What will you learn?

• Clarify professional responsibilities versus supplier roles, including assessment, trials, fitting, training and monitoring.
• Move systematically through assessment, goal setting, device criteria, trials, funding strategy, delivery and follow-up.
• Link assessment findings to participation-based goals and justify recommendations with clarity and defensibility.
• Choose features, evaluate outcomes and use trial evidence to inform safe, appropriate prescriptions.
• Understand how cost and risk influence funding decisions and use NDIS templates to support, not replace, clinical reasoning.
• Account for growth, development, changing environments and family expectations in every prescription.
• Plan proactive participant and family training, follow-up and monitoring that enhances long-term outcomes
  

Who is this workshop for?

This introductory workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists who are new to prescribing mid and high cost assistive technology for children or who want to strengthen their foundations in paediatric AT practice.

It will be particularly useful for:

• OTs experienced in adult AT transitioning into paediatric practice
• Early intervention OTs expanding into physical disability and equipment prescription
• New graduate or early career OTs seeking a clear, structured AT process
• OTs wanting greater confidence applying family-centred, best practice principles to AT decisions

This workshop is not intended for highly complex AT presentations such as specialised seating for significant contractures or advanced custom equipment.

As this is a space for general group learning, there won't be opportunities for individual case questions and interventions.

Why attend?

Build confidence and clarity in paediatric AT prescription with access to:

• A structured, OT-led framework aligned with national early childhood best practice
• Clear guidance on assessment, goal setting, trials, prescription and follow up
• Practical tips and clinical insights you can apply immediately in everyday practice
• Improved understanding of professional boundaries, responsibilities and funding considerations
• A strong foundation to support safe, ethical and family-centred assistive technology recommendations

 
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

What will you learn?

• Apply early childhood best practice frameworks and the F-words of development to guide paediatric AT decision making with clarity and purpose
• Recognise clear indicators for AT, including participation, postural control, fatigue, safety, secondary impairments, family readiness and environmental fit
• Use a structured, end-to-end OT process from visioning and goal setting through to trials, funding, purchasing and monitoring
• Develop participation-based goals and define specific device criteria that distinguish must-haves from nice-to-haves
• Collaborate confidently with families, suppliers and the MDT while maintaining clear professional boundaries
• Conduct and document trials in natural environments and use outcome measures to inform defensible recommendations
• Plan training, follow up and proactive review processes that reduce risk of AT abandonment and strengthen long-term outcome

Who is this workshop for?

This introductory workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists who are new to prescribing assistive technology for children or who want greater clarity around applying best practice frameworks to paediatric equipment prescription.

It will be particularly useful for:

• OTs transitioning from adult AT into paediatric contexts
• Early intervention OTs expanding into equipment prescription
• Clinicians seeking a clearer, end-to-end OT process from referral to real life implementation
• OTs wanting practical, real-world tips grounded in family-centred care

This session focuses on strengthening process and clinical reasoning. It is not intended to cover highly complex custom equipment or individual case troubleshooting.

Why attend?

Build clarity in paediatric equipment prescription by learning how frameworks, principles and process work together in real practice. You will gain:

• A practical structure that moves from visioning to monitoring and evaluation
• Real-life insights from paediatric practice that translate theory into everyday decision making
• Clearer understanding of OT and supplier roles at each stage of prescription
• Strategies to prevent AT abandonment through proactive training and follow up
• Greater confidence applying evidence-informed, family-centred principles to children’s AT

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