The Psychosocial Webinar Series
About the Presenter: Muriel was nominated the Australian Allied Health Awards Occupational Therapist of the Year 2022, and is a strong advocate for the development of the role of OT within the NDIS space. She is a current member of the OTA MH National Reference group; and the ICF Australia Interest Group, a multidisciplinary and academic group exploring the use of the ICF in the NDIS context. Muriel graduated OT school in Dublin 2001 and also holds a Master of Public Health. She has worked in mental health and disability in Australia since 2005. She currently works in private practice; and provides training and supervision to mental health OT's, and she is co-founder of allied health advocacy group 'Allied'. Muriel’s previous roles span the clinical, not-for-profit, peak body and private practice sectors.
The webinars in the bundle are 8 x 1.5 hour sessions as follows:
1. Introduction to OT - Psychosocial Disability in the NDIS to be held on 2 February 2023 at 10am (AEDT)
This webinar will provide an overview of psychosocial diability and the NDIS and will share the essential components of OT practice with NDIS people who live with psychosocial disability.
2. Functional Assessment for Psychosocial Disability to be held on 9 February 2023 at 10am (AEDT)
In this interactive webinar, we take a closer look at OT functional assessment processes, and standardised and non-standardised assessment tools, for NDIS participants with psychosocial disability due to mental health conditions. We'll unpack the OT assessment toolbox and explore matching assessments to client need. AND we'll discuss how to incorporate assessment results into your functional assessment reports, in a manner that is compatible with NDIS concepts, principles and expectations.3. Recovery-oriented OT Practice in the NDIS Context to be held on 24 February 2023 at 10am (AEDT)
This webinar will providean overview of the recovery model for psychosocial disability, explore OT recovery oriented practice and relevant assessments and intervention and review the newly developed NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Framework and implications for OT Practice.
4. Risk Assessment, NDIS & Psychosocial Assessment to be held on 23 February 2023 at 10am (AEDT)
This webinar will explore strategies to assess for and manage risk in psychosocial disability practice. The focus is on keeping both client, therapist and relevant others safe while providing quality, trauma-informed assessment and therapeutic support.
5. OT Practice in Building Better Routines to be held on 2 March 2023 at 10am (AEDT)
This webinar will:
1. Explore the meaning of routine and factors contributing to challenges in daily routine
2. Examine the role of OT in enabling participants to build better routines
3. Describle approaches and strategies applicable to routine development and maintenance.
6. OT Practice - Living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder to be held on 9 March 2023 at 10am (AEDT)
The webinar will explore the prevalence, significance and functional impact of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) broadly and from an OT perspective. We will look at therapeutic strategies and underpinning evidence for these. Assessment approaches and tools will also be reviewed.
7. Motivational Strategies in OT Practice to be held on 16 March 2023 at 10am (AEDT)
OT’s are well-placed to address fluctuating motivation of our client groups. This webinar will be relevant to OT’s across a broad range of practice areas, and can contribute to CPD hours for BAMH -registered mental health OT. This webinar will:
1. Examine motivational theory applicable to OT practice
2. Describe motivational approaches and strategies applicable to practice
3. Motivating environments: Setting our clients up well to maximise motivation
8. OT Practice with people who live with Hoarding Difficulties to be held on 23 March 2022 at 10am (AEDT)
The webinar will explore the prevalence, significance and functional impact of compulsive hoarding broadly and from an OT perspective. We will look at therapeutic strategies and underpinning evidence for these. Assessment approaches and tools will also be reviewed. This webinar is designed with the needs of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability, in mind.
NOTE - The contact details entered when booking this bundle will be replicated for all eight webinars. If you are planning on having different people attending the webinars you will need to send the contact details on to them once you receive them. This also applies if you are purchasing more than one bundle at a time.
Please note that all webinars are recorded. If you purchase a ticket you will receive a link to the recording of the webinar whether you are able to attend the live webinar or not. The link will be valid for 14 days.
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