This is a comprehensive and interactive 4 day workshop, is jam packed with information to support therapists to build their confidence when working with a variety of paediatric clients. This workshop provides practical examples throughout, as well as case study use allowing participants to apply information directly to their caseloads.
Topics covered during workshop:
- Understanding the paediatric occupational therapy role
- Develop an understanding of the different theoretical frameworks
- Understand current service delivery models
- Understand top down vs bottom up therapy approaches
- Understand funding options and how this may impact on therapy
- Developmental norms
- Common diagnostic groups
- Understanding education settings
- The roles of the multidisciplinary team – when to refer
- Assessment tools
- Establishing goals and your therapy plans
- Understanding therapeutic use of self and how this impacts on service delivery
- Baseline Intervention strategies:
- Working with families, Sensory Processing, Self Regulation, Anxiety, Fussy Eating, Toileting, Motor skills, Visual perception, Handwriting, Executive functioning, Social skills
- Case studies – intervention planning
- Planning for a successful paeds career – how to make your caseload and time management work for you
The workshop will be delivered via live zoom sessions across 4 days on the 16, 17, 18, 19 January 2023 from 9:00am to 4:00pm NSW daylight savings time.
This workshop is an interactive workshop – however recordings are available. Recordings will be made available for 3 months after the session for further review.
The cost for attendance is $995.00.
A discount of 5% if you have more than one person attending from the same organisation. Email training@verveot.com.au before purchasing if you qualify for this discount.
About the Presenter:
Alyce is an experienced paediatric OT and business owner, now offering paediatric OT supervision and allied health business mentoring. She has spent the last few years building her private practice Sensational Start OT and is now focussing her attentions to mentoring allied health business owners to establish services that are aligned with the owners clinical values and support them to be able to reach their business goals.
Alyce believes that every child should receive support from a well trained therapy team. She has developed a variety of workshops and trainings to support those in the paediatric space and also provides 1:1, group and peer supervision options. Alyce loves guiding therapists through their professional journey and supporting them to reach their professional goals through mentoring and making connections throughout the therapy world. For more info please check out alycesvensk.com.au