publishers in 2005.
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The Trust’s main objectives are to:
Improve the care and treatment of persons with mental illness and those vulnerable to mental illness in South Africa, by encouraging scientific research.
Promote research in the psychiatric/mental health field of Occupational Therapy.
Provide funds for research incentives in the field of psychiatric/mental health Occupational Therapy in South Africa.
To create opportunities for experts (national and international) to present skill related courses in the field of mental health and mental illness to Occupational Therapists in South Africa.
Contribute by scientific research to the education of Occupational Therapists in South Africa.
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Secondary objectives will be to:
Maintain and promote the important intervention of Occupational Therapy at its highest level, as part of a team approach to the care of the mentally ill in South Africa.
Register for continued Professional Development accreditation with the HPCSA.
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The Constitution of The Crouch Trust can be obtained from Dr Rosemary Crouch
rcrouch@intekom.co.za
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