This experiential and interactive workshop will explore interoception as the sixth sense and its relevance to self-regulation and daily life participation.

This webinar will provide essential information about current editions of common pediatric assessments and visual neglect assessments used to assess children with various occupational performance challenges. Current pediatric assessments and screening tools discussed include: the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, 3rd Edition (PDMS-3; Folio & Fewell, 2023), the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, 3rd Edition (BOT-3; Bruininks & Bruininks 2024), the Structured Observations of Sensory Integration – Motor (SOSI-M; Blanche et al., 2021), and the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI; Mailloux et al., 2018) Vestibular and Proprioceptive Tests, the Teddy Bear Cancellation Test (TBCT; Laurent-Vannier et al., 2006), and the Infant and Toddler Neglect Task (Kriksciun et al., 2021). Current challenges, opportunities, and strategies to support culturally safer assessment practices will be discussed.

Cet atelier d’une demi-journée dote les ergothérapeutes et autres prestataires de soins de connaissances fondamentales sur les pratiques de documentation anti-oppressives, et d’outils concrets pour commencer à les appliquer.

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 will explore occupational models as a framework for addressing pediatric sleep, with a focus on the the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance (PEOP; Christiansen et al., 2011) model. Participants will learn to identify client factors such as mental health and sensory modulation that increase sleep deficit risk, examine environmental/contexual and occupational factors affecting family sleep, and review various sleep assessments with their respective advantages and limitations. Evidence-based, family-centred interventions will be presented, and interactive case studies will build confidence in sleep assessment interpretation and therapy planning.

This webinar will cover current research in autism on burnout, inertia, meltdown, and shutdown (BIMS) phenomena, with a focus on defining/identifying each one. Drawing on work co-designing BIMS support tools with autistic children, youth, and adults, the webinar will also highlight key strategies and free resources for supporting clients.

This online course will equip occupational therapy professionals and students with a better understanding of self-regulation and strategies to support the self-regulation of children and youth using the presenter’s evidence-based BEST (Body, Emotional, Sensory and Thinking) strategies framework.

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

This webinar will explore practical strategies to help clients who use wheelchairs navigate their homes and communities safely and independently. Topics include accessible home modifications (bathrooms, kitchens, entryways), adaptive technology and smart home tools, reasonable accommodations, and creative problem-solving approaches to mobility challenges in everyday environments. Participants will also review case examples, affordable equipment solutions, and client education strategies that promote autonomy, safety, and participation across diverse practice settings.

This webinar will provide an overview of ARFID, potential causes, symptoms, and connection to autism spectrum disorder. There will be an exploration of the occupational implications of ARFID for the child and their family. The presenter will then discuss the current best practice occupational therapy interventions for ARFID and the relevant literature to support them.