Occupational Therapy in Health and Social Services The Rep Birmingham 30 January 2008

College of Occupational Therapists 2006 Shaping Up For The Future Julia Scott Chief Executive College of Occupational Therapists

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 Future Influences on OT Demographics Fiscal Situation Public Expectations Risk Averse Society

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 What does this mean for Occupational Therapy Practice? Clients / Service Users Partners Settings Attitudes Regulation Evidence Base The Occupational Therapy Workforce

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 Who will we serve? More Older People The working age population The well and healthy

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 Who will we work with? Other AHPs and Support providers Community and Voluntary Sector groups Business and Industry Occupational Health and Employers Faith Groups Mainstream, specialist and higher education Providers of leisure, housing, and environmental services

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 Where will we work? Clinical settings Community and educational settings Private sector settings Within industry, commerce and retail establishments In a virtual environment

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 How will be monitored? By Regulators, at individual and service level By development and use of evidence and knowledge based practice By demonstrating life long learning and CPD By achieving higher academic status

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 How will we feel about our profession? Equal Proud Knowledgeable More “at home” with a business perspective More focussed on a societal approach to health and well-being

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 What of the workforce? Baby boomers will retire Specialist qualifications will increase Higher staff turnover? Making greater use of IT efficiencies Changes to undergraduate education and number of training places commissioned

College of Occupational Therapists 2007 What does all this mean? Time to shape up, prepare for new challenges and different horizons Thank you