Social responsibility

Ropox is actively engaged in establishing improved living conditions for people with functional disabilities and their helpers. Since 1989 we have therefore allocated an annual grant of 25,000 DKK to an occupational therapist for a special contribution to the profession.

The Ropox Prize
Any occupational therapist or group of occupational therapists may recommend a colleague for the Ropox Prize. The recommendation will be sent to Ergoterapeutforeningen, Nr. Voldgade 90, 1358 Copenhagen K, after which the vice-chairman of the association, a representative from Ropox and two practicing occupational therapists will review the recommendations and select the winner of the prize.

In 2008 Annette Kjærsgaard, Ph.d. student, MscOT, special occupational therapist and F.O.T.T. instructor, who is associated with the Hammel Neuro Center, was awarded the Ropox Prize. Through her long work Annette has contributed to placing dysphagia on the agenda in Denmark.

Former winners of the Ropox Prize:

1989    Else Marie Jensen
1990    Jytte Tjørnov
1991    Nina Bindslev
1992    Birthe Andersen
1993    Ruth Norling Schmidt
1994    Birgitte Christensen
1995    Inger Mosbæk Greve
1996    Tove Borg
1997    Lis Kleinstrup
1998    Hanne á Reynatugvú
1999    Eva Wæhrens
2000    Jonna Vithner
2001    Annalise Jacobsen
2002    Connie Nissen
2003    Dorte Olsen-Kludt
2004    Karin Appel
2005    Helle Dreier
2006 Johanne Drachmann
2007   Birgitte Brandt
2008    Annette Kjærsgaard