The New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists (Inc) (NZAOT) provides services, support, representation and networking opportunities for occupational therapists. The NZAOT has members across all occupational therapy practice areas within New Zealand and abroad.
NZAOT is a member of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.
Its not fair - Occupational Justice Media Release
Winner of free membership to NZAOT
Occupational Therapy Awareness week, 3 - 7 November 2008
Occupational Therapy Process Standards (2007)
Occupational therapists are challenged daily by working with the inequity of funding for New Zealanders disabled by illness, compared with those who have been injured says the President, Elizabeth Rowland. Read more.
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The winner of our draw for a free membership is Emily Wood from the Child Development Service at Dunstan Hospital. Emily has been practising as an OT (both here and in the UK) for 9 years. Her main area of interest is in paediatrics.
Congratulations to Emily.
"Thank you very much NZAOT, for my free membership. I look forward to enjoying the benefits over the year." Emily Wood
This year the theme of Occupational Therapy Awareness week will be 'Occupational Therapists - focus on the everyday things we do'. A toolkit will be developed to help enable occupational therapists to run a successful and co-ordinated Occupational therapy week. Information on how you can access a toolkit as well as the other resources available will be published here, when available. In the meantime, please start thinking about how you and your colleagues can celebrate the week.
Have you visited our web-based decision making system founded on substantial ethical theories? Occupational therapists can debate health and social issues of professional concern. Home page cases open to all, additional cases in the Secure section for NZAOT members only.
Find out more about the Values Exchange.
Go directly to the the Values Exchange.
The NZAOT Occupational Therapy Process Standards have made an invaluable contribution to the standardization of occupational therapy practice and documentation in New Zealand since their initial development in 2003.
Get your personal copy of the Occupational Therapy Process Standards.
“Occupation occupies our body, mind and spirit. Meaningful occupation must drive our inquiry and distinguish our practice. Our therapies must engage mind, body and spirit - Suzanne M. Peloquin ”