COT SS - Children, Young People & Families

We promote the unique benefits of occupational therapy as a means of enabling children, young people, and their families

COTSS - CYPF LogoWe promote high standards of professional practice within children's occupational therapy and, together with our members, continue to develop an evidence base for the profession. Our Specialist Section represents OTs working with children, young people and their families in a wide range of settings including:

  • acute hospitals
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Heath Services (CAMHS)
  • children's centres
  • community services
  • education / schools
  • independent practice
  • learning disability services
  • See our membership benefitslocal authority health and social care
  • wheelchair services
  • the voluntary sector

 

Become a member or renew

Find out more about the benefits of joining and how you could become a member or renew your membership.

AGM - 28 May 2012

Our AGM takes place at COT HQ in London, with more information available on the committee pages.

Training Event - 26 November 2012

We are hosting a training event at COT HQ in London with keynote speaker Eadaoin Bhreathnach, and are looking for submissions around family centred care and working posively and collaboravely with clients to achieve truly paent related outcomes. Download a poster for this event here.
 

News

CYPF 'Striving for the Best' training event - Call for Papers

Mon, 23/04/2012 - 18:25
On Monday 26th November 2012 in London the College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Children, Young People & Families will host a one day training event with key note speaker  Eadaoin Bhreathnach.  ... Read more

Occupational therapists work on groundbreaking CBeebies programme to get children moving

Mon, 05/03/2012 - 16:01
Occupational therapists, Dr Lynda Foulder-Hughes and... Read more

Specialist Section Focus: Children, Young People and Families

Fri, 07/10/2011 - 15:55
With over 600 members, our Specialist Section -... Read more

Research grant for Children, Young People and Families

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 14:30
The COT Specialist Section - Children, Young... Read more
Events
  • Thursday 31st May 2012 - Thursday 31st May 2012
      London Children Young People and Families Specialist Section Learn to integrate the key perspectives of Attachment Theory and Sensory-Integrative Theory Cost: £35 per member of CYPF SS £65 per non member of CYPF SS...
  • Monday 28th May 2012 - Monday 28th May 2012
    COT SS - Children, Young People & Families meeting with an AGM in the afternoon at COT...
  • Thursday 10th May 2012 - Thursday 10th May 2012
    COTSS- Children, Young People and Families (West Midlands Region)...