OTs from the US, the UK, Scandinavian countries, African countries and Spain!
Hey everyone! I'm an OT student from Finland and I'm doing a podcast about occupational therapy and studying it with my classmate. We're doing an episodes about how the education system and culture around OT differes in different countries and the places above are the ones I need to find some information! Of course I'm also going to find information from legit sites but I thought it would be nice to hear something straight from ots!
So, if you have studied or worked as an OT in one or more of theses places, I would be really grateful of you could answer! The answers are gonna be talked about in the podcast but ofc without pseudonyms.
what countries perspective are you talking of?
What does it require to become an OT in your country? For example, is it an uni degree or university of applied sciences or something else, how many years does it take to graduate and is it an bachelors, masters or an doctorare degree or does your country have something else or a different schooling system? how many hours of fieldwork does your degree include and do you need to get some certificates, diplomas etc to be able to specialize in something?
what kind of culture is in your country around occupational therapists? for example, here most people dont know what occupational therapy is and most of the ones who know don't think that its an legit form of rehabilitation, even in a healthcare setting.
do you need to pay to get the degree or is education free for you?
Can you find information about occupational therapy in your country and language easily? Did you know what exactly you were going to study before hand?
anything else you might want to add?
thank you so much in advance If you answer!