WA Occupational Therapy Association

Basic Home Modifications 2023 - 2
2023-03-30 08:30 - 2023-03-31 16:30 (Australia/Perth) | 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 March 2023.
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 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.

2 Day Basic Course

Date
Thursday March 30th and Friday March 31st, 2023
8:30-16:30 daily

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

Cost

Early bird before 30/1/23
Member/Student $400.00
Rural/ remote member $300.00
Non-members $790.00
Standard rate after 30/1/23
Member/Student $500.00
Rural/remote member $370.00
Non-members $790.00

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

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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 course has concluded.
(all Rural and Remote MEMBERS registered for this course will be considered for this scholarship)
Thanks again so much Sandi !!

Basic Home Modifications 2023
2023-03-27 08:30 - 2023-03-28 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 March 2023.
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.

2 Day Basic Course

Date
Monday March 27th and Tuesday March 28th, 2023
8:30-16:30 daily

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

Cost

Early bird before 27/1/23
Member/Student $400.00
Rural/ remote member $300.00
Non-members $790.00
Standard rate after 27/1/23
Member/Student $500.00
Rural/remote member $370.00
Non-members $790.00

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

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 course has concluded.
(all Rural and Remote MEMBERS registered for this course will be considered for this scholarship)
Thanks again so much Sandi !!
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Basic Neurological Assessment 2023
2023-03-10 09:00 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Presented by Carlo Divita.
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.
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.

Date
Friday March 10th, 2023
09:00 – 16:30

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

Cost
Early bird before 10/1/23
Member/Student $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Standard rate after 10/1/23
Member/Student $250.00
Rural/remote member $185.00
Non-members $395.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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Activities of Daily Living Assessments - 28th Feb - Workplace Rehab Interest Group
2023-02-28 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtually Online
Claudia Di Lazzaro is one of the founding directors of Incite Solutions Group with more than 16 years’ experience in the delivery of high-quality services within the vocational rehabilitation industry. Claudia has a Masters of Occupational Therapy and is a qualified Functional Independence Measure (FIM) clinician as well as Physical Work Performance Evaluation (PWPE) practitioner with a broad range of skills across physical rehabilitation, catastrophic injuries, home visiting, mental health and aged care.
Claudia is highly skilled in managing complex cases and delivering discipline specific assessments and services including activities of daily living assessments, aids and equipment prescription, FIM assessments, workplace ergonomics, functional capacity evaluations, work from home assessments, cognitive rehabilitation services, injury education and pain coaching across a range of markets including Department of Veterans’ Affairs and WorkCover. Claudia has a strong focus on delivering quality services and positive outcomes within the relevant customer frameworks whilst recognising the distinct and varying functional needs and goals that each individual service requires.
Date: Tuesday 28th February
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Location: Virtually (link will be emailed to you)
Cost
Please note in order to access the member rate you will need to log into your account on our website https://waota.com.au/login/
WAOTA members free
Non-members $10.00
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Introduction: Basics of Wheelchair Assessment and Prescription 23/2 OTSIH
2023-02-23 07:30 - 08:30 | Virtually Online
Lisa Ozsdolay, Aged Care Team lead at Indigo presents an introduction into the basics of wheelchair assessment and prescription in the community, including posture, pressure and environmental factors to consider.
Date: Thursday 23rd February
Time: sign in from 7.15am, starts promptly at 7.30am
Location: Virtual
Cost:
Please note in order to access the member rate you will need to log into your account on our website https://waota.com.au/login/
WAOTA members free
Non-members $10.00
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Pain from an OT Perspective - 2023
2023-02-17 08:00 - 16:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Presented by Ian Cheok.
Chronic pain management is a major and growing challenge for patients, healthcare professionals and the global healthcare system. Pain science can be quite disheartening as a topic – as there are no magic bullets or quick fixes in treating chronic pain. This can make engaging with this condition difficult, with the result that occupational therapists might choose to avoid exploring this area. Of all the approaches used in the treatment of chronic pain, occupational therapy shows some of the most promising results but remains relatively unknown to the public and other healthcare practitioners.
This workshop aims to introduce pain science and unveil the role of occupational therapy in chronic pain rehabilitation. The goal is to take the science and help occupational therapists translate it into tangible, clinical concepts and tools. It is suitable for new or experienced therapists wishing to gain a broader understanding in this area. We will be reviewing the most recent and relevant approaches and technologies for the care and management of chronic pain. Topics to be covered include:
Pain Science Made Simple Learn about the basic neuroscience of pain, and the interrelationship between physiological, psychological, environmental and occupational processes in pain perception.
Pain Assessment in Occupational Therapy Practice Gain an overview of how to assess patients with pain (acute and chronic), and using assessment findings guide diagnostic, rehabilitation and occupation-related care plans.
Interventions for Common Clinical Pain Syndromes Explore the different approaches to treat chronic pain, current available evidence on their efficacy and relevance in various occupational therapy settings. Discover how occupational therapists can implement effective interventions through therapeutic neuroscience education, psychological approaches, functional rehabilitation, soft tissue therapy and assistive technology.
This workshop will be delivered in a casual manner with inspiring recovery stories and short gentle yoga breaks (to make your experience as pain free as possible). You will leave with a better foundational knowledge and understanding in this emerging area of practice for occupational therapists.
About the Presenter.
Ian Cheok is a senior occupational therapist at LifeWorks Occupational Therapy and TADWA, where he focuses on chronic pain care, mental health, and the use of immersive technologies such as virtual reality in clinical practice.
Ian graduated from Curtin University with a Master of Occupational Therapy degree, receiving the Head of the School Award and Outstanding Mentor Award. Additionally, he has received training from The Neuro Orthopaedic Institute, and is currently completing his postgraduate studies in chronic pain management with McGill University.
Prior to his role in occupational therapy, Ian was a Computer Science graduate from the University of Western Australia, and had worked for 15+ years in the areas of user experience design and software engineering.

Date
Friday February 17th, 2023
08:00 – 16:00

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

Cost
Early bird before 17/12/22
Member/Student $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Standard rate after 17/12/22
Member/Student $250.00
Rural/remote member $187.50
Non-members $395.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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The Power of Playgroups - The LEaP Playgroup for children with developmental delay and/or disabilities
2023-02-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Virtually Online
Details: Dr Jodie Armstrong’s doctorate focused on developing and evaluating the LEaP therapeutic playgroup for children with developmental delays and/or disabilities. Developed as a ‘first line’ approach for children entering therapeutic services, this model showed to be effective in improving children’s developmental outcomes and increasing parental social support.
Jodie will be presenting on the LEaP playgroup model, key research findings, next steps for LEaP as well as outlining the core components of therapeutic playgroups for therapist wanting to implement such models within their practice.
Date: Tuesday 7th of February
Time: 6.30pm
Presenter: Dr Jodie Armstrong – Occupational Therapist and Researcher
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86745081431

Elbow Assessment, Trigger Finger and Scaphoid Fractures 16/1 Hand IG
2023-01-16 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom Online
Please join us for the first Hand Interest Group meeting of 2023. This quarters meeting is kindly presented by Hand, Upper Limb and Physiotherapy unit at RediMed
Topics

Kristie Di Loreto: Elbow Assessment
Alex Esterhuezin: Trigger Finger
Gabby Falco: Management of Scaphoid Fractures

Time: 5.30pm
Date: Monday 16th January
Location: via zoom, link will be emailed. Please ensure you log on 10 minutes earlier
Cost
Please note in order to access the member rate you will need to log into your account on our website https://waota.com.au/login/
Free for WA OT Association members
$10 for non-members.
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Hand and Upper Limb Course-2022
2022-11-26 08:00 - 15:30 | Curtin University 108: 119-120
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST IN CASE OF A CANCELLATION PLEASE EMAIL OUR PD CO-ORDINATOR, CAROLYN EARLE ON C.EARLE@BIGPOND.COM
Due to the practical nature of this course, attendees are limited to 20, so register quickly to secure your place.
This interactive and practical full day workshop will provide a theoretical basis for your clinical reasoning when working with patients with hand and upper limb conditions. The workshop is aimed at new graduates, therapists interested in hand therapy, and therapists new to the field. The program 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 a splint.
Coordinated by Yvette Pickering, this workshop will be presented by experienced Occupational Therapists working in hand and upper limb.

Date
Saturday 26th November 2022

Venue
OT Laboratory Curtin University

Cost
Early bird before 26/9/22
Member/Student $200
Rural/ remote $150
Non-members $395
Standard rate after 26/9/22
Member/Student $250
Rural/ remote $185
Non-members $395

Refreshments
Morning tea and lunch will be provided

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Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care 17/11 - OT Services in the Home IG
2022-11-17 07:30 - 08:30 | Zoom Online
Our next Occupational Therapy Services in the Home Interest Group takes place on Thursday November 17th when we will be joined by OT Anthony Hartland for a presentation on OT and Palliative Care. Anthony is an Australian trained Occupational Therapist, with over 25 years’ international experience in a diverse range of clinical areas and management, including hospital, community, hospice, not for profit and private practice. He is currently working with the Bunbury Community Palliative Care Team. His presentation will cover palliative care and allied health – Living well until death and he will also provide an update of 12 months of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in WA.
Presenter: Anthony Hartland
Date: Thursday 17th November 2022
Time: 7:30am – 8:30am
Virtual: Zoom link will be emailed. Please ensure you log on 10 minutes earlier
Cost:
Please note in order to access the member rate you will need to log into your account on our website https://waota.com.au/login/
Free for WA OT Association members
$10 for non-members
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Geriatric Rehab PD - WAOTA Student Committee 12/10
2022-10-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Online
WAOTA Students are pleased to welcome Jade Beck as our presenter for our October PD! Jade Beck graduated from Curtin University in 2013 and is currently a senior occupational therapist and occasional acting p3/coordinator at Fremantle Hospital specialising in Geriatric Rehabilitation.
Jade has worked in several clinical areas in the hospital setting over her career. After graduating, Jade worked at OPH for five to six years in geriatric rehab, elective surgery and in leave relieve. She also lived in London for two years where she had the opportunity to receive her first leadership role at the Royal Free Hospital where she was the team lead for a multidisciplinary team for renal and urology roles. Furthermore she worked in the acute medical unit, trauma and orthopaedic wards whilst at Royal Free Hospital. She then returned to Perth and had the chance to work at Fiona Stanley Hospital in general med, ICU and some relief in the state rehab service before going to Fremantle where she covered in stroke rehab before getting her current role.
Time: 6.30pm
Date: 12th October
Location: Via zoom, link will be emailed
Cost
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WA OT Association members – $5
Non-members – $10
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Introduction to Sleep
2022-10-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Presented by – Sue McCabe
About the course :-
This introductory course is targeted to OTs across all sectors (all conditions, all age groups). The aims of the course are to provide evidence based information to promote practitioners’ knowledge about:
1.General sleep knowledge
– the importance of sleep and circadian health
– how sleep works, sleep disorders, general resources for sleep support
2.Targeted occupational therapy sleep knowledge
– sleep assessment for the home setting
– practical strategies to promote sleep in everyday living
– sleep and anxiety, pain, movement impairment, and safety
– resources (information, equipment, people) that are fundamental to practical and individualised sleep support
Using the SleepLinks ‘sleep comfort map’ as a guide, we will cover practical aspects of assessment, information, and equipment resources for
– health and medical comfort
– activities and routines comfort
– social-emotional-communication comfort
– thermal comfort
– sleep setting comfort
– sensory comfort
– position and movement comfort

‘Comfort’ means what is just right, for each individual and family.
‘Safety’ means health and medical, physical and social-emotional safety, for each individual and family.

About the presenter :-
Sue McCabe (BScOT, MSc, PhD) is the sole provider of SleepLinks occupational therapy service in Perth. She has worked as an occupational therapist for over 40 years in Perth, NT and the UK, in hospital, rehabilitation and community settings, with people of all ages who have developmental, neurological, and musculo-skeletal conditions.
Over the past 15+ years, she has become focused on sleep: learning about the huge challenge this can be for so many people with disabilities and health conditions; learning about the massive impact this has on their health, wellbeing and participation, and that of their families; and learning about the complex and diverse factors that are so important to sleep.
This learning is most importantly through her contact with the 100’s of clients and families who have described their unique sleep difficulties and the effects on their everyday lives. It has been enhanced by collaboration with colleagues across Perth, Australia and internationally. Key aspects of her learning have been i) a Churchill Fellowship (2007) which allowed her to travel to the UK and Canada to attend specialist sleep training courses and to spend time with expert sleep clinicians and researchers, ii) completion of PhD studies (2019) which allowed her to learn about research, and about sleep and biological rhythms, iii) membership of and participation in national and international sleep research groups and iv) continued research collaboration with sleep and disability researchers across Australia and internationally.
Sue has provided sleep training across the occupational therapy and allied health sector for many years. She has been an invited presenter of sleep training to clinicians in Singapore, Canada, New Zealand and across Australia. She contributes sleep information to the Assistive Technology unit for occupational therapy students at Edith Cowan University. She provides targeted sleep information to clinicians working with specific populations such as autism, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.
Sue is particularly passionate about the importance of sleep within the context of circadian health – our 24 hour rhythms which are so fundamental to all aspects of mental and physical health, and all aspects of function and participation. Sleep is ‘all about everything’ – physical and mental health, activities, environments, personal factors – and is a fundamental concern for all occupational therapists.

Date
Friday October 7th, 2022
09:00 – 17:00

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

Cost
Early bird before 7/8/22
Member/Student $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Standard rate after 7/8/22
Member/Student $250.00
Rural/remote member $185.00
Non-members $395.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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Hand Interest Group PD 19/9
2022-09-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom Online
The Hand Interest Group are holding there next meeting on Monday 19th September with 3 presenters from InHand Occupational Therapy.
Topics

Elisha Stefanelli: The Floating Elbow – Paediatric Supracondylar Fracture with Ipsilateral Forearm Fractures
Teagan Maloney: Digital Nerve Repair and Rehabilitation
Linda Canty: Latest Update on 1st CMC Osteoarthritis

Time: 5.30pm
Date: Monday 19th September
Location: via zoom, link will be emailed. Please ensure you log on 10 minutes earlier
Cost
Please note in order to access the member rate you will need to log into your account on our website https://waota.com.au/login/
Free for WA OT Association members
$10 for non-members.
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OT Week Breakfast – Keynote Speakers Emma Gee: OT and Stroke Survivor and Annette Barton OAM: Lessons Learnt from OT Through the Ages

Ergonomics 19/9 - Workplace Rehab Interest Group
2022-09-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Custodian Work Assist, Level 1, 188-198 Churchill Ave, Subiaco, WA, 6008
The Workplace Rehabilitation Interest Group are holding there next meeting on Monday 19th September on the topic Ergonomics, presented by Sarah Cliff. The face-to-face PD will be held in Subiaco with free street parking available.

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OT Week Breakfast – Keynote Speakers Emma Gee: OT and Stroke Survivor and Annette Barton OAM: Lessons Learnt from OT Through the Ages

Custom Hand Rails Prescription (external and internal) 15/9 OTSIH
2022-09-15 07:30 - 08:30 | Zoom Online
The next OT Services in the Home Interest Group meeting will take via zoom
Beth Wiggins-Teede will discuss prescription and measurements for custom handrails.
Presenter: Beth Wiggins-Teede
Date: Thursday 15th September 2022
Time: 7:30am – 8:30am
Virtual: Zoom link will be emailed. Please ensure you log on 10 minutes earlier
Cost:
Please note in order to access the member rate you will need to log into your account on our website https://waota.com.au/login/
Free for WA OT Association members
$10 for non-members.
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OT Week Breakfast – Keynote Speakers Emma Gee: OT and Stroke Survivor and Annette Barton OAM: Lessons Learnt from OT Through the Ages

New Graduate PD (WAOTA Student Committee 14/9)
2022-09-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Online
Presenters: Alex Esterhuizen, Jessica Tang and Jerome Choo
Date: Wednesday 14th September
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Zoom
Description:
This month we are excited to welcome our new graduates to speak us about their journey after graduation. Please join us as we warmly welcome our speakers for this month!

Alex Esterhuizen graduated from ECU in 2021 and is now an Occupational Therapist working in Hand Therapy. She has been working at RediMed 2Hands Upper Limb Clinic since the beginning of this January year. Despite having challenging experiences, Alex loves helping patients in their journey to heal their various and upper limb conditions!
Jessica Tang graduated from Curtin University in 2021 and started her new role as an occupational therapist at Rocky Bay. She is currently responsible for a mixed caseload of clients which consists of youths and adults with a range of diagnoses which require regular interventions, assessment, or assistive technology input. Jessica’s area of interests includes neurological rehab, postural support, and assistive technology.
Jerome Choo graduated from Curtin University and is currently undertaking his role as an occupational therapist at ORS group, who he completed his graduate program with. Jerome has a varied caseload which range of paediatrics to older adults living with disabilities including autism, psychosocial, cognitive, and physical. Jerome provides services in capacity building, assessments, assistive technology, and home modifications. He is interested in areas consisting of assistive technology, mental health, and virtual reality.

Cost:
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WAOTA members $5
Non-members $10
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Emotional Intelligence 2022
2022-09-03 13:00 - 17:00 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Our emotions are so often contagious and a single person can influence the tone, energy and focus of a group both for better and for worse. So, what im-pact do you want to have on your team or family? How can you improve your skills to better manage important relationships at work or at home? How can you utilise EI to foster a positive and productive environment?
This interactive session on EI will explore the value of building self and social awareness and relation-ship management skills. At the end of the session participants will be able to:
• Define and discuss the importance of EI
• Self-assess their EI
• Identify strategies to recognise the impact of their emotions on performance
• Discuss how to support others to improve their EI
• Explore ways to improve EI in the workplace
Presented by Associate Professor Margaret Potter who is a 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.

Date
Saturday September 3rd, 2022

Time
13:00 -17:00

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

Cost
Early Bird before 3/7/22
Member/Student $100.00
Rural/remote member $75.00
Non-members $187.50

Standard after 3/7/22
Member/Student $125.00
Rural/ remote member $92.50
Non-members $187.50

Refreshments
Afternoon Tea included

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NDIS - The Fundamentals - 2022
2022-09-02 08:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
If you are new to the world of NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) or working in the space but not feeling confident with how to support a client to gain access to scheme, have a successful planning meeting or make the most of an NDIS plan then this course is essential for you.
Hosted by health professional and NDIS participant Danielle Loizou-Lake, this interactive full day course will provide you with the information and resources you need to better understand the NDIS and become a great practitioner in the space. Danielle is an engaging presenter with a wealth of real life examples to illustrate when the NDIS works well and where it can go awry.
In 2020 Danielle started Paper Planes Support Coordination, a social enterprise to support people to make the most of their NDIS plans.
Danielle holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement and Health Promotion and is currently undertaking a post graduate studies in Population Health.
This full day course will explore NDIS:
• Eligibility and Access
• Planning Meetings
• Evidence
• Budgets
• Providing services to NDIS participants (registered/ non registered providers)

Date
Friday September 2nd, 2022
08:30 – 16:30

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

Cost
Early Bird before 2/7/22
Member/Student $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Standard Rate after 2/7/22
Member/Student $250.00
Rural/remote member $185.00
Non-members $395.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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Paediatric Neurorehabilitation - 25/8 WAOTA Student Committee
2022-08-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Online
Presenter: Loren West
Location: via Zoom
Loren West graduated as an occupational therapist in 2016 and has since developed a passion for providing evidence based interventions for children with neurological conditions and injuries. Her clinical interests are in the utilisation of technology for upper limb functional training in order to improve quality of life and participation.
Loren has had extensive experience as an Allied Health Assistant within the iRehab program at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children where she gained invaluable experience in appreciating the need for integrated multidisciplinary interventions that is grounded by research and best clinical care.
Currently Loren works as a clinical coordinator and lead occupational therapist at the Healthy Strides Foundation which is a dedicated intensive therapy provider for children and young adults with neurological conditions and injuries.
Cost
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WAOTA members $5
Non-members $10
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DOT(WA) AGM and PD - Nature Play
2022-08-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Online
It is that time of year again- time for the DOT(WA) AGM – a chance for you to hear what we have achieved over the last year, be updated on the financial position of DOT(WA) and have a chance to ask questions etc. All Executive Committee roles are up for nomination, and full details on the roles can be found by clicking this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DOTWAExecCommitteeNominations2022. If you have any questions about joining the committee, the level of commitment of a role (some are just a few hours a year), about the AGM etc, please do not hesitate to contact us on dotwa@outlook.com.
We will also be hosting a PD at our AGM and details are as follows:
Tuesday, 23rd August 2022 from 6.30pm
Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81778881142
Professional Development Meeting Details
Presenter: Cath Fitzhardinge, Occupational Therapist, Nature Space Consultant @ Nature Play Advocate
About the Presenter
As an Occupational Therapist, Cath advocates for children (and adults) living in urban areas to have access to nature, and to embed nature into their everyday lives. Cath collaborates with Landscape Architects, Schools, Early Learning Centres, and Local Councils in the creation and activation of nature spaces.
Cath will discuss with DOT(WA) members how to promote nature connection, health and wellbeing through meaningful occupation in order to foster resilience, confidence, curiosity and kindness.
Cath will also share her experiences of working with Bronwyn Paynter, Nature OT in her cOnnecT with nature program, where she connected with like minded OTs to share, support and provide feedback to each other as they explored how to incorporate nature into their OT practice.

Assistance Dogs and Therapy Dogs
2022-08-05 08:30 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
FRIDAY AUGUST 5TH – 08:30 – 16:30
Presented by TALITHA CLEMENTS
Course content :-
Aims of the course is to provide OTs with the knowledge on how to support their clients to gain the services of a dog, whether that is through access to Animal-Assisted Therapy or accessing their own Assistance Dog.
Practical Content will cover:
– What is an Assistance Dog
– How to support people to gain access to Assistance Dogs
– Assessing whether your client is suitable/ready for an Assistance Dog
– Gaining funding for an Assistance Dog
– Specific NDIS information around Assistance Dogs
– Dog Specific information – what to look for in a dog, training an Assistance Dog
– How to access Animal-Assisted Therapy and other forms of therapeutic use of animals
Material Provided
– Will include print out slides
– Case Studies
– Examples of completed and successful application
– Further resources
Target Audience – Is OTs with an interest in assisting people to access Assistance Dog, to train their own Assistance Dogs, or introduce Animals into their therapy work.
About the Presenter :-
Talitha is the Owner/Director of Cornwall House OT Services. This includes working across various fields including early intervention, school-aged intervention, adults and community-based work and older aged care. Particular experience in managing complex disabilities and complex behaviour management.
In 2018 she commenced the Cornwall House Therapy Dog Program, followed up by the Cornwall House Equine Therapy Program. In 2021 online workshops supporting the education of fellow OTs to use Dogs within a therapy setting were set up along with assistance for people to receive Assistance Dogs.

Date
Friday August 5th, 2022
08:30 – 16:30

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

Cost
Early bird before 5/6/22
Member/Student $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Standard rate after 5/6/22
Member/Student $250.00
Rural/remote member $185.00
Non-members $395.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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Sensory Stimulation for older adults 2022
2022-07-29 08:30 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO BE PLACED ON A WAITLIST FOR A CANCELLATION PLEASE EMAIL OUR PD CO-ORDINATOR, CAROLYN EARLE AT C.EARLE@BIGPOND.COM
This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists working in community or residential care settings and is suitable for new and experienced therapists. The content will be relevant for those who treat older adults who are approaching the middle to later stages of dementia and end of life. This workshop is also suitable for Occupational Therapy Students who are considering a career with older adults.
There will be a mixture of lecture style content, interactive discussion, and practical activities.
The aims of the course are for participants to:

Understand how sensory stimulation can be used with older adults
Increase knowledge and confidence in how to assess and treat people in the later stages of dementia
Recognise the important role that the occupational therapist can play in facilitating quality of life and wellbeing with this client group

Content will include:

Revision of dementia including the different types, signs, symptoms, stages and strengths
An overview of sensory stimulation and the benefits to the older population
Exploration into different ways to assess sensory preferences to ensure appropriate sensory activities can be prescribed
Hands on participation in a range of sensory stimulation intervention ideas
An opportunity to apply lessons learned to own workplaces by considering the role of the Occupational Therapist, and barriers and enablers to implementation

Participants will receive copies of the workshop slides as well as practical resources to support practice.
About the Presenter.
Since graduating from a double degree of Occupational Therapy and Business Administration from Curtin University, Elizabeth Oliver has worked in both community and residential care settings for large not-for-profit aged care providers for the past 15 years. During her aged care career, Elizabeth has lead a range of culture change and care innovation research projects, and has gained extensive experience in implementing the Montessori Approach as a method of fostering person centred care.
Elizabeth strives to increase the recognition of the value of allied health services to this client group and to improve access to therapeutic interventions that can enhance the functional abilities, participation, quality of life and wellbeing of older adults, particularly those living with dementia. Elizabeth is also committed to inspiring people to consider working in the aged care industry. She has tutored in the Gerontology Unit at Curtin University for numerous years, as well as working in Interprofessional Coordinator and Clinical Educator Coordinator roles.
In recent years, Elizabeth has formed her own private practice, Memory Box Collective, with an aim to bring joy into the lives of older adults, through consultancy, training, research, resources and special projects. Memory Box Collective has been the community partner in a number of Curtin University’s Occupational Therapy honours projects. The most recent research project has focused on using Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology students as facilitators of “task boxes” to facilitate meaningful engagement in residential care settings.

Date
Friday July 29th, 2022
08:30 – 16:30

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

Cost
Early Bird before 29/5/22
Member $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $100.00

Standard Rate after 29/5/22
Member $250.00
Rural/remote member $185.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $120.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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Applying Kitchen AT and Meal Preparation Strategies 21/7 OTIHS Interest Group
2022-07-21 07:30 - 08:30 | Virtually Online
The next OTIHS Session in July will be provided by Jacqui Lund. Jacqui will share a practical approach to kitchen skills. You will be able to learn a range of approaches including the use of technology, and other mainstream equipment that is available that can be used with people who are wanting to maximise independence in the kitchen.
Date: Thursday 21st July
Presenter: Jacqui Lund
Time:
Please dial in from 7.15am
Commencing at 7.30am – 8.30am
Location: Virtual Attendance. Link will be emailed separately, please check your emails a few days before PD. If link not received, please check your junk folder or contact the WAOTA office info@waota.com.au
Cost
Free for members of WAOTA
Non-members $10
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Taking the Coaching Approach 2022
2022-07-15 08:30 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
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 instructing’ the coaching approach aims at developing internal or self-motivation – aiming at the ‘inner person’ rather than external motivators. It is aimed at helping a person learn rather than teaching them.
The aim of the workshop is to provide coaching principles and processes and practice sessions to consolidate within people helpers a methodology that taps into the potential that exists within the client or patient. The methodology focuses on questions that raise awareness (what is happening around the client or patient; raise self-awareness (what they are experiencing personally) and to raise responsibility (take responsibility for their actions and increasing ownership and accountability).
Practical coaching principles and processes are demonstrated, elaborated and practiced within the workshop. The workshop involves two full practice sessions of combining the coaching principles, coaching process (the GROW model) and the listening and speaking skills of the coaching approach.
A full set of support notes are provided for each participant that covers the principles, processes and the listening and speaking of the coaching approach.
Target Audience
The coaching approach can be applied to any, and all, human interaction. It is particularly relevant to those engaged in people helping, people management, people leadership, people development and people care.
Session One: Defining Coaching and the Coaching Approach.

What is coaching?
Coaching demonstration and debrief
Distinctions between professions (mentoring, consultant, manager, therapy, counselling etc)
Listening as a coach – listening ‘to’, ‘though’, ‘just’ and the 3 ‘A’s of listening

Session Two: Coaching with the GROW Model

Introduction to the GROW model
Working with the GROW coaching questions
Coaching practice and debrief

Session Three: Facilitating a Coaching Conversation

Speaking with clear intention
What makes a good coaching question?
Genuine inquiry and unattached advocacy

Session Four: Further Practice Facilitating a Coaching Conversation

Coaching practice
Debrief and highlight learning applicable to the OT role

About the Speaker
Graham has spent the past 51 years of his life encouraging, supporting, and developing people in leadership and management roles. He has had extensive experience in the Training and Development field, including initially being instrumental in developing strategic training and development for Youth Workers and young people, then, moving into the management and development consultancy field having three interrelated arms or services: Leadership development, Coaching and Facilitation services and a Training arm.
Graham completed a Graduate Diploma in Professional Coaching from at the Newfield Institute (Australia) in 2001 that focused on ontological coaching models and frameworks. Over the past 8 years Graham has designed and facilitated a program titled ‘Taking the coaching approach’. This program has been used extensively in Saint John of God Health Care hospitals and facilities across Australia to develop health care workers to develop a coaching approach. It has also been used extensively in the WA Health Department, including WA Country Health (WACHS).

Taking the coaching approach

Date
Friday 15th July 2022
08:30 – 16:30

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

Cost

Early bird before 15/5/22
Member $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $100.00

Standard rate after 15/5/22
Member $250.00
Rural/remote member $187.50
Non-members $395.00
Student $120.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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Kinesiotaping, Dupuytrens, and The Terrible Triad 27/6 Hand IG
2022-06-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom Online
This upcoming HIG will be featuring three presenters from Specialised Hand Therapy Services on the below topics of interest:
Lydia Ngoo will be presenting on the concepts and techniques of rehabilitative taping using kinesiotape for the hand and upper limb.
Johaline Eshlin will be presenting on the pathology, current literature and treatment techniques for the management of Dupuyren’s contractures.
Melanie Kidd will be presenting on the current concepts for the treatment of traumatic fracture-dislocation injury pattern of the elbow.
Date: Monday 27th June
Time: 5.30pm
Location: via zoom, link will be emailed separately so please check emails.
Cost
Free for members of WAOTA
Non-members $10
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Update on toileting (children and beyond)
2022-06-20 18:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Online
DOT(WA) PD Opportunity TONIGHT – Monday 20th June
Tabitha Poole presents an Update on toileting (children and beyond)
Tabitha loves to talk about wees and poos, so much she made a whole career around it! Tabitha has worked in paediatrics for the majority of her 11-year-long career in Occupational Therapy. She has practiced in regional and metropolitan Western Australia as well as the UK. She has been a member of the Therapy Focus continence team for 6 years and derives untold satisfaction from that special day when a parent sends a photo of a poo in the toilet.
This presentation will consist of continence red flags, referral options and practical strategies and approaches to improve continence across the lifespan (with a particular focus on children).
Date: Monday 20th June 2022
Time: 6:30pm-9pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82509246472
Meeting ID: 825 0924 6472

Motivational Interviewing 14th June - Workplace Rehab Interest Group
2022-06-14 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom Online
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Self Regulation 2022
2022-06-10 08:30 - 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
Self-regulation is a skill everyone needs to thrive across all ages. It is a common occupational therapy goal for occupational therapists working with children and families, and also one which has very varied research. It is considered to be an essential skill for development, and something that can impact every area of our life, at every point. Yet there are such different views of what it actually is, and how to develop self-regulation.
This workshop comes from a lens supporting children, families and adults around children to learn self-regulation, however the concepts and models are applicable across ages. Here are some of the topics that we will cover in this workshop:

What is self-regulation? Looking into the differing definitions and perceptions of self-regulation in practice, and society. Self-regulation can be an ambiguous topic so we will go through some of the fields of thought, and the evidence behind these, to delve into what self-regulation actually is.
An overview of self-regulation frameworks and tools, and the evidence behind these.
Developing self-regulation: assessment and intervention approaches for practice.

About the Presenter :-
Emily Burns has worked at Calm and Connected since graduating in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy). Calm and Connected is a private, community-based practice, working with children, families and schools, including delivering positive behaviour support services. In addition to individualised services, Calm and Connected run therapy camps throughout the year, which Emily has been a team leader on since the first camp in Perth, in 2015. Emily has jointly presented with Kate Keisler at guest lectures at both Curtin University and Edith Cowan University and has presented many other workshops online, and face to face on topics such as self-regulation and sensory processing.

Date
Friday June 10th, 2022
08:30 – 16:30

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

Cost
Early bird before 10/5/22
Member $200.00
Rural/remote member $150.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $100.00
Standard rate after 10/5/22
Member $250.00
Rural/remote member $185.00
Non-members $395.00
Student $120.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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PRPP - Intervention Course
2022-05-30 08:30 - 2022-06-02 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST IN CASE OF A CANCELLATION OVER THE WEEKEND PLEASE EMAIL OUR PD CO-ORDINATOR
CAROLYN EARLE ON C.EARLE@BIGPOND.COM
Presented by – Dr Chris Chapparo and Dr Judy Ranka.
The Perceive, Recall, Plan & Perform Intervention Course is designed for use by occupational therapists who have completed a PRPP Assessment course. The intervention approach aims to improve task performance mastery by addressing the specific cognitive strategy application behaviours identified through PRPP assessment as most impacting on mastery.
Instructional methods used to address these behaviours incorporate cues and prompts that align with specific perceive, recall, plan and perform processing operations and preferences. The efficacy of this approach has been observed in children and adults with a variety of diagnoses and conditions that impact on everyday cognition and demonstrated through research with adults with traumatic brain impairment and children with social and behavioural difficulties.
Objectives
Compare and Contrast PRPP Intervention with other forms of occupational therapy task-focused methods
Select critical strategy application behaviours to address in therapy
Set measurable occupational performance goals for task mastery and strategy application
Design a detailed plan to build strategy application behaviours required to improve or maintain performance mastery.

PRPP Intervention Course ( 4 day course )

Date
Monday 30th May – Thursday 2nd June, 2022
08:30 – 16:30

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

Cost

Early bird before 31/3/22
Member $840.00
Rural/remote member $680.00
Non-members $1660.00
Student $440.00
Standard rate after 31/3/22
Member $1080.00
Rural/remote member $800.00
Non-members $1660.00
Student $520.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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**PD Registration Form 2021
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PRPP - Assessment Course
2022-05-23 08:30 - 2022-05-27 16:30 | Pagoda Ballroom, Pagoda Resort, 112 Melville Parade, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL, IF YOU WISH TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST IN CASE OF A CANCELLATION OVER THE WEEKEND PLEASE EMAIL OUR PD CO-ORDINATOR
CAROLYN EARLE ON C.EARLE@BIGPOND.COM
Presented by – Dr Chris Chapparo and Dr Judy Ranka.
The PRPP (Perceive Recall Plan Perform) Assessment is a standardised, client centred, criterion referenced, occupational therapy assessment of occupational performance. It is used with clients of any age, gender, diagnosis, or cultural background whose performance is compromised by difficulties with the cognitive demands of occupations.
The assessment yields information about performance mastery and cognitive strategy application behaviours. Strategy application behaviours assessed align with dimensions of attention and perception (P), learning, memory and recall (R), planning, decision-making and judgment (P), and the capacity to act on decisions and follow-through with plans (P).
Findings from the PRPP Assessment are then used to plan PRPP intervention where the focus is on developing strategy application behaviours required by everyday tasks and to improve task performance mastery. The PRPP assessment is used internationally and has been translated into several languages. It has established validity in a variety of practice domains including neurology, mental health, learning disabilities, autism, chronic pain, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, and dementia.
Objectives
Describe the occupational therapy, neurosciences and educational foundation of the assessment, and its psychometric properties
Assess and score task performance mastery from videotaped examples of client performances using Stage One of the PRPP Assessment
Assess and score cognitive strategy application behaviours applied to tasks on dimensions of perceive, recall, plan and perform from videotaped examples of client performances using Stage Two of the PRPP Assessment.
Write specific, measurable mastery and strategy application goals for clients assessed.
Use the PRPP Assessment as a client centred outcome measure of occupational performance.
Understand the implications of assessment findings for occupational therapy intervention.

PRPP Assessment Course ( 5 day course )

Date
Monday 23rd May – Friday 27th May, 2022
08:30 – 16:30

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

Cost

Early bird before 31/3/22
Member $1050.00
Rural/remote member $850.00
Non-members $2075.00
Student $550.00
Standard rate after 31/3/22
Member $1350.00
Rural/remote member $1000.00
Non-members $2075.00
Student $650.00

Refreshments
Welcome Tea/Coffee, Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

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**PD Registration Form 2021
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