WA Occupational Therapy Association

Memory Strategies following ABI
2020-08-31 13:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Perth) | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
MEMORY STRATEGIES FOLLOWING ABI – GILL SMITH
MONDAY 31st AUGUST
Gill Smith has over twenty five years experience as an Occupational Therapist she has worked in a variety of settings including out-patients and community based rehabilitation both in Perth and England, with adults aged 16+ who have a variety of impairments. In the past she has developed and delivered tutorials to Hallam and Edith Cowan University Occupational Therapy schools.
This workshop is aimed at Occupational Therapists with experience of working in this clinical area and will cover –

The use of information processing model of cognition to describe and understand the skills needed for memory
Encoding, storage and retrieval outlined with ideas about how to identify and manage problems at each stage
Categories / memory types described with examples of application in everyday life
Factors that impact on everybody’s effective memory with ideas to improve memory function
Assessment tools and their use
Rehabilitation principles and strategies for impairments of each skill and memory category will be revisited and explored with case examples used to illustrate points

Date
Monday 31st August 2020

Time
13:00 – 17:00 course
17:00 – 18:00 refreshments

Venue
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost
Early Bird before 31/7/20
Member $100.00
Rural/ remote member $75.00
Non-members $187.50
Student $50
Standard rate after 31/7/20
Member $125.00
Rural/ remote member $92.50
Non-members $187.50
Student $65.00

Refreshments
Afternoon Tea and refreshments included

Pay via invoice options are available using the ‘Book Online’ function below. Proceed to checkout and please ensure your billing details including company name are correct. Once your order has been received our finance officer will generate your invoice and email to the email address provided
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Wheelchair Seating and Pressure Care
2020-08-20 07:30 - 08:30 | TADWA Bassendean, 371 Collier Road, Bassendean, WA, Australia
Ben Cole is an Occupational Therapist who works at Silver Chain. Ben trained in the UK and after graduation worked in acute care on rotation for 4 years including 12 months in community OT. After relocating to Australia Ben spent over 5 years at the Department of Communities (DSC) as part of the adult therapy team (North) in the provision seating, positioning and pressure care for people with complex physical and intellectual disabilities. Ben will present a practical session on wheelchair seating/pressure care including some of the common challenges and varied solutions faced by clients and therapists in this field.
Presenter: Ben Cole
Date: Thursday 20th August
Time: 7:30am – 8:30am
Please Note Change of Location: TADWA Bassendean. Parking available out the front or middle parking. Please do not park at St John’s.
Cost:
Free for WA OT Association members
$10 for non-members.
Please book online to register your attendance
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OT in Animal Therapy
2020-08-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Online
Talitha (Tilly) is the director of Cornwall House OT Services. She has over 14 years experience working with children and adults with disabilities through her work with Riding for the Disabled Association of Australia. Tilly has worked predominantly in private practice whilst also working on completing her PhD. Currently overseeing 9 Occupational Therapists, Tilly works across the lifespan with children and adults with varying degrees of abilities from development difficulties to complex disabilities. In 2018, Tilly began training Dash (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) to work as a therapy dog in Cornwall House OT Services. Since then the Animal-Assisted Therapy program has expanded to include Equine-Assisted Therapy. Professionally Tilly’s accomplishments have been recognised through Certification as a Hippotherapist, presenting at National Conferences on her work with People with Visual Impairment, and recipient of the 2019 WAOTA Clinical Excellence in Paediatrics Award.
Date: Wednesday 12th August 2020 Through Zoom
Time: 6.30pm
Link will be sent day before event to your registered email address. PD Certificates will be issued within one week after this event.
WAOTA MEMBERS – $1
NON-MEMBERS – $10
Please book online to register your attendance
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AGM & PD: Research, grant writing, accessing evidence based resources - Where to start?
2020-08-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Online
DOT(WA) are holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and PD event on Tuesday 11th August 2020 via zoom.
Presenter Suzi Taylor, Research Coordinator from Perth’s Children’s Hospital (PCH) will present on the topic “Research, grant writing, accessing evidence based resources – Where to start”?
There’s no ‘one-size’ answer to this question. Occupational therapists work across many different practice contexts with varying levels of access to resources. In this session Susan (Suzi) Taylor can suggest where to start so therapists can develop their own roadmap to research and EBP goals.
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Zoom video conference details:
Meeting ID: 915 2742 4794

Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: https://ecu.zoom.us/j/91527424794
Join by phone: +61 8 7150 1149

Dementia Course - HDS-R update
2020-07-31 09:00 - 16:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
This course is now full. Please email our PD Coordinator Carolyn Earle c.earle@bigpond.com if you would like to be added to the waitlist for any cancellations

INTRODUCTION TO THE HIERARCHIC DEMENTIA SCALE-REVISED (HDS-R) AND THE POSSIBILITY ORIENTED APPROACH TO CARE PLANNING
The workshop is aimed at health professionals who care for people living with dementia, and contains a very brief introduction about dementia before centering on the HDS-R, what it is, how to use it and how to turn the outcomes into a meaningful care plan for someone with dementia. It is highly interactive and the participants will leave with copies of the PowerPoint and the Possibility Oriented Approach manual, plus some other resources.
Workshop objectives are:

Understand the underpinning theory of the HDS-R
Demonstrate ability to assess people with dementia using the HDS-R
Combine the results of HDS-R assessments with a Possibility Oriented Approach to provide person-centered interventions.

Jackie Reynolds who is presenting this course, is an OT with over 18 years clinical experience. She has previously spent 5 years working for a major Victorian hospital, however much of her experience has been in aged care, with 12 years in the field. As well as earning a Cert IV in Dementia practice: Jackie earned her Cert IV in Training and Assessment, and has provided workshops throughout the state for Baptistcare, on risk enablement and the Montessori approach. She also previously worked at Bendigo TAFE, delivering the Cert III Therapy Assistant course. Having worked for Baptistcare for the past four years, she is currently self-employed working as a consultant.
With the sponsorship of Dementia Training Australia we are able to provide this workshop at a significantly reduced cost.

Dementia Course – HDS – R Update

Date
Friday July 31st, 2020
09:00 – 16:00

Venue
Pagoda Conference Room, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early bird before 30/6/20
Member $75.00
Rural/remote member $55.00
Non-members $110.00
Student $50.00
Standard rate after 30/6/20
Member $90.00
Rural/remote member $65.00
Non-members $110.00
Student $60.00

Pay via invoice options are available using the ‘Book Online’ function below. Proceed to checkout and please ensure your billing details including company name are correct. Once your order has been received our finance officer will generate your invoice and email to the email address provided
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Managing Change
2020-07-24 13:00 - 17:00 | Western Australia
This course is currently full. If you are interested in being placed on a waitlist for any cancellations, please email our PD Coordinator Carolyn Earle, c.earle@bigpond.com
We are delighted to present this innovative workshop on “Managing Change” by A/Professor Margaret Potter.
A/Prof Margaret Potter is an education consultant, health professional and internationally certified coach with more than 20 years of experience working with individuals, groups and organisations to optimise communication, teamwork and workplace-based performance. Margaret is a sought after presenter who will engage, inform and entertain participants with a “hands on” approach.
Living in a world of continual change is a reality and being able to manage it effectively can be very difficult. However, with the right mindset and practical strategies you can overcome fear, anxiety and helplessness associated with change and learn to positively embrace it.
This session is designed to grow your capacity to manage change in the workplace through discussion of the dynamics of change and identification of strategies to self-manage and support others.
The 1/2 day workshop is interactive and will enable participants to readily apply what they learn within their practice. At the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

Recognise change as a process
Discuss the seven dynamics of change
Identify common emotions and causes of resistance to change
Implement strategies to support the process of change

Date
Friday 24th July, 2020

Time
13:00 – 17:00 course

Venue
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost
Early bird before 24/6/20
Member $100
Rural/ remote member $75
Non-members $187.50
Student $50
Standard rate after 24/6/20
Member $125
Rural/ remote member $92.50
Non-members $187.50
Student $65

Refreshments
Afternoon Tea included

Pay via invoice options are available using the ‘Book Online’ function below. Proceed to checkout and please ensure your billing details including company name are correct. Once your order has been received our finance officer will generate your invoice and email to the email address provided
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If you prefer booking offline, you can use there registration form below.
*PD Registration Form 2020

Basic Neurological Assessment
2020-07-17 08:30 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
BASIC NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT –– CARLO DIVITA
FRIDAY JULY 17th, 2020
About the Course
Although this course is centered on Basic Neurological Assessment and therefore aims to provide it’s attendees with a greater depth of understanding of why and how specific assessment components are undertaken as part of the role of Occupational Therapists working with individuals with a neurological condition; it also aims to provide a practical understanding of what the assessment results represent and how they will link to Occupational Therapy intervention.
The course will cover:
– The basis of why Neurological Assessment is important in Occupational Therapy practice
– What components make up a thorough Occupational Therapy Initial Neurological Assessment
– How to implement an Initial Neurological Assessment including practical application of techniques
– The analysis of assessment findings, as they relate to Occupational Therapy practice
– How to link assessment findings to intervention
On completion of the course, attendees will be armed with the practical knowledge of how to complete a Basic Neurological Assessment and how to connect it to Occupational Therapy practice.
The course will include opportunities for observation and practice of assessment techniques and learning through a range of mediums including audio-visual, group discussion and in-vivo practice.
The course is aimed at Occupational Therapists who have either limited experience in Neurological Assessment or would like to develop greater confidence in this area.
About the Presenter
Since graduating from Curtin University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Carlo developed his skills in Neurological Assessment working at Royal Perth Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital in the areas of acute neurosurgery and neurology, stroke rehabilitation and acquired brain injury rehabilitation. Most notably across his career he has spent six years as a Senior Occupational Therapist on the State Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services unit, helping to influence its development in to one of the most well-regarded specialist brain injury units in Australia.
He has completed a Master of Clinical Rehabilitation in Neurological Occupational Therapy, from Flinders University in 2015 and has been recognized for his level of expertise in this area, publishing a research paper and presenting at multiple state and national conferences.
As well as presenting numerous papers at conferences, including a Keynote address, Carlo has also provided frequent in-house education at both a basic and advanced level and run workshops both for fellow clinicians, as well as for students as part of their academic curriculum.
In July of 2019, Carlo established The Rehabilitation Collective to bring his passion for brain injury rehabilitation into the community setting, providing occupation focused assessment and intervention to individuals at all stages of their journey.

Basic Neurological Assessment

Date
Friday July 17th, 2020
08:30 – 16:30

Venue
Pagoda Conference Room, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early bird before 17/6/20
Member $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $100.00
Standard rate after 17/6/20
Member $250.00
Rural/remote member $187.50
Non-members $395.00
Student $120.00

Refreshments
Welcome coffee /tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.

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*PD Registration Form 2019

Community Disability Support Services
2020-06-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Online
WAOTA Students are excited to welcome Brittany Shearing from Senses Australia to present about her work so far in her area of expertise!
Brittany has been working within the disability sector for the past two and a half years at Senses Australia and previously with Down South Therapy Services. Within these roles she has provided 1:1 therapy, coaching and consultation services to individuals and their families under various funding models including the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Helping Children with Autism/Better Start funding and Disability Service Commission block funding, and alongside various other allied health including Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, Psychology and Social work. Brittany works with clients across the lifespan, from as early as infants, all the way through to the aging population. Working in disability is a passion of hers and has been a rewarding and challenging career due to the variation of clients and roles within the sector.
Date: Wednesday 17th June 2020 Through Zoom
Time: 6.30pm
Link will be sent the day of event to your registered email address. PD Certificates will be issued within one week after this event.
WAOTA MEMBERS – $1
NON-MEMBERS – $10
Facebook link: https://facebook.com/events/s/community-disability-w-brittan/3271184962947721/?ti=ia
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The development of a school based intervention to improve the school participation and school connectedness of students with autism in mainstream primary schools
2020-06-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Online
Presenter Amy Hodges is an Occupational therapist and the primary author of In My Shoes, a school based intervention that she developed as part of her doctoral studies that aims to improve the school participation and connectedness of students with autism in mainstream primary schools. Amy will share with you the journey that led to the development of In My Shoes, including key findings from her research and will also share some of the resources of the program including dramatised videos and comic-strip style illustrations. In My Shoes is due to be trialled in schools this year to test its preliminary effectiveness and feasibility in the school environment.
All DOT(WA) members can access the URL to attend the PD and meeting online via our website: https://dotwa.org.au/monthly-meeting/.Whether you are in the metro area, or you are in rural/remote WA, if you are a DOT(WA) member you simply need to stay tuned to e-mails and newsletters for the URL to access meetings online from your phone, iPad or PC. Information on PD events is also posted on our Facebook page and shared via WAOTA announcements.
Membership Information
If you would like to join DOT (WA) or would like further information, please visit our website: dotwa.org.au. Members of WA OT Association receive a $5.00 discount on our membership fees and a 10% discount on our training events.

Sleep in OT
2020-05-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Online
Dr Sue McCabe is an occupational therapist, working as a clinician, a researcher and a sessional OT teacher. She graduated in Perth in 1980, and has worked across a range of settings – including spinal and neuro rehab, community paediatrics, and equipment design – in the UK, the Northern Territory and Perth. Last year, she completed her PhD at ECU’s School of Medical and Health Sciences, with her research focus on sleep and thermoregulation in children with cerebral palsy. Sue’s passion is sleep, and the important connections between the rhythms of sleep and activity, sleep and environments, and sleep and health and well being . She sees sleep and circadian science as important ‘OT Business’, and is very happy to be able to share this with OT students in Perth.

WHEN:
Thursday 14th May 2020, 6:30pm

WHERE:
Via Zoom

COST:
WAOTA Members $1.00
Non-Members $10.00

In order to access this PD you MUST register for the event via the “Book Online” button below. Dial in details will be supplied a few days prior to the event.

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April PD Postponed: Improving Motor Skills in Young Children: The Animal Fun Program
2020-03-30 03:37 | Western Australia
April PD Postponed –
Amidst all the changes and challenges going on with the world at the moment, the DOT(WA) Exec have decided to postpone the April meeting and PD ‘Improving the Motor Skills of Young Children with the Animal Fun Program’.
We will do some test runs of hosting a live online only PD and hopefully start using the recording function, so we can upload the presentation onto the website for viewing at a later date. As we will need to test it out, and most likely do some problem solving, we will let you know a new date for the presentation as soon as we have it sorted out. If a live online presentation is too problematic, we will also look at uploading a pre-recorded presentation for people to access at their convenience.
We appreciate your patience as we find a suitable solution, and we hope that members are finding innovative ways to engage their clients in occupational therapy services in times of physical/social distancing.
Regards
Chairperson DOT(WA)

Paediatric Practice at Calm and Connected
2020-03-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Western Australia
We would like to welcome Occupational Therapist, Steph Alymore, to present around the topic of Paediatric practice at Calm and Connected in our first Ever virtual PD!
Stephanie enjoys working with children, their families, teachers and other important supports to help achieve the individual and families goals. She has experience working in the areas of positive behaviour support, mental health, self-regulation, sensory processing and trauma, along with gross, fine motor and social skill development.
DATE: Wednesday 25th March 2020
TIME: 6:00pm
WHERE: Zoom (from the comfort of your own homes!)
COST: WAOTA Members: $1.00, non members $10
YOU MUST FOLLOW THE LINK TO PRE PURCHASE YOUE TICKET BEFORE THE EVENT!
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NDIS, My Health Record, Risk of Fraud and Workcover WA . A private practice update
2020-03-07 08:30 - 16:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
NDIS, MY HEALTH RECORD, RISK OF FRAUD AND WORKCOVER WA
A PRIVATE PRACTICE UPDATE
In response to many members requests WAOTA is delighted to present a day workshop covering these essential areas relating to private practice. This course is subsidized to enable as many private practitioners and other interested OT’s to attend. The workshop will have 4 engaging presenters on each of the above topics. It’s a jam packed day where you will surely come away with far greater knowledge in these areas.
NDIS 101 – Danielle Loizou-Lake
This presentation will cover the fundamentals for Occupational Therapists operating within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Areas covered include:

Registered v’s Non-Registered NDIS Provider
Scope of Practice
Opportunities
Operating within the NDIS framework
Quality and Safeguarding considerations

There will be time to ask questions on these topics and other NDIS related matters of interest.
About the Presenter
Danielle Loizou-Lake has been working in the disability sector for six years and saw the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme to Western Australia while employed at an assistive technology and allied health provider as their strategic projects manager. Danielle currently works for the peak body National Disability Services, supporting the West Australian disability sector to transition their services and operations to the NDIS marketplace.
MY HEALTH RECORD – Simon Benge
WA Primary Health Alliance will walk through the current position of the My Health Record across the state and country, providing information about how the record may be accessed and what sort of information is available to support your clients.
The session will offer practical advice on how organisations can register for access to the record, how it may be best integrated into practice and the legal responsibilities that underpin the safe use of the My Health Record System.
About the Presenter
Simon Benge is a My Health Record Team Leader at WA Primary Health Alliance which shapes, strengthens and sustains a health system that works for people, to achieve better health care, particularly for those most at risk of poor health outcomes.
RISK OF FRAUD – Wayne Stone
A Private Health Insurance industry view of the risk and prevalence of healthcare fraud, the measures taken to detect and react to concerns and the obligations of providers through audit.
About the Presenter
Wayne is the Head of Integrity at HBF Health Ltd. An experienced executive manager with over 20 years’ experience in leadership of public/ private, profit and NFP organisations he has a background formed in governance, as a former Director of Investigations for the UK’s NHS Counter Fraud Service and Detective with the UK’s National Crime Squad & Metropolitan Police. In his current role, as the Head of the HBF Integrity team, he is responsible for oversight of HBF’s benefit spend, ensuring that benefits are being paid appropriately
WORKCOVER WA – Cathy Thomas
From July 2018 to July 2019 Cathy Thomas and Lisa Browne were involved in the ‘WorkCover WA OT Working Group’ representing WAOTA and WA OT clinicians working the area of Hand and Upper Limb Rehabilitation. Together with WorkCover WA and representatives from General Insurance Groups and Self-Insurer Groups, the WorkCover WA OT Working Group developed a ‘Notice’ to clarify the principles and rules applicable to upper limb services provided by Occupational Therapists in regard to consultations, reporting, Treatment Management Plans (TMPs) and costs of consumables, as well as the development of a Treatment Management Plan (TMP) for OT Upper Limb Services and a Model Example TMP.
While the project was specifically aimed at clarifying the rules and procedures surrounding OT Upper Limb Services for WorkCover patients, Cathy will be able to give insights into the consultation process and the outcomes, which have wider implications for the treatment of other WorkCover patients receiving OT Services in private practice. There will also be an opportunity to work through the Model TMP and ask Cathy directly about the process and the expectations for treatment of WorkCover patients in WA.
About the Presenter
Cathy Thomas has over 30 years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist in the field of Hand & Upper Limb Therapy, with over 24 of those being in private practice as the owner and Director of Specialised Hand Therapy Services. She has been a WAOTA member since graduating as an OT in 1985, and in conjunction with Sandy Kevill, the WAOTA Private Practice Owner’s Group Representative since 2006. In this role she currently sits on the WAOTA Executive Committee of Management.

NDIS, MY HEALTH RECORD, RISK OF FRAUD AND WORKCOVER WA
A PRIVATE PRACTICE UPDATE

Date
Saturday March 7th, 2020
08:30 – 15:45

Venue
Pagoda Conference Room, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early bird before 7/2/20
Member $100.00
Rural/remote member $75.00
Non-members $182.50
Student $70.00
Standard rate after 7/2/20
Member $125.00
Rural/remote member $100.00
Non-members $182.50
Student $80.00

Refreshments
Welcome coffee /tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.

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*PD Registration Form 2019

Sleep Update - Focus on the home setting
2020-02-20 07:30 - 08:30 | Osborne Park Hospital
With heightened awareness of the importance of sleep for health, wellbeing and function, Occupational Therapists are increasingly addressing sleep as part of clients’ occupational performance. Many factors affect the fine balance of our clients’ sleep and daytime function. In this session, Sue will focus on factors related to the home setting, with discussion of practical strategies for assessment and intervention.
Presenter: Sue McCabe
Date: Thursday 20th February
Time: 7:30am – 8:30am
Location: Osborne Park Hospital
Cost: Free for WA OT Association members and $10 for non-members. Please book online to register your attendance
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Attention Autism
2020-02-20 - 2020-02-21, 2020-02-17 - 2020-02-18 | The Boulevard Centre, Floreat, 99 The Boulevard, Floreat (Lower Level of Cambridge Library)
In February we are hosting Attention Autism, a 2-day course that equips attendees with the skills to set up and run the four stage Attention Autism programme, focusing on the practical aspects of intervention, working in a team and offering an irresistible invitation to learn. Numbers are limited for these courses, so register ASAP. We will be running the course twice in the same week to allow more places for Perth occupational therapists to attend. For further details please see the flyer here https://dotwa.org.au/v2/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Attention-Autism-flyer.pdf
Members of WA OT Association receive a $5.00 discount on our membership fees and a 10% discount on our training events.
PRESENTER: Emer Hurley
WHEN: Workshop 1: Monday 17th – Tuesday 18th February 2020. Workshop 2: Thursday 20th – Friday 21st February 2020
WHERE: The Boulevard Centre, Floreat 99 The Boulevard, Floreat (Lower Level of Cambridge Library)
COST: 9.30am – 4.00pm (9.00am registration)

Home Modifications Complex
2020-02-15 08:30 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
This course is currently full. Please email our PD Coordinator Carolyn Earle c.earle@bigpond.com if you would like to be added to our waitlist for any cancellations.
Sandi Lightfoot is an OT and service manager for a home visiting modification service covering the local government areas of South West Sydney. She has worked for the Universities of Sydney and Western Sydney since 1987. Her area of expertise includes environmental modifications, occupational performance and outcome measures for ensuing that clients’ reach their maximum potential. She is currently involved with the honors panel for OT Australia, has developed publications with NSW Health for safe design and aged care facilities, and has participated in numerous working parties and panels related to service development for HACC Home Modifications Services, Universal and Adaptable Design. She is also a foundation member and the NSW Health representative on the Home Modification Clearing House based at the University of NSW.
The complex course will include complex bathrooms for conceptual designs, major ramps and lift considerations and kitchen design. Participants can attend the complex course only if the basic course has already been completed or they have 4 or more years experience within this clinical area or similar.
NDIA responsibilities will also be addressed as well as the National Associations working party issues as we are privileged to have Sandi with us who consults on these National committees.
SCHOLARSHIP FOR HOME MODIFICATION COURSES
We are also pleased to announce that Sandra Lightfoot has kindly agreed to provide a scholarship to a rural and remote WAOTA member who attends a home modification course, this will cover expenses including course registration, travel and accommodation and will be reimbursed after the finish of the course.
(all Rural and Remote members registered for this course will be considered for this scholarship)

Complex Course

Date
Saturday 15th February, 2020
8:30-16:30

Venue
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early bird before 30/12/19
Member $200.00
Rural/ remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $100.00
Standard rate after 30/12/19
Member $250.00
Rural/remote member $185.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $125.00

Refreshments
Welcome coffee /tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

Book Online
If you prefer booking offline you can use the registration form below.
*PD Registration Form 2019

Home Modifications Basic EXTRA COURSE
2020-02-13 - 2020-02-14 | Western Australia
After the recent success of both the basic and complex course Sandi Lightfoot from the University of Sydney has confirmed to return to Perth and repeat these courses in February 2020.
Sandi Lightfoot is an OT and service manager for a home visiting modification service covering the local government areas of South West Sydney. She has worked for the Universities of Sydney and Western Sydney since 1987. Her area of expertise includes environmental modifications, occupational performance and outcome measures for ensuing that clients’ reach their maximum potential. She is currently involved with the honors panel for OT Australia, has developed publications with NSW Health for safe design and aged care facilities, and has participated in numerous working parties and panels related to service development for HACC Home Modifications Services, Universal and Adaptable Design. She is also a foundation member and the NSW Health representative on the Home Modification Clearing House based at the University of NSW.
The two day basic workshop is specifically targeted to therapists new to the area and will include: Theories behind practice, anthropometrical measurement for design, basic grab rail and handrail installation, step design and minor ramping, basic bathroom modifications, the role of the building code for design purposes and terminology and documentation.
NDIA responsibilities will also be addressed as well as the National Associations working party issues as we are privileged to have Sandi with us who consults on these National committees.
SCHOLARSHIP FOR HOME MODIFICATION COURSES
We are also pleased to announce that Sandra Lightfoot has kindly agreed to provide a scholarship to a rural and remote WAOTA member who attends a home modification course, this will cover expenses including course registration, travel and accommodation and will be reimbursed after the finish of the course.
(all Rural and Remote members registered for this course will be considered for this scholarship)

2 Day Basic Course

Date
Thursday February 13th and Friday February 14th, 2020
8:30-16:30 daily

Venue
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early bird before 13/1/20
Member $400.00
Rural/ remote member $300.00
Non-members $790.00
Student $200.00
Standard rate after 13/1/20
Member $500.00
Rural/remote member $370.00
Non-members $790.00
Student $250.00

Refreshments
Welcome coffee/tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

Book Online
If you prefer booking offline, you can use the registration form below.
*PD Registration Form 2019

Home Modifications Basic
2020-02-10 08:30 - 2020-02-11 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
After the recent success of both the basic and complex course Sandi Lightfoot from the University of Sydney has confirmed to return to Perth and repeat these courses in February 2020.
Sandi Lightfoot is an OT and service manager for a home visiting modification service covering the local government areas of South West Sydney. She has worked for the Universities of Sydney and Western Sydney since 1987. Her area of expertise includes environmental modifications, occupational performance and outcome measures for ensuing that clients’ reach their maximum potential. She is currently involved with the honors panel for OT Australia, has developed publications with NSW Health for safe design and aged care facilities, and has participated in numerous working parties and panels related to service development for HACC Home Modifications Services, Universal and Adaptable Design. She is also a foundation member and the NSW Health representative on the Home Modification Clearing House based at the University of NSW.
The two day basic workshop is specifically targeted to therapists new to the area and will include: Theories behind practice, anthropometrical measurement for design, basic grab rail and handrail installation, step design and minor ramping, basic bathroom modifications, the role of the building code for design purposes and terminology and documentation.
NDIA responsibilities will also be addressed as well as the National Associations working party issues as we are privileged to have Sandi with us who consults on these National committees.
SCHOLARSHIP FOR HOME MODIFICATION COURSES
We are also pleased to announce that Sandra Lightfoot has kindly agreed to provide a scholarship to a rural and remote WAOTA member who attends a home modification course, this will cover expenses including course registration, travel and accommodation and will be reimbursed after the finish of the course.
(all Rural and Remote members registered for this course will be considered for this scholarship)

2 Day Basic Course

Date
Monday February 10th and Tuesday February 11th, 2020
8:30-16:30 daily

Venue
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early bird before 30/12/19
Member $400.00
Rural/ remote member $300.00
Non-members $790.00
Student $200.00
Standard rate after 30/12/19
Member $500.00
Rural/remote member $370.00
Non-members $790.00
Student $250.00

Refreshments
Welcome coffee/tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

Book Online
If you prefer booking offline, you can use the registration form below.
*PD Registration Form 2019

Continence Health and Management from an Allied Health Perspective
2020-02-04 18:30 - 19:30 | ECU Mount Lawley Campus 10:308, Access from Central Avenue, Mount Lawley
Tabitha Poole is an Occupational Therapist and the team leader of the PEBBLES continence service. She will be presenting on toileting skill development, red flags, when and how to refer to PEBBLES, toilet training tips and tricks as well as answering questions.
PRESENTER: Tabitha Poole
WHEN: Tuesday 4th February 2020, 6.30pm.
WHERE: Edith Cowan University Mt Lawley Campus, 10:308 (building 10, level 3, room 308

Learning to embrace technology and smart devices as a powerful resource in your OT toolkit
2019-11-28 07:30 - 08:30 | Osborne Park Hospital
A smart device can be a valuable tool and quick to access, low cost AT option. This session aims to show how simple technology can be and aims to encourage OTs to embrace using it in rehabilitation. This presentation will show how you can use features, voice assistants to turn your device into: a talking book player, notebook, navigator, object identifier, personal organiser, computer and reader of hardcopy print. Smart phone technology helps a range of issues from low vision, dyslexia, memory issues or reading issues. This session will briefly cover basic accessibility features, inbuilt into phones, use of voice assistants and will focus on specific applications we know are helpful for people with a disability. This session will also be an opportunity to share resources and knowledge.
Date: Thursday 28th November
Time: 7:30am – 8:30am
Location: Osborne Park Hospital
Presenter: Jacqui Lund
Cost: Free for WA OT Association members and $10 for non-members. Please book online to register your attendance
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Neurology and Anatomy of the Upper Limb ( lets get hands on ! )
2019-11-08 08:30 - 17:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Neurology and Anatomy of the Upper Limb (lets get hands on !) – Associate Professor Anthony Pohl – Friday November 30th
We are very excited to have Associate Professor Anthony Pohl give a repeat course on Neurology and Anatomy of the Upper Limb in November 2019.
Mr. A. P. Pohl is the Director, Orthopaedic Trauma, at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide.
He has a major interest in pelvic and acetabular fractures, external fixation and fracture healing and is actively involved in teaching, instrument design and technology.
What is unique about his courses is that he teaches with a “hands on” approach
What will you learn at the course ?
Neurology and Anatomy, but in a “hands on” fashion, with illustrations of how to examine various nerves or muscle function, and then undertaking that on “buddies”. Several “tricks” of the trade-in examination technique, and often several techniques of examining a specific muscle, or nerve (by examining that muscle) are also covered. The anatomy is covered in an intuitive matter, using principles, rules and “easy to remember” facts.
How can you apply this ?
After the course is the benefits of all the above, i.e. a new “paradigm” in the approach to and understanding of anatomy and neurology through a practical “how to do” approach.
Agenda – Friday November 8th 2019. – Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, WA
8:30 – 9:40 Examination of nerve roots of the upper and lower limb (everything you need to know, up to Fellowship level, in 10 easy facts i.e. the equivalent of one STD code and telephone number).
9:40 – 10:30 Neurology and anatomy of the arm
10:30 – 11:00 Morning Tea
11:00 – 12:00 Neurology and anatomy of the forearm
12:00 – 13:00 Neurology and anatomy of the shoulder
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:45 Examination of nerves of the hand
15:45 – 16:00 Afternoon Tea
16:00 – 17:00 How to examine all the nerves of the brachial plexus/upper limb

Neurology and Anatomy of the Upper Limb

Date
Friday 8th November 2019
08:30 – 17:00

Venue
Pagoda Conference Room, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early bird before 8/10/19
Member $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $100.00
Standard rate after 8/10/19
Member $250.00
Rural/remote member $187.50
Non-members $395.00
Student $120.00

Refreshments
Welcome coffee /tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.

Book Online
If you prefer booking offline, you can use the registration form below.
PD registration form (2019)

Teaching children self-regulation skills using the Alert program
2019-11-04 18:30 - 20:30 | ECU Mount Lawley Campus 10:308, Access from Central Avenue, Mount Lawley
This presentation aims to give you an insight on how to use the Alert program as a tool to promote and teach children self-regulation skills. Berry Johnston will also share with you how she has been able to use the Alert program in schools such as the Fremantle Language Development Centre.
Presenter: Berry Johnson, OT and founder of Lil’ Peeps
Date: Monday, 4th of November, 2019
Time- 6:30-8:30pm (approx finish time). PD starts at 6:30, followed by the DOT(WA) meeting where you can network with other Perth paediatric occupational therapists.
Place: ECU Mt Lawley Campus 10:308. (i.e. Building 10, Level 3, Room 8)
Parking- Visitors parking is marked in green on the map. Best access is from Central Avenue, Mt Lawley. https://www.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/210435/Mount-Lawley-Campus-map.pdf

Hand and Upper Limb Course
2019-11-02 09:00 - 16:30 | OT Laboratory, Curtin University, Room 119, Building 108, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
This interactive and practical full day workshop will provide a theoretical basis for your clinical reasoning when working with patients who have hand and upper limb conditions.
The workshop is aimed at new graduates, therapists who are interested in hand therapy, and therapists new to the field. The programme for the day includes an anatomy refresher, review of healing timeframes and assessments that determine our intervention, discussion of common upper limb conditions, and a practical splinting workshop, including the opportunity to fabricate splints.
Coordinated by Yvette Robert, this workshop will be presented by experienced Occupational Therapists working in hand and upper limb.
Due to the practical nature of this course, attendees are limited to 20, so register quickly to ensure your place.

Hand and Upper Limb Workshop

Date & Time
Saturday 2nd November 2019
9:00 – 16:30

Venue
OT Laboratory, Curtin University

Cost
Early Bird Price – before 2nd October 2019
Member $200
Rural/remote member $150
Non-member $395
Student member $100
Standard Price – after 2nd October 2019
Member $250
Rural/remote member $185
Non-member $395
Student member $120

Refreshments: Morning tea and lunch provided

Book Online
If you prefer booking offline, you can use the registration form below.
PD registration form (2019)

Hand and Brain ( PNI and Guided Plasticity) – Day 2 An in depth approach.
2019-10-27 08:30 - 17:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Presented by Associate Professor Birgitta Rosèn ( from Sweden ).
It is with great excitement that the WA OT Association presents two day workshops by Birgitta Rosen, an international leader in the field of neuroplasticity and rehabilitation for OT Week 2019.
Birgitta is an Associate Professor and an experienced occupational therapist. With over 40 years’ experience, Birgitta has a special interest in nerve injuries and their associated rehabilitation – sensory re-learning using guided plasticity or extrinsic modulation of brain plasticity mechanisms, and sensory feedback in hand prostheses. She is very widely published, with 83 original scientific articles and 6 book chapters in the field. Birgitta currently holds a position at Lund University, Germany, with a combination of clinical work at the Department of Hand Surgery, Malmö and lecturing and research at the Department of Health Sciences Lund University, a position she has held since 2009. She has been an invited speaker to the Philadelphia Hand Meeting twice, as well as the Australian Hand Therapy Association National Conference in 2004, and was awarded The Inaugural Cristina Alegri Award, IFSHT Congress, Buenos Aires 2016 for her contribution to the understanding of the hand and sensibility.
Across the two days Birgitta will present masterclasses of ‘Hand and Brain – an evidence-based rehabilitation approach to peripheral nerve conditions and how to use guided plasticity’. Treatment techniques applicable beyond nerve injuries using guided plasticity will also be discussed, in an evidence based perspective that can be applicable in a variety of rehab settings.
Participants can attend either or both days
Objectives
After attending day 1, the participant will have a deeper understanding of:
-The neuroscientific base for new strategies for re-learning based on use of guided plasticity
-The importance of sensory and motor re-learning and use of guided plasticity in early and late postoperative phase following a nerve injury (phase 1 before any reinnervation has occurred, phase 2 when some reinnervation has occurred).
-Basic components in assessment of hand function following nerve conditions.
After attending day 2, the participant will have a deeper understanding and practical skills of:
-Application of new strategies for re-learning/re-education based on guided plasticity.
-Basic components in assessment of hand function following nerve conditions and use of the Model Instrument for outcome after nerve repair – ”Rosen score”.
Hand And Brain – An Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Approach To Peripheral Nerve Conditions And How To Use Guided Plasticity – An Indepth Approach
Date Sunday 27th October 2019
Time 8:00 – 17:00
Venue Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort,
112 Melville Parade, Como
Cost Early bird before 26/9/19
Member $200
Rural/ remote $150
Non-members $395
Student $100
Standard rate after 26/9/19
Member $250
Rural/ remote $175
Non-members $395
Student $120
Refreshments Welcome coffee/tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided
Book Online
If you prefer booking offline, you can use the form below:
PD-registration-form-2019

Hand and Brain ( PNI and Guided Plasticity) - Day 1 A Basic Approach.
2019-10-26 08:00 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Presented by Associate Professor Birgitta Rosèn ( from Sweden ).
It is with great excitement that the WA OT Association presents two day workshops by Birgitta Rosen, an international leader in the field of neuroplasticity and rehabilitation for OT Week 2019.
Birgitta is an Associate Professor and an experienced occupational therapist. With over 40 years’ experience, Birgitta has a special interest in nerve injuries and their associated rehabilitation – sensory re-learning using guided plasticity or extrinsic modulation of brain plasticity mechanisms, and sensory feedback in hand prostheses. She is very widely published, with 83 original scientific articles and 6 book chapters in the field. Birgitta currently holds a position at Lund University, Germany, with a combination of clinical work at the Department of Hand Surgery, Malmö and lecturing and research at the Department of Health Sciences Lund University, a position she has held since 2009. She has been an invited speaker to the Philadelphia Hand Meeting twice, as well as the Australian Hand Therapy Association National Conference in 2004, and was awarded The Inaugural Cristina Alegri Award, IFSHT Congress, Buenos Aires 2016 for her contribution to the understanding of the hand and sensibility.
Across the two days Birgitta will present masterclasses of ‘Hand and Brain – an evidence-based rehabilitation approach to peripheral nerve conditions and how to use guided plasticity’. Treatment techniques applicable beyond nerve injuries using guided plasticity will also be discussed, in an evidence based perspective that can be applicable in a variety of rehab settings.
Objectives
After attending day 1, the participant will have a deeper understanding of:
-The neuroscientific base for new strategies for re-learning based on use of guided plasticity
-The importance of sensory and motor re-learning and use of guided plasticity in early and late postoperative phase following a nerve injury (phase 1 before any reinnervation has occurred, phase 2 when some reinnervation has occurred).
-Basic components in assessment of hand function following nerve conditions.
After attending day 2, the participant will have a deeper understanding and practical skills of:
-Application of new strategies for re-learning/re-education based on guided plasticity.
-Basic components in assessment of hand function following nerve conditions and use of the Model Instrument for outcome after nerve repair – ”Rosèn score”.
Hand And Brain – An Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Approach To Peripheral Nerve Conditions And How To Use Guided Plasticity – A Basic Approach.
Date Saturday 26th October 2019
Time 8:00 – 16:30
Venue Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort,
112 Melville Parade, Como
Cost Early bird before 26/9/19
Member $200
Rural/ remote $150
Non-members $395
Student $100
Standard rate after 26/9/19
Member $250
Rural/ remote $175
Non-members $395
Student $120
Refreshments Welcome coffee/tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided
Book Online
If you prefer booking offline, you can use the form below:
PD-registration-form-2019

Sensory Processing and Autism in Children from an OT Perspective
2019-10-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Curtin University 108: 119-120
Please note this is a student only PD event.
Lucy Mancini graduated from Curtin University in 2014 and quickly moved into the field of Autism. In her current role as a senior therapist, Lucy conducts assessments and therapy supports for children aged 2-6 years, who have or are suspected of having an autism diagnosis.
PRESENTER: Lucy Mancini, Autism Association
WHEN: Thursday 17th October, 6:15pm for a 6:30pm start.
WHERE: Curtin University, building 108:119/120
COST: Gold coin donation for WAOTA members, $10 for non-members*
Find our event on Facebook, and follow the link below to secure your ticket (Via Eventbrite):
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ot-in-paediatrics-pd-event-tickets-75266226309?fbclid=IwAR1ULlI-iZneg8zV2Kqipg0WZsH63DfyTu1mpr42f0tI_RrWge6TKv9xyis
*Please have membership emails ready at the door.

Anatomy Wet Lab
2019-10-07 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Western Australia (UWA)
The WAOTA Hand Interest Group invites you to participate in an Anatomy Wet Lab facilitated by 2 x Anatomy tutors, focusing on upper limb specimens.
PLEASE NOTE: This event is only open to registered Occupational Therapists. This event is NOT OPEN to students.
Tickets need to be pre-purchased from https://www.trybooking.com/BFSTR (booking closes on Friday 4 October 2019 at 5pm)
Date: Monday 7th October
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: University of Western Australia (UWA) – Anatomy, Physiology & Human Bio Dept, Hackett Drive, Crawley, WA 6009

Introduction to the HDS-R Dementia Course
2019-10-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
The workshop is aimed at health professionals who care for people living with dementia, and contains a very brief introduction about dementia before centering on the HDS-R, what it is, how to use it and how to turn the outcomes into a meaningful care plan for someone with dementia. It is highly interactive and the participants will leave with copies of the PowerPoint and the Possibility Oriented Approach manual, plus some other resources.
Workshop objectives are:

Understand the underpinning theory of the HDS-R
Demonstrate ability to assess people with dementia using the HDS-R
Combine the results of HDS-R assessments with a Possibility Oriented Approach to provide person-centered interventions.

Jackie Reynolds who is presenting this course, is an OT with over 17 years clinical experience. She has previously spent 5 years working for a major Victorian hospital, however much of her experience has been in aged care, with 11 years in the field. As well as earning a Cert IV in Dementia practice: Jackie earned her Cert IV in Training and Assessment, and has provided workshops throughout the state for Baptistcare, on risk enablement and the Montessori approach. She also previously worked at Bendigo TAFE, delivering the Cert III Therapy Assistant course. Having worked for Baptistcare for the past four years, she is currently self-employed working as a consultant.
With the sponsorship of Dementia Training Australia we are able to provide this workshop at a significantly reduced cost.

Introduction To The Hierarchic Dementia Scale-Revised (HDS-R) And The Possibility Oriented Approach To Care Planning

Date
Friday 4th October, 2019 9:00 – 16:00

Venue
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Cost

Early Bird before 4/9/19
Member $75
Rural/ remote member $55
Non-member $110
Student $50
Standard after 4/9/19
Member $90
Rural/remote member $65
Non-member $110
Student $60

Refreshments
Welcome coffee/tea, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided

Book Online
If you prefer booking offline, you can use the registration form below.
PD registration form (2019)

OT Services in the Home Interest Group - Basic Ramp Access
2019-09-19 07:30 - 08:30 | Osborne Park Hospital
OT Services in the Home Interest Group next PD
Please note there’ll be no meeting held in August. Meetings will be held bi-monthly from 7.30am
Date: Thursday 19th September
Time: 7.30am – 8.30am
Location: Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) F Block Activity Room
Topic: Basic ramp access and things to consider when prescribing
Presenter: Caila Ihle
Cost is free for WA OT Association members and $10 for non-members. Please book online to register your attendance
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We are seeking volunteers who can assist in any capacity with the OT Services in the Home Interest Group. For more information or expression of interest please contact Camille Wakefield otservicesinterestgroup@waota.com.au
