You must be a member of RCOT to join WFOT.
World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) is the official representative of occupational therapy and occupational therapists worldwide and in 2012, celebrated its 60th anniversary (1952-2012). Occupational therapists from the UK were amongst the founders of the Federation, which is a global network of 101 member organisations, representing 550,00 occupational therapists. It is registered as a legal entity in Switzerland and has been in official relations with the World Health Organisation (WHO) since 1959.
Read more about the WFOT Member Organisation Profiles on their website.
Become a WFOT member
We are a member of WFOT. As an RCOT member you can become an individual WFOT members .
Becoming an individual member of WFOT allows you access to a wide range of benefits and discounts in addition to joining a global occupational therapy community.
Following are some of the benefits you can enjoy by becoming an individual member of WFOT:
- Gain access to the exclusive Members Only part of the WFOT website. Imperative if you want to download the latest documents, guidance and materials produced by WFOT.
- Download the latest free publications and promotional materials up to 12 months in advance of them being released as public access.
- Receive online access to the twice-yearly issues of WFOT’s international professional journal WFOT Bulletin.
- Receive 20% discount on all books produced by Wiley Publishing.
Join WFOT by emailing hello@rcot.co.uk
WFOT Position Statements and Publications
There are a number of Position Statements and Publications available on the WFOT website covering a range of topics from Education, Advanced Occupational Therapy Competencies to Telehealth.
To view them all, visit the WFOT Resources page and select 'Position Statements' or 'Publications' from the drop-down menu.
Occupational Therapy International Online Network (OTION)
In June 2016, WFOT announced the launch of the Occupational Therapy International Online Network (OTION). This is a dedicated interactive forum that enables occupational therapists, assistants and students from across the world to network, share ideas and communicate with the profession as a whole.
OTION is a free resource that requires a simple registration process. WFOT urge everyone to register and share their ideas and feedback. A number of forums have been established within the OTION platform:
- Education
- Practice
- Research
- Students
- Working in another country
- Studying in another country
- Congress 2018
The success of OTION will be reliant on the engagement and involvement of the occupational therapy community internationally and WFOT welcome your active support.
Contact
RCOT delegate to WFOT Karin Orman
Email: karin.orman@rcot.co.uk
RCOT Alternate to WFOT Sureshkumar Kamalakannan
Email: sureshkumar.kamalakannan@northumbria.ac.uk