TALKING TOILETING Series 1
Are OTs Engaged or Vacant in Addressing this Essential Occupation in Children? 

SESSION OVERVIEW

Learning to use the toilet is an important developmental step for children, which enables their engagement and independent participation in a wide variety of home, community and education based occupations.

Occupational therapists are increasingly receiving requests to provide support with the management of developmental and health related issues associated with toileting for children and young people.

The 2 x Talking Toileting Series 1 webinars will present foundation knowledge for occupational therapists to plan and implement an intervention approach that can include individual programs for families, and inclusion within other education and care settings.

This series of webinars with additional resources are intended to provide occupational therapists with a broad clinical framework and practical strategies in order to support the child’s occupational participation from a health, developmental and functional perspective.

TALKING TOILETING Series 1: Updated December 2023

Series 1 Session 1: Understanding Paediatric Bladder & Bowel Health

This first session will focus on healthy physiology and common functional disorders of bowel and bladder in children. A team approach will be described using a puzzle model reflecting the wide range of bio-psychosocial factors to be considered.

Series 1 Session 2: OT Role & Framework

This second session introduces a systematic framework for occupational therapy following, assessment, preparation, implementation methods and monitoring progress over time. Case study examples are used to further describe this framework

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Talking Toileting Series 1 webinars are suitable for all paediatric occupational therapists. The webinars are particularly relevant for occupational therapists in early career development or experienced clinicians who may be wishing to refresh or further expand their knowledge. It is recommended that clinicians complete Talking Toileting Series 1 before registering for Talking Toileting Series 2.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

In Talking Toileting Series 1, all participants will learn:

• Foundation knowledge about developmental and health factors that impact on the development oftoilet skills.
• How to identify indicators to refer to other allied health and medical practitioners.
• How to apply a systematic clinical approach to support children and families with thedevelopment of toilet skills.

PRESENTERS

Di Collis  

Di Collis has 30 years clinical experience in paediatric OT in a variety of locations in South East Qld as well as early career locums in the UK. She has mostly worked within the public health sector: both acute and community. Di currently holds a part time position at Nambour Child Health in which she delivers toileting workshops for parents and offers individual support to children with bedwetting. In partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Di completed a research project examining the impact of parent toileting workshops on parental sense of mastery and children’s quality of life. Currently she also works part time in the Sunshine Coast University Hospital Paediatric Multidisciplinary Continence Clinic where she sees children with a range of bowel and bladder challenges. In her private practice Di offers supervision around toileting issues. She confesses that she has an ‘accidental’ but enduring interest and commitment to paediatric toileting work and is known by some as the author of ‘The Adventures of Plopsy the Poo’.

Debbie Atkins

Debbie Atkins is an occupational therapist with 30 years experience working within the paediatric disability field. She has spent many years as a member of a multi-disciplinary community-based team working with children who presented with significant developmental disabilities. In more recent years, Debbie has moved into private practice Talking Toileting OTA webinar Series 1: Description 2 with a focus on support for the families of children and young people with continence issues, from both a health and disability perspective.

Debbie has also been actively involved in developing resource material to support toilet programs, including the ‘Toilet Time storybook’ series and ‘Toilet Time visual cards’ for boys and girls. Earlier publications included the ‘Toilet Time Resource Manual for Allied health Professionals’ and involvement in a revision project for the ‘Are You Ready’ animated DVD, which includes the well-known ‘Tom’s Toilet Triumph’ animation.

In addition, Debbie has been implementing group-based parent education workshops for many years, as well as offering individual and group-based professional mentor sessions and training workshops for occupational therapists, other allied health professionals and educators.

CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable hours: 2.5

DATE:
These are recorded webinar series completed in December 2023.

ACCESS:
This resource is run through our external learning platform. All registrants will receive an email containing information on how to set up their online course account and/ or a  notification that a course has been allocated to them. Please be sure to check all email folders including junk and clutter. This course is available for 12 weeks.

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REGISTRATION FEES:
Member: $96 
Student/New Graduate Member: $90 
Non Member: $132

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