The Top Ten Most Influential Occupational Therapists On Twitter

We understand that working in Occupational Therapy can be very time-consuming and it’s hard to keep up with the latest news. This is why we’ve put together a list of who we think are the top ten most influential Occupational Therapists on Twitter (of course they’re in no particular order) to keep you up to date!

Julia Scott

@JuliaScottRCOT

Follow @juliascottrcot

Followers: 2,237

Profile Born: 2015

Tweets by JuliaScottRCOT

Julia Scott is the Chief Executive of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. The Royal College (RCOT) pride themselves for being the voice of Occupational Therapists across the UK and as their Chief Executive, Julia is able will have a unique insight into how they operate. 

Louise Cusack

@louisecusack
Follow @louisecusack

Followers: 2,348

Profile Born: 2009

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Louise Cusack is the UK Regional and Specialist Sections Manager at the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

Rachel Booth

@OT_rach
Follow @ot_rach

Followers: 2,796

Profile Born: 2012

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Rachel Booth is a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist for Acute and Rehab Services.

Helen OTUK

@Helen_OTUK
Follow @helen_otuk

Followers: 5,963

Profile Born: 2011

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Helen is an occupational therapist and sees herself as an explorer of social media for professional development.

Stuart Barrow

@otindependence
Follow @otindependence

Followers: 1,112

Profile Born: 2013

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Stuart is Managing Director At Promoting Independence – Occupational Therapy Company Specialising in Housing Adaptations, Bespoke Consultancy and Running OTAC.

Bethan Mair Edwards

@pixiegirle
Follow @pixiegirle

Followers: 1,752

Profile Born: 2009

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Bethan is an NHS Research Occupational Therapist.

Clarissa Sorlie

@GeekyOT
Follow @geekyot

Followers: 3,945

Profile Born: 2009

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Clarissa is a Locum Occupational Therapist for the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and has been an OT for the past 10 years.

Kate Sheehan

@theotservice
Follow @theotservice

Followers: 2,007

Profile Born: 2009

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Kate is an Occupational Therapist who runs the Specialist Housing Occupational Therapy Company which provides expert OT’s via a nationwide network to case managers and commercial companies.  

Sarah Bodell

@OTSalfordUni
Follow @otsalforduni

Followers: 2,996

Profile Born: 2008

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Sarah is a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy and Chair of RCOT Conference Development Team.

Diane Cox

@dianecox61
Follow @dianecox61

Followers: 1,948

Profile Born: 2013

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Diane Cox is a Professor of Occupational Therapy and a Director of Research @UoCResearch whilst being a fellow of Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

If you’re an Occupational Therapist you may be interested in our OT Referral Programme. You can find more information regarding this here. 

Also, if you know an Occupational Therapist who you think should be on this list get in touch below!