Breaking Boundaries: Building a Dynamic OT Career Beyond Tradition

Breaking Boundaries: Building a Dynamic OT Career Beyond Tradition

Course Overview

1 Hour Video Presentation

1 CEU.

Whether you’re a Community Service OT planning your independent practice, or an experienced OT with years in the field, you’ve likely asked yourself at some point: “I have this incredible OT education—what else can I do with it?” Beyond the roles you’re currently in or the ones you see advertised, is there something more to explore in your career?
 
In this one-hour video course, Dr. Kate Sherry dives into this very question with fresh insights and creativity. Her approach is sure to inspire you and open up exciting new possibilities for your OT career!
This session promises to bring an innovative, different view to the traditional OT Career pathway. Dr Sherry will explore core OT skills and values and open opportunities for meaningful OT practice in different settings and applications including NPOs, Social Enterprise and so much more.

Content

Exploring off road: venturing outside conventional roles to take OT new places

  • The big picture: mapping the broader potential of OT across sectors and borders
  • Core skills for “off-road” OT’s: skills/knowledge translation, network-building, funding models, partnerships
  • Professional practice & ethics: handling roles, scope, representation, remuneration
  • Where to start: some career-building practices
You have 365 days from the point of purchase to complete this course.
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R200.00

Description

This Video is presented by Dr Kate Sherry. 

The OT Link is delighted to introduce Dr Kate Sherry [BSc (Occ Ther), MSc (IPHC), PhD (Public Health)].
Dr Sherry brings over 20 years experience, working in health and disability services for rural and remote communities, spanning clinical and community-based rehabilitation, service development and management, research, teaching/training, advocacy and policy work, and development consulting. She has extensive experience managing community-based projects in rural communities (both research and service
provision); and is skilled in cross-cultural work and partnering with interpreters. Her research interests include: health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC’s), PHC, rural health and disability; community-based rehabilitation and inclusive development. She is a founder member and previous chair of Rural Rehab South Africa (RuReSA) (https://www.ruresa.org.za). Her career has not followed a traditional path and she has a wealth of ideas and experiences to share that will challenge your ideas of work opportunities for OTs!

 

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marshalloccupationaltherapy
Posted 3 months ago
Thought-provoking

I enjoyed the informal manner in which wise considerations were explored.

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Marinda Prinsloo
Posted 4 months ago
Start doing and learn while you do

The talk gives confirmation that OTs are valuable in what they do and the skills they have. However, having an OT qualification is only the start, opportunities are endless if you are willing to put yourself out there!

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Cayley-Jayne Corder
Posted 6 months ago
Really insightful and thought provoking

As a junior OT this was very helpful and important for me to hear and I think anyone at any point of their career could gain sometime valuable from this presentation. It helped remind me not to restrict the work we do within the confines of a specific box and question my own beliefs or expectations of what working as an OT should be or any other type of job.

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Nina Engelbrecht
Posted 6 months ago
Breaking Boundaries

I really appreciated this workshop and felt validated and empowered by this talk. I had a lot of myths that was debunked by this presentation.

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Elana Kirshenbaum
Posted 8 months ago
a fresh look and thought provoking ideas on where else my OT degree could lead me to

She's such a natural speaker and easy to listen to

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Fiona Anne Nichol
Posted 9 months ago
Great presentation

Excellent presenter with thought-provoking ideas! Thanks

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Ria Smit
Posted 10 months ago
Inspiring

A wonderful perspective, not just on alternative careers but on finding the work that needs to be done to support our communities.

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oliviaspies
Posted 10 months ago
Inspiring perspective

I enjoyed the equal value Kate placed on a wide range of very varied types of work she has done. I agree with her prioritising being an excellent colleague and doing work to the best of your ability while also being conscious of your areas of incompetence and ready to learn. I think the need to "translate" who we are and what we do as OTs is crucial to our effectiveness in any context.

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Balamurugan Krishnasamy
Posted 10 months ago
Different perspection on OT

Had wonderful experience.

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Danielle Marx
Posted 11 months ago
Inspiring, Relevant and Thought-Provoking!

This talk encourages OT's to explore career paths beyond traditional roles associated with an OT degree. By highlighting diverse opportunities, Dr Kate Sherry offered insights into how skills can be applied in innovative ways. The talk opens up new possibilities for professional growth, making it both practical and motivational for those looking to broaden their career horizons. Thank you Kate!

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