Sleep Tight – Selecting the Most Suitable Bed
Workshop Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $120.00
Are you unsure how to navigate bed features, risks and clinical considerations when recommending a sleeping system?
Do you worry about selecting equipment that supports mobility, reduces risk and meets individual needs?
This workshop builds your confidence to assess hazards, match features to function and justify safe, tailored bed prescriptions grounded in clear clinical reasoning.
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Date: 16 March 2026
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm AEDT
Duration: 1 hour
What will you learn?
- How to assess person factors including medical history cognition behaviours mobility and sleep patterns
- Analyse activity needs such as transfers positioning and shared sleeping
- Evaluate environmental factors including space access culture and social context
- Compare bed sizes features and adjustability to match functional need
- Identify risks including falls entrapment impalement asphyxiation and restrictive practices
- Explore alternatives to rails and sticks and when to prescribe specialised beds
- Select mattresses that support movement comfort and clinical goals
- Apply structured reasoning to justify bed choice and guide implementation
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists who:
- Prescribe beds and mattresses for mobility, positioning, safety or pressure care
- Support participants with complex medical, cognitive or behavioural needs
- Complete AT assessments where sleep safety or bed modifications are required
- Work in home, community, hospital or residential settings requiring detailed risk assessment
- Want to strengthen their reasoning in aligning functional need with bed features and risk mitigation
Why attend?
In this workshop, you will:
- Build confidence in identifying risks and choosing the most suitable bed for diverse needs
- Strengthen your assessment skills using practical tools, frameworks and real examples
- Learn how to justify decisions, communicate risks and guide safe implementation
- Gain clarity on restrictive practices, safety requirements and documentation expectations
- Access templates, clinical considerations and resources to streamline practice
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
Peta Hardy is an experienced presenter with 30 years’ experience working as an OT in the disability sector. She is founding director of Coast Rehab and combines clinical knowledge and experience with best practice guidelines to provide an informative and practical session including plenty of useful resources.
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"Great overall, thank you! Well-structured, lots of examples / practical applications / case studies. Key takeaway was probably much more thorough risk assessments."
Charisse A, Occupational Therapist
"I really appreciated the details outlining the clinical assessment of the 'person' in relation to beds and how they relate to valued 'bed' occupations."
Melissa Y, Occupational Therapist
