SAOT AGM Nov 29 2021

========================= SAOT Annual General Meeting Online Via Zoom Monday, November 29, 2021 AGENDA 6:15 p.m. Registration 6:30 p.m. Annual General Meeting & Awards 7:30 p.m. Presentation - Ask for OT - PromOTing OT in Creative Ways! REGISTRATION IS FREE =====================

SAOT awards.

 Awards season (i.e. clinical preceptor, student awards, outstanding OT’s in the community) is coming up and submission deadlines are October 1^st. If any of your members are SAOT members and would like to put forward a nomination, please spread the word J

We will announce the winners at our AGM, which is scheduled for November 29^th at 6PM.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or updates.

Thanks very much,
Robyn Scott
President & Special Interest Group Liaison

 

www.saot.ca

SAOT May check in

 

Hello everyone and Happy May!

Just a few updates from SAOT this month, as were provided in the SAOT monthly email:

1)      Upcoming workshops (check SAOT website for details):
May 15th – Meditation for OTs with Sandy Ayre 11AM-12PM
May 29^th - Asokanihkewak-TheyBuildBridges Virtual Reconciliation Session 10:30am – Noon
May 28-29^th Adult Dysphagia

2)      Professional Affairs Committee – Alberta Auto Insurance Reform, virtual Q&A May 27^th 5-6:30pm.
 RSVP: jdocken@rodinlawfirm.com to receive your Zoom invite (materials to follow)

3)      My Pain My Way practice support – website has been updated to support user interfacing.

As always, if there are questions or concerns that have been raised within the CoP’s and SIGs that SAOT might be able to support with please let me know and I will do my best to raise these at next Monday’s meeting (March 15/21) J

Take care for now,

Robyn Scott

President

Special Interest Group Liaison

 

SAOT UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

-------------------------------------- Upcoming workshops: May 28-29 Adult Dysphagia with Tiffany Wallace (option to attend one or both days) As always, if there are questions or concerns that have been raised within the CoP’s and SIGs that SAOT might be able to support with please let me know and I will do my best to raise these at the next meeting (March 15/21) J Take care for now, Robyn Scott President Special Interest Group Liaison ----------------------------------------------

SAOT renewal and workshops, CAOT contributors needed

 

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you and your SIG group members are all doing well and staying healthy this winter. Thank you everyone that attended our November AGM. Our SAOT Board members are meeting for our first Board Meeting of the year on Monday January 18^th.

A few updates from SAOT, as were provided in the SAOT monthly email:

-          SAOT membership registration renewal for 2021 is now open, with an early bird contest for those who renew before Jan 31^st (see SAOT website for details)

-          Upcoming workshops for January/February include:

o   “A Pandemic of Loss” and “Self-Care During Troubling Times” by Sandy Ayre 2 (January 16^th and 23^rd)

o   Lunchtime workshop “Fun with Function: A Drawing Exploration” by Alex Labardo (January 30^th)

o   Disability, Posture, and Kids: Therapeutic Positioning Around the Clock by Tamara Kittelson-Aldred (Feb 5^th)

o   Disability, Posture, and Adults: Therapeutic Positioning Around the Clock (Feb 19^th)

-          CAOT is looking for contributors to their practice magazine, Occupational Therapy Now, on Virtual Care and OT. Submissions are due Feb 1^st and can be submitted by email. Contact Flora To-Miles (ftomiles@caot.ca) for questions.

As always, if there are questions or concerns that have been raised within the CoP’s and SIGs that SAOT might be able to support with please let me know and I will do my best to raise these at next Monday’s meeting J

Take care for now,

Robyn Scott

President

Special Interest Group Liaison

SAOT news AGM Nov 26

 

A few updates from SAOT, 

-          Upcoming Workshops this month include: Smart But Scattered Adults (Nov 20^th); Scents, Sense, and Cents (Nov 27^th)

-          SAOT’s Professional Affairs Committee has been working with a small working group that have created a comprehensive campaign to highlights to politicians the impact that cuts to early intervention have on children. More information on this campaign is available here https://nocutsforkids.saot.ca/

-          The next SAOT board meeting will be schedule for November 16^th.

-          This year SAOT will be hosting our AGM virtually on Thursday November 26^th from 6:15 – 8:30PM. We will have another Keynote Speaker, Sandy Ayre, joining us for the last hour to present “OT: We’re Built For This!” Please sign up at https://www.saot.ca/event/saot-annual-general-meeting-virtual-event/ so that we can meet Quorum J

 

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No Cuts For Kids Campaign from SAOT

 

The Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists (SAOT) supports equality for all children living in Alberta. Alberta’s children and families are facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Added to these stressors are UCP announcements to reduce funding for early education supports, including occupational therapy (OT) services, for children who are most at risk of being left behind. What happened to the PUF Grants Program? Program Unit Funding (PUF), which follows children through early education, will no longer apply to kindergarten students. The program was reduced to two years from a three-year model (now only available to children aged two years eight months to four years and eight months) Previously, children up to age five years and 11 months could qualify. Instead, the funding will be rolled into the new Specialized Learning Support Grant, which allocates money in a general envelope for the entire school. The new Specialized Learning Support Grant will only support those children with severe disabilities or severe language delays. This means that many children with moderate delays in language and motor skills may no longer receive occupational therapy supports as they may not qualify for the Specialized Learning Support Grant. The total amount of funding available for children who have a severe delay is now decreased because access to funding is based on how many hours of programming the child receives under this new model. Virtually no pre-Kindergarten aged children attend school for a full day resulting in substantially reduced funding available. Don't Let "At Risk" Children Fall Behind Occupational therapy services play an integral role in school classrooms and in Early Childhood Services (ECS) programs in particular. In the absence of OT support in ECS, children who are currently “at risk” are more likely to develop complex needs and face the reality of not being able to “catch up” to their same-aged peers. We define “at risk” children as those children experiencing physical, cognitive and/or emotional barriers to success. Read our Position Statement Will You Help? SAOT has launched a comprehensive campaign to let politicians know that funding needs to be reinstated this school year. We are calling on stakeholders, parents, teachers and concerned residents to take action.  Visit No Cuts for Kids and share your concerns with MLAs and School Board Chairs in just a few clicks. As one of the key stakeholders we have identified, your organization can help by 1. Sharing this campaign with your members, friends, associates 2. Sharing this campaign on your social media Please take a few minutes to voice your concerns and help ensure access to supports for children are put back in place this school year.

No Cuts for Kids Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists advocacy@saot.ca

April 20th SAOT meetup re: Scopes of Practice, OT Deployments, and community concerns

Hi all,

I hope you are all doing well and coping with CoVid19.

In case you haven’t already heard, SAOT has teamed up with ACOT (Marianne Baird) and AHS (Carmen Lazorek) to provide “Monday Meet-Ups: CoVid19”. These meet-ups are a series of online meetings aiming to connect with Alberta OT’s, support one and other with questions and concerns that may be raised, and to gather more information about how CoVid19 is impacting OT’s.

The next scheduled meeting is April 20^th, where the group will aim to discuss Scopes of Practice, OT Deployments, and listening to community concerns.

https://www.saot.ca/event/saot-monday-meet-ups-covid-19-april-20/

 Last week we had a great turnout with many wonderful questions and some great discussion.

If there are questions or concerns that have been raised regarding CoVid19 and how it affects OT practice, please do connect and I will do what I can to address them.

The next SAOT board meeting will be schedule for April 21^st.

Cheers,

Robyn Scott

President

Special Interest Group Liaison

Any concerns for SAOT from PEdiatric Interest Group?

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Following the recent SAOT board meeting last week, our new board is scheduled to meet next Monday to review the year ahead. At this meeting we will be determining which board members will take on or continue in different roles.

If there are any emerging concerns or questions to have brought up at our next meeting Robyn would like to pass them on to the board, please let her know by Monday afternoon. 

All the best,

Robyn Scott

SAOT - Special Interest Group Liaison

Robyn Scott <Robyn.Scott@albertahealthservices.ca>

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Occupational Therapy Recovery Conference 2019 Oct 24, 25 2019

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Can you please post the following under events? Thank you.

Occupational Therapy Recovery Conference 2019

October 24-25th. 2019.

Robbins Learning Centre, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB

Do – Live – Well: Mental Health Promotion Principles and Tools for Practice

The Edmonton Zone Occupational Therapy Practice Council is pleased to present a two-day event to addiction and mental health service providers that offers an opportunity to develop skills and network with peers.

Presenters: Nadine Larivière, OT, PhD and   Sandra Moll, PhD, OT Reg (Ont.)

“Do Live Well” is a health promotion framework developed by Canadian Occupational Therapists that is rooted in an understanding of daily activity patterns and their powerful impact on health and well-being.  In this workshop, you will have an opportunity to reflect on key “Do Live Well” messages, the evidence supporting them, and potential application in a range of mental health settings. You will leave with tools and/or strategies to use in your clinical practice.

To register and for more details, please visit SAOT:
https://www.saot.ca/event/occupational-therapy-recovery-conference-2019/

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SAOT workshops - Getting Kids “In Sync” at Home and School

https://www.saot.ca/event/getting-kids-in-sync-at-home-and-school/

https://www.saot.ca/event/sensory-savvy-activities-at-home-and-school/ (This workshop is open to parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists, school aides, daycare workers and others working with children in the daycare and school setting.)  

Smart But Scattered - Executive Skills Workshop in Edmonton Nov 15 & 16

Smart But Scattered – Improving Executive Skills to Promote School Success

November 15 and 16, 2018

9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day

Edmonton, AB

Youngsters with poor executive skills are disorganized or forgetful, have trouble getting started on tasks, get distracted easily, lose papers or assignments, forget to bring home the materials to complete homework or forget to hand homework in. They may rush through work or dawdle, or they make careless mistakes that they fail to catch. They don’t know where to begin on long-term assignments, and they put the assignment off until the last minute in part because they have trouble judging the magnitude of the task and how long it will take to complete it. Their workspaces are disorganized, and teachers may refer to their desks, backpacks, and notebooks as “black holes.” Students with executive skill deficits present tremendous challenges to both parents and teachers who often find themselves frustrated by children whose problems in school seem to have little to do with how smart they are or how easily they learn.

Learning Objectives:

• Be able to describe the brain processes involved in executive skill development both in typically developing children and those with executive dysfunction (such as ADHD).
• Be able to identify how executive skills impact school performance and daily living.
• Learn key strategies for improving executive skills in student including 1) how to make environmental modifications to support weak executive skills, 2) how to design protocols for teaching executive skills, and 3) how to use incentives effectively to encourage students to engage in the practice necessary for improving executive skills.
• Learn the critical features of a coaching method geared to improving school performance through supporting executive skill development.

About the Presenter: Dr. Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP

In over 40 years of clinical practice, Dr. Peg Dawson has worked with thousands of children who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are often weak executive skills. Along with her colleague, Dr. Richard Guare, she has written numerous books on this topic for educators, mental health professionals, and parents, among them Smart but Scattered, Smart but Scattered Teens, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, and Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits. Peg is also a past president of the National Association of School Psychologists, and the International School Psychology Association, and is a recipient of NASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The workshop includes morning and afternoon refreshments and snacks and certificate of completion. Please note that lunch is on your own.

Register at www.saot.ca

SAOT Annual General Meeting

SAOT Annual General Meeting held Feb 13th 2018 in person and via teleconference. Click here for more information.

Upcoming SAOT workshops!

Seating & Mobility Workshop

Date: September 12, 2015 - IT'S MORE THAN 4 WHEELS - Adult and September 13, 2015 - FUN ON 4 WHEELS -Pediatric (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day)

Facilitator: Sheila Buck, B.Sc. (OT), Reg. ONT., ATP

Location: Holiday Inn Conference Centre South, 4485 Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, Alberta

To register, click HERE.

Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) Course 1

Date: November 4 to November 8, 2015 (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day)

Facilitator: Stefanie Bodison, OTD, OTR/L

Location: Holiday Inn Conference Centre South, 4485 Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, Alberta

To register, click HERE.

There is Always a Reason for the Behaviour: Is it Sensory or is it Behaviour?

Date: November 20 and 21, 2015 (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day)

Facilitator: Kim Barthel, BMR, OTR

Location: Maple Leaf Room, Lister Centre – Main Campus, University of Alberta, 11613 – 87 Avenue, Edmonton

To register, click HERE.

Many thanks!

Sensory Integration and Praxis Test Course 1

Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) Course 1 Date: November 4 to November 8, 2015 (8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day) Facilitator: Stefanie Bodison, OTD, OTR/L Location: Holiday Inn Conference Centre South, 4485 Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, Alberta To register, click HERE.

SAOT Speed Mentoring Event on June 4 in Edmonton

SAOT Speed Mentoring Event

June 4, 2014 | 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Expressionz Cafe (Redwood Room)

9938-70 Avenue, Edmonton, AB

 

 

 

 

About this event:

 

Do you have a clinical dilemma or practice area question you need to have answered?

Join us for this educational, fun and informal evening of networking and speed mentoring with our local OT experts!

You will have one on one time with mentors covering these practice areas:

• Autism
• Criminal Justice System
• Driver Assessments
• Dysphagia
• Ergonomics
• Geriatrics - Home Care and End of Life Care
• Mental Health
• Pain Management
• Pediatrics
• Private Practice - General
• Seating and Mobility
• Splinting
• Universal Design
• Workplace Health

Please bring at least 2-3 questions with you!

There is no cost to attend this event.
**In lieu of a registration fee, we ask that you please bring a cash or cheque donation to your choice of these charities:
1. Arthritis Society (Alberta and NWT)
2. Prosper Place Clubhouse - serving those with severe and persistent mental illness
3. Alberta Caregivers Association

This event is open to full, associate and student SAOT members only.
Beverages will be available for purchase at the cafe. Snacks will be provided.
Maximum capacity is 60 people.

Location:

Expressionz Cafe (Redwood Room)

9938-70 Avenue, Edmonton, AB

Click here to register.

SAOT Presents: Cris Rowan Workshop Series "Enhancing Productivity with Balanced Technology Management"

SAOT

IS  PROUD  TO  PRESENT

FOUNDATION SERIES WORKSHOPS - CRIS ROWAN

Enhancing productivity with balanced technology management

April 21 - 22, 2012

Edmonton

  

Workshop creator Cris Rowan is a well-known speaker and author.  Teachers, parents and therapists throughout North America in the field of sensory integration, learning, attention, fine motor skills and the impact of technology on children’s neurological development read, participate and attend her workshops, discovering skills which enhance their knowledge and abilities.

Cris has Bachelor of Science degrees in Occupational Therapy and Biology, and is a SIPT certified Pediatric Sensory Specialist.  Cris is the author of:  Unplug – Don’t Drug; Creating Sustainable Futures; Linking Corporations to Communities initiatives; and Virtual Child – The Terrifying Truth about What Technology is doing to Children.

Workshop # 1 – Sensory Processing

Harnessing Energy: Sensory Tools and Techniques for Responsible Learning 

Harnessing Energy profiles the Zone’in Concept to improve self-responsibility, and offers information regarding sensory integration, tools and techniques to enhance sensory processing, attention, learning, and behavior.

Workshop # 2 - Fine Motor Development

Back to Basics: Printing Skills – The Forgotten Foundation of Literacy

Back to Basics raises awareness regarding increasing incidence of developmental delays, and the reasons why schools still need to teach printing. Back to Basics offers parents, schools, government and university suggestions and initiatives on how to ease the job of printing and reading for all children.

Workshop 3: Attachment and Addictions
A Cracked Foundation: How Virtual Parenting is Destroying Our Children

A Cracked Foundation offers education and health professionals much needed information on how to address healthy attachment formation in children, rather than just refer them for psychiatric diagnosis and medication.

Workshop 4: Technology Balance
Mixed Signals: Connection to Technology is Disconnecting Child Development

Mixed Signals raises awareness regarding the damaging impact of technology on child development and academic performance, and provides assessment and intervention tools and techniques to manage balance between activities children need for growth and success with technology use. Balanced Technology Management initiatives are provided for clinics, schools, homes and community settings to create ’sustainable’ futures for all children.

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Who should attend?

Parents, teachers, administrators, special education staff, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, physical therapists, counsellors, physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and child care providers. 

 

Register for one or two days!

Click here for more information and to register.