Building Confidence and Resilience Through Regulation

Workshop Duration: 2 hours

Cost: $120.00

Are some children struggling with confidence, emotional regulation or social situations?

Do you want practical strategies to strengthen self belief in therapy and everyday life?

Learn frameworks, strategies and ready to use resources that help Occupational Therapists nurture confidence, resilience and self agency in children and families.

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What will you learn?

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

Explain the key factors that underpin a child's sense of confidence and self belief, including the role of family context, social environments, mastery experiences and the just right challenge
Understand how confidence develops through meaningful occupational engagement and how this influences participation, resilience and motivation
Apply a four domain self regulation framework to support confidence building in children with a range of developmental and emotional needs
Use Occupational Therapy tools and practical activities to build self agency, emotional literacy, interoceptive awareness and calm down planning
Facilitate growth mindset principles within therapy to support persistence, problem solving and resilience
Implement assertiveness and social confidence strategies, including the POSES framework, to support children navigating peer relationships, bullying and social situations
Integrate practical strategies that strengthen a child's sense of identity, capability and self belief across everyday challenges
Collaborate with parents and caregivers using practical, family friendly resources that extend confidence building strategies into the home environment

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists working with children where confidence, emotional regulation or social participation are key therapy goals. You may find this session particularly valuable if you are:

Supporting children who struggle with self belief, emotional regulation or managing everyday challenges
Helping children navigate peer relationships, bullying or socially complex situations
Looking for practical strategies to build resilience, self agency and emotional literacy in therapy
Working closely with parents and caregivers and wanting tools that extend confidence building into everyday routines and environments

Why attend?
Enhance your professional practice with exclusive access to:

A clear framework for understanding how confidence develops in children
Practical Occupational Therapy strategies that can be implemented immediately in sessions
Approaches for supporting social confidence and helping children navigate challenging peer situations
Practical ways to collaborate with families so confidence building continues beyond therapy sessions

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

POSES Assertiveness Poster

A visual guide that helps children understand and practise assertive communication in social situations. Use it in sessions to teach practical steps for speaking up, setting boundaries and navigating peer interactions with greater confidence.

SMART-FIN Goal Setting Poster

A simple framework that supports children to set meaningful goals and build confidence through achievable steps. Use it to guide goal conversations, reinforce mastery experiences and help children recognise their progress over time.

Four Domain Self Regulation Framework Summary

A clear snapshot of the four-domain framework used to support confidence and self regulation. Keep it on hand as a quick reference to guide assessment, plan strategies and explain regulation concepts to children and families in an easy to understand way.

Included with your workshop in your Verve OT Learning Library

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About the Presenter

Sarah Doyle is a Paediatric Occupational Therapist with over two decades of experience across the private and public sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom. Based in Sydney, Sarah is the founding director of Seedling Occupational Therapy, a family-centred practice passionate about nurturing growing minds and bodies, and helping children develop the skills they need to thrive in everyday lives.

Sarah's approach centres on building strong collaborative relationships with families, education and healthcare professionals. She believes that the most meaningful progress comes from helping children develop genuine skills and capabilities — teaching them to be their best selves and trust in their own abilities as they navigate play, movement, regulation, learning, self-care, and social interaction. This approach expands children’s development from the therapy room to daily experiences at home, school and community.

Throughout her career, Sarah has completed extensive post-graduate training and remains dedicated to ongoing professional development, always seeking new ways to grow as both a therapist and a parent. This commitment ensures she provides current and evidence based supports for children and their families.

As a therapist, mentor, and parent coach, Sarah brings professional expertise and personal insight to her support. As a mother of three daughters, a keen cook, gardener and landscape artist, she understands the parenting journey, allowing her to connect authentically with families and empower parents with the knowledge and strategies to support their children's growth.

At Seedling Occupational Therapy, Sarah is committed to helping children develop independence in everyday activities and to ensuring that children, families, and fellow therapists alike reach their maximum potential.