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COURSES AND EVENTS take an evidence based approach to the assessment and treatment of clients with apraxia. CPD: 12.5 hours. Venue: London Road Community Hospital, Derby. Cost: £350. For more information and other events, email: [email protected] or tel: 01332 254679. www.ncore.org.uk 20 – 22 OCTOBER 2020 Sensory Intelligence ® training for practitioners NCORE Lecturer: Dr. Annemarie Lombard. Course outcomes: Understand of sensory processing and profiling and how it can be used to improve the quality of life, home, work and relationships for adults; understand complex sensory neuroscience concepts in a more practical and easy-to-use format; expand your service offering as a healthcare professional in utilising, sensory insights and strategies to fast-track interventions for adults in mental health and/or educational settings. Sensory Intelligence ® can be successfully integrated into the treatment of adults with ADHD, Asperger syndrome, anxiety, depression, stress related disorders, Alzheimer’s and dementia. CPD: 18 hours. Venue: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby. Cost: £430. For more information and other events, email: [email protected] or tel: 01332 254679. www.ncore.org.uk 23 OCTOBER AND 11 DECEMBER 2020 Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS-2) update day one and two NCORE AMPS-2 workshops are intended to build on AMPS skills developed from using the evaluation tool with clients in any area of clinical practice or research. As skills in administering the assessment increase, a need to learn more about interpreting, reporting and documenting AMPS results is needed. These two separate but linked follow up workshops are intended to fill this gap and also provide an opportunity for occupational therapists to work through the interpretation and documentation process using the AMPS reports and documentation from one of their own clients as their case study. CPD Certificate of attendance awarded: 12 hours. Venue: London Road Community Hospital, Derby. Cost: £270. For more information and other events, email: uhdb.ncore@ nhs.net or tel: 01332 254679. www.ncore.org.uk 26 – 30 OCTOBER 2020 Essential skills for contemporary occupational therapy practice: Children and young people Facilitated by Benita Powrie and Astrid Ferreira, this five-day study event is suitable for any occupational therapist who wishes to update their knowledge and skills in relation to evidence based, occupation centred practice with children and young people. Venue: Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Cost: members £650; RCOTSS-CYPF members £600; non-members £1,050. Contact: [email protected] www.rcot.co.uk/essential-skills 2 AND 9 NOVEMBER 2020 Major adaptations for occupational therapists Access Independent Ltd This major adaptations course is aimed at occupational therapists new in this area of work, sharing knowledge gained over 30 years of working as an occupational therapist in adult social care. Topics covered: relevant legislation, scale drawings, bathrooms, internal and external access solutions, considerations when designing for wheelchair users. Includes online presentations and practical tasks and is over two separate days. Venue: Remote, so from your home or office. Cost: £36 each for first 10 bookings, then £60 each. Contact: [email protected] or tel: 01223 229091. 23 – 27 NOVEMBER 2020 Assessment of Motor and Process Skills NCORE The five-day training workshop provides critical information related to the theoretical basis of the AMPS as well as experiential learning of administering and scoring AMPS evaluations. Participants obtain valuable, hands-on information regarding occupation-based assessment and intervention, as well as viewing and scoring videotaped and live AMPS observations during the course. CPD certificate of attendance awarded: 36.25 hours. Venue: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby. Cost: £860. For more information and other events, email: [email protected] or tel: 01332 254679. www.ncore.org.uk 22 – 26 FEBRUARY 2021 Occupational therapy for children, young people and families: Assessment, intervention, and service delivery Royal Free Paediatric OT Team and Paediatric Therapy Courses Course content includes best practice in assessment and intervention for children with ASD, CP, DCD, developmental delay and more, from birth to school leaving age. A focus on latest evidence-based approaches and efficient intervention from referral to discharge. Sessions will be devoted to writing EHCPs and our service delivery models including the tiered approach in education. Venue: Swiss Cottage School Development and Research Centre, 80 Avenue Road, London, NW8 6HX. Cost: £600. Contact: [email protected] POSTPONED* – NEW DATES TO BE CONFIRMED OTnews August 2020 67