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

As occupational therapists, we often feel responsible for driving outcomes. When we adopt a coach approach that empowers families, everything shifts. This evidence-based workshop will guide you in using coaching strategies that position parents as capable partners in their child’s development. You’ll learn how to build stronger connections, ask purposeful questions, and support families to take ownership of their goals. The result is more engaged parents, better child outcomes, and more sustainable interventions. Practitioners report increased confidence, stronger relationships, and a renewed sense of satisfaction in their work. 

This program is also a powerful resource for team leaders who want to enhance their leadership coaching skills and support their teams to embed best practice. You'll learn how to strengthen team cohesion, improve collaborative problem-solving, and build a shared language around coaching. The workshop combines experiential, team-based, and real-time learning, so whether you're a therapist, a leader, or both, you’ll leave with practical tools you can apply immediately. Improve the way you work with families, strengthen your team culture, and align your service with contemporary early childhood intervention principles. 

Workshop Pre & Post Webinar: 
This workshop includes a 45-minute pre-workshop webinar held the week prior to the face-to-face event (date and time to be confirmed), and a 1-hour follow-up webinar held six weeks after the workshop to support integration of learning into practice. Each participant will also receive a set of 10 reflection cards. 

Overall Aims For this Program:  

For Individuals 

1. To understand and build a growth mindset. 
2. To improve Best Practice Coaching skills to use with clients, peers and supervisees.  
3. To embed the coaching skill in everyday routines. 
4. To strengthen parent confidence and competence.  
5. Enhance overall quality of work and reflective practice. 
6. Enhanced work satisfaction and sense of connection. 

For the Team Leaders 

1. To enhance their skills in Leadership Coaching  
2. To support therapists in their ongoing development of Parent Coaching  
3. To enhance capacity for collaborative problem solving. 
4. To further strengthen the cohesion in teams (including therapist/client team)  

For the Team 

1. To build overall team cohesion  
2. To raise the communication and collaboration bar to create:  

• shared understanding 
• shared meaning  
• shared language 

Who can enrol 
This workshop is suitable for OTs at any career stage including those working with children and families and team leaders/supervisors wanting to develop their collaborative problem solving skills. 

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