baot membership surrey
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Presentation of BAOT members and non-members at Leatherhead SurreyTRANSCRIPT
Making the most of BAOT membership
Lee RoachMembership Development Manager
• Traces its roots to 1932 • This same year the BBC
launched the world service • Mars bars are produced for
the first time• NHS not established until
1948
British Association/College of Occupational Therapists
Currently 76% of UK OT s are BAOT members
The profession will be stronger with more members. Sign up a member today!
Members
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What do the numbers say?
• BAOT is the sole professional body for Occupational Therapists and OT staff
• Indemnity insurance• CPD, Research and Development• Monthly Journal and Magazine• Full UNISON membership• Members only Jobs Board• Networking and events• Policy and Practice Documents• Professional Enquiries phone line• Library• And more...
Why be a member of BAOT?
BAOT Websitewww.baot.org.uk
The BAOT website contains information developed specifically for new graduates on; finding your first OT job, working overseas, local groups and regional committees, networking, CPD and career development, research and promoting the profession, all COT publications free to download
• BAOT Regional and local groups
• BAOT networking events• Study days, conferences,
events and exhibitions• Your UNISON branch• OT career promotion at a local
school and OT week
How you can link into your BAOT community
• COT Library and information service• OTnews and BJOT• Dedicated Professional Enquiries line• Free Publications for members only• BAOT/Unison Stewards• Lobby your MP and local government
WFOT and Affiliations• All UK OT programmes are recognised by the World
Federation of Occupational Therapists• www.wfot.org/countries.asp• BAOT affiliations with other international bodies• International awards and bursaries• International OT Conferences• Volunteer opportunities
www.vso.org.uk
Specialist Sections are BAOT member groups of Occupational
Therapists and support staff with a common practice
interest. They are known as a
Specialist Section, a Branch of the College of Occupational
Therapists
Helping you make the most of your membership
BAOT discount- 25% off annual fee for first time joiners
HPC discount- 50% off registration fees first two years after graduation
Visit the website at: www.baot.org.uk
See our promotional films on YouTube at:
Follow BAOT/COT on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/baotcot
Become a fan of BAOT/COT on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/baotcot
http://www.youtube.com/baotcot
Connect with your online Community
E-Bulletins
To ensure you keep up to date with BAOT news and relevant information just for you. Why not sign up to one of our e-bulletins, Highlight for general information, OTTAS for support workers and New Graduate e-bulletins provide news, events and much more, straight to your inbox every month.
• To register contact:Olivia LokkoMembership DevelopmentTeam [email protected]
HPC Audithttp://www.hpc-uk.tv/cpd/flash.html
Support from your membership
Zoe Parker Education Manager-Lifelong Learning
Answering questions after today?
• Membership admin– [email protected]
• Professional Enquiries– [email protected]
• Membership Development Team– [email protected]