Moving from the U.S. to work as an OT in Chile

hthumser12

Greetings!

I am currently in the process of completing my master's in occupational therapy (in the United States). I will be an entry level OT as of May 2019. My soon-to-be husband is Chilean and I am hoping to move to Valparaíso/Viña del Mar to live with him. I speak Spanish well and am hoping to become an OT there. Does anyone know about what the process is like to validate my career? If you have more details, I would be happy to share my email address to discuss more. Thank you so much!

Enrique

Hi, unfortunately there is not updated info about this in WFOT website. The last information I've got is dated 2013. I send you a copy anyway but please be aware that it is not official information. I have this information because I used to be the WFOT Delegate from Chile.
Enrique Henny

CHILE

1. Language(s) spoken: Spanish

2. Registration Requirements to Practice in your Country:
a) Do occupational therapists need to register with a federal/national organisation to practice in your country? Yes
Professional Titles should be approved by the government. The procedure will be different depending of the country of origin. Please look requirements at: Universidad de Chile: http://www.uchile.cl/portal/presentacion/relaciones-internacionales/revalidacion-de-titulos-extranjeros/6676/antecedentes and
http://www.chileatiende.cl/fichas/ver/2461

b) Do occupational therapists need to register with a state/regional organisation to practice in your country? No

c) If the registering organisation is not the national occupational therapy association, is it compulsory for occupational therapists to also join the association? No

3. National Occupational Therapy Association details:
National Association address, contact details and website:
Colegio de Terapeutas Ocupacionales de Chile AG
http://www.terapia-ocupacional.cl/
colegiotochile@gmail.com
colegio@terapia-ocupacional.cl

4. Minimum Requirements for Employment:
a) Number of years of post qualifying experience None

b) Graduate from a WFOT approved programme only No

c) Language(s) required for occupational therapists to practice Spanish

5. Employment Opportunities:
a) Is occupational therapy recognised as a shortage occupation in your country? No

b) Source of information e.g. publications/websites where occupational therapists can seek employment opportunities in your country (please list)
Usually facebook related pages, such as:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/26900302646/
https://www.facebook.com/COLTOChile
https://www.facebook.com/groups/12197659893/