NEW: Occupational Therapy, Disability Activism and Me: A Year On ‘[…] I’m proud of my first year, who knows what my second year will bring […]’ notsoterriblepalsy.com/2025/…

“I cannot express how much you and hollie have helped me with learning to love myself, and by loving myself I love being with my daughter. She really does melt my heart” We can bang on about 98% reductions in bed days, but this is what matters.

Just booked and very much looking forward to this year’s Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture with @CharlieChung90 Excellent topic! @theRCOT

CALL FOR REVIEWERS!✍️ We are looking for reviewers to help score abstracts for our upcoming conference - are you available between the 16th and 23rd of May? Read our FAQs for further detail: ow.ly/U1NW50Vs8jt Email conference@aoti.ie with your CV 📎

Newsflash! Following our #Trustees mtg, we're delighted to announce that our next #Chair will be 🥁the fabulous Samantha Shann @otsamantha! Due to existing commitments with @thewfot, Samantha will not be joining us until Spring 2026. Many thanks to @OTinretirement for staying on as our current Chair a little longer to allow for this transition. You can read the full announcement here: bit.ly/3EcM8zP

To quote blackadder, I have a cunning plan. I've launched a virtual OT Shop to celebrate, inspire & promote occupational therapy, fabulous ways to well-being & our fellow health & social care comrades! Please share! 9iertv-ub.myshopify.com/ @theRCOT @asi_wise @theOThub @TheOTShow

🆕 #SensoryProcessing for OTs: theOThub.com/downloads (Plus+) / Buy via theOThub.com/store 👁👆🏾👂🏼👅 Sensory systems inform the brain how to react/interact with our world. This PDF summarises each system & explores sensory triggers & 'overload'... (1/2) #OccupationalTherapy

🏆 Shared learning grows resources for all and adds to your #CPD. How do #CPDRewards work? 1️⃣ Get involved in a choice of activities: theOThub.com/cpd-rewards 2️⃣ Receive Hub Badges 3️⃣ Collect 4 badges to earn one year's free Membership Plus+! #OccupationalTherapy

Tomorrow is our #Boardmeeting and annual away day. We'll be discussing some very exciting projects and making a start on our next 5-year strategic plan. We may even be making a *very* exciting announcement 🤫🤔😉 so watch this space! 👀 Huge thanks as always to our wonderful Trustees who all give their time and expertise voluntarily to further the profession of #OccupationalTherapy 👏

Never underestimate the power & importance of good mid-level managers. New research in a @HarvardHBS working paper: the attitude & support of mid-level managers can make or break the impact of training programmes for frontline employees. Organisations invest huge sums in employee training programmes to improve productivity, which often fail to deliver. Variation in training participation/engagement among employees is closely tied to differences in the behaviour & practices of their line managers. Managers who support & encourage training create the conditions for better employee performance & less absenteeism. Frontline teams with "high training" managers get more training during times of high pressure &/or organisational change & get better results, despite having to deal with increased demand. Implications: 1) For policymakers/senior leaders: understand that top-down skill mandates are likely to be ineffective without local buy-in. 2) Include middle managers in the design & implementation of organisation-wide training initiatives. 3) Incorporate managerial incentives & practices into the design of training programmes. 3) View the process of training intervention in the wider context of the leadership support that employees are likely to get or not get. hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.a….

Ramadan Kareem.🌙 Happy Ramadan. ⭐ This year, Ramadan is expected to take place from sunset on 28 February until sunset on 30 March.

Join our exclusive webinar as we explore the holistic approach of the Kawa Model and how to apply it in practice 🌊 Whether you're new to it or looking to expand your knowledge, this session will leave you inspired. Find out more and book at loom.ly/DZHez-Y

We're delighted to be joined by @MichaelRosenYes at our profile-raising café on Wednesday 12 February. 🤩 Don’t miss this storytelling special with tips on raising the profile of occupational therapy through stories. Book now: loom.ly/l3bSmcA

This event knocked our socks off! @OTKateSheehan is an OT treasure, so inspirational and wise! Thank you @closomatuk for sponsoring this practice changing event!! #Occupation #OccupationalTherapy #HousingAdaptations #Closomat @theRCOT @UWEBristol @theOThub

Sorry people, as twitter is broken can you give this a share for me? All opinions welcome @OT_Expert @theRCOT @Murphlemurph @annekeen55 @LaughingOT @BillWongOT @HannahtheOT @chaniedavies @ElizabethCasso1 @napicu @HannahtheOT @DulcimaValenti1 @CallumMackOT @jcreektv

I’ve been reading this by Linda Gask. It’s a beautiful illustration of the oppression women experience in society which leads to some awful experiences in mental health care… @suzypuss

Are you an OT researcher or a research leader? You are? Great! Read on 👇🏽 Our Research and Innovation Fund grants for 2025 are now live and open for submissions. Up to five grants are available to OT researchers, totalling £130,000: loom.ly/0qcMM7U

One of our delightful occupational therapy apprentices! Xx

Good morning, set up for the day! Wishing you all a fabulous saturday! Xx