Program Overview
This is a free, member only session.
Please join the Mental Health Interest Group Community via OTA Connect here before registering.
OVERVIEW
This Interest Group (IG) is open to all OTA members working in or with an interest in the area of mental health. The aims of the group include:
• To provide opportunities for networking, professional development and education.
• To educate, provide support, and create a safe space to discuss clinical practice (research and evidence-based practice, innovative OT practice, lived experience).
MEETING DETAILS
PRESENTERS:
Catherine Daly & Sophie Paterson
TOPIC:
Child and Youth Mental Health
DATE:
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
TIME:
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, QLD
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | SA, NT
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | WA
MEETING PLATFORM:
Zoom: This session will be run on the Zoom Webinar Platform. Registrants will be sent separate login details one business day prior to the session. Please check all email folders for this information. This meeting will not be recorded.
Please ensure you have created an account with Zoom (Sign Up Free | Zoom) prior to joining the meeting.
If you have questions regarding the Zoom system requirements please visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697-Getting-Started
REGISTRATION FEES & INFORMATION
OTA Member: Free
If you are a non member who wishes to attend please contact us to discuss your options.
Registrations close Monday, 21 July 2025 11.59pm AEST
MEETING DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES
Agendas, resources and meeting minutes are available for members to download on the IG page once we have received these from the convenors. This meeting will not be recorded.
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DISCLAIMER
Any material, content, advice or resources shared and discussed at interest groups is general in nature and is used to guide peer discussion and support only. Occupational Therapy Australia encourages all participants to think critically and appraise the content for individual circumstances. Occupational Therapy Australia does not necessarily endorse content delivered in these formats and accepts no liability for any consequences resulting from adhering to the content shared at interest groups. All opinions expressed by the convenor or other participants are the opinions of those individuals and do not represent or reflect the views of Occupational Therapy Australia, its affiliates or employees.
Interest Group Participants
By registering to attend, participants agree to actively contribute and show respect to all other participants. We ask you to take personal notes and monitor the Interest Group webpage for meeting resources. Occupational Therapy Australia reserves the right to remove members from an Interest Group at its discretion.
Presented By
Sophie Paterson
Presenter
Catherine Daly (Occupational Therapy Australia)
Presenter & Co-Convenor
Catherine Daly is an Occupational Therapist/Child and Family Therapist who has worked extensively with infants, children and families requiring specialist assessment and intervention for psychosocial, mental health and developmental difficulties. As part of her therapeutic work, Catherine helps parents to facilitate more meaningful interactions with their children. Her experience in public mental health and non-government organisations includes community, hospital-based, consultation liaison, and acute settings as an infant mental health therapist, occupational therapist, case manager, and in senior leadership roles. In addition, to her undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy, Catherine has a Masters of Mental Health in the field of Psychotherapy from the University of Queensland. Catherine currently works with OTA in the Professional Practice Advisor mental health role and has a small Brisbane based private practice called What About Play.