This is the course that fills the gaps for new graduate occupational therapists or for those practitioners wanting to advance their practice skills and develop paediatric client expertise.

Stepping into a new practice or specialisations can feel overwhelming. Universities provide the theory, but real-world practice skills and client management strategies are often missing.

Paediatric Foundations is designed by Maria Perco, an expert who runs a successful OT practice, bringing you practical, evidence-based skills that you won’t find in textbooks.

Learn how to manage clients confidently, implement neurodiversity-affirming interventions, and sustain your own wellbeing in this rewarding career.

Let’s make a difference together!

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Maria Perco

Occupational Therapist & Mentor

Invest in yourself and your future as a confident and skilled paediatric occupational therapist.

BUILD CONFIDENCE & COMPETENCE IN PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE

MODULE ONE

Self-Care and Burnout – Taking Care of You

New graduates often feel overwhelmed by the demands of working within a new field, leading to stress and burnout. This module provides strategies for setting boundaries, managing workload, and fostering resilience so you can sustain a long and fulfilling career while providing the best care for your clients.

MODULE TWO

Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice – Supporting, Not Fixing

Many therapists work in environments that still rely on compliance-based interventions, making it difficult to implement neurodiversity-affirming approaches.. This module explores how to embrace neurodiversity-affirming approaches that honor each child's unique strengths and needs, ensuring ethical and effective intervention.

MODULE THREE

Sensory Processing – A Bottom-Up Approach

Treating sensory challenges can feel overwhelming without a clear framework. This module breaks down sensory processing, helping you shift from behaviour-based interpretations to a bottom-up approach that prioritises regulation and sensory integration.

MODULE FOUR

Assessment Choices – Moving Beyond Standardised Testing

New graduates often feel overwhelmed by the vast number of assessment tools, struggling to determine which one will provide the most meaningful insights for their client’s unique needs This module covers standardised and non-standardised approaches, helping you gather meaningful, functional data that truly informs intervention planning.

MODULE FIVE

Primitive Reflexes and Developmental Milestones – What Matters Most?

Where do you begin, when there is so much to know? This module clarifies the role of primitive reflexes in development, how to assess them, and when intervention is necessary to support functional skills.

MODULE SIX

Interventions Part 1 – Practical Strategies

It’s easy to feel stuck when deciding what interventions to use. This module equips you with evidence-based, child-centered strategies tailored to different developmental and sensory needs, so you can feel confident in your treatment sessions.

MODULE SEVEN

Social-Emotional Skills – Moving Beyond a Behavioural Paradigm

Struggling to understand the root of the behaviour? This module shifts the focus to connection, co-regulation, and teaching social-emotional skills in a way that supports long-term growth rather than compliance.

MODULE EIGHT

Interventions Part 2 – Advancing Your Therapeutic Toolkit

Finding interventions that truly work can be challenging. This module expands on intervention strategies, providing practical examples, case studies, and adaptations to meet a variety of client needs in different settings.

YES, I NEED THIS

What's included

  • 8 comprehensive modules with video lessons
  • Case studies and real-world examples
  • Downloadable worksheets and practical tools
  • A self care journal
  • Private Facebook community for peer support
    Direct access to course instructor for questions and guidance
  • Free app for mobile use
  • 12 months unlimited access to all resources
  • Certificate of completion

EQUIPPING YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL OT PRACTICE

The skills usually only learned through decades of working with clients is all yours 

  • Confidence to manage clients on a daily basis
  • Tools to help triage treatment solutions
  • Discerning the solutions that matter most
  • Push past outdated compliance
  • Paediatric and special needs protocols
  • Filling the gaps you don’t learn at university
  • Practical strategies to reduce burn out
  • Learn from someone who runs a successful practice
  • Fast track your specialisation into paediatrics

 Early bird offer

CLOSES OCTOBER 31ST

$399

$287 

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STILL WANT MORE?

If a self-directed online program and peer to peer group community is not enough for your needs, some one-to-one support could be for you.

If you are interested in Individual coaching and mentoring please get in touch to see what is right for you.

Maria offers indivdiual coaching sessions or can create a personalised program for your specific practice goals.

Contact Maria to see what’s right for you. Strictly limited clients accepted.

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