Tuning Occupational Therapy Structures in Europe Sandra M. Rowan Stephanie Saenger

Background to Tuning Bologna Occupational Therapy Mobility Portability

Project Group Collaborative Time limited Flexible working Consultative

The Process Draft competencies Consultation Revisions Publication Validation

Employers and Insurance Companies Academics Non Governmental Organisations e.g. WHO Service Users Regulatory bodies Professional bodies Students

The UK Experience Large numbers European project Low participation rate Working through professional body Employer engagement Parallels with other standards

The Netherlands Experience Smaller numbers Effective Network Translation Close collaboration with Association Parallels with other documents Client participation

Common Experiences Creating involvement and participation Explaining Tuning Process Understanding the relevance Low response rate Learn from each others practice Same answers

Outcomes and Relevance to OT Practice Education Employers Service users (inter) national regulators OT- Practice

Education Universities  Curriculum design  Transparency  Fields of expertise  Student centred education

Education Students  Personal competence profile  Individual learning process  Comparable and compatible educational programmes  Mobility

Employers and insurance companies Transparency Quality of OT-practionars Expertise of OT-practionars Life Long Learning programmes Financial reward

Countries Regulators Curricula and qualifications Own benchmarks Mobility across Europe International perspective of expertise

Future Good dissemination of expertise around EU Employers and Service users benefit from: Wider and more varied choice of qualified OT services Practice safeguarded by competences Tool for regulators and governments