Adapting Therapy to Fit the Family

Workshop Duration: 1.5 hours

Cost: $90.00

Are you finding it hard to balance child centred goals with what a family can realistically carry through at home?

Do you ever feel stuck when caregiver overwhelm, uncertainty or blocked care starts to impact therapy progress?

If you’ve worked with families where capacity shifts from session to session and you’re not quite sure how to adapt your approach, this workshop is for you.

Purchase this workshop

What will you learn?

In this workshop, you will:

Understand readiness for engagement:

Recognise different levels of caregiver and educator readiness for therapy
Break the cycle of overloading families with information and strategies that don't stick

Apply a clear framework to guide your approach:

Learn a structured, practical framework to assess readiness and adjust your therapy strategies
Identify how to shift therapy planning based on where families and educators are at, not where we wish they were

Support families and educators to achieve child-focused goals:

Move from a directive, educator-driven model to a collaborative, coaching-based approach
Build sustainable partnerships that help families and educators feel capable and supported, not overwhelmed

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is ideal for Occupational Therapists working with children and their families or educators, particularly those seeking a more effective, confident way to support diverse caregiver needs.

Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced clinician, this workshop will equip you with practical tools to engage with parents and educators in a way that fosters real progress toward child-focused goals.

Why attend?

By attending, you will:

Learn how to recognise and respond to different levels of caregiver and educator readiness
Implement a clear framework that informs your clinical decisions and recommendations
Stop second-guessing whether you’re doing enough and focus on what will have the most impact
Build greater confidence in supporting families and educators effectively across varying levels of engagement

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

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.

Browsing several workshops?

You can add more than one to your cart for one easy purchase

Quick add to cart

What Are Others Saying?

"It was a wonderful reminder of how important caregiver readiness is for engagement in therapy. As well as handy tools to utilise depending on caregiver readiness."

Geogia G, Occupational Therapist

"I found the workshop really interesting and easy to follow along. I feel like I have gained a better understanding in how to support caregivers to support the kids."