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OT Week

 
Occupational Therapy Week Banner 80th year

Exciting news!
OT Week 2024 will be held 21 – 27 October.
The theme for this year is Celebrating 80 Years of Connection!
Stay tuned for more information and collateral over the coming weeks.                                                                       

 

As we mark 80 years since the formation of the first Occupational Therapists Club in Australia, we invite you to be part of a special celebration that honours our history, raises the profile of occupational therapy profession, and fosters a strong sense of community among our members. Occupational therapists have a long and proud history of coming together and we want to acknowledge and celebrate whilst highlighting the growth and evolution of the profession.

 

The strength of connection in the OTs community is admirable.

Memories of past OT Week

 

There are several ways you and your team can get involved in OT Week.

How can you get involved?

Tell Us Your Story
We’re collecting short stories or experiences from our members, and we’d love to hear from you!
Choose from one or more of the questions below and share your thoughts and memories in a brief text (150 words or less) or a video (maximum 40 seconds). We’d love to showcase your story and reflection with any images, or photos that complement your response.
Your story may be shared on OTA's social media, website, and in our channels in the lead-up to, during, or after OT Week 2024 and in the 80th year celebrations. Please note that the selection and sharing of stories will depend on the volume of submissions received and the diversity of themes represented.

 

Share your OT journey with us

Questions
    1. Reflecting on the evolution of occupational therapy in Australia, share a significant advancement that has had an impact on you and the profession.
    2. What part of being an occupational therapist makes you most proud, and why?
    3. Share a story where your work as an OT led to a transformative outcome for a client.

Submission Details
    - Text Format: 150 words or less
    - Video Format: 40 seconds maximum (suitable for Instagram/TikTok) in portrait (vertical)

Please submit your story by Sunday, 13 October.

SUBMISSION CLOSED

 

We want to know how you're celebrating OT Week. Tag us in your pics!

 

Promotional Kit

Download and share the social media tiles below with your community on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn using the hashtags #OTWeek2024 and #80YearsOfConnection

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Last OT Week we celebrated the World Federation of Occupational Therapists’ theme: Unity Through Community.

During OT Week, we asked you to #UniteForOT.

As a profession, we are united by community. OTs play a vital and dynamic role in helping people engage with and participate in their community – in whichever way is meaningful to them.

Not only do we work across a broad range of settings, we also help people engage in meaningful occupations.

Last year, we wanted to recognise the OT profession, celebrate the brilliant OTs working today and lift our OT community.

 

 

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