Why This Webinar Matters

 

Continence issues are among the most common reasons older adults experience falls, skin breakdown, reduced confidence, carer burden and premature entry into residential aged care.

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Yet many Occupational Therapists underestimate the significant contribution they can make.

 

By understanding the relationship between continence, occupational performance and the home environment, OTs can implement practical interventions that improve safety, independence and participation while supporting the goals of the Support at Home program.

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This webinar will help you confidently integrate continence management into your Occupational Therapy practice and better demonstrate the value of your interventions.

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What You'll Learn

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Understanding Continence in Occupational Therapy Practice

• The Occupational Therapist's role in continence management.

• How continence aligns with Support at Home funding and service delivery.

• Understanding the functional impact of urinary and faecal incontinence.

• Recognising Occupational Therapy opportunities beyond referral.

 

Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

• Linking continence issues to occupational performance.

• Identifying risk factors, red flags and common presentations in older adults.

• Understanding the relationship between continence, falls, skin integrity and care needs.

• Incorporating continence into holistic functional assessments.

 

Practical Occupational Therapy Interventions

• Behavioural approaches to continence reablement.

• Environmental modification to improve continence management.

• Task simplification and routine development.

• Assistive technology and equipment prescription.

• Education strategies that support meaningful behaviour change.

 

Working Within the Multidisciplinary Team

• Understanding the roles of Occupational Therapy, nursing and continence specialists.

• Knowing when to lead interventions and when referral is appropriate.

• Collaborating effectively with carers, providers and other health professionals.

• Supporting coordinated, person-centred care.

 

Documentation and Funding

• Documenting continence-related Occupational Therapy interventions.

• Strengthening clinical reasoning and funding justification.

• Developing recommendations that align with Support at Home goals.

• Producing defensible documentation that demonstrates Occupational Therapy value.

 

What You'll Walk Away With

 

By the end of this webinar you'll have:

• A clearer understanding of the Occupational Therapy role in continence management.

• Greater confidence integrating continence into functional assessments.

• Practical intervention strategies you can immediately implement.

• Stronger clinical reasoning to justify recommendations and funding.

• Increased confidence prescribing equipment and environmental modifications.

• Greater understanding of multidisciplinary roles and referral pathways.

• Practical documentation strategies that support defensible Occupational Therapy practice.

• Increased confidence addressing a sensitive but essential area of aged care.

 

Who Should Enrol?

 

This webinar is ideal for:

• Community aged care Occupational Therapists.

• Team Leaders and Clinical Leads.

 

Suitable for clinicians at all experience levels.

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What's Included​

✔ Full on-demand webinar recording

​✔ Practical clinical frameworks to apply in practice

✔ Certificate of Completion for your CPD records

✔ Flexible online access -learn anytime, anywhere​

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Build Confidence Integrating Continence Into Occupational Therapy Practice

Continence management is about far more than bladder and bowel function, it's about supporting independence, dignity, participation and quality of life.

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This practical webinar will give you the knowledge, clinical reasoning and intervention strategies to confidently address continence as part of holistic Occupational Therapy practice under Support at Home.

 

Enrol today and strengthen your confidence in continence assessment, intervention and clinical decision-making.