
Complex Home Modifications
Presented by Sandi Lightfoot-Collins this one day course focuses on complex and difficult modifications.
Program Overview
This one-day workshop for Occupational Therapists will focus on a practical understanding of the National Construction Code and its application to housing. It will explore the concepts of reasonable and necessary and also documentation for complex and challenging modifications.
This workshop will cover:
- Legislative requirements for design- the principles
- Reasonable and necessary design requirements
- Conceptual design and diagrammatical representation
- Documentation principles for advanced and complex design
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the legislative requirements for modifications.
- Understand the reasonable and necessary requirements for complex modifications.
- Demonstrate advanced documentation in environmental modification design.
- Demonstrate advanced problem solving and conceptual design presentation.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Occupational therapists with experience in complex modifications. You need to have completed a Basics course or have experience of all the basiscs as this course assumes prior knowledge.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
DATE:
Friday 21 February 2025
TIMES:
Check in: 8:30am - 8:55am - Tea and coffee served.
Workshop: 9:00am - 5:00pm
VENUE:
Charles Sturt University, Albury Campus, building 751.
386 Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona NSW 2640
CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 7.5
Please allow 48 hours for your CPD Certificate to be loaded in your CPD Tracker after course completion
All registrants will be provided with access to an online account via an email sent out upon registration.
ACCESS:
Participants will be able to access the course materials online in their OTA account for the event and for a further 12 weeks after the event.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Martin’s Travel Group Albury operates Route 908, which runs from Albury CBD to Thurgoona via North Albury, Lavington, and Charles Sturt University.
PARKING:
For parking at Charles Sturt University’s Albury campus near Building 751, you can use the designated parking areas on campus. The Albury-Wodonga campus has several parking lots available for students, staff, and visitors.
To find the most convenient parking spot:
- Check the campus map: This will show you the locations of all parking areas relative to Building 751. You can download or view the campus map
- Parking permits: Ensure you have the appropriate parking permit if required. Information on obtaining permits can be found on the university’s website.
REGISTRATION FEES & INCLUSIONS
EARLY BIRD FEES: Register on or before 31 January 2025
OTA Member: $580
Student New Graduate: $520
Non Member: $750
(All pricing is inclusive of GST)
STANDARD FEES: Book on or after 01 February 2025
OTA Member: $640
Student / New Graduate: $580
Non Member: $840
(All pricing is inclusive of GST)
*Registrations close 7 February 2025,11.55pm AEST.
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INCLUSIONS:
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided. Please note any dietary requirements are confirmed at time of registration.
WORKSHOP MATERIALS
Please note: All participants must bring scaled ruler, pencils, rubbers and retractable tape measure.
If required, workshop online materials are provided to you electronically via our online learning platform. Approximatly one week prior to the commencement of the workshop we will load the course materials into the system.
To access your online learning account:
- Go to the OTA Website home page.
- Click on the Member Login button - even if you are not a Member, all registrants can use this button to login to the online learning account.
- Username: the email address you registered for the course.
- Password:To set up a password click on the password re-set button and an email will be sent to you to create your password. You then can enter your password and login.
- Navigate to My Dashboard/My Courses and locate the course.
- Click on the login link to access the course materials.
If you can not login to your account or do not receive any correspondance within at least a week of the course start date please contact us at cpd@otaus.com.au
To ensure you receive all correspondence we recommend registering for this workshop with a personal email address as business email firewalls can block OTA group or automatic emails. Also an account with your workshop materials will be created using your registered email address and it is preferrable that you have individual access to this account.. Also ensure you add cpd@otaus.com.au to your list of accepted email addresses. This will prevent correspondance being lost in your Junk box.
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.
All workshop resources including copies of the presentation, along with all supporting documents and links are not for distribution and are the property of the presenter.
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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
Presented By

Presenter
Sandi Lightfoot-Collins
Sandi is a practicing OT with diverse clinical skills spanning in excess of 34 years across diverse fields. The last 25 years have focussed on environmental modifications and there impact on users. She has presented nationally on home modifications, across various funding bodies and complexity. Presentations on environmental modifications has occurred within both locally and internationally. These skills have seen her work with local councils on access and modifications, as well as working as a planner for redevelopments of new build/retro fit of a hospital. She teaches into the undergraduate and masters course within the OT faculty at Sydney University and maintains a private consultancy.