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About Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries

COTEC was established in 1986 with the purpose of coordinating the views of the National Associations of Occupational Therapy in Europe. The aim of COTEC is to enable National Associations of Occupational Therapists to work together to develop, harmonise and improve standards of professional practice and advance the theory of Occupational Therapy throughout Europe to best address the social and health issues affecting European citizens. COTEC strives to make Occupational Therapy visible, valued, accessible and available for all European citizens by supporting its members and by collaborating on a European level. COTEC is the European organization for all Occupational Therapists through their National Associations, with the purpose of ensuring an adequate number of high-quality occupational therapy practitioners and services in Europe. COTEC is a non-profit organisation (NGO) and represents 33 European Occupational Therapy Associations and more than 205,000 Occupational Therapists. COTEC is a regional group of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). Since 2014 COTEC is registered in the European Transparency Register, facilitating an open decision-making process in Europe.