Occupational Therapy Shortages in the News

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The Ministry of Children and Family Development recently released a request for proposal seeking a plan to recruit and retain pediatric occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech-language pathologists.

Jason Gordon, the provincial advocate for the BC Association for Child Development and Intervention, cites a lack of training seats as a key issue in the shortage.

CAOT-BC responded to this article with a letter to the editor of the newspaper.

Do you work in pediatrics? Have a story about staffing shortages? Send them to CAOT-BC: caotbc@caot.ca

Read full article in the Abbotsford News