Are Black, Asian and/or of minoritised heritage?

Are you an occupational therapist or student/apprentice?

Are you looking for an occupational therapy job?

Are you concerned about your interview skills?

Our next meeting will be on Monday 15th April at 7pm. The session will be about Representation Matters.

Why does Representation Matter? 🤔

We will have members from RCOT sharing their views on the topic.

Please join us All are Welcome!

We look forward to seeing you🫱🏿‍🫲🏻

📢This month’s meeting is a chance for us to catch up, support each other, & talk about whatever's on our minds. Let's take the opportunity to check in, share some laughs, offer a helping hand & network💁🏿‍♀️🙆🏽‍♂️🙅🏻Theres no set agenda but contact us if you wish to raise something in advance 📋

Dr Blaine Robin and Odeth Richardson, Chair of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, have formed a collaboration with occupational therapists of Caribbean heritage throughout the UK.

To start 2024, we would like to make some changes to network.

Please come along if you would like to be involved or if you can not commit to being involved, just pop in.

A Brave Space Zoom Discussion with RCOT CEO / staff, Council and Board members, jointly hosted by BAMEOTUK and OTs for Palestine. 

Sign up https://bit.ly/GazaSolidarityUKOTs

Points of Discussion: 

* Why should the occupational therapy community in the UK stand in solidarity against the genocide in Gaza?

* How would solidarity from the occupational therapy in the UK be conceptualised?

* What actions can the occupational therapy community in the UK take in solidarity, at both micro and macro levels?

Following on from our conversation about Neurodiversity at work last month, we will now focus on what it is like to be a black woman and neurodiverse.

This network session being delivered by our very own May Lim is on the topic of neurodiversity at work: reasonable adjustments to help you thrive at work.

This is an opportunity for us to check in, chat, get and/or give support, and get to know each other a little better. Let’s catch up :)

This is an opportunity for us to check in, chat, get and/or give support, and get to know each other a little better. Let’s catch up :)

For this month’s event we will be creating a safe space for members to join, be open, share, discuss, listen and grow.

Join us and be welcomed as your authentic self.

This month’s scheduled meeting is a drop-in forum, where we can all come together to share and receive tips, guidance and advice about preparing for and participating in interviews for Occupational Therapy roles.

Our first meeting of this new year is an opportunity for us to check in, chat, get and/or give support, and get to know each other a little better. Let’s catch up :)

For the last BAMEOTUK session of 2022, we are making time to come together for some self-compassion, a guided relaxation practice and an opportunity for us to share what has gone well for us across this past year.

This CPD session is for BAMEOTUK new registrants and students who are within one year of completing their training, to have a forum for support and advice.

Join us on Twitter on World OT Day at 8pm as we explore what positive change we can bring to the world as a community.

Interested in coming to the meeting? Complete the join us form on the homepage in order to receive regular updates on network meetings/events and joining instructions for the Zoom call via email.

Otherwise, feel free to DM us on Twitter or email us at bameotuk@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested in coming :)

Join us for an exciting day of talks, workshops & discussions exploring the insights and contributions of Black, Asian & Minoritised Ethnicity occupational therapists across the UK and the wider diaspora.