BAOT/COT
Introduction to the Professional Network
Facilitated by Beriah Nelson, Membership Development Manager
Louise Cusack, Specialist Section Manager
Aims of the session
• Invest in members.• Answer questions about the organisation. • Provide a consistent understanding of the structure and
role of council, committees and sub committees.• Support members who volunteer within the organisation.• Support members to engage and meet other members and
staff. • Emphasise the essential role of members to BAOT.• Support your own development and role.• Update you on the organisation current position.
Exercise 1 small group
• Introduce yourself to the
person next to you• Name & why you are
here • Something very few
people know about you!• Report back to group
Exercise 1 larger groups
•Introduce yourself to the person next to you• Name/Why you are here• Something very few other people know about you!•Report back one important thing to the group
Exercise 2
• Post it notes
• Pens
• Write the questions you want answered!
The context of today
• BAOT/COT is investing in members.• Introduce and answer questions about the
organisation. • Provide a consistent understanding of the structure
and role.• Support good practice for the members who
volunteer within the organisation.• Support members to engage and meet other
members. • Diversity of the roles responsibilities within
BAOT/COT.• Support your own development (CPD).• Update you on where the organisation is.
The British Association of Occupational Therapists
• Professional Body and Trade Union for occupational therapy staff in the UK
• The Council of BAOT members of the BAOT takes decisions about the management, direction and functioning of the organisation
The College of Occupational Therapists
• A registered educational charity (Trustees)• Is a subsidiary of the BAOT• Staff/Officers are employed to provide some of the membership
benefits you receive• The Council of BAOT members of the BAOT takes decisions
about the management, direction and functioning of the organisation
• As members of BAOT you can influence the work of carried out by staff at COT
Why be a member of a professional body?A Membership Organisation
Providing Services for Members (Professional Indemnity, Badges, Journals)
Run by Members for Members A ‘Governing’
Body
Trade Union Services
Setting Educational
Requirements for Entry
Setting Standards for
PracticePolitical Lobbying
Promoting Occupational Therapy and the Profession
How are decisions made within BAOT?
• Council–20 members who are Directors of BAOT and Trustees of COT UK wide
• Boards (Country and Functional)• Sub committees• Projects groups• Time limited working groups• Policy working groups• Commissioned work• Case study
Education and Learning
Careers
Students
Pre and post qualifying
HEI
Membership and External Affairs
BJOT
OTNews
Website
Union services
Membership services
Research and Development
Library
UKOT Research Foundation
Awards
Professional Practice
Practice Enquiry line
Guidelines
Specialist Section
UK Policy
Consultancy Service
Chief
Executive and Secretariat
Council support
Company Secretariat
Marketing
Publications
Marketing literature
Branding
Events
Finance/Human Resources Manager
Finance
Facilities
Membership Administration
IT andHR
BAOT/COT Structure
How you formally influence the organisation
Specialist Section(Forum , netw ork, group)
Audit C om m ittee
B AO T/C O TC ouncil
M em bership &External Affa irs
B oard
R esearch &D evelopm ent B oard
Learn ing and D evelopm ent B oard Professional P ractice B oard
B AO T/C O T O T Panel
C ountry B oardsR egional G roupsC ouncil M em ber
Local G roup U nison B ranchM eeting
B AO T M em ber
How informally influence the organisation
• An article for OTN/BJOT or website• Twitter/ Facebook/LinkedIn• Write for Specialist Sections newsletter• Assist with a study day/Support an event• Write for publication- Practice Publications Group • Participate in audit/surveys/research• Become a reviewer/expert for the COT Consultancy Service• Participate in UK national guideline development, e.gScottish
Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)• Take an active part in a Specialist Sections and/or a BAOT local
groups• Promote OT• Comment, feedback, email, write letters, join in discussion forums
and web articles, many more………
Specialist Sections are a group of Occupational Therapists and
support staff with a common practice interest.
They are known as a Specialist Section, a Branch of
the College of Occupational Therapists.
Exclusive practice guidanceNews and information, newsletters and e-newsNetworkingCPD /Professional development/HPC requirementsLearning eventsSpecialist Forums/Clinical Forums/ Regional GroupsFacilitate knowledge transferBuild capacity and knowledgeShare knowledge, information and best practiceInfluence, develop and support national policyPeace of mind
Specialist Sections provide...
4 countries12 BAOT regions100 BAOT local
groups
Scottish Northern and Eastern
Scottish Western
Northern Ireland
Northern and Yorkshire
Wales
South West
South East
London
Eastern
TrentNorth West
West Midlands
Roles and Responsibilities of the Branches and Committees of BA/COT
• Many of you may have an identity within your committee or branch of BA/COT as chair, secretary, public relations etc.
• Many have been either appointed by our peers, elected by other members, or even employed.
• The effectiveness of the BA/COT is greater if we operate as a team taking responsibility for shared goals and personal responsibility for aspects of it.
Joint statement on CPD
Fifteen organisations have now signed up to the joint statement on CPD for health and social care practitioners. It includes the statement that six days a year is the minimum recommended for CPD time. http://ilod.cot.org.uk/cpd_tools/
Resources available to you
CPD TOOLS
• ILOD - Interactive Learning Opportunities Database• Career History (CV) and Current Job Description • Personal Development Plan (PDP) and most current
Performance Appraisal • Reflection Logs • Sample Achievements of Learning (e.g. research paper,
improved client outcomes in practice, design of new rehabilitation programme)
• COT website – www.cot.org.uk• Other (e.g. course certificates; letters from users,
carers, colleagues, etc)
Practical Resources
• Professional examples: Professional enquiries line 0207450 2330, Guideline development work, work with outside agencies, COT Officers, Publishing Your Work In conjunction with COT and Briefings
• Publicity example: via COT website, OTnews, BJOT, Managers e-bulletin, Highlight, e networks (Helen Williams)
• COT facilities: (special arrangements) rooms, early booking advisable, at free to all COT groups
• Library facilities: current awareness bulletins, archiving journals and entry to Welcome Foundation
• Web team: website construction, updates, changes, expert advice• Financial support: grants, capitation monies, benevolent funds• Support for committee and project work: funding travel,
resources funding, assistance• Training: today and more!
http://www.cot.org.uk/Homepage/Regional_Groups/Members_Manual/
What’s Hot at COT?Our business………….
• Membership recruitment target 78% of market share• New Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (COT 2010)• Ten high impacts to promote OT • BAOT/COT budget constraints• 75% tax relief• All publications downloaded free to members -• HQ essential building works • Specialist Section accounting 2nd stage• Occupational Therapy and People with Learning Disabilities-findings
from a research study• You tube film library www.youtube.com • Dementia strategy• Health White Paper – consultation responses• New COT publication-Return to practice• New e-journal service launched for members (12 titles)• COT position statement-Reablement: the added value of occupational
therapists
Questions?
• Post It Note• Most frequently asked questions?• http://www.cot.org.uk/Homepage/Regional_Groups/Mem
bers_Manual/
Louise Cusack or Beriah NelsonCollege of Occupational [email protected]@cot.co.uk
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