Masterclass: Role of occupational therapy in NICU and in early intervention with high risk infants
This Masterclass will give delegates an understanding of the problems of preterm infants and examine the unique role of occupational therapists working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units or in services for high risk babies and young infants in the community. Occupational therapists currently working in children's services in acute or community settings who have a have a working knowledge of child development will find this a valuable CPD event.
Introducing Preceptorship: A one day workshop for Occupational Therapists
Dr. Mary Morley who developed the preceptorship programme and handbook, will facilitate the workshop.
The aims are to prepare staff to undertake the preceptorship process and record evidence of learning for KSF/CPD and HPC.
It explores techniques to facilitate the successful transition from student to practitioner and signposts practitioners to Flying Start learning materials. The content of the day will be of particular interest to current band 5 clinicians and supervisors delivering preceptorship schemes.
Masterclass in the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST)
The Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST) is now well-established, having been approved for inclusion in NHS Electronic Health Records.
Research has shown that occupational therapists can use it reliably and that the tool provides a valid measure of occupational participation, with each of its six subsections being able to discriminate between people who have a range of difficulties.
NAEP National Conference 2012
NAEP
Do you work within the Health, Social Care, the Voluntary or Private Sector for Equipment Provision or within a Social Enterprise covering community provision? Do you play a part in equipment provision and wheelchair services within the community, incorporating all the essential elements such as assessment, supply, loan, commissioning and procurement? If the answer is “yes” then the NAEP National Conference 2012 is for you.
Cognitive Assessment Training – Online (CAT-O) - Ongoing, online event
Cognitive Assessment Training – Online (endorsed by the COT) is an online program designed to train therapists in the use of certain assessments usually restricted to psychologists. Learn about the administration, scoring, interpretation, theory and statistical background of TEA, BADS and Doors and People. Training takes approx 5 hours, with a further 3 hours self-directed. Access to hard copies of the products you wish to train on is required. To order call 0845 630 8888.
Venue: online
Cost: £170 + VAT
Phone Customer Services: 0845 630 8888
Hand Splinting Courses
We have a number of highly practical & informative sessions including courses on Paediatric, Rhuematoid & Static Splinting scheduled at various locations. If you wish to be informed of future courses register your contact details at admin@somektraining.com.
For full course details go to: http://www.somektraining.com/HTO/course-schedule/
Venue: See http://www.somektraining.com/HTO/course-schedule/ for details
Cost: £132 - £172.00 per day, Student: £110 -135.00 per day
Contact: Lee Walsingham
Telephone: 01442 800206
Making Sense of the Muddle - Understanding the Dysexecutive Syndrome
Following ABI, people may struggle to organise themselves, to plan, make decisions and remember to do things they intend to. This can have profound consequences on their activities, their mood and interpersonal relationships. This one day intermediate level course focuses on the dysexecutive consequences of brain injury and practical interventions for managing these.
Venue: The Oliver Zangwill Centre, Ely, Cambs
Cost: BAOT Member: £125, Non-member: £100, Student: £90
Personalisation, Risk and Safeguarding Adults: The Legal Implications (A Michael Mandelstam Course)
Disability North This course considers personalisation, self-directed support and personal budgets in adult social care (and the NHS). It looks at these in relation to risks to vulnerable people including health and safety, abuse and neglect - and what this means for the policy and practice of safeguarding adults. It covers the areas of personalisation, risk and safeguarding adults.
Venue: NCVO, The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London, N1 9RL
Cost: £120 (plus VAT)
Contact: Kevin Wright
Masterclass: Occupational Therapy following brain injury in childhood
More children are surviving previously life threatening events such as brain tumours, meningitis, childhood stroke and traumatic brain injury. Facilitated by two expert occupational therapists working in the field of brain injury in childhood, this Masterclass is an opportunity for occupational therapists currently working with children or in acute paediatric neurological settings to enhance their skills and to develop their practice.
Venue: College of Occupational Therapists, London
Cost: Member:£120, Non-member:£160, Students: N/A
Delivering learning - An introduction to the what, why and how
Occupational Therapists are being asked to deliver short training sessions, for example re-ablement, for a variety of staff. How do you plan what you are going to do? Can you identify clear learning outcomes? Understanding the what, why and how will increase your confidence.
Contact Dawn Wheeler for a booking form at mwdw30@talktalk.net or on 07757724308
Venue: Stevenage Business Technology Centre
Cost: £100 if paid before 1st August 2012, £120 thereafter
Contact Dawn Wheeler for a booking form.
Email: mwdw30@talktalk.net
