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Our Working Groups are Recruiting!

Contact enquiries@otfrontiers.com to find out more about getting involved with the work of OT Frontiers through joining one of our rewarding Working Groups. Please note: due to our widespread membership, the Working Groups are carried out online.

Media Platform Working Group

Help us promote the work of OT Frontiers and manage our presence on Meta (Facebook) and X (Twitter), ensuring posts reflect our mission and current activities. If you have skills in communication, design or digital media, your input can help maintain engaging and accurate content, and identify new ways to reach our community.

Resources Working Group

Help us to manage OT Frontiers’ online and physical resources — from useful websites to our GDPR-compliant photo library. If you enjoy organisation and digital curation, you can support us in publishing materials, maintaining accurate records, and identifying new areas of development.

Grant Applications Working Group

This group reviews and coordinates OT Frontiers’ grant applications, liaises with applicants, and ensures all grant documentation and constitutional updates are maintained accurately.

Education Working Group

Help us to strengthen university and student engagement with OT Frontiers. If you’re passionate about supporting students or have experience in education, this group focuses on building academic links, sharing opportunities, and encouraging future collaboration in occupational therapy education.

Research & Development (R&D) Working Group

Help us to identify and promote research activity within OT Frontiers and among members. If you have experience or interest in research, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), this group works to highlight opportunities and share outcomes through our media platforms.

Justice, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Working Group

If you are passionate about equality and inclusion, help us to embed JEDI values across all OT Frontiers activities and projects. This group ensures our work reflects fairness, representation, and respect for diversity in all contexts.

Networking Working Group

Help us to strengthen relationships with allied organisations such as RCOT, WFOT, ADAPT and CTI. If you are interested in partnership-building, you can support us in developing collaborative projects and connecting members with shared interests.

Paediatric Networking Group

If you have an interest in paediatric practice, help us connect therapists working with children around the world. The group has over 20 members who share resources, support mentoring and supervision, and collaborate with the Resources Group to improve access to webinars and materials.

Impact Working Group

Identifies and evaluates the impact of OT Frontiers' work in order to guide our future activities. Help dig into the impact OT Frontiers has had and is having, to help us channel our efforts and resources most effectively, notice areas that need development, and celebrate our triumphs! 

Allied Health Professionals Virtual Study Weekend

Working Across Worlds: Localising Practice, Rebalancing Power

18–19 October 2025 | Online | FREE event

A virtual weekend of learning, reflection, and global dialogue organised by OT Frontiers, ADAPT (Physiotherapists for Global Health), and CTI (Communication Therapy International).

Key Themes:

• Decolonising practice, research and education

• Ethical, inclusive and localised approaches

• Global partnerships and mutual learning

• Lived experience and storytelling in health practice

Agenda Highlights:

Saturday 18th October

08:40–11:00am 

• Keynote: Dr Vishnu Nair – History of “decolonisation” as a concept

• Panel Discussion with:

  • Dr Vishnu Nair

  • Dr Rebecca Phillips

  • Lizzie Andare

  • Dr Anita Atwal

  • Facilitated by Dr Jennifer Creek

6:00–8:00pm 

• Dr Anita Atwal – Crossing Boundaries: Inclusive Research

• Lizzie Andare – Research with Somalian Refugees

Sunday 19th October

12:00–2:00pm 

• Ruth Patil – Tools, Tactics & Lived Experience

• Stephanie Molloy – The Power of Storytelling

✅ Open to all!

Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, healthcare educators, students, and community workers.

Sign up via Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/working-across-worlds-localising-practice-rebalancing-power-tickets-1681098493849?aff=oddtdtcreator

20 Years of OT Frontiers!

This autumn saw OT Frontiers turn 20! Find out more about the beginning of it all here. New to the network? Be part of the next stage of our journey by filling in a membership application form which you can find here.

This short video timeline highlights some of the key milestones, projects, and people who have shaped our journey — including our work alongside colleagues in Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Eswatini, and beyond.

Join us in reflecting on 20 years of impact — and help us shape the next chapter.

OT Frontiers Meeting

Saturday 18th January 2025

10:30-14:00 UTC

Please email enquiries@otfrontiers.com for recordings of the webinars.

OT Frontiers Meeting: Saturday 20th July 2024

Another great time of connection and learning, hearing from Pierre Damien Turikumana and Kit Sinclair on: 

OT Frontiers Meeting: Saturday 20th April 2024

We enjoyed another stimulating and encouraging meeting in April, hearing from Lauren Somerville and Claire Brundle on: 

OT Frontiers Meeting: Saturday 20th Jan 2024

We enjoyed another inspiring online gathering, networking and sharing knowledge. Presentations included:

E-mentorship in the Development of Occupational Therapy in Rwanda

Epiphanie Murebwayire

Disability and Humanitarian Settings

Dr. Israel Balogun

Disabled Village Children (2022 Edition)

We are delighted to share news of the third edition of this seminal manual on community-based rehabilitation suitable for professionals and community workers. Find this outstanding resource here.