Workshops & events
Learning Events Occupational therapy is a diverse profession with endless learning opportunities. We list both SAOT-sponsored and non-sponsored educational opportunities and events here. Do you have ideas for workshops? Are you a trained facilitator? We want to hear from you! Email your ideas to education@saot.ca.
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Presented by: Tamara Kittelson-Aldred, MS, OTR/L, ATP/SMS The bodies of children with chronic motor impairments often distort as they grow, developing joint contractures and dislocations, scoliosis and kyphosis. The problems start early – often related to habitual postures assumed both day and night – and can worsen quickly during growth spurts. Human beings spend their lives in three orientations - lying, sitting and standing - and for children with limited movement this can become complicated! Too often, the foundational orientation… Presented by: Tamara Kittelson-Aldred, MS, OTR/L, ATP/SMS Adults with chronic motor impairments often live with secondary complications related to postural deviations – sometimes of longstanding. These often developed as they grew, or with the onset of an injury or disease process in adulthood. Joint contractures, dislocations, scoliosis and kyphosis start early, and are often related to habitual postures assumed both day and night. Human beings spend their lives in three orientations - lying, sitting and standing - and for people… Online Event! February 25, 2021 6 - 8pm MT This course will help you take your school- based pediatric OT practice online in a fun and engaging way. You will take away: • Specific technology and programs to take your practice online. • Strategies to make your teletherapy practice super effective and engaging. • Essential elements needed to set up a successful teletherapy practice. • An understanding of the scope of OT’s role in telehealth/education and the benefits of adding… 2021 INTERACTIVE LIVE WEBINARS ARE HERE! Get trained and earn CEUs from the comfort of your home! Meet RockTape a global leader in sports medicine products and education, RockTape helps patients and athletes “go stronger, longer®” with the world's best kinesiology tape, powerful pain-relieving topicals, unique evidence-informed education seminars, mobility tools, and joint support accessories. Our RockTape Functional Movement Techniques (FMT) Certification courses are led by industry-leading experts in movement assessment and therapy. FMT courses present a revolutionary way of… Organizations by Design Inc. is proud to announce its latest offering, our Systems Leadership Series which is designed to expand knowledge in the approach to systems thinking. The series will be delivered online in nine, three-hour sessions from 9:30AM -12:30 PM on a bi-weekly basis from March 9 to June 29, 2021. This workshop will be delivered by two experienced facilitators Rachel Foster and Nicole van Kuppeveld. This is a one time introductory offer for leaders and emergent leaders who…
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February 2021
Online – Disability, Posture and Kids: Therapeutic Positioning Around the Clock
Online – Disability, Posture and Adults: Therapeutic Positioning Around the Clock
The Pediatric OTs guide to creating an effective teletherapy practice – Online Event
March 2021
NOW OFFERING ALL FMT ROCKTAPE COURSES AS LIVE WEBINARS!
Systems Leadership Series