We are deeply saddened to share that Walter Brazil, our former co-owner, colleague and friend, died a few weeks ago.

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.

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

Muscular Dystrophy UK has launched the second edition Adaptations manual: for children and adults living with muscle-wasting conditions.

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.

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.

I am passionate about OT and its underlying philosophy. I really enjoyed the majority of my work within statutory services; however I became increasingly frustrated and felt stagnant in my roles.

For a long time I'd been curious as to whether working independently as an Occupational Therapist could work for me. I was self employed for some time before I trained as an OT so had already had some experience of the book keeping side of things.

Over a number of years, Inclusion.Me has built up strong, positive working partnerships with Registered Providers, Project Teams and Contractors who work in the field of Decent Homes Modifications and New Build/Decant programmes.

To earn more money, and as my career took me into acute inpatient work, I wanted to keep my community, rehab, adaptation type work up to date.

The British Association Of Occupational Therapists states that Occupational Therapists work with people of all ages, helping them to carry out the activities that they need or want to do in order to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

What Can An Independent OT Service Do For Me? Independent OT Services.

Diary of an apprentice private practice OT

At Inclusion we’re always looking for experienced Occupational Therapists. We offer a variety of work options from one off pieces of work through to ongoing contract work…