Training and Presentations
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Trainings
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Conferences
Conference Presentations
Occupational Therapy Australia National Conference 2025 - Adelaide
Oral presentation: Finding belonging as neurodivergent occupational therapists: Supporting ourselves so we can support others
This is an ongoing project, the oral presentation gave an overview of some of the key themes of a research survey, data analysis is ongoing.
Workshop: Doing Neurodiversity Affirming and Trauma-Informed Occupational Therapy
There was standing room only at the workshop and the support was so heart-warming!
Poster: A Different Kind of Rest: Management, Movement and Meditation for ME/CFS
Poster: Supporting engagement: Lived experience feedback on neurodiversity affirming practice in mental health
-> both posters will go up on the website as blogs at some point
Yellow Ladybugs Conference 2025 - online
What’s Your Point of View Panel - speaking about my experiences of neurodivergence and chronic illness and how I work with people with similar experiences.
OTNZ-WNA National Conference 2023 - Dunedin/Ōtepoti
My first conference! I had a poster titled Values As A Guiding Force Supporting Engagement and Meaning-Making and did an oral presentation called A Different Kind of Rest.
You can read more about my experience in this blog
This poster also featured at the OT Exchange 2024 in Perth.
OTNZ-WNA Clinical Workshops 2024 - Hamilton/Kirikiriroa
Workshop: Doing Neurodiversity Affirming and Trauma Informed Occupational Therapy
Workshop: Exploring Power and Privilege in Occupational Therapy Practice Through The Example of a Personal Experience Adapting a Values Exercise - A Tangata Tiriti Perspective on How We Can Better Uphold Te Tiriti
Poster: Finding belonging as a neurodivergent occupational therapist – supporting ourselves so we can support others - the poster text is also available as a blog post
Trainings and Workshops I Offer
Neurodiversity Affirming Practice for Mental Health
August-November 2025 - 6 live in person for the Nelson/Marlborough Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand inpatient and community mental health teams
June 2025 - Live in person for Living Without Boundaries, Melbourne, Australia
June 2025 - Live in person, Christchurch/Ōtutahi, New Zealand
Feb 2025 - Live online
November 2024 - Live in person for the Nelson/Marlborough Te Whatu Ora mental health occupational therapists
October 2024 - Live in person, Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, New Zealand
August 2024 - Live online
July 2024 - Live in person, Canberra, Australia
March 2024 - Live in person, Tākaka, New Zealand
Doing Neurodiversity Affirming and Trauma-Informed Occupational Therapy
November 2025 - live online session for Occupational Therapy Australia (additional sessions upcoming for 2026)
A shorter version of this training was presented as a workshop at the New Zealand national OT conference in 2024 and the Australian National OT conference in 2025
Understanding and Supporting Sensory Processing for Mental Health
June 2025 - Live in person, Christchurch/Ōtutahi, New Zealand
November 2024 - Live online
April 2024 - Live in person, Tākaka, New Zealand
Values Exploration
February 2026 - live session as part of the OT Reconnection Experience
September-October 2025 - Learn-Do-Teach Values Exploration series, live online
July 2025 - Live online introductory workshop
2024 - live session within The Becoming Collective
January 2023 - Live in person 2-part client workshop
Trainings can be tailored for specific needs and organisations. There are also more ideas in development.
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Invited Speaker and Guest Lectures
OTPED supporting neurodivergent students Q&A panel - September 2025
Panel member discussing supporting neurodivergent students on placement.
Guest Lecture: Looking After Ourselves - A Neurodiversity Affirming Perspective - September 2025
For the third year occupational therapy students at the University of Canberra.
The Importance of Accessibility and Adjustments - August 2025
Training developed and delivered for the Australian National University exam invigilators, exams team, and access and wellbeing team.
Neurodiversity Affirming Sensory Assessment - May 2025
For Occupational Therapy Australia’s Neurodivergent Affirming Special Interest Group.
Expert with lived experience guest session on neurodivergent wellbeing - April 2025
For the Occupational Therapy program at the University of South Queensland.