Careers:TRAINING

Occupational therapy is an important branch of the remedial profession. Members of the British Association of Occupational Therapy in the green overall, and wearing the distinctive badge, are familiar to many hospital patients for their work in rehabilitation. The injured hand and bruised mind are alike helped by the skill and kindness of the OT. Some are found also in community medicine, providing support for the elderly or handicapped in adapting their homes for daily living. But the supply of occupational therapists does not equal the demand and this is doubly true of those engaged in teaching the students'. The course of training lasts three years; seven schools are within the National Health Service, five are privately financed. If more teachers were available more schools could be opened, and existing ones could expand to their full staffing establishments.