Mrs Fahmida Harris

Senior Clinical Educator , Mental Health Rehabilitation and Wellness
Mrs Fahmida Harris

My areas of practice and research interests lie within mental health and care of older persons. I am an advocate for the important role of physiotherapy in mental health, especially as this remains a poorly researched area. Even though physiotherapy does not generally feature within mental health care, I feel the profession has a significant contribution to make within this specialised area. I have seen the positive impact of physical activity on mental health, and I am passionate about bringing awareness about the importance of physiotherapy for mental health to my students and facilitating opportunities for exposure within their education and training.

Qualifications

BSc Physiotherapy, UWC (1996)

MSc Physiotherapy, UCT

Special Courses & Post Graduate Education

  • Basic Supervision [1999]
  • Investigating and Presiding Officers for the Disciplinary Code and Procedures for the Public Service [2000]
  • Practice Management [2001]
  • Staff Performance Management System [2003]
  • Leadership Development [2004]
  • Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy [2006]
  • Clinical education (2008, UCT)
    • Module 1: Learning and Teaching Theory
    • Module 2: Facilitating Learning in the Clinical Context
    • Module 3: Assessment - Education Development Unit
  • Teaching & Learning in higher education [2010]
  • Introduction to Curricula and teaching role [2013]


Publications

Amosun SL, Harris F. (2018): “What next now that you are sixty?” – Preliminary exploration of the self-reported aspirations of community-dwelling older persons in the Western Cape Province, South Africa within the active aging framework, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1508262