Join us for this 2-day workshop  focused on children aged 0-5 years The first day is on understanding child development and the second day will explore the essentials of assessment. 

By attending the 2-day workshop series, you will gain comprehensive skills and knowledge in child development and assessment for 0-5 years that will support your practice as an occupational therapist.  The workshop will provide you with valuable evidence based information, practical strategies and real life insights from our experienced OT presenters. 

Day one will focus on understanding child development and you will: 

• Understand how child development informs occupational therapy practice 
• Build knowledge and understanding of the relationship between a child’s development and their occupational performance, participation and engagement 
• Identify the key principles and factors that influence child development 
• Gain knowledge of the developmental stages from 0-5 years, including the progression of primitive reflexes, posture, large movements, fine motor skills, visual perception, cognition, social behaviour, play, and self-care 
• Explore concepts of self-regulation, attention, emotional development, attachment, temperament, and the growth of self-awareness 
• Examine the role of occupational therapy in supporting children’s development and address specific challenges in paediatric practice.

Day two will focus on assessment and you will: 

• Build your knowledge in key assessment principles, tools and methods for occupational therapists working with 0-5 year olds 
• Explore different assessments for this client group including when and why you might use them 
• Grow your skills in writing reports that clearly communicate your assessment findings 
• Be able to explain the occupational therapy role to parents, children, and other professionals. 
• Explore practical strategies of putting your gained knowledge into practice
• Have your questions answered by our workshop presenters who are experienced paediatric occupational therapists 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This is an ideal workshop for OTs new to working with children or experienced OTs keen for a refresher. New graduates and early career therapists are encouraged to attend. 

WORKSHOP DETAILS

CPD HOURS

A certificate of attendance will be issued on the completion of the course for 14 hours. 

Please allow 48 hours for your CPD certificate of attendance to be loaded into your CPD Tracker after course completion

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. 

All registrants will be provided with access to an online account via an email sent upon registration. 

DATE

Friday 4th April and Saturday 5th April 2025 

TIME

9:00am – 5:00pm both days (Registration commences at 8:30am)

VENUE

Adelaide Rockford

164 Hindley St, Adelaide, SA 5000

TRANSPORT

The hotel is only 5 kilometres from Adelaide Airport and within walking distance to many of the city’s free public transport services, including the Adelaide to Glenelg tram.

REGISTRATION FEES & INCLUSIONS

EARLYBIRD – Book on or before 10 March 2025

OTA Member: $780

OTA Student/New Graduate Member: $720

Non-member: $1130

STANDARD – Book on or after 11 March 2025

OTA Member: $950

OTA Student/New Graduate Member: $780

Non-Member: $1300

Registrations close 19th March 2025 

Note: All pricing is inclusive of GST 

Members must be logged in with username and password in order to register at the member rate.

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) 

Workshop materials 

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.

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 at info@otaus.com.au

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