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Victoria 3086
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OT Reception

Level 2
Health Sciences 2
Bundoora Campus

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Occupational Therapy
Professional Development for Supervisors 2009

This program is offered to our fieldwork supervisors in appreciation of the support shown to students through our fieldwork education. The topics of the program are developed in response to feedback we receive from clinicians. For 2008, amongst others, workshops are planned on clinical reasoning, evidence base practice and supervising challenging students. Please refer below for further details or contact Lieve De Clercq on 9479 5854.


Thursday 16th July, 1.30pm-4.00pm

Division of Allied Health Workshop
Supervising Generation Y & Z students
Presented by Catherine Logue

The Training for Learning Company
Objectives:
To identity the communication characteristics of different generations
To discuss the communication differences between the generations
To establish a range of strategies that develop better communication with students
To prepare an action plan for implementing change

La Trobe University
Bundoora Campus
Seminar Hall
Institute of Advanced Study

Thursday 9th July (9.15am -4.00pm) Skills for Fieldwork Supervision Workshop
Presented by: Lieve De Clercq

This Free workshop is aimed at therapists who have not supervised students before, and therapists who would like to refresh thire supervision skills and would like to familiarise themselves with contemporary fieldwork practices.

Registration Form

La Trobe University Bundoora Campus Building Health Sciences 3 Room 204

 

Friday 3rd April (9.15am -4.00pm)

Skills for Fieldwork Supervision Workshop
Presented by: Lieve De Clercq

This Free workshop is aimed at therapists who have not supervised students before, and therapists who would like to refresh thire supervision skills and would like to familiarise themselves with contemporary fieldwork practices.

This Workshop is now full, the next Skills for fieldwork supervisors workshop will be in July.

 

La Trobe University City Campus
215 Franklin Street
Melbourne
Room FS G.04

Wednesday 13th May 2009
9.15am - 12.30pm

 

AusTOMs for OT Training
workshop for Clinicians and Graduating Students
The AusTOMs is a standardised outcome measure for use by Occupational Theapist, Physiotherapists and Speech Pathologists.

Cost: Free for clinicians who have offered LTU student placements in 2009 or $75 for other clinicians (There is a cost of $55 which is for the AusTOM's assessment kit. If you have purchased this kit, please bring this on the day.)

Further Information

La Trobe University Bundoora Campus
Agora Cinema (Above the shops in the Agora)

Tuesday 10th February 2009
9.30am-12.30pm

Sparking your Research Interest: THe ABC of EBP
Presented by Dr Torbjorn Falkmer, Professor in Occupational Therapy and Head of Department, School of Health Sciences at Jonkoping University, Sweden.

Topics covered:

Introduction to EBP and its historical perspective

Starting clincal research: What? Why? How?

Discussion of research topics based on participants clinical situations

What - NOT - to do's in establishing research culture/research projects in participant's areas

To register please contact Lieve de Clercq l.declercq@latrobe.edu.au or 9479 5854.

La Trobe University Bundoora Campus
Building Health Sciences 3 Room 205
Tuesday 10th February 2009
1.45pm - 5.00pm
Beyond Abstracts and Conclusions: Making Sense of Research Papers
Presented by Dr Torbjorn Falkmer, Professor in Occupational Therapy and Head of Department, School of Health Sciences at Jonkoping University, Sweden.

Topics covered:
Determining a search strategy

The qualities of a good reseach paper

How to interpret data analysis

How to critique a research article: a few dot points

What next: How to use this information?

Resources on where to go next

To register please contact Lieve de Clercq l.declercq@latrobe.edu.au or 9479 5854.
La Trobe University Bundoora Campus
Building Health Sciences 3 Room 205

Wednesday 11th February 2009
2.30pm-4.00pm

 

Manual Ability Classification Systems (MACS) for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Presented By: Dr Lena Krumlinde-Sundholm
Karolinska Institutet
Department of Women & Child Health Neuropediatric Unit & Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

To register please contact Evelyn Bruzzese
e.bruzzese@latrobe.edu.au

La Trobe University Bundoora Campus
Western Lecture Theatre 1

Thursday 19th February 2009
3.00pm - 4.30pm
SPEF-R Revised Version of SPEF Workshop
Presented by: Lieve de Clercq

This workshop will review the revised SPEF to be used from 2009

To register please contact Lieve de Clercq l.declercq@latrobe.edu.au or 9479 5854. Please list all contact details on your email as an email confirmation will be sent.

La Trobe University Bundoora Campus
Building Health Sciences 3
Level 2
Room 205

     
 
 

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION WORKSHOPS WITH RESEARCH STREAMS

 

Research and Publication Workshops with Research Streams

 

 

 

 

Fees:
Each half day course costs $100, however we waive the fee for clinicians providing fieldwork placements for La Trobe University's students.

We shall again be seeking feedback towards the end of the year for next year's program.

Enquiries & Bookings
Phone: 9479 5815 or email

Please keep these dates for your diaries.




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