Best Occupational Therapist Honoured

Empathy, patience, dedication and a commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards are among the qualities that distinguish an outstanding occupational therapist. For the past eight years, the Region Board has been recognising the best professionals in this field. This year’s winner of the “Best Occupational Therapist” competition is Jacek Jarlaczyński from the Community Self-Help Centre in Barcin (Żnin County). An award ceremony attended by Marshal Piotr Całbecki, Deputy Marshal Aneta Jędrzejewska, President of the Regional Parliament Elżbieta Piniewska and Deputy Chairwoman Katarzyna Lubańska took place today (9 November) at the Marshal’s Office.

– The work of an occupational therapist requires not only knowledge and professional qualifications, but above all the ability to recognise the needs of others, emphasises Marshal Piotr Całbecki. – I congratulate this year’s winner and thank him for his dedication and his valuable work every day.

The competition aims to recognise and honour occupational therapists who achieve outstanding results through their commitment to working with people with disabilities, the use of innovative therapeutic methods and adherence to high ethical and professional standards.

Over the eight editions of the competition, a total of 31 occupational therapists and two occupational therapy teams from the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region have been recognised.

Read also: A Therapist Must Be Patient – An Interview with Maria Świątkowska, an occupational therapist at the Social Welfare Home in Toruń and winner of the 2019 “Best Occupational Therapist of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region” competition.

Beata Krzemińska
Press Spokesperson for the Marshal’s Office

9 November 2026