The NDIS OT Community of Practice has continued to grow throughout 2023, and it’s timely to get together for our mid-year event and discuss the key policy and practice issues that currently require considered, evidence-based and creative OT thinking. Our August 2023 event focuses on mental health and psychosocial disability.

We're beyond excited to announce our speakers!

Firstly, we will have Senator Jordan Steele-John, disability advocate, and Greens Senator, join us to share progress on the Senate Inquiry to Barriers to consistent, timely and best practice assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and support services for people with ADHD, which he initiated and is championing. This update will be relevant to both paediatric and mental health OT’s.

AND we will hear from Mr. Gerry Naughtin, the NDIA Strategic Adviser Psychosocial Disability and Mental Health, for an update on the NDIS through a psychosocial disability lens. We are grateful to Gerry for offering us his time, expertise and insights.

PLUS we will share the details of our Submission to the NDIS Review designed with participant-partners, and will have some best-practice updates from our incredible OT Community of Practice!

AGENDA

1. 00pm: Welcome

Acknowledgment of Country & Acknowledgement of Lived Experience

About the NDIS OT community of practice

Introduction to session and panellists

Muriel Cummins

1.05pm: The Senate Inquiry to ADHD assessment and support

A conversation with Senator Jordan-Steele John

1.20pm: The NDIS review through a psychosocial disability lens

Mr. Gerry Naughtin, NDIA Strategic Adviser Psychosocial Disability and Mental Health

1.40pm: Occupational Therapy Best Practice presentations

Using Sensory Modulation to Reduce Restrictive Practice, by Carolyn Fitzgibbon

Occupational Therapy Australia Mental Health OT Endorsement Program, by Michelle Oliver

Participant-led and OT-enabled NDIS support worker training, by Brittany Kennedy

2.15- 2.30pm: Questions

SINCERE THANKS TO ALL OUR PANELISTS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT AMAZING!

And thanks to Kristin Gillespie, a member of our NDIS Review Submission participant-partnership group, for her artwork on this flyer, titled 'Transformations'.

Event convened and facilitated by Muriel Cummins and Sarah Collison, on behalf of the NDIS OT Community of Practice.

This is a not-for-profit online event, with fundraising donated to not-for-profit organizations; alongside building resources for our community of practice. We will email the zoom link to attendees 24hrs prior. We will share a recording with registered attendees after the event for those who can’t make it live.