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Hii, I’m in Year 13 (England) and I would LOVE to be an OT. I looked around a uni today and loved it (not sure if I’ll go there but made me certain on being an OT) and I was wondering if any recent (or not) graduates or students could give me advice on applying, personal statements and things to re

Hi, I'm currently a 2nd year OT student and am doing a paper on system change. does anyone have any ideas on how they would like to see occupational therapists more involved in primary healthcare?

I'm curious about how the experience of other international OT students is... I've had a lot of struggles in my time and feel that the experience made me experience an 'imposter syndrome' of sorts. Beyond the academic programme, I do feel like it's a systematic issue within how International stude

Hi Everyone! I am prospective student. I am gathering as much information as I can about occupationally therapy to help me with my university personal statement and prepare me for the program entry requirement interviews. I am interested to learn about your personal experiences as OT's. What do

Hello! I am currently a 3rd year OT student in South Africa. I am working in a psychiatric hospital in the long term ward, and I am struggling with outcomes. What would you say is the most important outcomes with regards to long term psychiatric patients? Looking forward to hear from you. Tha

Does anyone know about the new treatment called TAPA(activity-oriented proprioceptive antiedema therapy) used for Lymphedema management. It will consist of neuro-dynamic exercises oriented to the activity, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation activities and proprioceptive anti-edema bandaging .

Hi, I am currently doing an essay in my first year of my OT degree and one of the aspects is about lived experience and the impact on an individual. I cannot find any recent resources explaining the lived experience concept, can anyone support me with this please? Thank you

Hi, my name is Sarah and I joined Coventry University (UK) Jan 2021 to study as an apprentice OT. To get a better understanding of OT from a global perspective it would be great connect with someone from outside the UK to chat about how your experience is similar and/or different to mine. Please be

With World OT Day on 27th October, new students are embarking upon the first steps of their OT careers and we thought it would be a nice idea to create a student placement checklist using the wisdom of our OT community.  Please share the top items/tips that you feel students should remember to b

This is part two of an interview. My peer Lauren shares her occupational therapy schooling in the United States. She also compares her learning experience between the skilled nursing facility and pediatric settings. Asking questions and providing comments are always welcomed. Occupational Therapy

Hello , I am Beena Pretty OT third year student studying in India. I need some ideas about what general OT books to buy. And if you are willing to give or sell me some used OT books it will be useful For Me.. Thank you..

I created this channel to help spread the word about the amazing world of OT! I hope to help those during the application process and to give tips and advice while in OT school! Help spread the word please! This is the link to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSjhB6hM8MRIFgq3ej3aVCw Thi

Hello, I am currently a second year master's student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the United States. I'll be moving to Bristol, UK after the summer, and aim to find a final practice placement in the area (Bristol, Bath) to complete my education. In the U.S., final placements last

I’m a student just starting out on my training to become an Occupational Therapist. I also have a disability myself and am finding it really interesting to explore the different ways of adjusting practice. I’ve come across some innovative approaches by other Occupational Therapists to work with thei

Hello, I have to write a dissertation for my final year of OT and I would like to find something quite innovative in the subject of OT in natural disasters. Do you have any question that would be interesting to develop on this subject or texts, links. Thank you for taking the time to read and answ

Hello everone, I am wondering what are the current occupational therapy issues? Or argument And what are the trending topics? I need your help

Is it ok for universities to send first year OT students for placement where there are no OTs practicing already?

Hi! I'm an Indian student studying occupational therapy. I'm in the 2nd year of my bachelor's degree. I was curious what it's like to study occupational therapy in other countries, including what you learn in the programme, what sort of activities you participate in, etc. Although the majority of pe

Hi there! My name is Orlaith and I’m a second year Occupational Therapy student from ATU Donegal in Ireland. I’m currently doing an assignment that involves getting an OT PenPal, to talk about the differences of values, roles and skills within Occupational Therapy in difference countries around the

Hi, My name is Jennifer. I am currently in my 2nd year of occupational therapy in ATU, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal. Apart of one of our assignments we have to find an OT penpal to discuss the difference of OT in another country and also the skills, values and roles. I would love to hear from you please

Hi! I am Michelle, a Pre-OT major. For one of my classes, we were asked to discuss new trends and issues in OT. I have found a few related to trends. Are there any current issues in OT I should know about?

Hi!! My name is Laura and I am a occupational therapy student in Ireland . I am looking for a penpal to connect with for a module in my ot course ❤️ Hope someone can help me ! Thank you

We are three final year Occupational Therapy students from York St John University, conducting a research study into the current Occupational Therapy practice in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in primary education of mainsteam schools. We would be extremel

Hello !!! I am a 1st year OT student and am completing a project about what does Occupational therapy look like where you are from. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to answer the following questions which I can use? 1. Where did you grow up? 2. Where did you study? 3. Where do you cur

Hi All, Im a student at Plymouth Uni, going into my 2nd year in September. Im a little worried as I have MS and overweight on medication for the MS. We have just been sent out documentation for us to fill in regarding placements and risk assessments. I understand this is to keep us safe, but im w

Hello, I’m a new 1st year Occupational Therapy student, from Kent in the UK. I’m looking to connect with Occupational Therapy students from other countries to explore the similarities and differences in what we are studying and our experiences as we start our training. I’ll of course be happy to sh

With final placement complete and the end of my course just a month away, I am almost a fully fledged OT. On a personal level, this last two years have been a series of ups and downs, with many periods of crisis when I have doubted my ability - I almost quit after my first term because I didn’t thi

Hey all. I am currently in my final year in England and I will soon be starting to apply for my first post as a newly qualified occupational therapist. I am interested in beginning my practice in the area of mental health (not yet decided on what area specifically) and preferably within an NHS servi

I currently started my internship placement at a drug facility. It's the first time OT's in my country work in this department and we don't have any specialist.Could you give me ideas about assessments and/or activities?☺️

I would love your help with chosing scientific articles and papers to help me with my presantation about the skeletal system.I would appriciate all articles expecially the ones related to how OT impacts on the skeletal system.