Introductions to the facilitators and the course
Understanding different business structures (E.g. Sole Trader Vs Company)
Business practicalities: Insurance, Tax & Accountancy
Business practicalities: Developing your idea
Marketing your business
Legal and ethical issues for private practitioners
Resourcing yourself in private practice
Optimising your time in private practice
How much experience do you need to set up in private practice?
Questions
Maureen Ryan - SOAR Therapy
Josephine Dolan _ The Well-being Atelier
Emma Connolly - Full Potential Occupational Therapy
Jessica Kennedy_ My OT and Me
Clarifying Scope of Practice - Jessica Kennedy My OT and Me
Corinna Keaney_ Occupational Therapy NI
Katie Caspero_ OT Graphically
Why did you set up in private practice?
What are some of the challenges of self-employment?
What are the benefits of working in private practice?
Business supports/ CPD to help sustain you in practice
Software and technology to support your business
Lessons Learnt
What advice would you give to someone who is thinking about setting up in private practice?
How to set up in private practice OT - Presentation Slides
Business practicalities prompt worksheet
Developing your business idea worksheet
Financial Planning Tool
Document Checklist_Policy Templates
Marketing your business worksheet
Occupational Therapy Private Practice Helpful Resources
Tools and Applications to Support Operations
Hudgins et al (2018) Opening a Private Practice in Occupational Therapy
CORU (2019) Occupational Therapists Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
