ORGANISATIONS
Supporting an OT team?
Bring Way Forward learning into your organisation.
Aged-care capability takes more than knowing the rules
Occupational Therapists are working at the intersection of clinical complexity, changing aged-care requirements, client choice, risk, funding constraints and provider expectations.
Even experienced OTs can encounter areas where they need greater confidence, consistency or access to someone who understands the aged-care context.
Flexible options for small OT teams through to larger organisations.
What teams are struggling with
Navigating a system that keeps getting more complex
“How are other OTs actually navigating this?”
Support at Home, ATHM rules, funding constraints and changing provider requirements can leave clinicians trying to interpret policy while making real-time practice decisions.
Not enough time to work everything out alongside BAU
“I need practical information I can actually use.”
Documentation demands, changing processes and limited service time mean clinicians need clear frameworks, templates and practice-ready resources, not more information to sift through.
Complex cases without clear-cut answers
“I know the principles. It's great to be able to bounce off others about next steps.”
Dementia, capacity, dignity of risk, family dynamics and competing perspectives require nuanced clinical reasoning that can't always be resolved by following a guideline.
Limited access to aged-care-specific clinical support
"I don't have the capacity. Who can my team talk this through with?”
OTs working independently, across dispersed teams or without experienced aged-care clinical leadership can be left to navigate unfamiliar or complex practice issues largely on their own.
Build the support around your team
TEAM LEARNING
Build foundational and specialist aged-care knowledge.
Targeted training for aged care and healthcare teams, grounded in real practice and current reforms.
Give your clinicians access to Way Forward's aged-care OT professional development through live webinars, on-demand learning and curated learning pathways.
Potential areas include:
Support at Home • ATHM • Dementia • Capacity & decision-making • Dignity of risk • Documentation • Restorative care • Restrictive practices • Palliative care
Best for: onboarding, workforce development and addressing identified capability gaps.
Starting from $600 + GST
PRACTICE CLINICS
Move from knowing to applying.
Facilitated sessions give your OTs space to bring de-identified cases, practice questions and grey areas for structured discussion.
Rather than another presentation, clinicians work through how evidence, professional reasoning and aged-care requirements apply to real practice.
Best for: established teams needing deeper clinical reasoning, shared learning and practice consistency.
Possible formats:
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60–90 minute virtual clinic
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One-off or quarterly
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General aged-care practice or themed
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Cases submitted beforehand
Starting from $300 + GST
From information to competent practice
CAPABILITY PARTNERSHIPS
Ongoing support for teams building aged-care expertise.
Combine learning, practice discussion and WayForward resources into a structured capability program.
A partnership could include:
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Curated learning access
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Live webinar places
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Quarterly Community of Practice Clinics
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Community of Practice memberships
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Selected practice resources
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Priority access to new learning
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Capability planning with the team lead
Best for: organisations wanting an ongoing solution rather than purchasing individual training sessions.
New or growing aged-care OT team
Goal: establish a strong foundation.
A tailored pathway might include:
Our Aged Care Foundations learning bundle
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Support at Home
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ATHM
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Documentation & Workflow
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Dignity of Risk
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Community of Practice access
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Quarterly Practice Clinic to work through specific cases and queries as they come up for the team
Team experiencing a specific capability gap
Goal: targeted development without committing to a larger program.
For example:
Your team is increasingly working with people living with dementia and clinicians are reporting uncertainty around cognition, risk and capacity.
A practical solution might look like:
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Dementia learning
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Capacity learning
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Relevant practice resources
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90-minute facilitated case clinic
What could this look like for your team?
A growing library built specifically around aged-care OT practice
Aged Care System Navigation
Support at Home
ATHM in Practice
Restorative Care
Strengthened Quality Standards
Introduction to Aged Care
Why Way Forward OT?
We have supported a range of different sized teams over a number of years, alongside solo-clinicians, by focusing on below:
Built specifically for Occupational Therapists
Not generic aged-care training adapted for allied health.
Flexible for different teams
Use a single learning pathway, a Practice Clinic or build ongoing support around your workforce.
Grounded in practice
Learning connects policy and evidence with the realities clinicians encounter in people's homes.
Reform aged-care context
Content reflects the changing Australian community aged-care environment.
Independent professional learning