Occupational Therapy
Hello there! We are the Derby Occupational Therapy Society (D.O.T.S)!
The D.O.T.S ethos comprises of three parts:
- Inspire - creating socials to build friendships and have fun!
- Impact - charity work to support our local and wider community!
- Inform - educational events about the profession, AHPs, and more!
We host events each month based on our ethos, so there is always plenty to get involved with and do!
You don’t even have to be studying occupational therapy, anyone can join! We ask that you respect our ethos!
We are open to ideas and suggestions and very much promote interprofessional learning between all health, social care and medical professions.
There will be events in which you will get a CPD certificate too, plus one for joining. Meaning you could potentially gain CPD certificates a year to use as evidence of continuous learning!
We would love to hold an end of year ball for 2024. Please get in touch with us about this.
And, if that wasn’t enough, in 2020, DOTS were the proud winners of many awards!
- NSVA National Student Wellbeing Award 2020 (Eating Disorder Awareness Week);
- Most Charitable Society of the Year;
- Academic Society of the Year;
- Committee Recognition;
- Union Colours;
- Union Societies Platinum Status;
- Society of the Year.
However, D.O.T.S is nothing without its members! Yes, We Need You!!!
We are planning lots of events in the next few weeks, both physical and virtual so you will find something to suit you! Keep an eye out on our social media sites and come along to our stand in fresher’s week (don’t be put off by OT-REX, he’s vegetarian). We’re a friendly (if not a little eccentric), bunch of people and the society has a very strong sense of community, supporting one another and promoting the OT love! Please come and say hi to us and get involved!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DerbyOTSociety/
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/DerbyOTsociety
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derbyuniotsociety/
We hope to see you soon!
