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News from Sweden in September 2008
The studies at the eight OT programmes in Sweden have started in August. This autumn the OT programmes offered in total 284 admission places. 445 students have applied for these places in the first place. For all counties it is important to have many student applicants for the programmes. The FSA are working intensively in different ways, in order to market the OT programmes in Sweden. Recently, we updated the folder “Guide to the OT educational programmes”, which is presenting the opportunities of our profession and information from the eight study places. This folder is spread to study counsellors in Sweden and at different student trade fairs.
In Sweden 100 OT’s now have defended their doctor’s thesis! The 100rd was Christel Leufstadius at Lund University, with the doctor thesis named “Spending my time - time use and meaningfulness in daily occupations as perceived by people with persistent mental illness”. This event was given special attention with a jubilee seminar in August.
This autumn the FSA also has started the fifth specialist education programme for occupational therapists with 11 course participants. The specialist education contains 40 credits/weeks and consists of obligatory and optional courses divided between courses related to the profession, functions and specialists. Up today, we in all have 35 council certified specialists in occupational therapy in Sweden.
In Sweden we will held the annual Day of Occupational Therapy on 16 October. The theme of the day will be “Balance”. The aim of this day is to spread the knowledge about OT’s and the profession. Hopefully this, together with other efforts, leads to greater demand for OT’s and higher salary for their important work. A special number of our member journal will be published. Prior to this event we will also publish a separate enclosure in one daily newsletter in Sweden.
Much of the Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists’ work is focused on our Council Meeting, which will be held by the middle of November, with representatives from all 31 local branches. Items for the agenda will, among other things, be: decision about the strategic agenda for the year of 2009-2016 as well as the strategic plan for 2009-2010, proposals for future projects: equality, education and research and OT efforts for the client’s relatives.
News from Sweden in May 2008
Much of the Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists’ work is right now focused on our Council Meeting, which will be held in November, with representatives from all 31 local branches. Items for the agenda will, among other things, be: decision about the strategic agenda for the year of 2009-2016 as well as the strategic plan for 2009-2010, proposals for future projects: equality, education and research and OT efforts for the client’s relatives.
The Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists arranges a Specialist training in clinical competence. The Specialist training contains of 40 credits/weeks and the final course “The professional role as specialist” is carried out by our association. We now have 35 Council certified specialists in occupational therapy in Sweden with the speciality in following areas: Health care (20), Development disabilities (8), Work (6) and Ageing (1). In Sweden about 100 OT’s have defended their doctor’s thesis.
The Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists has together with the Swedish Physiotherapy Association launched a new study circle with the theme “Conversation about open prioritisations”. The study material handles with questions as priority work, the ethical platform, ICF as support and reflecting discussions.
In our member journal we have, so far, had three interesting themes this year: “Towards a new rehabilitation chain for persons on the sick-list” (a national work on Governmental level), “Activity and communication with computer aids” and “Aging care – increased cooperation between different health care professions”.
In Sweden we will held the annual Day of Occupational Therapy on 16 October. The theme of the day will be “Balance”. The aim of this day is to spread the knowledge about OT’s and the profession. Hopefully this, together with other efforts, leads to greater demand for OT’s and higher salary for their important work.
At last, we would like to welcome you all to Stockholm on 24-27 May 2012. The Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists has been appointed as host nation for the 9th European Congress of Occupational Therapists in 2012. Please follow the information on the website www.cotec2012.se
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