What is Occupational Therapy? A guide to Occupational Therapy & what an OT can do for you.

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Social vs Medical Model Of Disability

The effort an OT puts into showing up for your clients every day can sometimes be overwhelming and exhausting. OT ME is all about creating the space to put yourself first. A 2 week challenge dedicated to you.

Always having to explain what we do - There is a widespread misconception about the OT profession.

The next in our series of expert led guidance documents around social care is a briefing paper by Michael Mandelstam on legal aspects of equipment and home adaptations provision for disabled children – with Occupational Therapists in mind.

Well I love variety and I hate stagnating. I want to be really good at what I do and it’s essential that I get to do what I’m really good at.

Every OT based within social care will have experience of working alongside client's who require assistance with moving and handling; they'll also understand the importance of ensuring that the right balance of support, whether it's equipment, people, or a combination of both, is in place.

Every OT employed within social care will be well versed in working with client's who require assistance with transfers and the importance of ensuring that the right balance of support, whether it's equipment, people, or a combination of both, is in place.

Inclusion.Me is a leading provider of independent Occupational Therapy and moving & handling with dignity solutions.

Since 2009, Inclusion.Me has developed an excellent reputation as a highly capable provider of expert OT services for partner agencies in this area of work; specialising in expert assessments and recommendations within the fields of housing, equipment, mobility and access.

As an employer, you are already aware of your duty under the Equality Act 2010, to make reasonable adjustments in anticipating the needs of disabled people.

A previous article from Harrison Training considered; ‘Could using an online portfolio help you to organise your CPD evidence?’. One of the benefits of using an online portfolio is access to ready-made templates for recording CPD activities.

Inclusion.Me are very excited to be able to announce that a completely re-designed & updated version of our hugely successful "Starting Out: Tips For Independent OTs Guide" is now available for download via our professionals portal section; we've updated it to include some of our recent Q&A's with independent OTs along with providing additional tips on maintaining CPD

As an independent practitioner your roles may not fit neatly into CPD categories defined by professional and organisational bodies.

I had been working as a senior OT for a Local Authority for a number of years which I enjoyed however due to the lack of career progression within my role, I wanted a new challenge.

I was working as an OT manager for Health and Social care; I loved my job and the team around me but found that I really missed the hands on clinical aspects of doing my job.

I’m glad I took the leap, but I wish I’d had the courage to jump a bit earlier in my career. I certainly wish I’d planned it a bit better at the start, so that the point I’m at now might have been a smoother journey.

Deciding to work for yourself in any profession is often an exciting but daunting prospect. Most OTs seem to say they started independent work confident in the professional services they could offer, but had little business acumen to support themselves on their journey.