This one-day practical skills workshop will focus on providing a structure for occupational therapy assessment and interventions and clarifying outcomes for mental health maintenance and wellness.

This webinar will present an evidence-informed occupational therapy model for workplace mental health developed through sequential research, pilot implementation, and economic evaluation. Topics include early needs-identification research conducted through occupational therapy student thesis projects, a supported employment occupational therapy bridging pilot, and the use of Social Return on Investment analysis (Marques et al., 2025) to strengthen sustainability and funding pathways. The final section focuses on applied employer consultation, highlighting how occupational therapists can translate evidence into practical, scalable strategies within real-world workplace settings.

This online workshop will explore how optimal seated posture impacts pain and the overall capacity of older adults to participate more fully and more comfortably in meaningful occupations.

This two-day workshop will provide occupational therapy professionals the core skills needed to deliver exposure therapy confidently and effectively while incorporating the occupational therapy lens.

The webinar will provide a brief overview of workers’ compensation, including its history, background, and influence on current compensation models. It will review the impact of prolonged work disability on adults’ health and well-being. The majority of the webinar will focus on practical strategies for helping injured or ill adults return to work safely and in a timely manner. Ethical challenges clinicians may encounter while working within or alongside the compensation system will also be discussed, providing a comprehensive perspective on return-to-work practice for occupational therapists.

This workshop will provide occupational therapy professionals with a foundation of knowledge and skills in cognitive rehabilitation based on the publication Evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation: Systematic review of the literature from 2009 through 2014 (Cicerone et al., 2019).

In this webinar, occupational therapy professionals will gain insight into how cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, problem-solving, and executive functioning influence a client's independence and quality of life. This webinar will explore various practical, evidence-based interventions to improve client outcomes, including development of routines and habits, task or environmental modification, and use of visual and auditory cues. These strategies help clients overcome barriers such as memory difficulties, disorganization, and poor task follow-through, while fostering problem-solving and promoting overall engagement. Evidence-based assessments for evaluating functional cognition will also be highlighted, including tools like the Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS-5; Earhart et al., 2022).

This webinar will describe the existing best practices occupational therapists can use to manage dementia-related wandering behaviours and the risks associated with getting lost and going missing. In addition, a recently developed digital guide that highlights the importance of balancing independence with safety when addressing this issue will be shared.

This webinar will outline key post-stroke impairments that may affect driving and provide a practical overview of how to address return to driving across the continuum of care. The updated Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network (SWOSN) Driving After Stroke handouts will be highlighted as a resource for clinicians with special focus on the practical application of these tools in a clinical setting to guide client conversations and decision making.

This one-day workshop will deepen the understanding of transgender experiences in relation to occupational participation, and explore the scope of occupational therapy in gender-affirming care.