Welcome to the ICAN Website

The International Creative Ability Network (ICAN) is leading the way in providing high quality training in the Model of Creative Ability to occupational therapists and other health care professionals seeking to enable clients to grow in motivation and skills to reach/recover their full potential.

The Model of Creative Ability enables occupational therapists to do occupational therapy and be occupational therapists. Equally, the model enables clients to experience mastery/success through participation in occupation. Inspired by the model, the name ‘I can’ relates the model well to the experience of healthcare professionals and clients alike.

ICAN provides training in the Model of Creative Ability for OT and multi-disciplinary practice plus a range of workshops, consultation and supportive post training/workshop initiatives.  ICAN consists of an international network of educators, researchers and clinicians with knowledge and expertise in the model, plus professionals with additional expertise such as Sensory Integration training, drama therapy and therapeutic drumming.  This collaborative network is dedicated to providing training and support to individuals, groups of clinicians or services, in a way that is responsive to and meets continuing development needs.

Based in the UK, ICAN provides a service throughout the UK and abroad.  Following eight years combination of studying, researching, teaching and implementing the model in practice, ICAN was formed by Wendy Sherwood MSc DipCOT who is also ICAN’s Principal Trainer and Consultant.