Board, Auditors and Office

What is the main achievement of your career in OT? Some main achievements in recent years: 1) Becoming a president of Lithuanian Occupational therapists association at the support of most of the OT members, 2) Taking a role of ENOTHE board. Also creating sensory integration curriculum in childhood trauma care field. I believe it is important to have OTs in different fields, because occupational therapy has a power to see a person from varies angles and see the need behind the behaviour.

What I have to offer to ENOTHE? Lots of ideas and inspirations from different practical and educational fields of Occupational therapy in Lithuania. Also experiences as an occupational therapist, lecturer and more then 5 years being as a board member of Lithuanian Occupational therapy association. I have skills in organising events, working in different professional, multidisciplinary, educational and research teams. Moreover, I am willing to share my knowledge in childhood trauma, relational trauma, sensory integration and attachment fields.

What are your dreams concerning the future of ENOTHE? To support and make ENOTHE a place where knowledge can inspire all members and OT education communities internationally. Creating a space for OT educators in Europe to share their knowledge and experience. Also to have a secure base where everyone could be seen, heard and understood.

What is the main achievement of your career in OT? Involvement in the national association and now ENOTHE and the opportunity to promote quality in occupational therapy education. Working in education, it is always an achievement for me to accompany students on their journey and to see them become great therapists, who stand up for important issues and shaping the occupational therapy of tomorrow.

What I have to offer to ENOTHE? My pedagogical and therapeutic knowledge, especially in the field of practice education. My curiosity, enthusiasm for new subjects and willingness to learn something new. Listening to others, taking their ideas and adding to them. And also, my ability to look for practical solutions to any kind of problem.

What are your dreams concerning the future of ENOTHE? I want ENOTHE to be a strong network that can respond to the different situations and needs of its members. In view of the current political situation in Europe and worldwide, it should be a unifying force that supports occupational therapists in addressing societal issues and changes together.

What is the main achievement of your career in OT? My main achievements in my career in OT, is building rapport between OT practitioners and the OT Programme I work at, building and advancing the curriculum of the programme via the re-validation procedure and establishing the placement network with stakeholders for the OT programme.

What do I have to offer to ENOTHE? I am a hard-working and enthusiastic person, with a lot of ideas and dreams for the OT profession and the OT community. My involvement and focus in OT education for the last eleven years has given me experiences that I’d love to share with colleagues across Europe. I’m also a team-player, therefore I love the idea of have to work in a team of excellent colleagues from different backgrounds.

What are your dreams concerning the future of ENOTHE? Being elected as a board member of ENOTHE is an honour for me. My dream for the future of ENOTHE is to foster stronger collaboration among occupational therapy educators, researchers, and practitioners across Europe, ensuring that our field remains innovative, inclusive, and impactful. I envision ENOTHE as a leader in promoting educational excellence and advancing occupational justice, empowering the next generation of therapists to meet the diverse needs of our communities.

What is the main achievement of your career in OT? Throughout my still ongoing journey to become an occupational therapist I have had the pleasure of being involved in the organisation of the International Occupational Therapy Students Congress or Congreso Internacional de Estudiantes de Terapia Ocupacional (CIETO) since year one of my Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s program, becoming a board member of said congress’ organising team by year two. On the internationalisation side of this journey, I was able to take on the opportunity to join the SPOTeurope’s board as Social Media Lead, and followed by that, I have now joined the ENOTHE board as Student Board Member. I also had the opportunity to participate in the 27th ENOTHE Annual Meeting by presenting, along Occupational Therapy (OT) professionals, the workshop with the title “Sharing experiences in organizing an ENOTHE Student Summer School responsive to society”, as well as presenting the SPOT pitch.

What do I have to offer to ENOTHE? My proactiveness in the field of student representation, participation and networking in the context of OT higher education at an international level, influenced by my cultural background from Spain and the United States (US); as well as the knowledge I was able to absorb from my previous role in SPOTeurope as Social Media Lead and my role in CIETO’s board as the designated person to establish sponsorships.

What are your dreams concerning the future of ENOTHE? Serving as a student representative within the ENOTHE board to me comes with the goal to feasibly contribute both to the professional’s perspective and career guidance of OT students and new grads by contributing to projects or partaking in partnerships with organisations such as OT Europe, and of course further cultivating the partnership between SPOTeurope and ENOTHE. In the line of internationalisation, a dream that we are slowly working to achieve is to host and participate in international events where we students can participate in the networking and support each other in our journeys to become OT professionals in an interconnected world.