Behaviour-Focussed OT Intervention

Workshop Duration: 2 hours

Cost: $120.00

Learn at your own pace, on your own terms

This is a self-paced workshop, meaning you can access the content at a time that suits you

Pause and revisit as needed. As many times as you'd like for six months!

Want to purchase the live version instead?

Are you unsure how to interpret behaviours of concern in everyday therapy situations?

Do you struggle to link behaviour, function and support strategies in a clear clinical framework?

This workshop builds practical skills in analysing behaviour, identifying underlying needs and applying structured Occupational Therapy approaches within NDIS contexts.

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What will you learn?

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

Define behaviours of concern and understand how they impact participation, safety and social connection
Apply the ABC model of behaviour to analyse antecedents, behaviours and consequences
Recognise behaviour as communication and identify possible unmet needs influencing behaviour
Differentiate helpful and unhelpful attributions when interpreting behaviour
Use clear, observable and non judgemental language when describing behaviour in documentation
Identify common types of behaviours of concern including aggression, wandering, perseveration and socially inappropriate behaviour
Explore background factors such as pain, trauma, fatigue, cognitive impairment and environmental triggers
Strengthen clinical reasoning when identifying the function of behaviour
Apply structured approaches to assessment and intervention for people demonstrating behaviours of concern
Support teams and carers to separate the behaviour from the person and respond constructively

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists working with NDIS participants who demonstrate behaviours of concern and who want clearer frameworks for understanding and responding to behaviour. It will be particularly useful for:

Occupational Therapists working in disability services - build confidence analysing behaviour in complex presentations including ABI and cognitive impairment
Community and home based Occupational Therapists - strengthen your ability to observe behaviour in everyday environments and identify contextual trigger
Occupational Therapists working in multidisciplinary teams- develop shared language and frameworks that support consistent responses across teams and support staff

Why attend?
In this workshop, you will:

Develop a structured framework for analysing behaviours of concern
Strengthen your ability to identify the function of behaviour and underlying unmet needs
Improve the clarity and neutrality of your behavioural descriptions in reports and documentation
Gain strategies to support teams and carers to interpret behaviour more constructively
Build confidence responding to behaviours that impact participation, safety and relationships
Apply Occupational Therapy reasoning to support meaningful engagement and improved participation

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

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About the Presenter

Nadine Holgate is the Director of Neurolinks, an Occupational Therapy practice in regional Victoria specialising in community ABI rehabilitation. She is passionate about building capacity for occupational therapists in both metro and rural locations to confidently work with people with brain injury in a collaborative, individualised way to achieve meaningful outcomes. Nadine has a keen interest in supporting families impacted by brain injury and completed her Masters of Clinical Family Therapy in 2009

Belinda Renison’s observations of the debilitating nature of executive function impairments post-ABI lead her to complete a Doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology in 2010 investigating why formal pen-and-paper measures of executive function were often limited in their ability to predict everyday executive functions commonly experienced by people post-ABI. This research has informed Belinda's clinical practice when assessing executive function skills.

What Are Others Saying?

"Very useful and good to help understand and unpack our role a OT’s when we work with participants with behaviours of concern"

Amy H, Occupational Therapist

"This workshop gave some great guidance to reporting and language used surrounding behaviours"

Ellen W, Occupational Therapist