Frances Rutherford Lecture 2015: Possibilities for the Future: Doing Well Together as Agents of Change

Abstract

None of us can predict what the future holds. However, as an agent of change, occupational therapists will not only strengthen the profession, they will make a significant difference to the health, well-being, and occupational outcomes of the people and communities we serve. I suggest the challenges ahead include: how and where we practice, how to be more responsive in the bi-cultural context, how to educate the next generation of occupational therapists, how to support and develop leaders, and how to build a stronger profession. Our success in the changing world will require reform, responsibility, and innovation. "He waka eke noa" - we are all in this same boat together.