Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Training

CO-OP is a rehab approach for adults & children with developmental/neurological conditions focused on acquisition of real world skills.
About this Event

For registered health professionals and running on the mornings of 21/22/23 2025, with a follow-up consolidation session on the 8 May, 2025.

This virtual training via Zoom offers an opportunity for occupational therapists and physiotherapists working with adults and children (OVER 4 YEARS of age) with neurological conditions to learn the CO-OP Approach.

Presented by:

Dr Hortensia Gimeno Associate Director for Therapies (Research) Barts Health NHS Trust, is an occupational therapist and active researcher with a background in community paediatrics.

Anne Corbett MSc DipCOT has over 25 years experience as a children's occupational therapist and NHS manager of community therapy services and is also an Associate of Better Communication CIC.

In this training you will learn:

The rationale for using for using cognitive task orientated approaches
The evidence for CO-OP
The seven key features of CO-OP including dynamic performance analysis, guided discovery, and cognitive strategy use.

and experience:

The use of dynamic performance analysis
The use of global and domain specific strategies
The use of guided discovery
An evidence-based framework for practice

The second stage is a consolidation day that occurs 8 May 2025. After practicing CO-OP in your own clinical setting, you will return to join a small group half-day session to present a case study, discuss successes and challenges with implementing CO-OP, and have an opportunity for further practice of the areas presenting the greatest challenge

To learn more about the CO-OP approach visit:

https://icancoop.org/