Published: Thursday 9 July 2026
OTA’s vision is that the new and expanded system of psychosocial supports will harness the full potential of the occupational therapy workforce, which is uniquely skilled and qualified to support the recovery and independence of people with psychosocial disabilities.
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Psychosocial supports advice and actions for Government - Summary
7 January 2025
Elspeth Pearson Award
In recognition of her dedication and contribution to her profession, the Pearson family and Occupational Therapy Australia have established an award fund to enable newly qualified occupational therapists and final-year university students to broaden their education or experience within the profession.
27 March 2025
Early Career Researcher Award
This award is one category of OTA's Research Awards, which acknowledge a member’s contribution towards the advancement of the research base of occupational therapy in four categories: early career researcher, mid career researcher, clinical researcher, and research team.
31 March 2025
OTseeker
The OTseeker database provides abstracts of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and other resources appropriate to OT interventions. The database is more comprehensive pre-2016 and should be complemented with other resources (PubMed, OT journals and Google Scholar) for findings on more recent research.
Psychosocial supports advice and actions for Government - Full version
