Celebrating resilience during Occupational Therapy Week

26 Oct 2020

The Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (the Board) is celebrating the resilience demonstrated by Australia’s 23,997 registered occupational therapists during a challenging 2020.

This year’s theme, Resilience: Supporting our communities to rebuild, recover and reengage is an opportunity to acknowledge the professional and personal impact this year’s bushfires and global pandemic have had on practitioners.

‘From drastically adjusting workplaces to adhere to social distancing guidelines, pivoting to telehealth and rethinking how care can be delivered, 2020 has been challenging for our practitioners. It’s also had plenty of flow on effects including for our new graduates and those completing their final studies,’ Board Chair, Julie Brayshaw, said.

‘It has highlighted the strength of the profession and the passion to support the broader community. During this challenging time I would like to remind practitioners to look after themselves and their colleagues. Happy OT Week!,’ Ms Brayshaw said.

For more information

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