Narratives submitted by WFOT members that provide examples regarding occupational therapy initiatives for influencing change, with an emphasis on analysing lessons learned.
- Advocacy for the dignity of older adults - Describes how occupational therapists in Québec, Canada denounced low quality of care for older adults living in residential care.
- Occupational Therapy as a Statutory Service in the Norwegian Municipal Health Service Act - Describes the successful advocacy efforts of the Norwegian Association of Occupational Therapists Association to include occupational therapy services in the Norwegian Municipal Health Service Act.
- Successfully advocating for an occupational therapy law in Argentina - Outlines the work of the national occupational therapy association to update the legal framework for occupational therapy practice in Argentina. Also available in Spanish.
- Establishing occupational therapy in Rwanda: Some ingredients in our success - Describes the process of establishing the profession in Rwanda, including creating a national association, launching an entry-level education programme and gaining full membership in WFOT.
- Advocating for the Inclusion of Occupational Therapy in a Student Health Benefits Plan - describes how occupational therapy students advocated for insurance health benefit coverage of occupational therapy services for graduate students in their university.
- Supporting Special Needs Teachers in Tanzania - describes how occupational therapists supported teachers in the education of children with an intellectual disability.
- Rehabilitation Response to the 2021 Haiti Earthquake - Describes how occupational therapists and occupational therapy students demonstrated the value of rehabilitation following the 2021 Haiti earthquake. Also available in French.
- Enriching Arabic Content of Occupational Therapy in the Arab World - Arabic for Everyone: Enriching Arabic Content of Occupational Therapy in the Arab World – Describes how an international team in the Arab world designed and implemented a project to better integrate the Arabic language in occupational therapy practice, research and education. Also available in Arabic.