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Prescription Framework for Assistive Technology


Workshop Duration: 2 hours

Cost: $120.00

Unsure how to approach assistive technology assessments?

Not confident selecting the right equipment for your client?

This workshop provides a structured framework to guide your clinical reasoning and support confident, effective recommendations

Purchase this workshop

What will you learn?

  • A comprehensive clinical framework for assistive technology assessment and prescription
  • Build practical skills for assessing and recommending off-the-shelf AT (manual wheelchairs, bathroom equipment, beds, and recliner chairs).
  • We will unpack the common causes of AT abandonment and discuss how to ensure client-centred, sustainable outcomes through sound clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
  • Recognise your professional scope of practice in AT assessment and prescription and when to seek support or refer on for complex or custom AT needs.
  • Feel confident delivering safe, effective, and empowering AT solutions that enhance client wellbeing and participation.

 

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists who:

  • Are early in their career and developing skills in assistive technology prescription
  • Are transitioning into the assistive technology space across NDIS, health or aged care settings
  • Want to build confidence assessing and recommending common assistive technology solutions
  • Are seeking a clear process to guide consistent and effective AT decision making

 

Why attend?
In this workshop, you will:

  • Access a clear, step-by-step framework for assistive technology assessment
  • Develop practical skills to support accurate and efficient AT recommendations
  • Learn how to determine complexity and work within your professional scope
  • Gain insights from experienced clinicians working in real-world settings
  • Strengthen your ability to match clients with the right technology for meaningful outcomes

 

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

Peta has collated a wide range of additional resources available to download:

Bed, Mattress and Bed Equipment Assessment Form - Develop a more comprehensive bed assessment process by working through transfers, pressure care, entrapment risk, positioning, cognition and safe equipment prescription.

Electric Lift Recliners Information Sheet - Gain practical guidance on assessing and prescribing Electric Lift Recliners safely, including transfer risks, pressure care, restrictive practice considerations and maintaining independence.

DVA RAP Recliner Chair Assessment Form - Explore key considerations when assessing recliner chair needs, including transfers, mobility, positioning, pain management, functional goals and safer long term seating outcomes.

Power Lift Chair Equipment Request Form - Improve your assessment and funding justification skills for power lift chairs by working through transfers, positioning, oedema management, trial outcomes and safe equipment prescription considerations.

Commodes Clinical Considerations for Prescribers - Build practical skills in assessing, prescribing and reviewing commodes safely by considering transfers, positioning, bariatric needs, installation requirements and ongoing equipment maintenance.

Bathing, Showering and Toileting Equipment Request Form - Work through detailed equipment funding requests while developing skills in clinical justification, trial outcomes, compatibility and safe equipment prescription considerations.

Mobile Shower Commode Chair Assessment Form - Follow a comprehensive assessment process covering transfers, positioning, toileting, showering, pressure care and equipment configuration to support safer and more functional seating outcomes.

Wheelchair Measurements Form - Use this practical form to complete and document key wheelchair measurements accurately during seating and mobility assessments.

Powered Mobility Device Assessment Training Tool (PoMoDATT) - Learn a structured approach to powered mobility assessments covering cognition, physical function, safety, driving skills and real world powered mobility use.

Regulated Restrictive Practices Guide - Increase your understanding of regulated restrictive practices under the NDIS and build confidence identifying, documenting and reducing restrictive practices within positive behaviour support approaches.

Guide to Using Your New Equipment - Support safer and more consistent equipment use with a practical template that outlines key features, functional outcomes, risks, mitigation strategies and service contact details for clients and support teams

Included with your workshop in your Verve OT Learning Library

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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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