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LEARNING ZONE
music to create individualised, home
programs for clients with a range of
occupational performance difficulties. The
course will take you through all of the
steps from assessment to outcomes for
creating complete Therapeutic Listening
programs. Venue: Hamilton House – Kings
Cross, London. Cost: £399. Contact:
Anna, email: info@brainsensether apy.com.
Visit: www.brainsensetherapy.com members £10, CYPF members £35 and
non-members £70 (including lunch). This
workshop will run from 9am to 4.30pm on
Wednesday 21 November 2018 at RCOT.
Booking is via Eventbrite (search CYPF
London in Eventbrite). Any queries, please
email: [e-mail] Venue: Online. Cost: Free. Contact:
[e-mail]
17 – 18 NOVEMBER 2018
Starting out in Stroke (SOS)
Royal College of Occupational
Therapists Stroke Forum 27 NOVEMBER 2018
TOMs CONNECT conference
Community Therapists Network Announcing TOMs CONNECT: The event to
attend if you use or thinking of using the
Therapy Outcome Measure. With over 150
teams now using the TOM and collecting
data, this year's theme is 'Making Sense of
the Data!'. Come and enjoy a day of
speakers who have experience in This year's roadshow is centeres on
productive lifes. Why enabling people to be
productive is core to occupational therapy.
We discuss link between the social
determinants of health, productivity and
health and wellbeing at different stages in
our lives. Venue: Conference Room,
Moray College, Moray St, Elgin, IV30 1JJ.
Cost: Free. Visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/
occupational-therapy-enabling-productive-
This interactive two-day course offers an
introduction to specialist occupational
therapy screening, assessment and
treatment of the stroke patient with
particular emphasis on cognition,
perception, vision and the upper limb. It is
aimed at band five and six occupational
therapists working in stroke teams. It will
also be useful for more experienced
therapists who are in generic teams, are
returning to practice or want to refresh
their knowledge. Venue: Pinderfields
General Hospital, Wakefield. Cost:
RCOTSS-NP members £60; non-
RCOTSS-NP members £120. Contact:
[e-mail]. Visit: www.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/starting-out-in-stroke-
tickets-48660986320
21 NOVEMBER 2018
RCOTSS – CYPF London study day
– Occupational performance
coaching workshop
RCOTSS – CYPF London
This RCOTSS – CYPF London study day
will be facilitated by Suzy Laird, from Tower
Hamlets Community Paediatric
Occupational Therapy team, London. Suzy
will use a workshop based approach
(including case studies) to support
attendees learning of how to use
occupational performance coaching in
practice. The evidence behind the
approach will be discussed, alongside how
to apply this therapeutic tool in a
community paediatric occupational therapy
setting. Venue: RCOT, Borough High
Street, London, SE1 1LB. Cost: Student
presenting TOMs data along with experts
on data analysis. Venue: Council House,
Birmingham. Cost: Prices start at £120, for
trained users of the TOM. Details including
how to book from www.communitytherapy.
org.uk or email [e-mail]
28 NOVEMBER 2018
Masterclass: Seating and posture
Facilitated by Fiona Collins this masterclass
will enable delegates to palpate key
landmarks of the pelvis relevant to sitting
posture, identify abnormal sitting posture,
conduct a spine postural assessment,
determine specific factors relating to the
development of pressure injuries and how
to prioritise seating goals following
assessment. Venue: RCOT. Cost:
Members £160; non-members £300.
Contact: [e-mail]. Visit:
www.rcot.co.uk/seating
29 NOVEMBER 2018
Webinar – Busting the myths of
care expert work
Jacqueline Webb & Co
The word expert is powerful and can evoke
fear. The final chapter of our webinar series
aims to dispel this fear and bust a number
of myths about the care expert role. We will
show you what not to be worried about and
how we can help you overcome these
myths, so that you can look at the role in an
informed way. The session lasts 30 minutes.
Book at: www.jwebb.co.uk/webinar.
30 NOVEMBER 2018
RCOT Roadshow 2018 – Scottish
Northern Region – Occupational
Therapy: Enabling Productive Lives
RCOT Scottish Northern Region
lives-tickets-50683784564
3 DECEMBER 2018
Sensory integration and trauma in
children
Sensory Integration Education
An insight into sensory integration and its
application and links to developmental
trauma/early childhood trauma and
attachment issues, which can include: early
loss or lack or consistent caregiver;
emotional, physical or sexual abuse; various
forms of neglect and medical or life-saving
procedures. Trauma and SI issues are
deeply entwined. By assisting survivors of
trauma to understand and manage their SI
challenges, a positive effect on the impact
can be achieved. Venue: High Wycombe,
UK. Cost: £199 (member fee). Visit: www.
sensoryintegration.org.uk/page-18633
4 – 6 DECEMBER 2018
The 13th UK stroke forum
conference
UK Stroke Forum
The UK’s largest multidisciplinary stroke
conference; Discover the latest
developments in stroke research and
practice from leading experts in the field;
Update your stroke knowledge at the
accredited training day; Registration open
until 19 November 2018. Join the
conversation on Twitter @ukstrokeforum
#UKSF18 and Linkedin UK Stroke Forum.
Venue: The International Centre, Telford.
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