A discussion around some of the challenges we face as a profession in the post covid era and our role as leaders to instill hope.

Occupational therapists assess and adapt environments.  For those who have lived through traumatising experiences, there are multiple environmental factors that make accessing help difficult.  If noth ...

The talk will present a case study about a teenager with an acquired brain injury (ABI) who has been out of school for 2 years and has felt unable to accept input from other professionals, leaving him ...

What does a case manager actually do? Join the Chair of the Institute for Registered Case Managers for insight into this unique, challenging and fulfilling role.  The breadth of OT skills are a good f ...

High-cost home adaptations funded by Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) often face delays, funding gaps, and coordination challenges. This talk addresses these common issues and explores a collaborativ ...

Are you looking to promote your clients’ health using your amazing occupational therapy skills? This session gives an insight into how occupational therapists can (and already do) use physical activit ...

Are you aware that All OTs are Work OTs in disguise? Occupational Therapists currently ask the work question 'Do you work?' in almost all settings. Regardless of what the answer to that question is we ...

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common disorder affecting gross and/or fine motor co-ordination in children and adults and occurs across a rage of intellectual abilities. Individuals ma ...

Beccy Wardle will share learning from Rethink's work supporting community mental health transformation across the country. There will be a focus on voluntary sector collaboration with the NHS and social care, coproduction with experts by experience, community engagement and collaborative service delivery.

Paediatric Feeding Disorders (PFD) present challenges that extend beyond a single clinical diagnosis. Recognising the complex nature of PFD and its associated comorbidities is important in early ident ...

How can health and social care services better serve people with disabilities? How can we meaningfully challenge ableist practice? What would a truly inclusive system look like? Within her session Geo ...

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is reported to affect approximately 5% of people. Characterised by difficulties in performing coordinated motor tasks, DCD has significant impacts on all aspects of daily life. In the past, it was thought that children with DCD outgrow their difficulties, but research has shown that this is not the case; indeed, increasingly, it is evident that children with DCD become adults with DCD, and that the longer term social emotional impacts are often significant. DCD is not typically diagnosed before the age of 5, but motor coordination difficulties are evident well before this age, such that opportunities for vital early intervention are frequently missed. This presentation will describe the efforts of a unique international collaboration working to enhance earlier identification of DCD, so that support can be put into place for young children likely to be diagnosed with DCD after preschool age.

Operated by Driving Mobility, the Hubs Mobility Advice Service advises on accessible transport solutions that enable people to stay connected with their community and beyond, especially when driving i ...

Dominic from the local Driving Mobility centre, operated by RDAC in Solihull, will provide an overview of what clients can expect when attending a 'fitness to drive' assessment.

Operated by Driving Mobility, the Hubs Mobility Advice Service advises on accessible transport solutions that enable people to stay connected with their community and beyond, especially when driving i ...

Dominic from the local Driving Mobility centre, operated by RDAC in Solihull, will provide an overview of what clients can expect when attending a 'fitness to drive' assessment.