INSTOPP Mentorship - Your toolbox for the treatment of substance use disorders

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Join INSTOPPs and Callan in looking into the different techniques and approaches to use when treating substance use disorders. She will share experience and wisdom with ample time for questions and idea-sharing.

She aims to remind OTs of the very important role they have to play in this field as well as reminding therapists of the tools they already have in their therapy ‘toolbox’.

Date: 10 March 2023

Time: 08:00 – 09:00

Speaker: Callan Parker

Points: 1 CEU

Cost: Members – R95 ¦ Non-members – R245

NB// When registering, if you are not an INSTOPP member you need to leave the field blank.

Note: The event link will only be released to attendees the afternoon before the event.

This session is so much more than a one-sided presentation, as it will also include an invaluable Q&A component. This is your opportunity to ask questions and get professional advice from a skilled person who is active in the field, giving you detailed insights and mentoring you through the challenges you are facing in your practice.

Who should attend:

Occupational Therapists and other health care professionals who want to learn different techniques and approaches when treating substance use disorders.

About the presenter:

Callan completed her undergrad degree at the University of Pretoria and then later completed her post-grad diploma in Pain through UCT. She then returned home to PE to open her own practice in 2019.

She is passionate about her team, consisting of 4 OTs working in various fields of practice including pain, psychiatry and substance disorders as well as paediatrics. Their practice is proud to have their very own therapy dog, Dunder a chocolate lab, who works with them.

She is particularly passionate about collaborating with other OTs and professionals. She served on the first OTPMG exco for 3 years and is also a guest lecturer at Nelson Mandela University at the High Performance Centre and Biokinetics Department