1. CORU Registration Number: OT014399
“The International Perspective” - An introduction to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)
Patrick Hynes
CORU Registration Number: OT014399
AOTI Delegate to WFOT
Since 2018

2. What is WFOT?
World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Global voice for occupational therapy

3. WFOT Mission Statement
WFOT promotes occupational therapy as an art and science internationally. The Federation supports the development, use and practice of occupational therapy worldwide, demonstrating its relevance and contribution to society. WFOT Operational Plan 2018 – 2020

4. 550k Occupational Therapists
101 Member Organisations
550k Occupational Therapists
900 Approved Education Programmes

5. WFOT Programmes Education (Tecla Mlambo)
Research (Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo)
Practice Development (Sandra Bressler)
4 Executive Members:
President (Marilyn Pattison)
Vice President (Margarita Gonzalez)
Vice President Finance (Samantha Shann)
Executive Director (Ritchard Ledgerd)
Advocacy and Leadership

6. The Education Programme is responsible for ensuring the quality of education programmes globally through the development of standards that reflect the dynamic qualities of occupational therapy education worldwide.
Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists
The Practice Development Programme supports and provides resources for the large number of occupational therapists working in established and emerging areas practice.
Leads projects on evidence-informed, collaborative, interdisciplinary practice to move the profession forward in addition to working with many of the WHO priorities.
The Research Programme supports and promotes the development of research evidence to support responsive, ethical, culturally sensitive and contextually relevant occupational therapy practice

7. WFOT Resources
A comprehensive & continuously updated source of information about occupational therapy practice & the WFOT:
WFOT Position Statements
WFOT Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists
Manuals and guidelines
Policies
Promotional materials
Online modules
Other useful publications

9. WFOT and WHO Projects with WHO include: Non Communicable Diseases
World Report on Ageing and Mental Health
World Report on Disability
Community Based Rehabilitation
Mental Health
Disability Research
Healthy Workplaces
Wheelchair Provision
Education
Global Cooperation on Assistive Health Technology (GATE)
WFOT has been in official relations with WHO since 1959, undertaking a collaborative work programme with the aim of improving world health.

10. World Occupational Therapy Day

11. OTION

12. Cape Town 2018
WFOT Council Meeting
17th WFOT Congress

13. WFOT Congress Delegates in attendance = 2000
Number of sponsors and exhibitors = 29
Number of presenters: 1150
Number of pre-congress workshops: 10
Number of in-congress workshops: 13
Number of oral sessions: 71
Number of guided poster sessions: 10
Number of standard posters: 800

14. WORLD CAFÉ: Those in attendance at the WFOT Congress were asked what actions Occupational Therapists can take to position ourselves for impact……The bigger font of the phrase, the more popular the opinion

15. Thank you Patrick Hynes, WFOT Delegate
Kate Murphy, Alternate WFOT Delegate