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11 October 2023
Blessing's inspiring journey: a first-year MSc occupational therapy student and RCOT member
Blessing Christian, a first-year MSc occupational therapy student at Glasgow University reveals her journey to studying OT, 'aha' moments, joys in her studies and advice for aspiring OTs. Read on to find out her full story.
10 October 2023
Being an occupational therapy lecturer at the intersections of culture
Occupational therapy lecturer, Aicha Djalo Balde, shares how being at the vibrant intersection of culture and identity has informed her teaching and what it means to work as an educator in Britain today.
29 June 2023
How can we make the profession more inclusive?
As this year's LGBTQIA+ Pride month draws to a close, Louis Prime explores how the profession can help when working with people who are LGBTQIA+. If you're inspired by Louis and want to work to make occupational therapy more inclusive, we've just opened up our...
27 June 2023
The Closet of Environment
As we approach the end of this year's LGBTQIA+ Pride month, Tony Chew shares his story about having to reclaim his identity after moving to the UK from the Philippines. We're grateful to Tony for taking the time to explore this and love the way he's connected his story with wider systemic OT issues...
05 June 2023
My volunteering journey – Paul Wilkinson
It’s Volunteers’ Week and we’d like to thank everyone who volunteers with us to support our community and raise the profile of our profession.
04 May 2023
Environmental sustainability survey results
At RCOT we’re committed to embedding sustainability in everything we do. We’ve analysed the responses from our first pulse survey on environmental sustainability late last year, which highlighted the need for our profession to drive change further across the sustainability agenda. Of the 1,726...
26 April 2023
Nothing grows in toxic environments
Despite what you might read on social media, we don’t live in the matrix. We’re not mere consciousness, isolated from the rest of the world. We have an environment around us that motivates, inhibits, sustains and harms.
03 March 2023
Men get eating disorders too
As part of Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2023, Specialist Occupational Therapist Esther Dark shares insight into her work as a PhD Student researching the meaning of anorexia at The University of Brighton. Eating disorders are often characterised as ‘female mental disorders’, leading to men’s...
13 February 2023
Returning to practice – Rachael’s story
Rachael Harrison did her Return to Practice (RTP) supervised practice placement at RCOT, as part of the Health Education England (HEE) RTP project. Before finishing her placement with us, she spoke to her supervisor Anne Keen, Professional Advisory Service Manager about her placement. 1. So,...
30 January 2023
RCOT and Toyota team up to provide expert advice for people with mobility issues using cars
Driving is a great way to be independent, enabling us to connect with other people, take part in social events, or travel to work. But for people with mobility issues there can be times when it is a challenge to get into, or out of, a car.