Membership

Membership Benefits

On joining you will be given information about other members who have agreed to share their contact details, countries where they have served and what their special interest and expertise is.

You will receive a bi-annual newsletter with articles on clinical, cultural and many other issues.

You will also be invited to attend an annual study day on topics such as cultural awareness, making assistive devices from cardboard, lifting and handling with lo-tech equipment and many others. These study days are also wonderful opportunities to share accounts of your experiences with others who may have similar, or very different stories to tell, or who could inspire you and offer wise advice about future plans.

This website contains certain pages that are also "members only".  During 2012, ADAPT aims to develop sections on useful resources and events to give more back to our members.

Who can join

Open to Chartered Physiotherapists and student members of the CSP.

Associate membership is open to other AHPs such as Occupational Therapists and to therapists from abroad.

Subscriptions

For the 2012/13 membership, subcription costs are:

£20 Salaried member and associate member

£10 Student/unsalaried member

ADAPT is a non-profit making organisation and membership fees will be used to cover overheads, produce a membership list and fund study days.

How to become a member

To find out more about ADAPT and to join please use the application form link below.

Communicating by email saves time and funds and enables us to be in more immediate touch with you. It can be frustrating though when you change your address and don’t tell us. We ask that signed up members are conscientious about informing the membership secretary when they change their email address.

What is expected of members?

A willingness to:

• share their experiences working in under-resourced countries to the benefit of students interested in overseas placements in under-resourced countries, colleagues planning to, currently working and returning from working in under-resourced countries.
• share cross-cultural expertise and experiences with colleagues working in cross-cultural settings in the UK
• participate in planning and implementing cross-cultural training in the CSP and WCPT and with other AHPs
• contribute to cross-cultural issues in CSP policies.

Membership Renewal 2012/13

Membership is open to annually subscribing members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and student members. Annual subscription for 2012 is £20 for salaried members or £10 for unsalaried members/students, and runs from 1st February 2012 - 31st January 2013.  The renewal form can be found at the bottom of this page.

Please ensure your email address is always updated with the membership secretary if it changes as most of our communication is by email.

Please complete form and return with your cheque, made payable to ADAPT to:

Cristina Rafter
ADAPT Membership Secretary
1 Granville Road, London   N4 4EJ
United Kingdom

Support for CPD/lifelong learning

Annual Study Days address issues pertinent to CPD while abroad and returning to work in the UK.

Individual and group advice on individual issues while abroad.

Valuing of experience abroad by encouragement to contribute to cross-cultural issues in the UK

Events

• Annual Study Day each September
• Skype and face-to face committees meetings every three months
• PN stand at CSP Annual Congress
• Member involvement in ACPC and ACPIN study days and participation in OT Frontiers and Communication Therapy International study days