Motivational Strategies in OT Practice
Workshop Duration: 1.5 hours
Cost: $90.00
Do you struggle to engage clients when motivation stalls?
Unsure how to translate motivation theory into practical OT strategies?
This session equips Occupational Therapists with evidence informed approaches to assess, support and sustain motivation within psychosocial disability.
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Date: Thursday 5 March 2026
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm AEDT
Duration: 1.5 hours
What will you learn?
In this workshop, you will gain practical knowledge and tools to:
- Understand intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and their relevance to OT practice
- Explore how psychosocial disability, mood, cognition and environments influence motivation
- Apply occupational models including MOHO and the Remotivation Process
- Use Motivational Interviewing principles and OARS skills in therapy sessions
- Implement behavioural activation and activity scheduling strategies
- Design motivating physical, social and sensory environments
- Assess and measure motivation using OT relevant tools linked to functional outcomes and NDIS goals
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists working with psychosocial disability, particularly within the NDIS. It will be particularly useful for:
- OTs supporting participants with fluctuating engagement and initiation
- Mental health and community based OTs working across daily living domains
- OTs seeking practical motivational strategies grounded in occupation and evidence
Why attend?
In this workshop, you will:
- Strengthen your ability to analyse motivational barriers and drivers
- Apply structured, evidence based motivational approaches in real practice contexts
- Enhance your clinical reasoning when linking motivation to functional capacity
- Gain practical tools to support sustained engagement in meaningful occupations
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
About the Presenter
Muriel Cummins is an Occupational Therapist with extensive experience across mental health and disability practice. In addition to being an OT, she holds a Master of Public Health. She has worked in clinical, not-for-profit, peak-body and private-practice settings.
A tireless advocate for an equitable, best-practice NDIS, Muriel sits on the Every Australian Counts steering Committee; on both NDIS and mental health Occupational Therapy Australia National Reference Groups; the Transforming Australia's Mental Health Service System (TAMHSS) committee; and the ICF-Australia Interest Group which explores the application of international frameworks in the Australian context.
Muriel co-founded the Occupational Therapy Society for Invisible and Hidden Disability (OTSi) and works to build this dynamic organisation.
She holds the Policy and Strategy Advisory role with the Australian Rehabilition and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA).
Her leadership was recognised when she received the Australian Allied Health Awards – Occupational Therapist of the Year (2022).
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"I found the workshop a good refresher. I learnt that other factors can impact motivation e.g environment, family dynamics, triggers. I think OT's would benefit from attending to understand that motivation can be hard however there are resources and strategies that can be used to assist"
Melanie M, Occupational Therapist
"Very knowledgeable presenter, good refresher of OT role in MH and understanding motivation or lack thereof for people with psychosocial disability."
Andra C, Occupational Therapist
