Membership benefits

Enhance and share clinical skills and knowledge

Membership to the Specialist Section enables you to network with children’s occupational therapists across the UK. It provides opportunities to enhance and share clinical skills and knowledge, vital in offering high standards of professional practice. Have your voice heard within COT and other stakeholders, helping towards raising professional standards. We have over 700 members, supported by a comprehensive network of UK-wide regional representatives.

Benefits of joining

• Access to a national network of occupational therapists working with children and young people in a wide variety of areas of expertise and practice
• Access to a network of clinical advisors who can offer advice on professional and clinical issues
• Receive a peer reviewed journal twice a year featuring articles, book reviews, research development and reports
• Regular regional meetings providing study events and networking opportunities
• Access to practice based clinical forums including CAMHS, acute paediatrics and a manager’s forum
• Advice and guidance when undertaking research with children and young people
• Opportunity to comment or advise on national and local issues, including relevant guidance, policies and legislation
• Reduced registration fees at annual conference and study days for members
• Opportunity to be involved in working parties developing clinical guidelines, position statements and other publications
• Continual Professional Development and opportunities to develop skills as a member of a Regional Group, Clinical Forum or National committee
• Access to training offered by COT for roles on the regional and national committee