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Sweden
Address (Office):
Sveriges Arbetsterapeuter – Box 760 S-131 24 Nacka Sweden
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Arbetsterapeut
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 12,338
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 118.04
Number of qualified OT’s each year: 400
Length of study programme: 4 years
Norway
Address (Office):
Ergoterapeutene – Stortingsgata 2 0158 Oslo Norway
Tel (Office): +47 22059900
Mobile: +47 22059900
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergoterapeut
Number of practising OTs in the country: 5575
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 101.28
Number of qualified OTs each year: ca. 286
Length of study programme: 3 years
Finland
Address (Office):
TOI ry – Rautatieläisenkatu 6 00520 Helsinki Finland
Tel (Office): +358408234413
Mobile: +358408234413
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Toimintaterapeutti / Ergoterapeut
Number of practising OTs in the country: 3700
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 66.69
Number of qualified OTs every year: 200
Length of the study programme: 3.5 years
Russia
Address (Office):
Russian Professional Association of Ergotherapists (COTEC Associate Member)
Tel (Office): +7 929 104 48 18
Fax: +7 812 448 39 63
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergotherapist
Number of practising OTs in the country: 120
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 0.03
Number of qualified OTs each year: 25
Iceland
Address (Office):
Icelandic Occupational Therapy Association Borgartuni 6 105 Reykjavik Iceland
Tel (Office): +354 895 6310
Mobile: +354 895 6310
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Iðjuþjálfi
Number of practising OTs in the country: 350
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 92.11
Number of qualified OTs each year: 10-18
Length of study programme: 3 years
Georgia
Address (Office):
Dgebuadze #1, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel (Office): 995-551-21-85-85
Mobile: 995-551-21-85-85
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Okupaciuri Terapevti
Number of practising OTs in the country: 38
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 1.03
Number of qualified OTs every year: 5
Length of study programme: 4 years
Cyprus
Address (Office):
Cyprus Federation of Occupational Therapists – P.O. Box 16202 2087 Acropoli Nicosia Cyprus
Tel (Office): +35(7)9 935 15 17
Mobile: +35(7)9 935 15 17
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title:Εργοθεραπευτής /Εργοθεραπεύτρια
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 296
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 39.72
Number of OT’s who qualify each year: 35
Length of OT Programme: 4 years
Romania
Address (Office):
Podgoria nr. 210, 410184, Oradea, Romania
Tel (Office): +0407 42411977
Mobile: +0407 42411977
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title:Terapeut Ocupațional
Number of practising OTs in the country: 200
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population:1.05
Number of OTs who qualify each year: 90-100
Length of Programme: 3 years
Bulgaria
Address (Office):15 Konstantin Irechek Str.- 7000 Ruse Bulgaria
Tel (Office): 00359 884 045 994
Mobile: 00359 884 045 994
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ерготерапия, Occupational Therapist
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 65
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 0.95
Number of qualified OT’s every year: 15
Length of study programme: 4 years
Greece
Address (Office):
Panhellenic Association of Ergotherapists – Gavrielidou 8 Athens 111-41 Greece
Tel (Office): (+30) 210 32 28 979
Mobile: (+30) 210 32 28 979
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Occupational Therapist
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 4582
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 51.03
Number of qualified OT’s every year: 180
Length of study programme: 3 years
Serbia
Address (Office):
Društvo Radnih Terapeuta Srbije – Sokobanjska 13 11000 Belgrade Serbia
Tel (Office): 00381604881537
Mobile: 00381604881537
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Radni terapeut
Number of practising OTs in the country: 150
Number of practising OTs per 100.000 head of population: 2.21
Number of qualified OTs each year: 30-50
Length of study programme: 3 years
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Address (Office):
Udruzenje radnih terapeuta u Bosni i Hercegovini, Slatinska 11, 78 000 Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel (Office): 00387 65 612 406
Mobile: 00387 65 612 406
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Diplomirani radni terapeut
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 52
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 1.49
Number of OT’s who qualify each year: 17
Croatia
Address (Office):
Hrvatska udruga radnih terapeuta – Vukomerec 45 10000 Zagreb Croatia
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title:
– Viši radni terapeut/ Prvostupnik/ca radne terapije
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 654
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 16.93
Number of qualified OT’s each year: 40
Length of study programme: 3 years
Slovenia
Address (Office):
Slovenian Association of Occupational Therapists – Linhartova 51 1000 Ljubljana Slovenija
Tel (Office): +386 41 966 549
Mobile: +386 41 966 549
E-Mail (Office): Contact or Here
General information:
Recognised professional title: Diplomirani delovni terapevt
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 630
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 29.90
Number of qualified OT’s each year: ca. 40
Length of study programme: 3 years
Austria
Address (Office):
Ergotherapie Austria – Bundesverband der Ergotherapeutinnen und Ergotherapeuten Österreichs
Holzmeistergasse 7-9/2/1
1210 Wien – Austria
Tel (Office): +43(0)1 895 54 76
Mobile: +43(0)664/ 8851 4844
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Occupational Therapist
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 4582
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 51.03
Number of qualified OT’s every year: 180
Length of study programme: 3 years
More information in our Summary of the Profession
Czech Republic
Address (Office):
Česká Asociace Ergoterapeutů Albertov 2049/7, 128 00 Praha 2 IČO: 62348451
Tel (Office): +420 731 323 838
Mobile: +420 731 323 838
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergoterapeut
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 1370
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 13.03
Number of qualified OT’s every year: 70
Length of study programme: 3 years
Poland
Address (Office):
Al. Jana Pawła II 78, 31-571 Kraków
Tel (Office): +48 (12)683 11 02
Mobile: +48 (12)683 11 02
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Occupational Therapist
Number of practising OTs in the country: 550
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 1.46
Number of OTs who qualify each year: 80
Lithuania
Address (Office):
Lietuvos ergoterapeutų draugija -Lithuanian Association of Occupational Therapists, Eiveniu 2 Kaunas, Lithuania
Tel (Office): +37067374528
Mobile: +37067374528
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergoterapeutas
Number of practising OTs in the country: 500
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 17.82
Number of qualified OTs each year: 50
Length of study programme: 3 years
Latvia
Address (Office):
Latvijas Ergoterapeitu Asociācija – Miera iela 28-3 Riga Riga LV – 1001, Latvia
Tel (Office): +371 26453595
Mobile: +371 26453595
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergoterapeits
Number of practising OTs in the country: 210
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 11.2
Number of qualified OTs each year: 15
Length of study programme: 4 years
Estonia
Address (Office):
Estonian Association of Occupational Therapists – Kännu tn 67, Tallinn, Harjumaa, 13418
Estonia
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Tegevusterapeut
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 150
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 11.26
Number of qualified OT’s every year: 13
Length of study programme: 4 years
Denmark
Address (Office):
The Danish Association of Occupational Therapists – Nørre Voldgade 90 DK-1358 Kbh. K.
Denmark
Tel (Office): +4588826270
Mobile: +4588826270
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergoterapeut
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 12,000
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 204.31
Number of qualified OT’s every year: 450
Length of study programme: 3.5 years
Germany
Address (Office):
Deutscher Verband Ergotherapie e.V. – German Association Occupational Therapy Becker-Goering-Str. 26/1, 76307 Karlsbad Germany
Tel (Office): +49 7248 – 91 81 0
Mobile: +49 7248 – 91 81 0
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergotherapeutin / Ergotherapeut
Number of practising OTs in the country: ca. 61,000
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 73.28
Number of qualified OTs each year: ca. 2,650
Length of study programme: 3 years (diploma), 4 years (degree)
Netherlands
Address (Office):
Orteliuslaan 750 – 3528 BB Utrecht The Netherlands
Tel (Office): + 31(3)0 262 83 56
Mobile: + 31(3)0 262 83 56
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergotherapeut
Number of practising OTs in the country: 6300
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 35.81
Number of qualified OTs each year: 200
Length of study programme: 4 years
Belgium
Address (Office):
Ergotherapie Belgium, Warandestraat 42A 9140, Temse, Belgium
Tel (Office): +32(0) 472 100 002
Mobile: +32(0) 472 100 002
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergotherapeut/Ergotherapeutin
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 14,433
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population: 124.23
Number of qualified OT’s each year: 850
Length of study programme: 3 years
Luxembourg
Address (Office):
Association Luxembourgeoise des Ergothérapeutes Diplomes (ALED) – BP 1176 L-1011 Luxembourg
Tel (Office): 00352 621 769 849
Mobile: 00352 621 769 849
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergotherapeute
Number of practising OTs in the country: 380
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 58.88
Number of qualified OTs each year: 6
Length of study programme: N/A
Switzerland
Address (Office):
ErgotherapeutInnen-Verband Schweiz EVS/ASE – Altenbergstrasse 29 Postfach 686 3000 Bern 8
Tel (Office): +41(3)1 313 88 44
Mobile: +41(3)1 313 88 44
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: dipl.ergotherapeutin HF, ab 2009 bachelor in Ergotherapie FH
Number of practising OTs in the country: 3400
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 38.90
Number of qualified OTs each year: 400
Length of study programme: 4 years
France
Address (Office):
ANFE 64, Rue Nationale CS 41362 75214 PARIS CEDEX 13
Tel (Office): +33 1 45 84 30 97
Mobile: +33 1 45 84 30 97
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Ergotherapeute
Number of practising OT’s in the country: 14,217
Number of practising OT’s per/ 100.000 head of population:20.94
Number of qualified OT’s every year: ca. 1000
Length of study programme: 3 years
Spain
Address (Office):
Calle Rosalía de Castro 19 local, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Tel (Office): +34 692 151 037
Mobile: +34 692 151 037
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Terapeutas occupationales
Number of practising OTs in the country: ca. 9000
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 19.38
Number of qualified OTs each year: 900
Length of study programme: 4 years
Portugal
Address (Office):
Associação Portuguesa de Terapeutas Ocupacionais – Rua Ernesto da Silva No 8 Benfica
1500- 268 Lisboa
Tel (Office): + 35 1217 666 57
Mobile: + 35 1217 666 57
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Terapeuta Ocupacional
Number of practising OTs in the country: 2607
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 25.18
Number of qualified OTs each year: 150
Length of study programme: 4 years
Malta
Address (Office):
Malta Association of Occupational Therapists – The Professional Centre, Sliema Road, Gzira, Malta
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Occupational Therapist
Number of practising OTs in the country: 153
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 29.37
Number of qualified OTs each year: ca 10
Length of study programme: 4 years
Italy
Address (Office):
AITO- Via Angelo Emo 144 00136 Roma Italy
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Terapista Occupazionale
Number of practising OTs in the country: 2624
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 4.45
Number of qualified OTs each year: 200
Length of study programme: 3 years
Ireland
Address (Office):
Association of the Occupational Therapists of Ireland, Office 201, 18 Herbert Street, Dublin 2, D02 FK19
Tel (Office): +35(3)1 874 8136
Mobile: +35(3)1 874 8136
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Occupational therapist
Number of practising OTs in the country: 3361
Number of practising OTs per/ 100.000 head of population: 66.42
Number of qualified OTs each year: 125
Length of study programme: 4 years
United Kingdom
Address (Office):
106/114 Borough High Street, Southwark, London SE1 1LB, United Kingdom
Tel (Office): + 44 (0)20 3141 4653
Mobile: + 44 (0)20 3141 4653
E-Mail (Office): Contact
General information:
Recognised professional title: Occupational Therapist
Number of practising OTs in the country: 41,732
Number of practicing OTs per 100.000/head: 61.8
Number of qualified OTs each year: 1700
Length of study programme: 3 years
Membership Benefits
COTEC provides representation for occupational therapists at the European level, ensuring members stay informed on relevant policies, standards, and legislation. It offers opportunities to engage in EU consultations, participate in EU-driven projects, and present at European events. COTEC also facilitates networking with professionals from 33 European OT National Associations, fostering collaboration on guidance documents and promoting achievements through its platforms. Additionally, COTEC encourages cross-cultural experiences and supports a broader perspective on professional practice within the European OT community.