Live Workshop
27 November 2024
11:00am - 12:30pm AEDT
This workshop focuses on Telehealth & Digital Mental Health Practice for occupational therapists working with individuals with psychosocial disabilities. With the rise of digital healthcare, it is crucial for OTs to effectively navigate telehealth platforms and virtual therapy environments. Participants will learn the fundamentals of telehealth, including ethical considerations, privacy standards, and digital communication techniques. The workshop will also cover how to adapt traditional mental health interventions for remote settings, engage clients through digital platforms, and address the unique challenges of delivering psychosocial support online. Attendees will leave with practical skills to enhance their telehealth services and ensure positive client outcomes in a digital context.
Workshop Objectives:
Understand Telehealth Fundamentals: Learn the core principles of telehealth, including ethical guidelines, privacy standards, and the use of digital platforms for delivering occupational therapy.
Adapt Mental Health Interventions: Gain skills in modifying traditional psychosocial interventions to suit a virtual environment, ensuring effective support for clients with psychosocial disabilities.
Enhance Digital Communication: Develop strategies for engaging and building rapport with clients through telehealth, improving the quality of remote care and client outcomes.
Address Challenges in Digital Practice: Identify and navigate common challenges in delivering mental health services online, including technical issues and maintaining client engagement in remote sessions.
Improve Client Accessibility: Explore methods to make mental health services more accessible for clients with psychosocial disabilities, ensuring inclusivity and high-quality care through digital means.
Workshop duration: 1.5 Hours
Cost: $85.00
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About the Presenters:
Muriel Cummins is an Occupational Therapist and holds a Master of Public Health. She graduated in Dublin 2001 and has worked in mental health and disability in Australia since 2005. Muriel is a strong advocate for the development of the role of OT within the NDIS space, and is a current member of the OTA NDIS Taskforce; OTA MH National Reference group; and the ICF Australia Interest Group, a multidisciplinary and academic group exploring the use of the ICF in the NDIS context. She currently works in private practice; and provides training and supervision to mental health OT’s. She is co-founder of allied health advocacy group ‘Allied’. Muriel’s previous roles span the clinical, not-for-profit, peak body and private practice sectors.
