Art of Paediatric Therapy

An interactive online four-day workshop that equips early career occupational therapists with essential paediatric skills.

Through live discussions, case studies and peer learning, paediatric OTs develop practical abilities in assessment, goal setting, intervention planning and therapeutic use of self.

You’ll gain confidence applying evidence-informed frameworks, navigating funding models, working with families and multidisciplinary teams and implementing strategies that translate directly to your caseload and support a sustainable paediatric OT career.

4-day Workshop
Monday 19 January -
Thursday 22nd January 2026
9.00am - 5.00pm AEDT

Navigating Assistive Technology in the NDIS

A must-attend live workshop for any OT who has assistive technology (AT) prescription in their caseload.

Attend to gain clarity and confidence prescribing AT under the NDIS. Learn to navigate AT classifications, reasonable and necessary criteria, funding pathways and clinical reasoning.

Explore practical tools and real-world examples to support ethical and effective prescription practices.

Walk away with a structured approach, aligned language and confidence to prescribe AT in line with NDIS expectations.

Live with Sarah Collison

Monday
19 January 2026
1.00pm – 2.30pm AEDT

Getting the most out of OT Draw

This OT Masterclass unpacks why clear, accurate diagrams are essential for effective home modifications and how OT Draw can lift the quality of your recommendations.

Learn to map out minor mods like grab rails and threshold ramps, then move into bathrooms and kitchens where precision and safety are essential, building confidence with each step.

Discover practical tools, time saving features and structured drawing methods that strengthen communication with builders and funders and help you produce diagrams that support smooth, reliable home modification outcomes.

Tuesday
20 January 2026
11.00am - 12.00pm AEDT

Introduction to Interoception

Understanding interoception is essential for explaining behaviour, regulation and participation challenges that traditional strategies often miss.

This workshop strengthens your ability to recognise how body awareness impacts toileting, hunger, emotions and engagement across daily life. You will build practical skills to observe, assess and interpret interoceptive differences using a functional lens.

You will also gain evidence informed strategies, activities and language to support children to notice, understand and respond to their body signals with greater independence.

Wednesday
28 January 2026
12.00pm – 1.30pm AEDT

Unpacking SIL: OT Assessment and Report

Understanding how to assess and justify SIL is essential for OTs working with participants who may need 24 hour support.

Strengthen your ability to evaluate functional impact, identify intensity levels and determine whether SIL is the most suitable home and living option.

Build skill in gathering meaningful evidence, comparing models of support and translating complex needs into clear recommendations. Gain confidence writing structured, NDIA aligned SIL reports that communicate risk, safety and support needs with clarity.

Live with Sarah Collison

Thursday
29 January 2026
12.00pm – 1.30pm AEDT

Navigating the NDIS for Allied Health Professionals

This foundational workshop explores the structure and purpose of the NDIS, recent reforms and the 2024 Amendment Act. Essential for allied health professionals who provide services to NDIS participants.

The session clarifies key terminology, funding categories and periods, and unpacks ‘reasonable and necessary’ with the new Supports for Participants rule.

Learn to interpret NDIS documents, understand stakeholder roles and apply clinical reasoning across service delivery, reporting and advocacy in line with current expectations.

Live with Sarah Collison

Wednesday
4 February 2026
12.00pm – 1.30pm AEDT

Introduction to OT Psychosocial Disability in the NDIS

Working effectively with psychosocial disability in the NDIS requires strong clinical reasoning and clear functional evidence that reflects lived experience and fluctuating capacity.

Build confidence assessing functional impact, recognising episodic presentation and applying recovery oriented and trauma informed approaches across real world contexts.

Strengthen your ability to select appropriate assessments, capture risk and justify reasonable and necessary supports using NDIA aligned language that clearly communicates functional need, participation impact and benefit for effective decision making and confident clinical recommendations practice.

Thursday
5 February 2026
11.00am – 12.30pm AEDT

Navigating Billable Time
& the NDIS

Understanding how to bill accurately in the NDIS is essential for sustainable and compliant OT practice.

Strengthen your ability to identify billable activities, apply NDIS pricing rules and record time with clarity and confidence.

Gain practical tools to streamline workflow, minimise non billable hours and implement strategies that support efficient sessions, clear documentation and defensible invoicing. Build the skills you need to navigate travel, cancellations and non face to face time while delivering high quality, ethical services.

Live with Sarah Collison

Wednesday
11 February 2026
12.00pm – 1.30pm AEDT

Risk Assessment, NDIS & Psychosocial Disability

Managing risk in psychosocial disability is essential for ethical, defensible OT practice in the NDIS, particularly when working with fluctuating capacity, trauma histories and complex support environments.

Build confidence applying dynamic, trauma informed risk assessment that captures behaviours of concern, episodic function and real-world safety needs across home and community contexts.

Strengthen your ability to document risk, safety planning and supported decision making clearly, balancing duty of care with dignity of risk in complex clinical situations.

Thursday
12 February 2026
11.00am - 12.30pm AEDT

NDIS Functional Capacity Assessments for Adults

Your go-to session as an OT for one of the most in-demand assessments in the NDIS.

Learn to complete functional capacity assessments under the NDIS, from referral and consent to evidence gathering and report writing.

This workshop guides you through functional domain analysis and standardised tools aligned with NDIA expectations.

Ideal for OTs wanting clear guidance to structure assessments and write reports that justify support needs.

Live with Sarah Collison

Monday
16 February 2026
12.00pm – 2.00pm AEDT

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Creating Unshakeable Self-Confidence

This OT Masterclass explores imposter syndrome and why it appears so often in everyday OT practice.

You’ll learn what drives imposter feelings, how they differ from normal self doubt and why strategies like positive thinking or pushing through rarely work. You’ll deepen your understanding of the patterns that keep self doubt in place and how they show up in daily clinical work.

Explore perfectionism, people pleasing and comparison patterns and gain practical tools to calm your system, shift unhelpful habits and build steadier confidence in your OT.

Tuesday
17 February 2026
7.00pm – 8.00pm AEDT

Cognition and Psychosocial Disability

Understanding cognition is essential when supporting adults with psychosocial disability, particularly when function fluctuates across environments and impacts daily participation and decision making.

Build confidence assessing cognitive strengths and challenges using functional observation, structured activity and routine analysis and appropriate assessment tools grounded in the ICF framework.

Strengthen your ability to translate cognitive findings into practical strategies, graded supports and clear clinical reasoning that meaningfully informs intervention planning and supports everyday outcomes in Occupational Therapy practice across complex psychosocial contexts.

Thursday
19 February 2026
11.00am - 12.30pm AEDT

Understanding the International Classification of Functioning (ICF)

Understanding function beyond diagnosis is essential as the NDIS shifts toward participation focused and internationally aligned frameworks.

Strengthen your ability to apply the ICF to assess body functions, activities, participation and contextual factors using a clear, structured approach.

Build confidence translating functional analysis into meaningful documentation that supports strong clinical reasoning, defensible outcome measurement and clear alignment with current and future NDIS expectations across diverse practice contexts, including assessment reporting communication and interdisciplinary collaboration within Occupational Therapy services nationally consistent.

Thursday
19 February 2026
11.00am - 12.30pm AEDT

Mobile Shower Commodes: Assessment and Prescription

Understanding how to match a commode chair to a client’s posture, pressure risks and bathroom environment is essential for safe functional care.

Strengthen your ability to assess seating needs, measure accurately and identify risks that influence design and setup.

Build confidence selecting frames, apertures and accessories that support comfort and hygiene while ensuring support worker safety. Develop clear clinical reasoning so your recommendations are practical, defensible and aligned with the person’s everyday routines.

Monday
23 February 2026
12.00pm - 1.00pm AEDT

NDIS Report Writing for Occupational Therapists

Gain practical skills to write clear structured NDIS reports that communicate functional impact with accuracy. Learn how to gather interpret and present evidence so assessment findings translate into strong clinical reasoning and defensible recommendations.

Strengthen your ability to describe functional benefit use meaningful language and align your writing with NDIA expectations.

Leave with tools and confidence to write concise evidence informed reports that support better decision making and reflect high quality OT practice.

Live with Sarah Collison

Wednesday
25 February 2026
12.00pm – 1.30pm AEDT

Functional Assessment & SNA: Psychosocial Disability & Autism

Understanding functional capacity in psychosocial disability and autism is essential for defensible NDIS recommendations, particularly when function fluctuates over time. Learning how the Support Needs Assessment (SNA) will impact our role in FCAs is important now more than ever.

Build your ability to assess real world function using structured processes that capture episodic capacity, lived experience and support needs across functional domains.

Strengthen your report writing skills using NDIA aligned language, appropriate assessment tools and clear clinical reasoning that links functional evidence to R&N supports.

Thursday
26 February 2026
11.00am - 12.30pm AEDT

Unpacking ILO: OT Assessment and Report

Understanding how to assess ILO needs is essential for supporting participants to explore independent living options.

Build skill in determining your role as an OT in ILO (and what is not!), and how to assess for eligibility so you can provide clear guidance during Phase 1 of ILO: Exploration and Design.

Strengthen your ability to complete thorough ILO assessments, gather accurate evidence and write confident, well reasoned recommendations that support safe and sustainable home and living outcomes.

Thursday
26 February 2026
12.00pm - 1.00pm AEDT

Motivational Strategies in OT Practice

Understanding motivation is essential when working with psychosocial disability, particularly when engagement fluctuates across environments, routines and life roles.

Build practical skills applying motivational theory, occupational models and evidence based approaches including MOHO, Remotivation and Motivational Interviewing to guide assessment and intervention planning.

Strengthen your ability to assess motivation, design motivating environments, respond to fluctuating capacity and translate engagement into meaningful occupational participation, sustained routines and functional outcomes within everyday Occupational Therapy practice across diverse NDIS and community practice contexts.

Thursday
5 March 2026
11.00am - 12.30pm AEDT

Paediatric OT Functional Capacity Assessment

Strengthen your ability to understand a child’s real functional needs and gather clear information across home, school and community. Learn how to complete interviews, observations and assessments that show planners what daily life genuinely looks like.

Build confidence using structured FCA processes, selecting the right tools and describing functional impact with clarity. Develop practical ways to explain support needs across all six domains.

Improve the quality of your reports so your recommendations are clear, consistent and grounded in strong clinical reasoning.

Thursday
5 March 2026
12.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT

OT Practice in Building Better Routines

Building effective routines is foundational to participation, recovery and occupational balance for people living with psychosocial disability.

Strengthen your ability to analyse habits and routines, identify what drives disengagement and apply evidence based OT approaches that support motivation, structure and daily rhythm.

Build practical skills designing graded routine interventions, using accessible tools and translating everyday change into NDIS aligned capacity building outcomes. Learn how to tailor strategies to real environments, client readiness and functional goals across everyday contexts and practice.

Thurday
12 march 2026
11.00am - 12.30pm AEDT

Sleep Tight – Selecting the Most Suitable Bed

Selecting the right adjustable bed and mattress are essential for safety and independence for your participants.

Strengthen your ability to assess risks, understand diverse bed features and match equipment to individual movement patterns and support needs.

Build confidence in evaluating environments, identifying hazards and choosing beds mattresses and alternatives that enhance safety function and sleep quality in real world settings.

Monday
16 March 2026
12.00pm - 1.00pm AEDT

Life Skills Training for NDIS OTs

Developing life skills is essential for supporting meaningful participation in everyday life. 

This session gives you practical ways to analyse tasks, understand functional barriers and teach skills using evidence informed strategies. You will build confidence applying cognitive and behavioural frameworks, grading activities and integrating AT where appropriate. 

Strengthen your ability to plan, deliver and evaluate life skills interventions so your clinical work directly supports real world independence for your clients.

Monday
16 March 2026
1.00pm - 3.00pm AEDT

Breathing, Sleep and Child Development

This OT Masterclass guides OTs to understand how airway and oral function influence sleep quality and why disrupted sleep can resemble sensory, behavioural and attention challenges.

Learn the key indicators of airway dysfunction, how these issues appear in daily function and why familiar strategies may fall short when sleep is the underlying driver. Explore tongue posture, oral muscles and breathing patterns and how they shape development and regulation.

Review screening tools, clinical red flags and practical ways OTs can support families and establish clear referral pathways.

Tuesday
17 March 2026
12.00pm - 1.00pm AEDT

Working with People who Hoard: An OT Perspective

Understanding hoarding through a functional and trauma informed lens is essential when supporting adults with psychosocial disability in real world environments.

Strengthen your ability to assess functional impact, risk and capacity while building trust, understanding meaning and identifying goals that matter to the person.

Build practical skills in assessment, intervention planning and NDIS aligned recommendations that support participation, safety and sustainable change in everyday living.

Thursday
26 March 2026
11.30am - 12.30pm AEDT

Burn In Model

This OT Masterclass introduces the Burn In model and how tending to the Inner Flame supports sustainable engagement, clarity and purpose in practice and life.

Learn how Being, Doing and Belonging interact to shape your Becoming, and why misalignment across these areas can lead to fatigue, loss of motivation and disconnection. Explore how internal alignment influences energy, decision making and how you show up professionally.

Review reflective frameworks and practical strategies to reconnect with values, strengthen supportive environments and nurture the Inner Flame that fuels authentic, sustainable OT practice.

Tuesday
21 April 2026
12.00pm - 1.00pm AEST