Workshop Overview: This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists seeking to enhance their confidence in clinical sling selection. Attendees will explore how various styles, materials, and sizes suit diverse client needs.

The session includes a practical component, allowing participants to practice sling application, loop selection, and experience the slings themselves.

Key Learning Outcomes:

1. Improved understanding of the different styles of sling available.

2. Increased confidence in choosing the right size.

3. Practical experience of how to apply a sling and select the loops for transfers.

Presenter: Belinda Carpenter is an Occupational Therapist with more than 20 years of experience, specialising in assistive technology (AT) throughout most of her career. Her work centres on providing high-level clinical support to teams of therapists, as well as delivering specialised AT and home modification services to clients of all ages.

Belinda is passionate about service improvement and knowledge sharing to improve client outcomes. She brings a wealth of leadership and industry experience to her role, having served as the Assistive Technology Practice Lead at Novita for six years, and previously as the Manager of Specialist Equipment Services with the Domiciliary Equipment Service in South Australia.

Belinda’s extensive clinical background also includes key positions within the former Independent Living Equipment Program in the South Australian government, as well as foundational experience with a regional health service in Victoria.

Date: Thursday, 20th August 2026

Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am (1.5 hours)

Venue: NovitaTech, 31 Manton Street, Hindmarsh

Contact the host of Sling Selection for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists