E-Learning Resources

COT believes that e-learning is a valuable tool for continuing professional development and can equip occupational therapists with the skills necessary to keep their learning and practice up to date.

The College is developing e-learning resources as they easily accessible to all members and learning suits individual needs and availability. Our courses combine interactive materials, video and printable resources to provide users with an unique way to develop their learning. Learning is integral to the resources with plenty of activities and learning points for users to engage with. The courses are relevant for all occupational therapy staff at whatever stage of their career.

Some resources have taster modules which are free to BAOT members and a charge for access to the complete resource. Others are available to purchase only.

For more information on the courses please see below, then to order please:
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Work Matters - work and vocational rehabilitation

This resource was developed in collaboration with health professionals from across the sector and provides an essential guide for all those wishing to learn more about work, vocational rehabilitation, the key drivers and how it relates to practice. BAOT members have FREE access to units one and two. To find out more and to access the resource if you have already purchased it, go to:
www.workmatters.org.uk

Activity Matters

This resource has been developed to provide an essential guide for all those wishing to learn more about activity for older people, plus the importance of activity for older people and how this fits in with the government’s agenda. There are five modules. Module one is FREE to all BAOT members.
Find out more or if you have already purchased the resource, go to: http://activitymatters.org.uk/

Continuing Professional Development Courses

The following four CPD e-learning courses are for occupational therapy staff working in all fields to develop skills to improve your practice and enhance your career in an increasingly challenging environment. The courses follow the same format and on completion CPD certificate is generated. This counts as a formal learning acitivity in terms of the HCPC's standards for CPD.

Try a taster session - Strategy and You:  www.cotelearning.co.uk

Communicating Complex ideas

This course will develop your skills to clearly communicate specialist information to a wide range of audiences, including managers, colleagues and service users. You will learn the key steps to work through when planning any communication activity and the issues to consider when choosing and implementing your communication method.
This course is available for purchase only.

Managing from within a team

As a manager, you are also a member of your team. To be good at your job you’ll need to fulfil many different roles for different people. This course will help you to balance your many roles as a manager and a member of the team, thereby enabling you to manage your team more effectively from within and enabling the team to be more efficient and productive to meet services users’ needs.
This course is available to purchase only.

Managing workload

During the course of your work, you may find that you have to work to tight deadlines and targets. This course will help you learn techniques for managing your workload through identifying your priorities correctly, setting effective goals, and making the best use of your time. It also looks at how you can copy when your workload becomes excessive.
This course is available for purchase only.

Thinking strategically

Strategic thinking is all about dealing with uncertainty, questioning the status quo and using a mixture of creative and analytical skills - looking at the bigger picture. This course shows you whey strategy is important and how to think strategically within your organisation. You’ll also discover some of the key strategic theories, learn how organisations develop and implement strategy, and try out he key tools used in strategy analysis and formulation.
This course is available to purchase only.

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