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OT placement
Hi there. I currently am employed by a mental health trust doing an apprenticeship and found out that my first placement is at another mental health hospital within the same trust. I didnt expect to be given a placement within the same setting that I currently work in. Would this limit my scope of practice once qualifying as an OT? TIAš
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Hi again Aarti. Passing on a reply from OT Bhanu Bhatti (on our LinkedIn post about your forum): "Hello Aarti, good question!Ā
Any OT placements with good support and learning objectives is an opportunity to learn and progress your skills. Yes, ideally you would like a different environment to identify whether thatās an area you would like to specialise in the future. Itās worth asking to swap with a colleague or ask for other options. However, once you graduate there are rotational posts you can select which also consolidates your skills and shows the variety of areas OTs can work in. Great versatile profession with huge opportunity in the UK and abroad."