New Ways of Working for Occupational Therapists Documents

New Ways of Working for occupational therapists is being promoted by the College of Occupational Therapists through a series of road shows around the country which link it to the college’s mental health strategy “Recovering Ordinary Lives. The strategy for occupational therapy in mental health services 2007-2017. A vision for the next ten years.”

In 2007, the College of Occupational Therapists carried out ten road shows in Glasgow, Llandrindod, London, Warrington, Exeter, Canterbury, Doncaster, Suffolk and Chelmsford to a total of approximately 600 people. The events provide information about "Recovering Ordinary Lives" in the context of New Ways of Working and allow delegates to take part in workshops to discuss the implications for mental health practice. Although most of the delegates have been occupational therapists, some nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, psychologists and service users have also attended.

In 2008 future road shows are planned including Cornwall, Stoke-on-Trent, Harrogate , York and Northern Ireland. The College of Occupational Therapists will also be taking the presenation to the Council of Occupational Therapists in the European Countries 2008 conference in Hamburg. 

A presentation explaining the implications of New Ways of Working for Occupational Therapists is available to download at:

http://www.cot.co.uk/public/introduction/intro.php