A warm welcome to our existing, new and future members. These webpages are designed to give you information about the COTSS - WORK
COTSS - WORK 2008 Conference
'FLYING THE FLAG' FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Our conference this year is presented in partnership with
The British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (BSRM)and
The Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA)
Friday November 21st 9.00am - 4.30pm
Holiday Inn, Filton Road, Bristol BS16 1QX
Don't forget the AGM taking place 20th November 5.00 - 6.30pm also at Holiday Inn, Bristol.
Do come and hear what your specialist section has been involved in and have your say.
Please click on the following link for an application form and to find out more:
Flying the Flag (215KB 
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Department of Health Press Release
On the 30th November 2007, the Department of Health issued a press release welcoming the recent publication of "Work Matters: Vocational Navigation for Occupational Therapy Staff". This booklet has been written collaboratively with the COTSS Work, the National Social Inclusion Programme and the Department for Work and Pensions, and was launched at the COTSS Work annual study day on 30th November 2007. Further details of the press release can be found here > (22KB *). Further details of the booklet, which will be distributed in early 2008 to all COT members, can be found on our website, under the Publications link on the left.
Vocational Rehabilitation Association
COTSS Work members may be interested in the work the Vocational Rehabilitation Association have recently undertaken on Standards of Practice for Vocational Practitioners in the UK. An electronic version of these Standards is available free of charge from their website www.vocationalrehabilitationassociation.org.uk. Further details about the functions of the VRA are also available on their website, together with information on how to become a member.
The Department for Work and Pensions
The DWP has recently published "Ready for work - full employment in our generation", which sets out the Government's approach to the next phase of welfare reform, designed to create a society in which as many people as possible can participate in work. This document can be found at: www.dwp.gov.uk/welfarereform/readyforwork
Vocational Rehabilitation Toolkit - a product developed by the COTSS Work Committee
For some time now, the COTSS Work committee members have recognised the need to draw together the vast amount of information and resources that form part of background to current vocational rehabilitation provision in the UK. Although this document was designed to support occupational therapists new to the vocational rehabilitation field in the UK, the updated document continues to benefit all practitioners, whether working in NHS, public, private or volunteer services. COT have recently recognised the work the committee has put into this document and have agreed to publish it for the benefit of all BAOT members, not just the COTSS Work members!
Occupational Therapy in Vocational Rehabilitation
A brief guide to current practice in the UK can be downloaded by members from: www.cot.org.uk/members/profpractice/quality/voc_rehab.php
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