This webinar will focus on recent advances in stroke rehabilitation research, such as wearable technology, virtual reality, robotics and art-based approaches, and how they can be incorporated in occupational therapy practice. Low-cost strategies to enhance stroke recovery will also be discussed.

This webinar will present an evidence-informed occupational therapy model for workplace mental health developed through sequential research, pilot implementation, and economic evaluation. Topics include early needs-identification research conducted through occupational therapy student thesis projects, a supported employment occupational therapy bridging pilot, and the use of Social Return on Investment analysis (Marques et al., 2025) to strengthen sustainability and funding pathways. The final section focuses on applied employer consultation, highlighting how occupational therapists can translate evidence into practical, scalable strategies within real-world workplace settings.

Ce webinaire vise à explorer différentes solutions technologiques qui peuvent être utilisées pour la réadaptation du membre supérieur post-AVC..Ce webinaire portera sur les avancées récentes en recherche sur la réadaptation post-AVC, telles que les technologies portables, la réalité virtuelle, la robotique et les approches basées sur l’art, ainsi que sur leur intégration possible dans la pratique en ergothérapie. Des stratégies à faible coût pour favoriser la récupération après un AVC seront également abordées

The webinar will provide a brief overview of workers’ compensation, including its history, background, and influence on current compensation models. It will review the impact of prolonged work disability on adults’ health and well-being. The majority of the webinar will focus on practical strategies for helping injured or ill adults return to work safely and in a timely manner. Ethical challenges clinicians may encounter while working within or alongside the compensation system will also be discussed, providing a comprehensive perspective on return-to-work practice for occupational therapists.

Le fonctionnement cognitif, allant des déficits aux capacités cognitives préservées, sera d'abord présenté pour expliquer comment il sous-tend l'approche et l'efficacité des stratégies cognitives. Les quatre stratégies cognitives seront présentées à travers des exemples cliniques pertinents à une variété de milieux de pratique et de niveaux d'atteintes cognitives. Les facteurs à prendre en compte (facilitateurs et obstacles) influençant la mise en place des stratégies cognitives seront abordées. Le webinaire sera appuyé par des données probantes démontrant l'efficacité des stratégies cognitives.

This intermediate-level webinar will explore key clinical challenges that arise when trauma-focused in vivo exposure principles are applied within occupational therapy practice. Areas of focus will include key processes of therapeutic change, creating a robust fear hierarchy, the role of safety behaviours and how to address them in therapy, strategies for successful implementation of exposure, and mitigating strategies for delivery challenges.

In this webinar, occupational therapy professionals will gain insight into how cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, problem-solving, and executive functioning influence a client's independence and quality of life. This webinar will explore various practical, evidence-based interventions to improve client outcomes, including development of routines and habits, task or environmental modification, and use of visual and auditory cues. These strategies help clients overcome barriers such as memory difficulties, disorganization, and poor task follow-through, while fostering problem-solving and promoting overall engagement. Evidence-based assessments for evaluating functional cognition will also be highlighted, including tools like the Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS-5; Earhart et al., 2022).

This webinar will describe the existing best practices occupational therapists can use to manage dementia-related wandering behaviours and the risks associated with getting lost and going missing. In addition, a recently developed digital guide that highlights the importance of balancing independence with safety when addressing this issue will be shared.

This webinar will provide an overview of occupational domains for occupational therapists to consider when administering assessments and providing interventions to adult clients with the Autism + ADHD neurotype in a neurodiversity-affirming way. These strategies will provide the participants with a holistic understanding and tools to empower and support adults with the Autism + ADHD neurotype.

This webinar will describe the existing best practices occupational therapists can use to manage dementia-related wandering behaviours and the risks associated with getting lost and going missing. In addition, a recently developed digital guide that highlights the importance of balancing independence with safety when addressing this issue will be shared.