Happy #WorldOTDay! As COTEC celebrates 40 years of BIG Accomplishments, our Executive Committee reminds us that meaningful participation happens in everyday life. Small moments. Meaningful occupations. BIG impact.

Thank you to everyone who joined COTEC's webinar, “Illuminating the Dark Side of Occupations”! Special thanks to Anneliis Aavik, Dr Nikki Daniels, Dr Clare Hart & Sam Baker for making this thought-provoking session possible. 🎥 Recording coming soon!

𝟏𝟐 → 𝟑𝟑 In 2021, COTEC welcomed its 33rd Member Association. Four decades of expanding collaboration between Occupational Therapy Associations across Europe. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

The venue changed. The connection didn't. In 2021, the second COTEC–ENOTHE Congress moved online, allowing the European OT community to continue meeting and sharing despite extraordinary circumstances. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔 📍 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 🇮🇪 COTEC + ENOTHE held their first joint Congress. Education · Practice · Research · Policy Different perspectives. One profession. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓 A new visual identity for COTEC. As the organisation evolved, the way we presented ourselves evolved too. Logos change. Purpose remains. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟑 📍 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 🇲🇹 A new structure. A renewed Constitution. The first COTEC General Assembly under the new model. Another important chapter in COTEC's development. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

We asked COTEC representatives one question: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮? Different countries. Different answers. One European OT community. 🌍 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆? #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

World Mental Health Day | 10 October Mental health is essential to health, wellbeing, and participation in everyday life. Today we also recognise the importance of accessible, person-centred mental health services and the valuable contribution of Occupational Therapy.

In 2011, COTEC was formally registered as an NGO under German law – strengthening the organisational foundations behind our European work. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎: 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries. COTEC's identity evolved alongside its European reach. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

1⃣9⃣9⃣5⃣ COTEC helped initiate the establishment of ENOTHE, strengthening European collaboration in Occupational Therapy higher education with support from ERASMUS. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

📬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰! Catch up on the latest COTEC news and updates: 👉 mailchi.mp/3321c72ca54d/sept… Want to make sure you never miss an edition? Use the 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 button at the bottom of the newsletter.

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1⃣9⃣9⃣2⃣ COTEC's CHART became the Summary of Professions, helping build a clearer picture of Occupational Therapy across Europe. Because strengthening a profession starts with understanding it. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

An excellent opportunity for Occupational Therapy Practitioners to develop their Leadership Skills!

No email. No shared drive. No social media. In 1989, COTEC Member Associations sent their news by post, it was compiled into a newsletter, and copies were mailed back across Europe. Connection, 1989-style. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟖 📍 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐥, 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥. Just two years after COTEC was founded, the first European Congress brought Occupational Therapists together to exchange ideas and build connections across borders. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔: 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟐. 12 National Occupational Therapy Associations came together around one shared ambition: stronger European collaboration. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐧. #COTEC40 #BigAccomplishments

𝟒𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. Following another COTEC Governance Day and General Assembly, we’re looking back at the milestones that brought us here. Over the coming weeks, follow our journey through 40 years of COTEC. #COTEC40