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1 Abstracts in purple have research Ethic approval granted CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Royal College of Occupational Therapists 42nd Annual CONFERENCE and Exhibition With Specialist Sections: Children, Young People and Families AND People with Learning Disabilities 11 - 13 June 2018 Belfast Waterfront Belfast, Northern Ireland Book online Abstracts in purple have research Ethic approval granted Monday 11 June 2018 11:30 13:30 Registration 13:50 Opening plenary Chris Pointon, Co-founder and Global Campaign Ambassador, #hellomynameis Hear how Chris and his late wife Dr Kate Granger initiated one of the most visible and successful campaigns that influenced the way health professionals interact with patients.

2 15:50 16:35 School Based OT Session 1 Paper, Facilitated Poster, Brag and Steal Exploring the opportunities and challenges experienced by paediatric occupational therapists when working with primary school teachers in the north-west of Ireland McMorrow S HSE West Learning outcomes To gain an insight into potential barriers or supports to effective collaborative working between occupational therapists and teachers To compare the experiences of occupational therapists in the north-west of Ireland with the experiences of their national and international colleagues (FP)

3 Measuring the impact of occupational therapy intervention to develop the self-care skills of reception aged children in a mainstream school Gregory J Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Huzzey J Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Learning outcome To explore how the contribution of an occupational therapist within a mainstream school setting can improve life skills in reception aged children Embedding participation in schools: embracing the Partnering for Change model in London Boltin S Royal Free London Learning outcomes To understand how to measure the outcome and impact of service delivery when the client is the school and not the individual To understand how a service delivery model is adopted, adapted and implemented in another country 15:50 16:35 People with Learning Disabilities Session 2 Keynote Address Making dreams come true Kate and Deirdre Grant Kate is a model with Down s syndrome.

4 Hear how, with the support of her mother Deirdre, Kate achieved her dream to be a catwalk model at the Belfast Fashion Show 2017. Abstracts in purple have research Ethic approval granted 15:50 17:25 Session 3 Occupation Station Scrapbooking your life Gibney N HSE, Keaveney N HSE Learning outcomes To have an eight week guide for running a scrapbooking group using MOHO themes To experience scrapbooking using MOHO themes 15:50 17:25 Session 4 Occupation Station Finding your voice: the health and recovery benefits of singing Grierson L South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Heaslip K South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Smyth S The Right Key Learning outcome To learn about the health and recovery benefits of singing 15:50 17.

5 25 Session 5 RCOT Insights The Mental Capacity Act (NI) 2016 Genevieve Smyth, Professional Advisor Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, RCOT and Chris Matthews, Director of Mental Health, Disability and Older People s Policy in the Department of Health, Northern Ireland Chaired by Hazel Winning, AHP Lead Officer at the Department of Health (DoH) in Northern Ireland. Hear how the Northern Ireland Capacity legislation will apply to all occupational therapists in NI, but also may become the model that will be followed across the rest of the UK as legislation changes in the future.

6 15:50 16:35 Dementia Session 6 Papers The impact of homecare enablement services: the viewpoints of people living with dementia Chung P, Ireland R Canterbury Christ Church University Holt C Kent County Council Learning outcomes To gain an understanding of the practical and emotional impacts of homecare enablement services on people living with dementia from users' and carers' perspectives To gain insight into factors contributing to the effective implementation of homecare enablement services for users living with dementia in local communities Born in Belfast.

7 The development of the home-based memory rehabilitation PROGRAMME for persons with early-stage Alzheimer's disease and other dementias McGrath M Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Learning outcomes To gain an understanding of the principles of memory rehabilitation as part of the cognitive rehabilitation process and become familiar with the aides-memoir and environmental adaptations used in the PROGRAMME to support everyday memory To gain knowledge about who this PROGRAMME is suitable for and evaluation of the PROGRAMME Abstracts in purple have research Ethic approval granted 15:50 17:25 Stroke Session 7 Workshop Use of mirror box therapy and the graded Wolf Motor Function Test in upper limb rehabilitation.

8 A practical workshop Porter-Armstrong A Ulster University, McIlwaine P Northern Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland, Gallagher N Ulster University, Turtle B Ulster University, Abbi L Northern Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland, Morrow F Northern Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland, Stinson MD Ulster University Learning outcomes To develop the knowledge and skills in the use of mirror box therapy for upper limb rehabilitation To acquire knowledge and skills in the use of the graded Wolf Motor Function Test for upper limb assessment To appreciate clinical and research issues arising from the use of both applications 15:50 17:29 Models in Practice Session 8 Workshop State of the science and the art of practice.

9 Occupational therapy outcomes using Ayres Sensory Integration beyond childhood Urwin R ASI-Wise and MindSenseAbility Ltd, Smith K ASI-Wise Learning outcome To explore and consider appropriate tools to identify participation challenges hypothesized to be due to underlying sensory integration deficits. This will be applied through case studies in adults with mental health, learning disability or autism conditions and applied through a data driven decision making process 15:50 16:35 Mental Health Session 9 Seminar Using acceptance and commitment therapy strategies in a primary care youth mental health service O'Reilly C Jigsaw National Centre for Youth Mental Health, Lowry M Jigsaw National Centre for Youth Mental Health Learning outcomes To be aware of the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy and their similarities with occupational therapy philosophies To identify resources and strategies that can be used with young people 15:50 16.

10 35 Older Adults Session 10 Papers Developing a novel tool for the assessment of physical frailty in older adults with functional mental illness Sutton J South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King s College London, Gould R University College London and King's College London, Howard R University College London and King's College London Learning outcomes To improve knowledge of the assessment of physical frailty in older adults with a diagnosis of functional mental illness To enhance knowledge of the process of developing a clinical assessment tool Abstracts in purple have research Ethic approval granted Dancing, not Keaney C Corinna Keaney Occupational Therapy Services.