Occupational therapy models of practice in neonatal settings

As occupational therapists working in neonatal settings with high-risk infants and their families it’s imperative that we use occupational therapy models and theories to underpin our clinical reasoning. In this webinar Dr Deanna Gibbs, Director of Clinical Research for Neonates and Children, Barts Health NHS Trust provides an overview of the key occupational therapy models used to promote occupational performance and participation in neonatal care.

The application of two specific models to occupational therapy are discussed, along with an illustrative case example, focusing on promoting parent-infant co-occupations.

What will you learn?

- review of the key models of ‘occupation’ that underpin occupational therapy practice
- analysis of the applicability of these models to parent-infant co-occupations in the neonatal unit setting.
- application of an occupational lens to a neonatal case.

This webinar is part of a wider RCOT and Health Education England (HEE) collaboration to create an Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Workforce Reform to shape the future of the AHP personnel. The learning and insight will be for all four nations.