A free workshop for senior secondary school pupils interested in pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy will be held at Robert Gordon University (RGU) later this year.
The event ‘A Day in the Life of an Occupational Therapist’ will be held for S5 and S6 pupils in the University’s Faculty of Health and Social Care for from 9.30am to 3pm on Monday, September 7.
Pupils will learn what skills are involved in Occupational Therapy, see the diverse areas within the role and find out what occupational therapists do in their daily work.
They will also learn more about the Occupational Therapy degree, which is delivered by RGU’s School of Health Science, by meeting current students, course lecturers and local practitioners.
Dawn Mitchell, Subject Lead in Occupational Therapy at RGU said: “We look forward to welcoming pupils who are interested in learning more about Occupational Therapy and showing them what the job entails.
“We’ll use our modern clinical skills centre during the workshop which will allow the pupils to try several practical activities with volunteer patients in a simulated hospital setting as well as other domestic settings.”
Due to limited numbers, the workshop is designed for only pupils seriously considering a career in Occupational Therapy.
For more information on the workshop, please contact Marianne Wood via m.l.wood1@rgu.ac.uk or (01224) 263367.
Online registration for the event is now available at this link: www.rgu.ac.uk/otworkshop