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Learning in Groups

Learning in groups enables fruitful discussions and exchange of ideas and insights through peer to peer interaction. This enhances your learning. Although designed to be used in groups, individuals learning on their own can gain learning insights by using these resources.

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Explore CPD in Teams

A resource to support you and your team with a structured discussion on professional development based on the Career Development Framework. It will allow everyone to identify, understand and draw upon the team’s collective knowledge and skills. The team will develop an action plan to set development goals.

Relevant to all Pillars of the Career Development Framework and all Career Levels.

Forming your research question

This short Course supports you through the process of writing a research question. It takes you through every stage, from identifying research topics that interest you, to understanding how to formulate the components of the question, through to drafting and finally refining your research question. The course has three resources: a workbook, a Facilitator Guide and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

It supports the Evidence, research and development pillar of the Career Development Framework, Career Levels 2-4.

Managing sleep for people with neurological conditions

This Short Course provides you with strategies and information to maintain safe and ethical practice with patients experiencing sleep issues due to neurological conditions. It is also relevant to sleep issues in other client groups. The course has three resources: a workbook, a Facilitator Guide and a presentation.

Developed by the RCOTSS-NP Long Term Conditions Forum, it supports the RCOT Career Development Framework Professional Practice Pillar, Career Levels 4 to 5.

This course is awarded RCOT Approved Learning

Occupational therapy with children: introduction to universal, targeted, specialist services

This Short Course explains what the tiered model of service provision is and helps you assess your current service according to the model. The course has three resources: a workbook, a Facilitator Guide and a presentation.

It supports the RCOT Career Development Framework Professional Practice Pillar, Career Levels 4 to 5.

This course is awarded RCOT Approved Learning

Occupational therapy with children: right intervention, right time, right place

This Short Course helps you to identify service user needs, demonstrate the impact of your service, and improve the quality of your practice and service delivery. The course has three resources: a workbook, a Facilitator Guide and a presentation.

It supports the RCOT Career Development Framework Professional Practice Pillar, Career Levels 6 to 7.

This course is awarded RCOT Approved Learning.

Work as a health outcome: what is YOUR role?

This Short Course explains the important links between work and health. It will enable you to start conversations with service users about paid work and health, and support them with their employment needs. The course has three resources: a workbook, a Facilitator Guide and a presentation.

It supports the RCOT Career Development Framework Professional Practice Pillar, Career Levels 4 to 6.

This course is awarded RCOT Approved Learning.