Action Occupational Therapy

29/08/2025

Happy AT Friday! This week, OT Megan demonstrates the Woolworths Scan and Go Trolley System and Woolworths App

22/08/2025

Happy AT Friday! This week AHA Shayla proudly presents Cooking Up Independence by Stacey Manfield at Manfield Consulting 😁 This is such a brilliant resource that we are over the moon to have our hands on! Have a great weekend!

19/08/2025

🌟 Perth OTs – Deepen Your Skills in Sensory Processing 🌟
Are you supporting adolescents or adults with sensory processing challenges?

Join this hands-on, full-day workshop and walk away with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to deliver evidence-informed sensory interventions that make a real difference in practice.

✅ What you’ll learn:
🔹 Understand sensory systems & their impact on daily function
🔹 Identify and assess Sensory Processing Disorder
🔹 Develop tailored sensory programs for clients with complex needs (including non-verbal clients)
🔹 Boost engagement, independence & reduce behaviours of concern
🔹 Write clear, NDIS-aligned reports
🔹 Communicate effectively with caregivers & stakeholders

📅 Event Details
🗓 Thursday 18 September 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (AWST)
📍 OT Services Group, Bentley WA
💲 $395 (includes catering + resources)

👩‍🏫 Presenter: Nikki Cousins
Director of Action OT | ARATA Board Member | Conference Presenter | OT Unplugged Co-Host
With extensive experience in neurological & physical conditions, Nikki is passionate about practical, person-centred, evidence-informed OT practice.

🚨 Spots are limited – secure your place now!

👉 https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1440140

18/08/2025

🌟 Perth OTs – Build Your Confidence in Life Skills Training 🌟

Working with adolescents or adults under the NDIS? Want practical strategies to help your clients build real independence in daily living skills?

Join us for this 6-hour workshop designed to enhance your skills in delivering Life Skills Training. You’ll walk away with evidence-based tools, case examples, and practical resources you can use straight away.

📌 What you’ll learn:
✔️ How to use client-centred, goal-driven approaches
✔️ Assessing skill levels & setting meaningful ADL goals
✔️ Developing tailored intervention plans
✔️ Supporting independence across home & community tasks
✔️ Where Life Skills Training fits in the context of NDIS & assistive tech

📍 Event Details
🗓 Tuesday 16 September 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (AWST)
📍 OT Services Group, Bentley WA
💲 $395 (includes catering + resources)

👩‍🏫 Presented by Nikki Cousins
Director of Action OT, ARATA board member, conference presenter, and co-host of OT Unplugged. Nikki brings a wealth of experience in neurological and physical disability, daily living skills, and mentoring OTs through complex cases.

🎟 Spots are limited – secure your place today!

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1440138

15/08/2025

Happy AT Friday! This week, OT Jess demonstrates the Gomier Trike with Pedal Assist, part of the Freedom Wheels Range from Freedom Solutions Australia - previously Solve-TAD

08/08/2025

Happy AT Friday! This week Sara looks at the Microfibre Ceiling Fan Duster. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! 😊

07/08/2025

Our Excel Spreadsheet magician Chris has been hard at work over the last month developing this tool to make it easy for providers to track funding periods. We are looking forward to presenting this one later this month - register to attend via the link below:

https://www.verveotlearning.com.au/live-mastering-funding-periods-spreadsheet-tool

03/08/2025

Edit- we are now back up and running again, but some emails sent to us over the weekend may not have been received by our staff across Saturday and Sunday

01/08/2025

Happy AT Friday!

This week, OT Sophie takes us through the Voyager Adapted Bicycle from the Freedom Wheels range 🚲

We implore you to watch to the end so you can witness Sophie’s creative process in the making of this week’s episode…

31/07/2025

25/07/2025

Happy AT Friday! This week, OT Nikki demonstrates the Up to 7 Days Deodorant Cream from Lavilin

24/07/2025

“This Labour government has gutted the NDIS in so so many ways since they first got in in 2022. And every single time, disabled people in the community are ultimately the ones who suffer” - Senator Jordon Steele-John