Occupational Therapy in Ethiopia

Currently, there are no local occupational therapy educational programs to develop the profession through the native population and there is no licensure process for occupational therapists in Ethiopia. Foreign occupational therapists serve in Ethiopia on a rotating short term volunteer basis through several organizations and programs, including ours.

We are currently working on several projects to develop capacity within Ethiopia including:

• Fieldwork/practice placement for occupational therapy students. This program was developed in collaboration with the University of Ghent in Belgium and currently includes participants from other European universities. It can be adapted to meet the needs of other occupational therapy professional educational programs and is based on evidence for tenets in transformative learning, service learning, and role emerging occupational therapy practice.
• Supervision of student research for field studies
• Development of short term (2-4 weeks) continuing educational programs for credentialed occupational therapists who are interested in a transformative, collaborative, cross cultural service learning experience
• Development of the first university level professional education program in Ethiopia

If you are interested in participating in any of our programs, please contact us!