MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONS MODULE 

MENTAL HEALTH STRUCTURED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS

Structured therapeutic interventions provide additional tools to assist occupational therapists in addressing the individual needs of their clients and are used to support occupation-focused interventions. Occupational therapists can draw on a range of structured therapeutic tools and interventions to improve the health and well-being of individuals seeking care, focusing on reducing the impact of clinical symptoms, improving the person’s functional capacity and ability to pursue activities, occupations and goals and promote recovery.This module will provide you with new knowledge and skills in structured therapeutic interventions.

Built on the OTA Mental Health Capability Framework, this self-directed eLearning and Development Module will assist occupational therapists in focusing their scope of practice on mental health to build foundational knowledge and skills in structured therapeutic interventions.

Developed by OTs for OTs, this module provides an introduction to structured therapeutic interventions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Deploy occupational therapy clinical reasoning skills to select structured therapeutic interventions including their core concepts, strengths, and challenges. 
• Understand how critical self-reflection supports effective clinical decision-making for structured therapeutic interventions to meet the unique needs and experiences of consumers.
• Understand and practice cultural safety and humility by engaging in continuous reflective practice, recognising and addressing personal and systemic biases, understanding the impact of one’s own cultural background on clinical interactions, learning strategies to eliminate racism in healthcare settings and remaining open to each consumer’s unique lived and living experiences.
• Develop an understanding of motivational interviewing as a therapeutic technique and effectively utilise associated therapeutic interventions.  
• Develop the ability to provide education and information to consumers, carers, and family members regarding the consumer’s presentation, symptoms and recommended management of their occupational issues.  
• Learn to use cognitive and behavioural therapies to help consumers recognise and modify negative cognitive and behavioural patterns.
• Develop an understanding of when and how to employ Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to support consumers with conditions such as borderline personality disorder (BPD), substance use, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression.
• Learn how and when to use narrative therapy to help consumers externalise and recontextualise their experiences, recognising the importance of this approach for specific consumer groups.

This session is suitable for:

Early Career OTs in Mental Health Practice

Refresher for experienced OTs

CPD HOURS:

Total CPD claimable hours: 4

REGISTRATION FEES

OTA Member: $240

OTA Student/New Graduate Member: $216

Non-member: $312

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