Occupational Therapy and Social Prescribing
A Global Perspective
Interactive Webinar
Tuesday 10th December 3pm (PST),
Wednesday 11th December 10am (ACDT).
There is ONE webinar - check the time for your time zone.
$39 AUD/approx $25USD
Dr Ivory Rose (USA)
Bronwyn Paynter (Australia)
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Where is occupational therapy in the social prescribing sector?
What We'll Explore
Outcomes
Social prescribing
Be able to define social prescribing and its relevance to occupational therapy practice.
See the differences
Be able to differentiate between traditional OT approaches and social prescribing initiatives.
See it in action
Identify practical examples of social prescribing programs and their benefits and funding models.
OT & Social prescribing
Explore how occupational therapy has been involved in social prescribing across different countries.
Our Occupational Therapy opportunity
Identify current gaps and opportunities for OTs to expand their role and lead innovative social prescribing initiatives worldwide.
Who Are We?
Dr. Ivory Rose
Dr. Ivory Rose holds a master's in occupational therapy from New York University where she received the Arch Award for excellence in service and a post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy from Boston University, where she designed a prescribed volunteerism program for young adults with lived experience in the foster care system.
Ivory utilizes her original poetry to advocate for social change and has performed on international stages from Los Angeles to London to Paris to Athens. As lead of healthcare engagement for Social Prescribing USA, she is a staunch advocate for fostering collaboration between occupational therapy and the social prescribing movement.
Bronwyn Paynter
Bronwyn has worked as an occupational therapist (OT) since 1993 in Australia, with a passion for innovation in occupational therapy and a focus on wellbeing. In addition to occupational therapy Bronwyn holds qualifications in workplace health and safety, project management, forest & nature therapy and permaculture design.
She has created a unique blend of occupational therapy, permaculture and nature therapy as the basis for her business Nature OT Pty Ltd.
Bronwyn has presented about nature based occupational therapy at national occupational therapy, social work and outdoor health sector conferences in Australia, the OT Entrepreneur Summit (on-line as the only Australian speaker) and as a podcast guest on OT and wellbeing focused podcasts.
She is passionate about supporting OTs (in all settings) to work with nature so you can create a way to work that supports your own wellbeing as well as that of your clients and the planet!
Bronwyn has worked personally with over 120 OTs from 12 countries in creating nature based ways of working - programs, services and businesses. She has held a role as a mentor in a Forest & Nature Therapy guide program and is a board member for Outdoor Health Australia (formerly Australian Association of Bush Adventure Therapy).