Conference 2008 - A Review

The 2008 conference was a resounding success and certainly lived up to it's theme of Inspiration - Energy - Action.

A top-quality speaking programme was presented by many excellent national and international speakers. The following presentations are now available on request from NZAOT.

Please note that the FRLA lecture presented by Carolyn Simmons Carlsson, as well as the Key Note presentations, are not available as downloads. Carolyn's FRLA lecture will be published in an upcoming issue of the New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Presentation Title (in alphabetical order) Author

A conversation about the meaning of occupation	Kirk Reed
A managed slow stream rehabilitation in residential care	Karen Goymour, Audrey Hynds
Act now: early intervention equals prevention	Sue Witherden
An occupational perspective of the Dunedin longitudinal study - birth to 26 years	Linda Wilson, Judy Hayes
Bridges and barriers to return to work for people with chronic pain	Diane Henare, Debbie Bean, Tipu Aamir, Malcolm Johnston
Call to action! Creating the future of occupational therapy	OT Key Strategic Stakeholders
Care with flair: Occupational therapy for carers of people with dementia	Yvonne Browning
Empowering families with educational materials	Lesley Crucitti
Finding a way: stories from the Palestinian Intifada	Barbara Lavin
Goal setting - How high am I jumping?	Carolyn Simmons Carlsson
Inclusive design - making it happen (part 1)	Fiona Mains
Inclusive design - making it happen (part 2)	Julia Goebel
Increasing OT in Vietnam	Yvonne Thomas
Meeting the challenge of change	Helen Anderson
Nau Te Rourou Naka Te Rourou - Your basket and my basket. Each can contribute to the whole	Jane Hopkirk, Riwai Wilson
NZ OT practice in acute physical health settings	Luciana Blaga, Linda Robertson
Occupational disruption in young children with autism and sensory processing problems	Kim Bulkeley, Anita Bundy
Occupational performance coaching: an intervention for working with parents of children with occupational performance issues	Fi Graham
Occupational Therapy Board of NZ - HPCA update	Kim Henneker, Jeanette Schlemmer
Occupation as means to mental health: The case study of Alex	Karen Rebeiro Gruhl
P.E.A.S - making cultural safety accessible	Kristi Carpenter, Linda Wilson
People with dementia in action	Grace O'Sullivan
Preparing for action: occupational interviewing	Heleen Blijlevens
Recovery after psychosis - inspiring recovery and development with occupational therapy group engagement	Leley Crucitti
The Aotearoa NZ model of occupational therapy - are we ready?	Trisha Egan
Turning up the heat on occupation: strategies for occupation-focused practice	Alison Wicks, Heleen Blijlevens

To request any of these presentations please email the title(s) to NZAOT

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