OT Week 23 Breaking barriers
Eleven occupational therapists from a broad range of experience and careers stages will be sharing experiences and their advice for helping more people to understand what occupations are and to owning it as your superpower.
OTnews article
For the first time, we’re sharing this OTnews with you online before it appears in your November issue.
Read the article here
OT Week panel event
On Tuesday 7 November we held a panel of occupational therapists to find out how they’ve overcome barriers to talking about occupations and help people to understand the value of occupations. You can watch a recording of the discussion on this page, below.
Watch the event recording here
On the panel were:
Associate Director of Allied Health Professions, Trust Head of Profession for Occupational Therapy at Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust - (Panel Chair)
Head of ASC Academy/Principal Occupational Therapists at Surrey County Council, Head of Adult Social Care Academy and Principal at Surrey County Council.
Professor of Occupational Therapy, Glasgow Caledonian University.
Occupational Therapy, Student at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Improvement Adviser, Care Inspectorate.
Mental Health Occupational Therapist, TEDx speaker and the founder of SASA