Handbook Manual

We hope that you find this Handbook a useful tool in helping you to make the right decisions about a career in occupational therapy. This handbook will guide you if you are a school leaver, recent graduate, or someone looking for a career change. It covers the range of options available to you within the occupational therapy profession.

We believe that occupational therapy is one of the most rewarding careers in health and social care. Whether as a therapist, a support worker, a technician, an independent practitioner or any other occupational therapy practitioner, you will be making a real difference in helping people to enhance their lives


Occupational therapy enables people to achieve as much as they can for themselves, to help them get the most out of life. Occupational therapy staff help people of all ages who have physical, mental or social problems as a result of accident, illness or ageing, to do the things they want to do. These could be daily activities that many of us take for granted, from grocery shopping or brushing your teeth, to more complex activities such as caring for children, succeeding in studies or work, or maintaining a healthy social life.

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