What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and well being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. Occupational therapists achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do, or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement. (WFOT 2012)
How Does Occupational Therapy Help?
Occupation is the purposeful use of time and energy in self-care, work and leisure activities. Occupational therapy is the design and use of therapeutic activities to increase independent function in self-care, work, and leisure; to enhance development; and to prevent disability. It may include adaptation of task or environment to achieve maximum independence and to enhance quality of life.
- Self-care activities, e.g. eating, grooming, dressing, functional mobility, toileting, bathing, etc.
- Household management, e.g. cooking, shopping, household cleansing, etc.
- Work or Study
- Leisure and play
- Quality of life
How Do I find an Occupational Therapist?
Membership Registration
Terms of HKOTA membership
Membership Year
A membership year will subsist from 1st May to 30th April of the subsequent year.
Membership Tenures and Subscription Fee
New Application
Renew
Full Member
- OT graduate & local practice OT
1 Year
3 Year
5 Years
$390
$1,050
$1,650
$350
$940
$1,480
Full membership for life (FMFL)
- Age 60 or above and had been full member in past 8 years
1 Year
Free
Free
Student member
1 academic year
4 academic years
$100
$200
$100
$200
Associate member
- non-HK resident OT
1 Year
$390
$390
Full Member
- OT graduate & local practice OT
New Application
Renew
1 Year
$390
$350
3 Years
$1,050
$940
5 Years
$1,650
$1,480
Full membership for life (FMFL)
- Age 60 or above and had been full member in past 8 years
New Application / Renew
1 Year
Free
Student Member
New Application / Renew
1 academic year
$100
4 academic years
$200
Associate Member
New Application / Renew
1 Year
$390
Membership Benefits
Full Member
Full membership for life (FMFL)
- Having voting rights
- Receiving journal of HKOTA
- Having priorities in attending course organized by HKOTA and may enjoy discount in relevant course fees
- Enjoying most of the benefits of the Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff (visit www.nurse.org.hk for details)
- Eligible to join professional indemnity insurance schemefor HKOTA members
Student Member
Associate Member
- Enjoying priorities in attending course and activity organized by HKOTA and may enjoy discount in relevant course fees
- Receiving journal of HKOTA
***For new member registration, 5 working days for verification of application information and supporting documents are required. New member will receive a confirmation email with login details for your new account upon successful membership subscription. Member’s benefits will be effective when membership subscription is confirmed. Please ensure your personal information is sufficiently provided (FULL Name in English and Chinese, HKID e.g. A123xxx(x)) for our smooth vetting process.
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