CPD Empower

This workshop is part of CPD Empower - OTA’s national CPD event series offering in-depth, OT-specific workshops across key areas of practice. Designed for both experienced clinicians and those ready to stretch themselves, each workshop stream delivers high quality immersive learning, expert facilitation, and practical insights you can take straight back into your work. For more information about the full CPD Empower experience, visit https://otaus.com.au/cpd-empower

 

Workshop Overview

This comprehensive workshop designed specifially for occupational therapists will equip you with practical knowledge, up-to-date guidance, and clinical strategies to confidently navigate the NDIS, deliver effective services, and support participants in achieving their goals.

Day One will provide a structured introduction to the NDIS

• NDIS 101 – The Basics & Practical Skills
  • Understanding the purpose, principles, and funding structure of the NDIS
  • Role of OT within the scheme
  • How to navigate terminology and build participant capacity
• Navigating the New NDIS Rules & Operational Guidelines
  • Key legislative reforms and what they mean for service delivery
  • Translating Section 33 and the new “Supports for Participants” rule into practice
  • Recognising what is (and isn’t) likely to be funded
• Billable Time and the NDIS
  • How to track, structure, and justify time spent across clinical and administrative tasks
  • Strategies for achieving sustainable caseloads and meeting provider expectations
• Assistive Technology and the NDIS
  • Understanding the AT pathway, including recent changes under PACE
  • Clinical tips for efficient trials, quoting, and report writing
  • What considered reasonable and necessary – and what’s not

Day Two will focus on assessment, reporting and evidencing supports for funding decisions

• NDIS Assessment & Reporting Fundamentals
  • Understanding the purpose and audience of your reports (NDIA, Support Coordinators, ART)
  • Structuring reports to align with NDIS language and funding criteria
  • Justifying supports using the “reasonable and necessary” framework
  • Translating clinical observations into functional evidence
• Home & Living – Assessing SIL, SDA and ILO Supports
  • Overview of Supported Independent Living (SIL), Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and Individualised Living Options (ILO)
  • Clarifying eligibility, evidence requirements, and the OTs role in assessment
  • Clinical reasoning for determining 24/7 support needs
• Functional Assessments
  • What is a functional assessment under the NDIS?
  • How to assess functional impact of disability vs health conditions
  • Key domains to address: mobility, self-care, cognition, and more
  • Tools, templates, and best-practice approaches for early-career and experienced OTs alike

Who can enrol 
This session is suitable for OTs at any career stage who work with NDIS participants. 

WORKSHOP DETAILS: 
Thursday 30th October – Friday 31st October 2025 (2 days) 

TIME: 

Registration: 8:30am - 9:00am 

Workshop: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Networking event: 5:00pm - 6:00pm (Thursday)

VENUE:  
ICC Sydney: International Convention & Exhibition Centre 

14 Darling Street, Sydney NSW

CPD HOURS:

Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 13 hours 
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. 

INCLUSIONS:  
The following are included in your registration: 

• Tea & Coffee on arrival 
• Daily Catering - Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea (please note any dietary requirements at time of registration
• Networking drinks (Thursday evening)

REGISTRATION FEES 

OTA MEMBERS 

EARLYBIRD – $ 880 (Book on or before 27th August 2025) 
STANDARD – $980 (Book on or after 28th August 2025) 

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NON-MEMBERS: $1370  – Book by 16th October 2025 

Early Bird prices are not available for non-members 

RSVPS close 16th October 2025 
Note: All pricing is inclusive of GST 

 

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 resources including copies of the presentation, along with all supporting documents and links are not for distribution and are the property of the presenter.  
An OTA staff member or representative may be photographing this event for use in OTA publications and/or on OTA social media sites. If you do not wish to be photographed, or have your image published please make this known to the OTA representative at your course or contact OTA on 1300 682 878 or info@otaus.com.au  

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
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