Neuro-affirming Practice: WAOTA Student Committee 11/5
Curtin University 108:118WAOTA students are excited to welcome Sandy Lin, Hayley Thorburn and Joni Howell from Superyou Therapy for our May PD on Neuro-affirming practice! Sandy is a speech pathologist who spent 3 years working in hospitals for all ages in Taiwan, and 4 years working in a paediatric setting in a multi-disciplinary team at Karratha. Identifying as […]
Hand Interest Group PD 15/5
Zoom OnlineThe WAOTA Hand Interest Group are pleased to invite you to our upcoming meeting to be held on Monday 15th May at 5:30pm via zoom. We have 3 wonderful presentations kindly prepared by Joondalup Health Campus/Ramsay Health. Please join us for an evening of learning and sharing! Alex Mcleish (OT) – CMMS plaster casting & […]
Wheelchair Prescription and Seating 2023
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, AustraliaFriday May 19th, 2023 About the course :- This full day workshop will be broken down as follows :- Introduction to seating assessment. An overview of the process and tools of a seating and mobility assessment. What other assessments can be used to support the functional justifications of the recommended solution…..what kind of information do […]
Worksite Assessment & Staged Return to Work Programs
Zoom OnlineWorkplace Assessment is a key component of the injury management and workplace rehabilitation process. Ashlee Bowler will be presenting on workplace assessments including best practice measures on workplace assessments, how we complete them, and the importance of the assessment in assisting injured workers and their treating parties develop a staged Graduated Return to Work Program […]
PRPP – Intervention Course ( 2023 )
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, Australia4 DAY COURSE MONDAY MAY 29th – THURSDAY JUNE 1st – 08:30 – 16:30 PRESENTED BY – DR CHRIS CHAPPARO AND DR JUDY RANKA. PLACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED SO BOOK EARLY The Perceive, Recall, Plan & Perform Intervention Course is designed for use by occupational therapists who have completed a PRPP Assessment course. The intervention […]
Shower Commodes (and more) 15/6 (OTIHS Int Group)
Virtually OnlineAngela Newton, Business Development Manager for K care, will be joining us for the next OT Services in the Home Interest Group meeting on 15th June at 7:30am. Angela will provide us with an overview of K Care products with particular focus on wheeled shower commodes; different specifications and modifications available including bariatric options. We […]
Assistance Dogs and Therapy Dogs (2023)
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, AustraliaASSISTANCE DOGS AND THERAPY DOGS FRIDAY JULY 14TH, 2023 – 08:30 – 16:30 Presented by TALITHA CLEMENTS Course content :- Aims of the course – to provide OT’s with the knowledge to support their clients to receive the services of a dog whether that is through access to Animal-Assisted Therapy or their own Assistance […]
Taking the Coaching Approach 2023
Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, AustraliaTAKING THE COACHING APPROACH GRAHAM TAYLOR FRIDAY JULY 21st About the course. The ‘Taking a coaching approach’ workshop offers an additional developmental tool for those who work directly with people. It is built on a style of communication and motivation aimed at unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their performance. Rather than ‘telling, directing and […]
Recognising and addressing burnout 24th August – Workplace Rehab Interest Group
Virtually OnlineDate : Thursday 24th August, 2023 Time : 5:00 - 6:00pm Location : Virtual ( via Teams ) About the Presentation : Registered Psychologist, Andrew, will discuss what steps can be taken to recognise the indicators of burnout and counteract the impact as quickly and effectively as possible. Andrew has worked across multiple ‘people-centric’ industries and […]
August student PD 24th August
Curtin University 108: 119-120Presenters: Serena Ng & Bec Anderson Date: August 24 Time: 6:30pm Location: Curtin University Room 108.119/120. Tickets: $5 members, $10 non-members Welcome back from the midyear break! WAOTA Students are excited to present our annual new graduate experience PD. This year we have two new graduates who would love to share their experience post-graduation. Serena […]