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OTA Member Forum – DVA Update
This free recorded Member Forum included a presentation by staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) on recent changes impacting allied health DVA providers and work to implement the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Program Overview
OTA hosted a free Member Forum in November 2025to update members on recent reforms in the Veterans space including the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran suicide.
We were very fortunate to have Ingrid Penberthy, Director, Health Policy Division, and Jessica Stott, Senior Allied Health Officer, Chief Health Officer Division, both from the Department of Veterans Affairs, who presented to members on the Department’s progress implementing some of the Commission’s key recommendations relating to allied health, and other relevant updates for allied health providers.
Join us for this one hour recorded members-only event with our DVA guests and staff from the OTA Policy and Advocacy team.
This session is suitable for:
OTs at any career stage working to deliver services under the DVA scheme.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
This webinar was recorded on 26th November 2025.
CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable workshop hour: 1 hour
A certificate of attendance will be issued upon completion of the full course. Please allow up to 48 hours for the certificate to appear in your CPD tracker.
ACCESS:
The recording and resources will be available in your OTA Account for 12 weeks from the date of registration.
REGISTRATION FEES
This is a free member event for Occupational Therapy Australia members only.
Members must be logged in with username and password to register.
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)
Terms and Conditions including OTA’s refund and cancellation policy are available here
CONTACT US
Please email info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878
Presented By
Jessica Stott
Senior Allied Health Officer, Chief Health Officer Division, DVA
Jessica Stott is the Senior Allied Health Officer in the Chief Health Officer Division (Health Branch) at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The Health Branch provides expert clinical leadership on health treatment and is responsible for ensuring that DVA health benefits and services are informed by clinical best practice. Jessica is responsible for the clinical leadership and management oversight of the contracted allied health, physical therapies, occupational therapy and nursing teams. This role also includes contributing to developing and improving DVA processes and policies for allied health and identifying strategies, innovative solutions and reform opportunities to address complex operational challenges. Jessica is a speech pathologist with over 20 years of expertise in clinical practice, allied health leadership and management within public health, disability and compensable injury sectors. Jessica is dedicated to system improvements, improving access to healthcare and developing strategic partnerships.
Ingrid Penberthy
Director, Health Policy, DVA
Ingrid Penberthy is the Director, Health Policy in the Health and Wellbeing Policy Branch at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Ingrid’s team has responsibility for managing policy for the provision of health services to veterans under DVA’s Veteran Card arrangements including medical, allied health and pharmaceutical services. This includes management of the DVA Notes for Providers and associated fee schedules. Ingrid has been in this role since September 2024. Ingrid has more than 20 years' experience working in a range of health and social policy roles for the Australian Government including primary care, aged care and the NDIS. Ingrid is an Occupational Therapist by profession completing her undergraduate training at the University of Queensland. During her clinical years, amongst a range of other roles, Ingrid worked as a private provider for DVA.