Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) University of Worcester

Overview

You'll have sessions in Ability House – a converted house with specialist adaptations made to the kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms. This allows you to practise your skills in a realistic and supportive setting. You’ll also work closely with service users and carers throughout the course, ensuring your learning is grounded in lived experience.

At Worcester, our assessments are designed to reflect the realities of professional practice, supporting your transition into a new career with confidence. As a postgraduate student, you’ll be encouraged to carry out your own research and write for publication, developing the critical thinking and communication skills expected at this level. You’ll study alongside students from other health and social care professions, such as physiotherapy, preparing you to work collaboratively with teams you’ll encounter in practice.

Placements

By the end of this course, you will have undertaken at least 1000 hours of assessed professional practice. Our dedicated therapy placement team organise this for you, giving you a range of different experiences throughout the course.

Recent placements have included occupational therapy roles in:

• NHS and private hospitals
• Adult social care
• Community mental health or learning disability teams
• Residential mental health facilities
• Postural case services
• Woodland therapy settings
• Community rehabilitation teams
• Schools, both mainstream and specialist
• Charities and businesses
• Specialist equipment suppliers and services
• Project and research based placements