Bridging OT and Education Frameworks: Aligning Practice to Support Neurodiverse Learners

This interactive session will explore collaborative, neuro-affirming strategies and practical evidence based supports to create inclusive classrooms, particularly for children with prenatal alcohol exposure and other neurodevelopmental differences.

Neurodiversity-Affirming and Trauma-Informed Occupational Therapy

This workshop explores what it truly means to practise in a neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed way, moving beyond buzzwords into meaningful application. Led by an OT with lived experience of neurodivergence, this session creates space to unpack key principles and set practical steps for more inclusive, supportive practice.

Trauma Informed Care Interest Group - 23 FEB 26

The Trauma Informed Care Interest Group invites you to their February meeting

Introduction to Matrescence: OT perspective on the transition to motherhood

This interactive workshop introduces OTs to matrescence, the complex occupational transition into motherhood. Learn how to embed matrescence informed approaches into your existing role and enhance your ability to recognise and respond to the occupational, emotional and systemic dimensions of motherhood in everyday practice.

Using MOHO to Inform Practice

This interactive session will explore the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) in a clear, accessible way. Through considering examples from diverse settings, you’ll discover how MOHO can deepen your understanding of clients, support assessment and guide therapy.

Environmental Home Modifications – The Basics

This two-day practical workshop equips occupational therapists with foundational skills in environmental modifications, focusing on measurement, design, clinical reasoning, and client-centred approaches. Participants will gain hands-on experience, learn to apply legislation and best practices, and build confidence in designing and documenting home modifications.

Understanding safe moving and handling practices for people with disabilities

This course introduces a practical model for understanding necessary and unnecessary moving and handling when supporting people with disabilities, and applies it across weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing care tasks using safe patient handling principles. Participants will learn how to assess complex care tasks, guide care staff in safe techniques, and translate this knowledge into effective interventions, training, and clear safe work procedures for real-world situations.

The Year You Thrive – A Burnout Prevention Blueprint for OTs

This session will provide occupational therapists with practical strategies to prevent burnout, manage stress, and sustain wellbeing in their high-demand, complex roles. Participants will create a personalised Burnout Action Plan to support them to reconnect with professional purpose, build resilience, and thrive in their careers.

Elevate Your OT Practice with Generative AI: Intermediate Workshop

Join Jess Francis & Will Crowe for this exciting Generative AI workshop, designed for those with a reasonable grasp of Generative AI who want to dive deeper and refine how they can use AI to support their practice.

Foundations in Occupational Therapy Practice for Adult ADHD: A Neurodiversity-Affirming and Skills-based Approach

This interactive workshop equips occupational therapists with foundational knowledge and practical tools, grounded in current research and inclusive models of care to address and implement effective strategies for the significant challenges adults with ADHD face across various life domains.

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