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 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.

Ce webinaire vise à explorer différentes solutions technologiques qui peuvent être utilisées pour la réadaptation du membre supérieur post-AVC..Ce webinaire portera sur les avancées récentes en recherche sur la réadaptation post-AVC, telles que les technologies portables, la réalité virtuelle, la robotique et les approches basées sur l’art, ainsi que sur leur intégration possible dans la pratique en ergothérapie. Des stratégies à faible coût pour favoriser la récupération après un AVC seront également abordées

This webinar will increase your knowledge of musculoskeletal symptoms related to menopause and the occupational therapy role. You will learn about evidence-informed occupational therapy interventions for menopausal arthralgia, including joint protection, pacing, strengthening, sleep and stress management, environmental adaptations, and literacy-based patient education. You will gain knowledge and skills to support your clients in sustaining meaningful roles, routines, and occupations during the menopausal transition.

This webinar will provide you with a practical, evidence-informed framework for integrating eating disorder treatment into occupation-focused, collaborative care. The impact of eating disorders on occupational disruption and on occupational participation will be described, focusing on the impact across micro, meso, and macro contexts. Language and practice shifts to a collaborative practice by co-creating occupation-based goals with clients will be explored. You will leave with assessment tools, intervention strategies, and case-based applications you can implement immediately in practice to restore not just eating but meaningful engagement and participation in life.

This webinar explores how you can strengthen and apply your leadership influence across practice and organizational contexts. Occupational therapy competencies will be highlighted in link with the LEADS framework (ACOTRO et al., 2021/2024; Canadian College of Health Leaders, 2021). This webinar explores approaches to developing visionary, transformational, and coaching-oriented leadership within occupational therapy and rehabilitation services, with an emphasis on empowerment, reflective practice, and professional development. Through three practical examples, Mary Lattas will present of how occupational therapy leadership has contributed to innovation, service and program redesign, advocacy, and the advancement of the teaching mission.

Le fonctionnement cognitif, allant des déficits aux capacités cognitives préservées, sera d'abord présenté pour expliquer comment il sous-tend l'approche et l'efficacité des stratégies cognitives. Les quatre stratégies cognitives seront présentées à travers des exemples cliniques pertinents à une variété de milieux de pratique et de niveaux d'atteintes cognitives. Les facteurs à prendre en compte (facilitateurs et obstacles) influençant la mise en place des stratégies cognitives seront abordées. Le webinaire sera appuyé par des données probantes démontrant l'efficacité des stratégies cognitives.

This intermediate-level webinar will explore key clinical challenges that arise when trauma-focused in vivo exposure principles are applied within occupational therapy practice. Areas of focus will include key processes of therapeutic change, creating a robust fear hierarchy, the role of safety behaviours and how to address them in therapy, strategies for successful implementation of exposure, and mitigating strategies for delivery challenges.

Cet atelier vise à outiller les ergothérapeutes aux évaluations et aux interventions pour les personnes vivant avec un trouble neurocognitif majeur et qui présentent des situations complexes de SCPD (p. ex. agressivité aux soins d’hygiène).

This webinar will expand on frequently used models of emotional regulation to align with current brain science and offer new models with practical tools for children, teens (and even adults). You will have the opportunity to explore the language we use to describe emotions, including 5R's of emotions (recognize, respond, release, regulate and return), and how the emotional experience is different and personal. You will gain practical strategies to support clients of all ages to create their personalized "Flow"er of Emotions.