This two-day interactive workshop explores the presenter’s BEST (Body, Emotional, Sensory and Thinking) evidence-based approach to co-create therapy plans with autistic and other neurodivergent individuals that promote occupational participation.

This online workshop will provide an overview of key considerations of assessing and understanding the impact of postural asymmetries to prepare an equipment prescription for clients of any age. Live session dates: May 29 and 30, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (ET)

This experiential and interactive workshop will explore interoception as the sixth sense and its relevance to self-regulation and daily life participation. A variety of evidence-based tools and interventions relevant to the pediatric population will be discussed and experienced. Adults will have the opportunity to participate in the interventions first, and these learning experiences will influence how they apply them to their OT practice.

This webinar examines occupational therapy's role in developing and supporting children's executive function skills. Various strategies will be reviewed, including treatment strategies for multiple environments (home/school/community), documentation strategies, and treatment strategies for each area of executive function.

This webinar will provide an overview of executive function as well as explore behaviours related to executive function disorders, offering evidence-based strategies for therapeutic support, applicable to younger learners through young adults, in the school aged range.The strategies and tools discussed will align with Dawson and Guare (2016)’s areas: plan management, time management, organization, emotion regulation, and behaviour regulation.

This online course aims help Canadian occupational therapy clinicians enhance their leadership skills and apply coaching principles to their practice.

This online course offers occupational therapy professionals an opportunity to better understand dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and how to teach the following DBT skills in their practice: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance.

This webinar will provide research-informed alternatives to ableism in pediatric occupational therapy practice with autistic children. Five examples will be provided of unique autistic neurobiology that occupational therapists should honour and apply to assessment and intervention when working with an autistic population. The definition and application of neurodiversity-affirming and strengths-based practice as well as a roadmap to embrace this paradigm will be provided. Furthermore, practical approaches will be taught for evaluating autistic strengths and challenges, developing neurodiversity-affirming goals and accommodations, and creating strengths-based goals.

This webinar will provide an overview of the Ready to Learn and Play (RtLP) framework to support neurodiverse students and the associated research. The impact of sensory regulation differences on occupational performance and participation will be explored. Practical strategies and examples will be shared will participants to facilitate the implementation of RtLP in their practice.

This webinar will provide an overview of occupational therapy assessment and intervention options for individuals with POTS. Participants will learn the basics to get started with clients and increase confidence in understanding the mechanisms of POTS and opportunities for occupational therapy care.