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⚖️ Medicolegal Education for OTs & Solicitors
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07/10/2025
Just 3 days remain until Seeing Through the Pain: Unpacking Bias in Medicolegal Assessments.
This isn’t another generic CPD event — it’s a half-day designed for lawyers, insurers, and clinicians who work at the intersection of pain, function, and evidence.
You’ll gain:
• Insight into how bias alters functional assessments
• Case studies showing what’s at stake in real claims
• Practical tools for strengthening reports, opinions, and submissions
🎓 3.5 CPD hours | 🎟 October 10, 2025 | In-person in Brisbane & Online
Seats are almost gone - register today and don’t miss your chance to join this critical conversation. #
05/10/2025
CLOSED FOR KINGS BIRTHDAY – Monday 6th October.
Our team will be out of the office for the upcoming public holiday on Monday, the 6th of October. Our team of OTs will be back to resume all services on Tuesday, the 7th of October.
02/10/2025
Generic reports don’t build strong cases. Tailored evidence does.
Too often, lawyers receive assessments that are full of detail but light on relevance. The result? Extra work connecting the dots — and a risk that key questions remain unanswered.
At MLEA, we design OT assessments around your needs and your client’s circumstances. Each report is clear, objective, and focused on the functional evidence that will make the biggest impact - while staying conscious of budget.
Because the strongest evidence isn’t just comprehensive, it’s fit for purpose.
01/10/2025
How does a personal story become a courtroom fact?
A big part of OT medicolegal work is translation; turning lived experiences (like needing help with shopping or fatigue after an hour of work) into measurable, defensible evidence.
That’s why our reports go beyond clinical findings. We include clear explanations, research, and practical insights that connect medical evidence to everyday function.
At MLEA, we see this balance as essential. When evidence reflects real lift, decision makers can deliver fairer outcomes.
25/09/2025
So many people believe the next device will solve everything. But here’s the truth: assistive technology on its own rarely delivers independence.
The missing piece? Support and training that makes those tools part of real life.
That’s where occupational therapy comes in, helping people with vision impairment choose the right technology, learn how to use it, and apply it meaningfully every day.
đź’ˇ In our latest blog, we explore how OT bridges the gap between technology and true independence.
✨ Supporting children with complex needs takes teamwork.
Our Allied Health Assistant, Christine, works under the guidance of our OTs to deliver therapy programs for children with Autism Level 3 and Global Developmental Delay.
By using sensory supports, visuals, and social stories - and collaborating with families, schools, and other professionals, Christine helps children build trust, regulate emotions, and develop early communication skills.
Over time, these small steps lead to big growth: enjoying play, building positive routines, and participating with more confidence.
👉 Tip for Referrers: Children who continue to experience challenges with routines, regulation, or social interaction may benefit from an early OT referral. Consistent, collaborative support makes daily life more manageable, and more rewarding.
23/09/2025
Stakeholder meetings are one of the most effective tools in our occupational therapy toolbox; but they're often undervalued.
When done well, they bring the whole team together to support a participant:
đź‘Ą OTs
đź‘Ą Support Coordinators
đź‘Ą Behaviour Support Practitioners
đź‘Ą Allied health teams
đź‘Ą Families or nominees
đź‘Ą Support workers or SIL staff
These meetings aren’t just about updates.
They’re about aligning goals, clarifying roles, and building practical, coordinated plans that actually move things forward.
As OTs, we help connect the dots to ensure support is functional, consistent, and centred on the person’s real needs and goals.
True impact happens when the whole team is working together with the participant at the centre.
19/09/2025
Mia Martin is an Occupational Therapist with MLEA, bringing experience across various clinical settings and within the medicolegal space providing assessments and opinions for personal injury claims (inclusive of medical negligence and dust disease cases).
At Seeing Through the Pain, Mia will speak about the unique role of occupational therapy in the medicolegal context, particularly where pain symptoms are present, objective evidence may be scarce, and bias can subtly influence opinion.
Her session will explore how pain impacts function, how we can better interpret lived experience, and what practical steps clinicians can take to reduce bias in reporting.
Join Mia and a panel of experts in pain medicine, neuropsychology, and law as they unpack the clinical, cognitive, and legal considerations surrounding pain in personal injury claims.
- October 10, 2025
- 3.5 CPD Points
- Tickets are now live, register via the link in bio.
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18/09/2025
We’re proud to share that MLEA has been named a Finalist in the Workplace Award: Employee Wellbeing at the 2025 Queensland Mental Health Awards.
This recognition goes beyond the accolade, it reflects our belief that wellbeing is not just a workplace initiative, but a leadership responsibility. At MLEA, we’ve built a culture where caring for the people who care for others is central to everything we do.
Being acknowledged at a state level reinforces the importance of embedding wellbeing into the fabric of our profession, and we’re committed to continuing to lead with this value at the heart of our work.
15/09/2025
Career advice no one tells you in your 20s (especially as an OT)…
We got the MLEA team to share the lessons they’ve learnt along the way - the stuff you won’t find in textbooks.
Swipe through for the advice they wish they knew starting out.
13/09/2025
Investing in professional growth is how we future-proof our practice. That’s why our latest training and development day was all about stepping back from the day to day to sharpen skills, expand knowledge and strengthen practice across both medicolegal and community occupational therapy.
The program was packed with a mix of strategic discussions and practical workshops:
🔹Quarterly strategy check in – aligning on vision and priorities.
🔹Initial Needs Assessments and case studies, refining best practice approaches.
🔹Person centred practice in diverse contexts, keeping clients at the heart of what we do.
🔹Specialist medicolegal sessions, including spinal cord injury FCEs and report development.
🔹 Community focused training, from positive behavioural support to managing suicidal risk and equipment prescription.
A highlight of the day was welcoming guest speaker Robyn Bates from , who shared her expertise on Positive Behavioural Support. Thank you, Robyn, for bringing such valuable insights to our team.
For us, training isn’t just an internal investment, it’s a commitment to continuous improvement, to innovation in practice, and to ensuring our clients receive the very best support possible.
When our team grows, so do the outcomes we can achieve for the people we serve.
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MLEA was founded in 2011 by respected Occupational Therapist, Vanessa Aitken. Her approach of impartiality under all circumstances and her 30+ years of clinical practice, quickly established her widespread reputation for high-quality expert clinical opinions, supporting fair settlements nationwide. As demand grew for her services, Vanessa added more specialists to the team. Covering everything from respiratory disease, to spinal injuries, to whiplash, infants to old age.
Understanding clients need 100% reliability from their assessment reports, Vanessa built a team of highly qualified clinicians. Our experts provide reliable clinical opinions to lawyers, insurers, NDIS, fund managers, trustees, and employers. Whether our opinion helps achieve a fair legal settlement, facilitates a disabled person's access to NDIS support, or enables an employer to recruit the right person for the job; you can rely on us for integrity, honesty and expertise.
We work closely with clients to understand their personal barriers and help them redefine what they are capable of. Our goal is to understand capability and expand capacity to help people live their best possible lives.
APPLYING FOR THE NDIS: Compliant with NDIS requirements, we can assist you to clearly define and measure the impact of your disability on your everyday life with evidence.
PREPARING FOR YOUR NDIS MEETING: When your access is approved, we will then assist you to prepare for your first planning meeting. This service includes providing you with all the necessary details of the supports and related funding you need to achieve your goals and to ensure you are able to move towards your goals.
RENEWING YOUR NDIS PLAN: Our highly credentialed team will provide you (or your carer and/or family) with expert guidance and the understanding you need to prepare you for your NDIA meeting. We will educate you, review your NDIS plan and supply the necessary supporting evidence you require to remain on the scheme with sufficient funding to achieve your personal and life goals.
