COURSES AND EVENTS
COURSES AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ADVERTISING
contact: David Agyei on 020 3141 4641 or email: [email protected]
Inclusion of courses and events not run by RCOT does not imply endorsement of them
ONGOING THROUGHOUT 2020
Trusted assessor training: Simple aids of daily living,
level two or level three
DOTS Disability CIC
This two-day OCN London accredited course provides
competence and confidence to enable staff to assess for,
prescribe and install (simple aids of daily living) equipment. Our
training was developed with funding from the Office for Disability
Issues. We are able to offer training to groups from our Dorset or
London venue, or at your venues around the country. Venue: The
Bridge, Littledown Centre, Chaseside, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7
7DX. Cost: On request. Contact: Karen, tel: 01202 771 336 or
email: [email protected]
www.dotsdisability.co.uk
ONGOING THROUGHOUT 2020/2021
Distance learning courses and recorded online
training in the assessment and treatment of
neurological injury
Brain Tree Training
Instructors: Kit Malia and Anne Brannagan. Home/work based
study courses. Designed to help you understand and apply key
areas with your patients. Expert guided tuition via assignments
and recorded online training. Emphasis on practical application in
the areas of cognition, executive function, behaviour and
awareness following brain injury. Venue: Home/work based study.
Cost: £10 to £252.50. *Note that in the event of us not being
able to meet face to face, this workshop can be attended virtually
online – contact us for more details.
www.braintreetraining.co.uk
CANCELLED
23 JUNE 2020
Masterclass: Parkinson's
Facilitated by Ana Aragon, this masterclass will provide participants
with the knowledge and skills to provide evidence based, condition
specific interventions for people with Parkinson’s and related
movement disorders as well as increasing awareness of relevant
policy, professional best practice guidelines and sources of
information. Venue: RCOT, London. Cost: members £160; nonmembers
£300. Contact: [email protected]
www.rcot.co.uk/parkinsons20
1 JULY – 31 DECEMBER 2020
Webcast training for neurological rehabilitation
Brain Tree Training
All of our training courses for therapists working in neurological
rehabilitation are now available as ‘on demand’ webcasts each
broadcast once a month. See website for dates and details for
the following courses: Cognitive rehabilitation; how to do
cognitive rehab; insight and adjustment; dealing with behaviour;
active relaxation training; advanced cog rehab: attention and
information processing. Venue: Home/work based study. Cost:
£50 to £100.
www.braintreetraining.co.uk
7 SEPTEMBER 2020
Online SI Module one: Foundations and neuroscience
Sensory Integration Education
Online SI Module one is the first in a set of modules in our
accredited modular pathway training in sensory integration. The
aim, to understand the current neuroscience, and relevant and
emergent theories, concepts, and practices, related to Ayres’
Sensory Integration. You will be able to relate sensory processing
to the underlying neurology and evidence base of sensory
integration. Bookings close 7 August 2020. Venue: Online event.
Cost: SI education gold member fee £949 (Instalment plans
available).
Ask about our offers.
www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/page-18664
10 SEPTEMBER 2020
Hypermobility/Ehlers Danlos syndrome in adults and
children: Clinical assessment and management
NCORE
Trainer: Alison Middleditch. This course will provide participants
with the opportunity to review and discuss the assessment
treatment and management of Joint Hypermobility syndrome/
Ehlers Danlos syndrome. This will be within a functional framework
and based on the best of the latest evidence. The course will
consider hypermobility in all groups, including those with a late
diagnosis and those with complex problems. CPD: 7 hours.
Venue: London Road Community Hospital, Derby. Other date:
24 October 2020 at Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington.
Cost: £160.
www.ncore.org.uk
11 SEPTEMBER 2020
Masterclass: Handwriting difficulties in children – a
look at the evidence for assessment and intervention
from EYFS to Key Stage 3
Facilitated by Dr Mellissa Prunty this masterclass is aimed at
occupational therapists working with children with handwriting
difficulties on their case loads. Sessions will cover evidenced
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