Make 2007 a Great Year

Happy New Year! Now is the time we all start making plans and promises for the New Year. If you are working in the public sector these are challenging times. However I strongly believe that there are great opportunities of occupational therapists now, and we are being supported by strategies and policies. This is our time to claim the unique contribution occupational therapy can make e.g. to recovery; condition management; pathways to work. In order to make the most of this opportunity I believe we absolutely must demonstrate our worth and not shy from doing so.

You may be considering personal goals that you have for 2007. I would like to challenge you to share on this blog your professional goals for the next year. What will you do to secure your role and further the profession?

Fair’s fair so I will share some my professional goals with you for 2007!

a) By July 2007 to have set up and started a young peoples group for people with learning disabilities in Montgomeryshire.
b) By September 2007 to have written up an evaluation of the use of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills and the Volitional Questionnaire in the day services.
c) By November 2007 to have established an OT transition service for young people with learning disabilities in Montgomeryshire and have developed working links with education.

Over to you now!

Until next time

Catherine