This workshop is ideal for occupational therapy professionals working with adolescents and adults who wish to increase their understanding of sensory modulation, from its inception to its current, more inclusive application.

This online course offers occupational therapy professionals an opportunity to better understand trauma and the occupational therapy role.

This workshop is ideal for occupational therapy professionals who wish to increase their understanding of chronic pain and strategies that can be used to support people living with pain. An overview of chronic pain and the occupational therapy role will be provided. Participants will gain fundamental information on how the following self-management techniques can support people living with pain: meditation, cognitive behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, expressive writing, gratitude journalling, sensory modulation and visualization exercises. Lecture, self-reflection, case studies, and group discussion will be utilized to assist you in furthering your knowledge and clinical reasoning.

This experiential workshop will expand occupational therapy professionals’ knowledge of theories and techniques that can have a positive impact on teaching self-regulation to children and adolescents. Participants will learn how the relationship and application of Polyvagal theory, the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, interoception, and sensory-enhanced movement contribute to the development of self-regulation skills. A variety of experiential learning activities and resources will be used to support participants in learning and practicing evidence-based techniques to teach self-regulation to children and adolescents.

The course provides occupational therapists with foundational knowledge about primary care and the services they can provide in this setting. The module introduces learners to primary care, including definitions, core elements, equity-oriented primary care, models to support collaborative interprofessional practice and case examples. This module has been collaboratively developed with six professions and designed to provide a common understanding of primary care for all interprofessional primary care providers.