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COURSES AND EVENTS members £80; student members £25; student non-members £45. www.bit.ly/301Ipes 7 OCTOBER 2019 Online SI Module 2: Clinical reasoning in sensory integration: Assessment Sensory Integration Education SI Module 2 focuses on the tools and knowledge to assess using the Ayres’ Sensory Integration framework. Explore the patterns of SI dysfunction, SI models and the principles and practice of assessment. Develop clinical reasoning skills and the ability to synthesise assessment information as relevant to sensory integration. Bookings close 7 Sep 2019. Venue: Online event Cost: Gold member fee £949 (instalment plans available). Ask about our offers. www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/page-18662 7 OCTOBER 2019 Online SI Module 3: Clinical reasoning and practice in sensory integration: Intervention Sensory Integration Education SI Module 3 takes the student forward from the interpretive skills acquired in SI 2, to engage with goal setting and SI interventions across the lifespan. Develop skills for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and evaluate the evidence base for interventions from current research. Bookings close 7 Sep 2019. Venue: Online events. Cost: Gold member fee £949 (instalment plans available). Ask about our offers. www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/page-18663 7 OCTOBER 2019 Online SI Module 4: Intervention and advanced topics (follow on from classroom SI Module 2/3) Sensory Integration Education This online SI Module 4 course is designed to enable students to develop in-depth knowledge and experience in SI and therapy in order to support critical analysis and evidence of interventions. Entry conditions apply. Bookings close 7 Sep 2019. Venue: Online event. Cost: Gold member fee £949 (instalment plans available). Ask about our offers. www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/page-18834 10 OCTOBER 2019 An overview of whole school SEND and inclusive whole school collaborations School Based Occupational Therapy Clinical Forum Presenters Amanda Foster and Amelie Thompson will give an overview of whole school SEND to support the education workforce and provide practice examples of how occupational therapists in Lambeth have developed joint projects in collaboration with education, with a focus on emotional regulation, handwriting and physical participation. Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen's Sq, London, WC1N 3BG. Time: 6 to 7.15pm. Cost: Free for RCOTSS-CYPF student members, £3.24 for student/OTA non-members, £5.36 for RCOTSS-CYPF members, £11.19 for non-members. www.bit.ly/2LxsnFd 14 AND 15 OCTOBER 2019 The Zones of Regulation Sensational Kids Ltd The Zones of Regulation with Leah Kuypers. Venue: Victory Services Club, 63-79 Seymour Street, London, W2 2HF. Cost: 14 October 8.30am-3.30pm (£245) and 15 October 8.30am-12.00pm (£95). Contact: [email protected] www.bit.ly/2ZHrC0f 16 OCTOBER 2019 Masterclass: Parkinson’s disease 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 HQ. Cost: members £160; non-members £300. Contact: [email protected] www.rcot.co.uk/parkinsons 22 OCTOBER 2019 Housing adaptation and design: Part one (Reading and using plans and adapting and designing for wheelchair users) Viva Access Ltd Essential housing training. Learn about plans, sections and elevations, uses of scale, and architectural symbols and conventions. Discover key wheelchair standards, for example for doorways, corridors and circulation space. Participate in practical exercises related to measuring up individual users. Ideal training for OTs. Delivered by trainers who are practitioners and highly experienced in accessible housing. Venue: London – National Union of Teachers, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD. Cost: £180, plus VAT. Attractive discounts where multiple spaces booked. All training materials included in fee. Contact: tel: [phone] or email: [email protected] www.viva-access.com 23 OCTOBER 2019 Housing adaptation and design: Part two (Ramps and accessible kitchens) Viva Access Ltd This comprehensive stand-alone course explores gradients, design principles and client considerations in relation to ramps. It also overviews optimum layouts and space standards for accessible kitchens and looks at ways of promoting flexibility within these spaces. Ideal training for occupational therapists. Venue: London – OTnews July 2019 65