The UK doesn’t have a single, named occupational therapy model — and that isn’t a failure of theory. It’s a reflection of how UK OT actually works. In this episode, we unpack why UK practice grew without a branded model, how the NHS, social care, housing, and MDT culture shaped a different kind of professional reasoning, and why many experienced OTs feel uneasy saying “I don’t really use a model.” This conversation reframes that discomfort as maturity: model-literate, not model-bound practice. If you’ve ever felt that real OT work doesn’t fit neatly into diagrams, this episode puts words to what you’re already doing.
