Parent Coaching in Paediatric OT
Workshop Duration:Â 1.5 hours
Cost:Â $90.00
Date:Â Thursday 2 July 2026
Time:Â 12.00pm -Â 1.30pm AEST
Duration:Â 1.5 hours
Want to involve parents in therapy but not sure where to start?
Have you ever considered that parent coaching requires a different skillset to direct OT intervention?
This workshop helps paediatric OTs recognise when coaching is needed and structure it clearly within sessions to support families with greater clarity, confidence and follow through.
Purchase this workshopWhat will you learn?
In this workshop, you will learn to:
- Understand parent coaching as a distinct therapeutic approach
- Recognise why a coaching approach gets better outcomes than advice-giving or education
- Understand caregiver capacity and the impact it has on therapy
- Know what to think through before you walk into a parent coaching session
- Synthesise your clinical reasoning into a clear purpose before the session begins
- Use contracting to set the therapy relationship up to hold these conversations well
- Plan the conversation with intention so families leave feeling heard, capable and clear
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Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is for paediatric OTs who:
- Work closely with families and want to feel more intentional in their coaching conversations
- Find themselves having the same conversations with families again and again without goals shifting
- Want a clear framework for preparing and structuring parent coaching sessions
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Why attend?
By attending, you will:
- Have a clinical reasoning process to work through before every parent coaching session
- Stop falling into advice-giving mode and start walking alongside families instead
- Feel confident naming and structuring a parent coaching session so families know what they're coming to
- Write better notes because you'll know exactly what you set out to do and whether it happened
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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
Alyce Svensk is a paediatric Occupational Therapist, educator and mentor with a passion for helping therapists feel confident in their work and clear in their direction. Alyce has over 14 years of industry experience, which includes founding and leading paediatric private practice Sensational Start OT from 2017 to 2024.
Alyce now focuses on supporting OTs through a mix of supervision, mentoring, clinical education and business support, all grounded in real-life practice as The OT Coach Australia.
Alyce offers practical, down-to-earth workshops, 1:1 and group supervision, peer mentoring and tailored programs for therapists at different stages of their careers. The OT Coach can support you, whether you're new to paediatrics, building a private practice, leading a team or just trying to find your rhythm again.
Alyce's approach is always about making things clearer, more achievable and more sustainable for every therapist. Alyce helps therapists bridge the gap between theory and practice with confidence. This is achieved through the following podcasts hosted by Alyce:
🎙 OT Coaching Confidential – real-life mentoring conversations that help therapists feel less alone
🎙 OT Unplugged – big-picture reflections on the future of OT, co-hosted with Sarah Collinson and Nikki Cousins.
Across all of her work, Alyce’s focus remains the same: helping therapists build meaningful careers – rooted in clarity, connection, and confidence.
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