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I am an occupational therapist with 25+ years of experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and autism.
I left my job to go travelling and since my return to the UK work as a support worker for a supported living and day opportunities provider. I love the work I do - working hands-on with people with LD and autism, being able to observe the details and changes/improvements over the course of time, and teaching new skills. The things I often didn't have time for as an OT.
I am still registered with HCPC and I'm very keen to maintain my professional registration.
My question is, are there any other OTs out there in this situation? Do you want to link up? Do you have any suggestions for CPD activities?
Hi Anke. I'm currently in a non-clinical role working as a Virtual Assistant for OT businesses as well as running The Nomadic OT which is more of a coaching role for those looking to travel and have location independence like myself. I am still HCPC registered and have monthly supervision with an amazing lady called Margaret who you can read more about here - https://ot360.co.uk/ She writes up our monthly sessions (my preference on frequency she let's you decide) and includes the standards that I am meeting so should I be called up for audit i've got everything documented and ready to go :) She also offers help with audit prep should that happen! Hope that helps 😊 Kind wishes, Hannah
I work in a therapy centre for children and young adults with a range of disabilities including learning disabilities and autism in Tamil Nadu, South India. It is a charity and part of Auroville, an international project that operates differently from other places in India, meaning I have a special visa to live and work here and therefore don't need to be registered as an OT. I still call myself an OT because that's my background and what I bring to the work, but I have a lot of freedom to do what I like and work as I like. That means that half my time is spent on admin/fundraising/general organisational tasks where my native English and IT skills are well used, and half is doing hands-on vocational training/therapy. Like you say, it's a lot more hands on than what I was doing in my OT jobs in the UK. I would be interested to connect to see how we can support each other on a practical level (I can't offer much advice on the registration front).