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Onboarding New Grads: Strategies for Success


Workshop Duration: 2 hours

Cost: $120.00

Are you unsure how much support a new graduate really needs to succeed?

Are you trying to balance graduate development with the demands of running a practice?

Learn practical strategies to recruit, onboard and support new graduates while building a structured, financially sustainable supervision program

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What will you learn?

In this workshop, you will gain practical knowledge and tools to:

  • Recruit and onboard new graduates with confidence
  • Develop structured onboarding plans that balance learning, supervision and productivity
  • Calculate the true cost of employing a graduate and determine realistic billing expectations
  • Create graduated KPI and remuneration frameworks that support both business sustainability and clinician development
  • Identify the clinical knowledge graduates typically bring and the skills they still need to develop
  • Build supervision programs that combine mentoring, structured learning and self-directed development
  • Understand workplace characteristics of emerging graduates and adapt your leadership approach accordingly
  • Teach essential non-clinical workplace skills including communication, time management, billable work, professional behaviours and supervision skills
  • Establish clear expectations, measurable goals and review processes that promote confidence and accountability
  • Develop practical onboarding resources, templates and learning plans that can be implemented within your own practice

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists responsible for recruiting, supervising or supporting early career clinicians.

It will be particularly useful for:

  • Practice owners looking to confidently recruit and retain new graduates while maintaining financial sustainability
  • Clinical leaders, senior Occupational Therapists and supervisors responsible for graduate development
  • Team leaders establishing or refining graduate onboarding and supervision programs
  • Occupational Therapists preparing to mentor or support graduates for the first time
  • Private practice and community organisations wanting practical systems that reduce supervision burden while supporting clinician growth

 

Why attend?
In this workshop, you will:

  • Learn a practical framework for successfully recruiting and onboarding new graduates
  • Understand how to balance supervision, learning and productivity from day one
  • Gain tools to confidently calculate graduate costs, billable expectations and business viability
  • Explore proven strategies to support clinical development without overwhelming senior staff
  • Discover practical templates and systems that streamline onboarding and create consistent graduate experiences
  • Build confidence creating structured programs that support graduate success and long-term staff retention

 

What's included?

  • Gain online access to the workshop – live workshops are delivered via Zoom, while self-paced options include access to recorded sessions
  • Download workshop slides and any resources provided by the presenter
  • Enjoy six months of access to the recording and resources via your Verve OT Learning Library
  • Receive a certificate of completion for your CPD records, available via email upon completion of the workshop

All levels

The content of this workshop is suitable for therapists across a range of experience levels.

While some concepts may be more familiar to experienced clinicians, the content is designed to be accessible and valuable regardless of prior knowledge.

What are the different levels?

Considering more than one workshop?

 

Add them all to your cart and finalise your purchase in one easy step

About the Presenter

Karen Dempsey is an experienced Occupational Therapist and former director of several businesses, including Epic Rehabilitation in Sydney. She has played a key training role with 4Networking Australia, where she developed programs and materials to train small groups across NSW, Victoria, and QLD.

In recent years, Karen successfully created a new graduate program for her small Allied Health business, which provided a positive learning environment for new therapists while delivering strong business outcomes.

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What Are Others Saying?

"I’ve finished watching a training on working with new graduates and it was fantastic. Full of what’s the problem and how to fix them.

Karen is incredibly generous in what she shares. From how to create a sliding salary based on meeting kpi’s, to the types of work skills that new graduates need to be taught - this was GOLD. It will have a huge impact on how I work with clients. The Verve OT learning platform is outstanding."

"Great practical tools that we can take away and implement! I think it's really important for business owners to use metrics that that are simple, to understand how the business is tracking, but also to be able to communicate the expectations to the new employee. Thanks for the insights into working with the younger Gen, Karen!"

Theresa, Occupational Therapist

Frequently Asked Questions

Verve OT Learning Workshop Categories

Beginner

Suitable for therapists who are new to the topic area and require foundational knowledge.

The workshop assumes little or no prior experience and focuses on core concepts, terminology, frameworks and practical introductory skills.

Intermediate

Suitable for therapists who already have a basic understanding of the topic and some practical experience applying it in clinical practice.

The workshop builds on foundational knowledge and explores more detailed reasoning, application and problem-solving.

Advanced

Suitable for experienced therapists who are already working in this area regularly.

The workshop assumes strong foundational knowledge and focuses on complex clinical reasoning, nuanced decision-making, advanced application and higher-level practice considerations.

All levels

Suitable for therapists across a range of experience levels.

While some concepts may be more familiar to experienced clinicians, the content is designed to be accessible and valuable regardless of prior knowledge.

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