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concepts of the Ayres Sensory Integration ®
intervention, sensory-based interventions
and the clinical presentation and
neurological basis of both ADHD and SPD
conditions will be discussed in order to
help therapists to understand the
differences between them. Venue: London
Road Community Hospital, Derby. Cost:
£60 each *SPECIAL OFFER! Book onto
both seminar 1 and 2 for £100*. Visit:
www.ncore.org.uk or email: dhft.ncore@
nhs.net
15 MARCH 2019
Seminar: An Introduction to a
family-centred, outcome-focused
and 3-tiered school-based
occupational therapy model of
integrated service delivery
NCORE
9am – 12:30pm. Lecturer: Dr Sidney Chu.
This seminar aims at introducing a family-
centred, outcome-focused and 3-tiered
integrated school-based occupational
therapy service to support children with
SEN attending mainstream and special
schools. Venue: London Road Community
Hospital, Derby. Cost: £60. Visit: www.
ncore.org.uk or email: [e-mail]
15 MARCH 2019
Mindfulness – An introductory
workshop on mindfulness
mediation
NCORE
Lecturer: Dr Lih-Mei Liao, Consultant
Psychologist. This ‘taster’ day has been
designed with your own self-care in mind.
There will be a balance between shorter
and longer, still and moving mindfulness
meditation practices and reflections about
what comes up during those practices. On
the day, you will be encouraged and
supported to honour all your experiences
with a relaxed attentiveness and curiosity.
You will find out through actual experience
what mindfulness is and isn’t, so that you
can decide whether it would be helpful or
appropriate for your client group. Venue:
London Road Community Hospital, Derby.
Cost: £130. Visit: www.ncore.org.uk or
email: [e-mail]
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20 MARCH 2019
RCOT Roadshow 2018/19 –
Occupational Therapy: Enabling
Productive Lives
RCOT South East region
This year's RCOT roadshow is centered on
enabling productive lives, why enabling
people to be productive is core to
occupational therapy and we discuss link
between the social determinants of health,
productivity and health and wellbeing at
different stages in our lives. Venue: Surrey
and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation
Trust, Trust HQ, Leatherhead, Mole
Business Park, 18 Randalls Road,
Leatherhead, KT22 7AD. Cost: Free.
Contact: [e-mail].
Visit: https://bit.ly/2UlvH7q
21 MARCH 2019
Kidz to Adultz Middle
Disabled Living
A free event for children and young adults
up to 25 years with disabilities and
additional needs, their families, carers and
the professionals who support them. 130+
exhibitors providing information on the
latest equipment, products and service
plus alternative funding streams and more.
Boost your CPD by attending one or more
of the free accredited seminars running
alongside the exhibition. Venue: Ericsson
Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena Coventry, CV6
6AQ. Cost: Free entry – register for free
tickets from www.kidzexhibitions.co.uk.
Contact: [e-mail]
21 MARCH 2019
Masterclass: Assessing and treating
fatigue – skills and strategies for
occupational therapy practice
Facilitated by Dr Sue Pemberton, this
masterclass is aimed at occupational
therapists from any clinical setting who find
that fatigue is a significant problem for their
clients and who want to increase their
knowledge, enhance their skills and
develop this area of practice. Venue: Royal
College of Occupational Therapists,
London. Cost: Member £160; non-
member £300. Visit: www.rcot.co.uk/
25 MARCH 2019
SI module two: Clinical reasoning in
sensory integration – assessment
Sensory Integration Education
SI module two, accredited by Ulster
University, is the second part of the
modular pathway which also offers the
opportunity to work towards a
Postgraduate Diploma or Masters of
Science Degree in Sensory Integration.
This module builds on the theory of SI, the
principles of sensory integration
assessments and the use of clinical
reasoning to apply theory to practice in the
context of specific client groups.
Venue: Online. Cost: £899 (member fee).
Bookings close 25 February 2019.
Visit: www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/
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25 MARCH 2019
Sensory integration module three:
Assessment and intervention
Sensory Integration Education
SI module three, accredited by University
of Ulster, offers an opportunity to achieve
postgraduate certificate, and work towards
a postgraduate diploma and masters in
sensory integration. Recent advances in
neuroscience support the application of
the theory of SI as a treatment approach
for children, adolescents, adults and with
older adults. It covers the theory of SI, the
principles of SI assessments and the use
of clinical reasoning to apply theory to
practice. Venue: Online. Cost: £899
(member fee). Bookings close 25 February
2019. Visit: www.sensoryintegration.org.
uk/page-18663
25 MARCH 2019
How to be an Independent OT
Access Independent Ltd.
Looking to have better work/life balance,
wishing to work as an independent
practitioner? This workshop aims to equip
any occupational therapists with the
essentials of working Independently
including: Demystifying tax, VAT, insurance;
what to charge, effective credit control and
bookkeeping; identifying your USP/how to