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Useful services and external resources, for your care and career.
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Boutique Learning Experience
Boutique Learning Experience provides continuing education while on retreat! A company founded by an OT created with OTs in mind. We combine professional development with a retreat providing meaningful activities, enjoyment and being present! Experts in niche areas of practice provide in-depth training balanced with the daily mindfulness, adventure and relaxation activities. This is where you do you and return to work invigorated with a plethora of new strategies and networks. You will explore tools to help rejuvenate your body and mind. Yes, you deserve this! The experience is all about quality learning and enjoying the moment!
What we offer:
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Quality, interactive continuing education tailored to the group to facilitate expertise in the specific topic area
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Proactively addressing burnout through mindfulness practices and revisit one's own life balance
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Develop a network of experts and talented forward thinking therapists
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Online seminars are held the year following a retreat to deepen learning, problem solving, creation of research ideas and continued collaboration; the opportunities are endless!
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A retreat nurtures the whole self. Take time to relax, be pampered and just be
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Learn about mindfulness. See how it may apply to you and your clients
Come live life and learn more with us!
[US-BASED; RETREATS WORLDWIDE]
Career Development Framework: Guiding Principles for Occupational Therapy (RCOT)
The recently published career Development Framework: Guiding Principles for Occupational Therapy is an over-arching set of guiding principles for occupational therapy. It offers a structured process to guide careers, learning and development within our profession. It contains four interacting Pillars of Practice each with nine Career Levels:
· Professional Practice
· Facilitation of Learning
· Leadership
· Evidence, Research and Development
It can support you to identify the things you have already learnt and areas for continuing professional development. The framework can be used at different levels; on an individual level, you can map current level of experience and plan future learning and on a service level, you can identify strengths in the team and future needs when recruiting.
[UK PROFESSIONAL BODY; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE]
Helen Sanderson Associates (+ One-page profiles)
A one-page profile captures all the important information about a person on a single sheet of paper, under three simple headings: what people appreciate about me, what’s important to me and how best to support me. We believe that one-page profiles are the foundation of personalisation and can lead to positive change for people, whatever their age or circumstances. They provide us with an at-a-glance way of knowing what really matters to people, that can be taken with them as they move through services and come into contact with people. Getting started with one-page profiles (PDF) > One-page profiles: Getting them right (PDF) >
We support individuals, teams and organisations to put people - and what matters to them - at the heart of the work they do every day. We do this because we believe in a world where everyone is valued and appreciated as an individual - and we know we can make it happen, one step at a time.
We work with customers large and small, from lots of different backgrounds. These include charities and companies specialising in health and social care, education, and criminal justice. As a social enterprise, we invest our profits into person-centred charities, through our charitable arm, the HSA Foundation. Because of this, our customers aren’t just creating a more person-centred world themselves - they’re also supporting others to do the same.
Want to know more about how we can work together? Get in touch for a chat.
[UK-BASED]
Impact Learning
Impact Learning is a training company directed at paediatric healthcare professionals, teachers and parents. We offer workshops and training accredited with the Health and Allied Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and (AHPCSA). We are currently applying for accreditation with the South African Council for Educators (SACE), encouraging all professionals to keep up to date with their CPD and CPTD points.
Impact Learning’s vision is to bring all health and educational professions the latest key trends in Paediatric Medical Health Updates, Ethics and Paediatric Development . Presenters who are in the forefront of their fields offer practical take-home advice and ideas for the medical practice, therapy environment, home and classroom.
[S.AFRICA: JOHANNESBURG-BASED; INFORMATION RELEVANT WORLDWIDE
Jacqueline Webb
As Britain’s No.1 provider of Care and Occupational Therapy Expert Reports, we provide detailed opinion on the long-term needs of the claimant as a result of catastrophic injury, as part of a personal injury or clinical negligence claim. Occupational Therapists are best placed to make these recommendations and we encourage them to explore this exciting professional development opportunity.
[UK: WILTSHIRE-BASED; SERVICES PROVIDED NATIONWIDE]
Mental Capacity Act: e-Learning course (SCIE)
This resource explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions.
The course is for everyone who looks after or cares for someone, for example, doctors, nurses, care assistants, social workers, and family members.
[UK GOVERNMENT ACT; UK RESOURCE; INFORMATION RELEVANT WORLDWIDE]
OT ECHO
In the Spring of 2019, Dr. Kate Barlow founded this international interprofessional mentorship program. Currently, once a month, Dr. Barlow hosts an hour meeting that includes a 30-minute presentation followed by a case study presentation. Therapists are then put in break-out rooms to discuss treatment strategies. Presenters are experienced clinicians from different disciplines, such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language pathologists presenting within their area of expertise. Clinicians are also encouraged to ask any mentoring questions they have about their current caseload.
Membership in the mentorship group is free. If you would like to join, please email Dr. Kate Barlow at kate.barlow@aic.edu. Please state your first name, last name, discipline (OT/PT), and the country where you work. You can also register directly through OT ECHO via the button here.
[US-BASED; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE]
OT Flourish
OT Flourish helps OT practitioners and students be the best they can be when working with older adults.
We do this through:
The Learning Lab Membership: helping you be skilled, creative, current & have the resources you need with hundreds of treatment idea videos, lists and links to patient handouts, tools, assessments, and evaluations, a journal club, exclusive community forum and fun bonuses - just for being a member!
OT Flourish Podcast: showcasing relevant interviews, answering questions, current articles and hot topics, but also to getting OT practitioners excited about working with older adults, give actionable ideas that listeners can take and use in their own practice and have some fun along the way!
OT Resources: find the CEU discounts, e-books, handouts, forms and products that you have been looking for to ramp up your practice!
Blog: free treatment ideas, education and resources to learn, relate and grow as an OT practitioner and student.
Connect with OT Flourish via mchamberlain@seniorsflourish.com, or social media.
[US-BASED RESOURCE; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE]
OT Potential
OT Potential exists to help occupational therapy practitioners provide the best care possible. What started as an occupational therapy blog has evolved according to practitioner needs.
Today on the site you can find:
· A comprehensive guide to finding and landing the right OT job
· A store with digital forms, ebooks and handouts
· An overview of occupational therapy
· ...and more!
To receive updates, please sign up for the newsletter, via our homepage.
[US-BASED RESOURCE; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE]
OTA Guide
Have questions about an occupational therapist assistant (OTA) career? Our free tools will answer any questions about OTA salaries, licenses and school programs in your location.
OTCoach
We “coach” OTs themselves and also help OTs develop a coaching approach to their work. [BRISTOL/SW ENGLAND BASED; COACHING AVAILABLE UK-WIDE]
OTCoach inspiring and supporting OTs to develop creative and courageous OT practice.
OTCoach has been working with individual OTs, OT services and educators since 2005, during which time we have seen the amazing power of a "coach approach." Interest in coaching in occupational therapy continues to grow, as both professions aim to help people live their lives with balance and purpose.
[UK-BASED RESOURCE; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE]
Occupational Therapy Adaptation Conference (OTAC)
The UKs only FREE Occupational Therapy Adaptations Conference and Exhibition Event. The conference focuses on bringing suppliers and OTs together in one place - in different venues across the UK - with one aim: to improve the industry as a whole and provide better value to the end user.
Who should attend?
Occupational Therapists, occupational therapy assistants and support staff, commissioners, people working within housing (surveyors, architects and technicians), occupational therapy students and charities and charitable organisations.
The list of exhibitors we have exhibiting with us is endless. For instance:- The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), Handicare, Guldmann Hoists, Kingkraft, SensoryKraft, Capia PIP, Careflex, FRANKE, Clos-o-Mat, Impey, Safespaces, Triton showers, Geberit, Mangar, Langham GE, AKW, DLF, Otolift...and many more.
You can see the full details and listings on our website.
Our event is a FREE Event for Delegates and we include refreshments throughout. Each venue holds around 500 Delegates and tickets are available for all of them on our website or via Eventbrite.
[UK-WIDE CONFERENCES]
Ocupando los Márgenes
Ocupando los Margenes - or Occupying the Margins is a website that promotes critical reflection in and from the margins of occupational therapy; it explores practice and principles outside conventional settings or countries.
Occupational therapy is explored in relation to human rights, equality, occupational justice and social transformation. Content includes perspectives from life in Rwanda and interventions with child refugees in Greece. The blog aids to improve reflexive thinking about principle concerns which ought to be approached by occupational therapy.
This website is in Spanish, but can be easily translated, through a Google Translate pop-up on your browser.
[SPAIN PLATFORM; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLD-WIDE]
SPOTeurope - Student Platform Occupational Therapy Europe
SPOTeurope aims to encourage and increase OT student connection across Europe. You can connect with other students to exchange experiences, opportunities, knowledge and ideas, all through SPOTeurope! A place for the future OT.
The idea was developed at the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) Congress and since then has made huge progress!
SPOT currently provides a blog (with news about the OT world), a forum (in which students can connect and ask questions), country representatives (who can answer OT questions in their country), Twitter, Facebook and more. Join in the discussion!
[EUROPEAN PLATFORM; ACCESSIBLE WORLDWIDE]
Securing a Sustainable Future (Council of Deans of Health)
The Council of Deans of Healths Securing a Sustainable Future - Strategic Plan 2018-2021 (PDF).
The Council of Deans of Health (CoDoH) represents the UK’s university faculties engaged in education and research for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (including Occupational Therapists).
We are the voice of nursing, midwifery and AHP higher education and research. Operating across the UK at the heart of policy and political debate, we aim to lead policy at national and UK level, promoting the essential contribution of our members to health and social care.
Our strategic priorities
· Influence policy UK-wide
· Secure sustainable funding for our disciplines
· Foster leadership and innovation
[UK ORGANISATION; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE]
Stroke Core Competencies - Stroke Training and Awareness Resources (STARS)
This e-learning resource provides a learning tool for health and social care staff to enable them to become more knowledgeable and skilful in the challenging area of stroke care. The resource is based on the Stroke Core Competencies which were published by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in 2005.
The website provides a multidisciplinary resource which focuses on a wide range of core knowledge and skills required by all staff when delivering stroke care. The Core Competencies provide an interactive way of learning with quizzes, animations, video clips, and case scenarios.
[UK TRAINING RESOURCE; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE]
TED + TEDx Talks Playlist
TED and TEDx Talks by former and current members of the occupational therapy community. All in one YouTube playlist. Compiled by Bill Wong (OTR/L), a 2x TEDx talker, who specialises in autism and social media.
+ SEE ALSO: A growing LGBTQ+ TED/TEDx Talks YouTube Playlist.
[INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE]
TRAMm CPD
The TRAMm* (Tell, Record, Apply, Monitor and measure) Model and its tools the TRAMm Tracker and TRAMm Trail, collectively known as TRAMmCPD have been developed by Occupational Therapists to provide health and care professionals with a framework to meet the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CPD is a personal and subjective journey, as well as a professional responsibility and mandatory requirement. In order to be effective you need to Tell others, Record and Apply your learning, Monitor your progress and measure* the impact.
The TRAMm Model is a dynamic, interactive model which encourages your engagement in CPD (Hearle and Lawson 2019) whilst the TRAMm Tracker and TRAMm Trail have been designed as tools to enable you to record your CPD, keep track of your progress and measure the outcomes of your learning. We have received feedback from health and care professionals who have successfully submitted their CPD Profile for the HCPC Audit using TRAMmCPD as a structure.
The new, fully updated edition of our book A Strategic Guide to Continuing Professional Development for Health and Care Professionals: The TRAMm Model (2nd ed) is available to buy in paperback or ebook formats and is free to read for members of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) as an eBook (once logged in: Library Resources - eBooks - eBook Central - search for TRAMm Model).
Doctoral research is currently being undertaken to provide underpinning evidence for TRAMmCPD. Updates to the TRAMm Model is ongoing based on the results of our research, the latest TRAMmCPD information, resources and tools are free to download from our website.
[*Please note that the lower case ‘m’ is used to denote measure purely to differentiate it from Monitor. It has no significance in terms of importance].
[UK RESOURCE; APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE]
The Fund To Promote Awareness of Occupational Therapy (FPAOT)
We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organisation, committed to ongoing resource development to support targeted education, research and professional development opportunities - that will increase the public’s understanding of occupational therapy.
The Fund exists to achieve greater understanding, availability and use of occupational therapy and to promote the profession’s contributions to health, wellness, participation, productivity, and quality of life in society.
[US ORGANISATION; INFORMATION RELEVANT WORLDWIDE]
The OT Practice
The OT Practice has the largest team of independent occupational therapists in the UK, specialising in providing high quality services nationwide to private, statutory and business clients. Our practice is based on our reputation for building trusted relationships with our clients, and we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team.
Whether you are thinking about taking the first steps into private practice or are an experienced private practitioner, working with us could be just the answer. If you aren’t sure where to start, we can guide you through the process and provide tools to help manage your workload. Our office-based client management team help find, allocate and administer cases, leaving you time to focus on providing clients with the highest level of care.
[UK: HAMPSHIRE-BASED; SERVICES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE]
The Occupational Therapy Show
Benefit from: View the conference programme by clicking here The Occupational Therapy Show is dedicated to informing, inspiring and investing in all Occupational Therapists. This truly is an event not to be missed!
The Occupational Therapy Show 2018, 21st and 22nd November. Venue: Hall 9, NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT, UK
Visitor cost: Free
Join the UK's largest, free-to-attend, dedicated event just for OTs! This CPD education and trade show will be taking place at Birmingham’s NEC over a two day period. Don't miss out!
Access over 100 OT focused and interactive lectures, seminars and practical workshops
Gain over 80 hours accredited CPD education
Learn from world-renowned speakers and experts
Update and refresh your learning across physical, mental health and learning difficulties, children and families, neurology in practice, housing and innovation, plus many more hot topics, specialist areas and new research relevant to OTs in practice. Research and source new products and services, through a network of over 270 trade exhibitors and suppliers. Providing information and advice for all your questions and need.
[BIRMINGHAM, UK; NATIONWIDE, ANNUAL TRADE SHOW/CONFERENCE]
Violence in the Occupational Therapy Workplace - Learning Module (University of Alberta)
The 7 units in this module provide detailed information about violence in health care workplaces. They include a clear definition, a description of the factors that increase the risks of violence and realistic actions and resources that can be used, to prevent and manage wide-ranging forms of workplace violence.
+ CPD certificate available
This free, online learning module was developed by Occupational Therapists, for Occupational Therapists. The work was carried out at the University of Alberta, with funding support from the Government of Alberta, Canada. We would like to thank all of the Occupational Therapists and occupational therapy students who contributed to this project - your input was invaluable.
[FOUNDED IN CANADA; AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE]