OTnews November 2021 | Page 55

Never stop learning

As a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists ( RCOT ), you have free access to a broad range of learning resources and publications .
All our resources are designed to support your continuing professional development and are ideal for managing your own learning at a pace that suits you .
Resources are based on the four Pillars of Practice to support all occupational therapy personnel :
• professional practice
• facilitation of learning
• leadership
• evidence , research and development .
Our resources cover a wide range of areas , including :
• standards and ethics , such as Code of ethics and professional conduct ( 2015 ) and Professional standards for occupational therapy practice ( 2017 )
• practice guidelines , such as Occupational therapists ’ use of occupation-focused practice in secure hospitals ( 2017 )
• guidance and frameworks , such as Career development framework ( 2017 ), Embracing risk : enabling choice ( 2018 ) and Occupational therapy and complexity ( 2018 ).
We also offer a variety of briefings and multimedia resources , including podcasts , films , audit tools , practice guideline implementation tools and CPD short courses .
As a member you have free access to all these materials by logging on to our website , rcot . co . uk
For more information , contact prof . dev @ rcot . co . uk
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales ( No . 275119 ) and in Scotland ( No . SCO39573 ) and a company registered in England ( No . 1347374 )