Membership benefits are indispensible to your professional development

• Professional guidance, continuining professional development services, and resources
  An enquiries line, downloadable resources including free publications for members, and a wide range of other exclusive resouces to support members' CPD.
• Professional indemnity insurance
  Provides protection at work up to £5 million for any one claim. This covers any claims first made in the UK or the EU. Professional indemnity covers any error, omissions or negligence.
• Membership of UNISON
  Personal, legal and employment advice as well as discounts on mortgages, insurance, travel and holidays.
• British Journal of Occupational Therapy (BJOT)
  A monthly peer reviewed journal that highlights the latest thinking. All back issues since 2000 are available online to all members.
• Occupational Therapy News (OTnews)
  A practice, news-led monthly magazine that enables you to share best practice.
• Country and regional groups
  Stay in touch with your professional colleagues and expand your networks by joining one of the regional groups.
• Reduced rates
  Special membership rates for College events and publications.
• Specialist sections
  Become a member of a thriving specialist section – 11 national groups enabling you to network and expand your clinical knowledge.
• Library services and resources
  Access more than 6,000 occupational therapy publications and a full range of professional library services.
• Education, research and CPD funding
  Financial awards for education, research and continuing professional development.
• Voting rights
  Influence the direction your professional body.
• Income tax relief on on up to 75% of your BAOT subscription
  Download the Tax relief letter
  or
  For claiming prior to 2007-08
• The international family
  Benefit from relationships with The Association of the Council for Occupational Therapists of the European Countries (COTEC) and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).

Download the BAOT membership form

For further information contact:
The Membership Team
Membership@cot.co.uk
Telephone 020 7450 2348