NZAOT Services and Benefits

NZAOT is about you, the member, and what you want to support you in your profession as an occupational therapist.

Assuring Excellence in Knowledge

Protecting Members

Representing your Interests with Key Stakeholders

Maintaining Standards for the Profession

Ensuring support for Members

Promoting Member Networking and Sharing

Raising Public Awareness

Recognizing Excellence

Would your employer pay your association fee?

 

Assuring Excellence in Knowledge

  • Monthly magazine OT Insight
  • Biannual New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Biennial conference - next NZAOT Conference 2012
  • NZAOT Clinical Workshops - Nov 2-4, 2011 at Waitangi, Bay of Islands: Baskets of knowledge, Nga kete o te matauranga
  • Access to OTDBASE evidence based database and many other EBP web sites
  • Continuing Professional Development Opportunities
  • WFOT approval of Schools of Occupational Therapy

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Protecting Members (optional benefits)

  • Professional Indemnity Insurance at a group discount

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Representing your Interests with Key Stakeholders

  • Submissions
  • Membership of Allied Health Professional Associations' Forum
  • Attendance and participation at sector forums
  • Position Statements

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Maintaining Standards for the Profession

  • Occupational Therapy Process Standards
  • Register of Professional and Clinical Supervisors

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Ensuring support for Members

  • Telephone/e-mail support for members - responding to your queries and concerns
  • Timely communication on issues of interest to the profession

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Promoting Member Networking and Sharing

  • Special Interest Groups - online email discussion groups
  • Local Area Network meetings - face to face meetings in geographical areas

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Raising Public Awareness

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Recognizing Excellence

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Does your employer pay your association fee?

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