Kia ora, I’m Dan Johnson, a UK-trained Occupational Therapist, who has been living and working in New Zealand for more than thirteen years. I currently hold the position of World Federation Occupational Therapy non-indigenous delegate for Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Over my 20+ year career I have worked across public, private and corporate sectors, helping to deliver health and rehabilitation services in areas that include in-patient and community physical rehabilitation & mental health, vocational rehabilitation, Accident & Emergency, Insurance and with military veterans in my current role of 8+ years.

My additional Occupational Therapy international learnings include work experience in Romania and Vietnam (NGO Sector), alongside visits to Occupational Therapy schools and workplaces in South America, Asia, Europe and New Zealand

I have a passion for cross-cultural learnings which have led to guest lecturing and presentation across the globe, including most recently on the topic of Moral Injury at CIMVHR 2024 (Canadian Institue of Military, Veteran, Health & Research) and the Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, Japan 2024. This is in addition to accepting an invitation from Ukraine Society of Occupational Therapists to speak on the topic of ‘Developing the professional Identity of Occupational Therapists in the midst of war’.