#OTLearn 2016 (Sept 19-23, 2016)

Monday 19th Sept

Date / Time: Sept 19, 10am-11am (Session 1)

Presenter(s): Karina Dancza (Professional Advisor - Children & Young People | College of Occupational Therapists)

Title / Synopsis: The value of occupation-centred practice

Thanks to everyone who attended this session. Recordings and slides will be added to our recordings page when available.

Abstract: This presentation will provide an overview of contemporary occupational therapy understanding of occupation-centred practice. It will encourage participants to reflect on their existing practice and consider strengths and opportunities for enhancing occupation within services.

Tuesday 20th Sept

Date / Time: Sept 20, 11am-12 midday (Session 1)

Presenter(s): Claire Parsons (Pearson Clinical Assessment - Area Sales Consultant)

Title / Synopsis: Overview of OT Assessments

Thanks to everyone who attended this session. Recordings and slides will be added to our recordings page when available.

Abstract: Join Claire Parsons for an overview of the assessments available via Pearson for OTs.
This 45 minute presentation will cover an overview of assessments related to your work as an occupational therapist. Including the new ABAS-3, Sensory Profile 2 and BASC-3. As well as some of our well known assessments; RBMT-3 and Rookwood driving battery.

There will also be a section on the training we offer, and time at the end for questions.

Wednesday 21st Sept

Date / Time: Sept 21, 10am-11am (Session 1)

Presenter(s): Keir Harding (COT & Pearson Award Winner 2016)

Title / Synopsis: Healing Through Doing – The Day Therapeutic Community

Thanks to everyone who attended this session. The recording and slides are now on our recordings page.

Abstract: This talk describes the Ymlaen Day Therapeutic Community, an 18th month program for people with high risk coping methods and relationship difficulties. Through the process of taking on new roles, receiving peer feedback and having an equal vote in decision making, service users increase their functioning by reducing impulsivity and coping in different ways.  

We will cover how a program that gives power to service users was set up in an environment that valued protocols, policies and set ways of doing things. We cover the role of staff within the service and the outcomes so far. The most interesting parts of the presentation are the thoughts and reflections of the group members.

Date / Time: Sept 21, 1pm-2pm (Session 2)

Presenter(s): Celine Saulnier (Vineland-3 co-author)

Title / Synopsis: An Overview of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition: For Occupational Therapists

Thanks to everyone who attended this session. The recording and slides are now on our recordings page.

Abstract: The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales is the world’s most widely used and researched measure of adaptive functioning. The “Vineland-3” is the current revision to the Second Edition, which was published in 2005. This workshop will provide an introduction to and an overview of the changes, revisions, and consistencies between the Second and Third editions. Attendees will learn about the new online platform and the added features that it provides for ease of administration and scoring.

Date / Time: Sept 21, 3.30pm-4.30pm (Session 3)

Presenter(s): Professor Winnie Dunn (Sensory Profile 2 author)

Title / Synopsis: Insights about Sensory Processing in Everyday Life: What do we know now? And what must we do about it?

Thanks to everyone who attended this session. The recording and slides are now on our recordings page.

Abstract: Participation is the most important outcome for everyone we serve. Recognizing that people in the entire population have sensory processing patterns that are both expected and unexpected, we can explore many ways to apply our craft for a participation outcome. Research supports use of sensory processing knowledge and skills within authentic contexts and activities; we can provide intervention using this interdisciplinary evidence. Prof Winnie Dunn will discuss all these factors in our webinar.

Thursday 22nd Sept 

Date / Time: Sept 22, 10am-11am (Session 1)

Presenter(s): Shelley Hughes (Occupational Therapist, Senior Product Manager, Pearson Clinical Assessment)

Title / Synopsis: Learning to Administer and Interpret Assessments to Support your Continuing Professional Development

Thanks to everyone who attended this session. The recording and slides are now on our recordings page.

Abstract: As described by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), CPD can be defined as “a range of learning activities through which health and care professionals maintain and develop throughout their career to ensure that they retain their capacity to practice safely, effectively and legally within their evolving scope of practice”.

Documenting and embedding our CPD in to everyday practice is a registration requirement with HCPC; this 45-minute presentation will share ideas and tips for learning to administer and interpret standardised assessments as a CPD activity. Time will be available at the end for questions. 

Date / Time: Thursday September 22, 1pm-2pm (Session 2)

Presenter(s): Mellissa Prunty (Paediatric Occupational Therapist)

Title / Synopsis: Handwriting Difficulties in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder – A Search for the Underlying Mechanisms and a Look at the Bigger Picture

Thanks to everyone who attended this session. Recordings and slides will be added to our recordings page when available.

Abstract: This presentation will consider handwriting difficulties in children with DCD with a specific focus on assessments and approaches used in Occupational Therapy practice.  It will explore the ‘bigger picture’ in education which is the impact of their handwriting difficulties on the quality of their compositions.

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Last updated: September 21, 2016