SESSION OVERVIEW

Practice Spotlight - Neurological Practice Skills for Early Career OTs

Enhance your skills and knowledge in neurological assessment and intervention through an engaging six-part webinar series spread across six months.  

Join us as we explore topics ranging from neurological assessment and clinical reasoning to evidence-based interventions for upper limb rehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, and vision re-training.  

Each 90-minute webinar offers a deep dive into key areas of neurological practice skills, building your knowledge and sharing practical strategies and invaluable insights to support your practice and build your confidence. 

The webinar topics are as follows: 

Webinar 1: Neurological Assessment 

Webinar 2: Clinical Reasoning and development of treatment plans 

Webinar 3: Evidence Based Upper Limb Interventions 

Webinar 4: Cognitive Rehabilitation 

Webinar 5: Vision, visuospatial and visual perception re-training 

Webinar 6: Implementing your plan and problem solving challenging situations  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Suitable for early career OTs, students or those OTs keen to have a refresher.  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The key learning objectives of this 6-part webinar series are:  

1. Learn and apply clinical assessment skills and tools to evaluate motor, sensory, cognitive, visual and perceptual difficulties with individuals with a range of neurological conditions including stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and functional neurological disorder.  

2. Develop individualised treatment plans including duration, repetitions and intensity based on assessment findings, client goals, neuroplasticity principles and incorporating evidence based neurological rehabilitation.  

3. Build clinical reasoning skills in justifying and providing rationale for using remediation-based approaches linked with goals and meaningful occupations with individuals with neurological conditions.  

4. Understand and apply evidence-based practice to upper limb rehabilitation including sensory retraining and interventions for development of motor function including mirror box, mental imagery, functional electrical stimulation, constraint induced movement therapy and task specific practice.  

5. Learn key strategies and approaches to address common cognitive difficulties including attention, memory, information processing, executive functioning and reduced insight and awareness.     

6. Develop understanding of methods and approaches for managing visual field deficits, visual attention challenges (inattention and neglect) and visual perceptual difficulties.  

7. Learn practical “ready to use” skills and approaches that can be implemented with clients including hints, tips and “tricks of the trade” to build confidence in working in neurological rehabilitation and be supported to problem solve intervention plans.  

PRESENTERS

  Nicole de la Perrelle 

Nicole de la Perrelle has worked for many years as an occupational therapist across public and private settings with clients experiencing a range of diagnoses.  She has specialist skills in neurology, driving, pain management and rehabilitation.  She runs her own business Encourage OT and also lectures at University. Nicole is passionate about supporting and encouraging occupational therapists to maximise their skills and potential.  

WORKSHOP DETAILS

DATES:

Webinar 1: 5th July 2024 (Friday) 

Webinar 2: 2nd August 2024 (Friday) 

Webinar 3: 6th September 2024 (Friday) 

Webinar 4: 4th October 2024 (Friday) 

Webinar 5: 1st November 2024 (Friday) 

Webinar 6: 6th December 2024 (Friday) 

TIME:

July, August, September and October webinars commence at: 

• 12 noon | VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT, TAS | 

• 11:30am | SA, NT | 

• 10:00am | WA |  

November and December webinars commence at: 

• 12 noon | VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS | 

• 11:30am | SA | 

• 11:00am | QLD | 

• 10:30am | NT | 

• 9:00am | WA |  

Each webinar will run for approximately 90 minutes. 

Please login 10 minutes before the scheduled presentation time  

RECORDING ACCESS

These webinars will be recorded and available to access following the event in registrant’s account - Dashboard/My Courses and then login to access. 

CPD HOURS 

Total CPD hours: 9 

REGISTRATION FEES

EARLY BIRD: Register on or before 21 June 2024

OTA Member: $325
OTA Student/ New Graduate Member: $290
Non-member: $420

^{(All pricing is inclusive of GST)}

STANDARD: Register from 22 June 2024

OTA Member: $360
OTA Student/ New Graduate Member: $325
Non-member: $470

Registrations close 3rd July 2024

^{(All pricing is inclusive of GST)}

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VENUE

This is a 100% virtual event. You will receive an email with details to access the event two days ahead of the scheduled event date.

DISCLAIMER

All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS (T&C)

T&C's are available here

CONTACT US

Please direct all enquiries to info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878