Why This Webinar Matters

 

The move to Support at Home has shifted the conversation from managing risk to enabling informed choice. Occupational Therapists are increasingly expected to support clients who choose to live with risk, while ensuring their clinical reasoning, documentation and recommendations remain evidence-based and legally defensible.

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These situations are rarely straightforward. Falls risk, cognition, assistive technology, self-neglect, refusal of services and family disagreement often require clinicians to balance competing priorities with no simple answer.

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This webinar will help you confidently navigate these situations using current legislation, professional reasoning and practical documentation strategies.

 

What You'll Learn

 

Understanding Dignity of Risk

• What dignity of risk means under the Support at Home program.

• How the Aged Care Act 2024 and Strengthened Quality Standards apply to Occupational Therapy practice.

• The principles of person-centred care, supported decision-making and informed choice.

• Understanding your professional responsibilities within contemporary aged care.

 

Balancing Duty of Care and Client Choice

• Managing situations where clients choose to accept risk.

• Balancing safety, independence and quality of life.

• Responding to pressure from providers, families and other stakeholders.

• Applying consistent clinical reasoning to complex situations.

• Conflict resolution options (if required)

 

Documentation and Defensible Practice

• What should be documented when clients make decisions involving risk.

• Disclaimers, waivers, indemnities - why and when to use

• Developing defensible clinical reasoning and recommendations.

• Documentation strategies that support transparency and accountability.

• Reducing legal and professional risk through best-practice documentation.

 

Learning Through Real Case Studies

Explore common Occupational Therapy scenarios including:

• Requests for items that are not clinically indicated

• Requests for items that are unsafe/risky

• A flowchart on how to identify if Dignity of Risk applies

• Applying the a decision-making framework designed for in-home care

 

Ask the Legal Expert

• Hear practical legal perspectives from Rebecca Wood, Practice Group Leader at LegalVision.

• Gain clarity on frequently encountered practice challenges.

• Learn how legislation translates into everyday clinical decision-making.

 

What You'll Walk Away With

 

By the end of this webinar you'll have:

• A clear understanding of dignity of risk within the Support at Home program.

• Greater confidence balancing duty of care with client autonomy.

• Practical frameworks for navigating complex clinical decisions.

• Improved documentation that supports defensible Occupational Therapy practice.

• A stronger understanding of your legal and professional responsibilities.

• Greater confidence discussing risk with clients, families and providers.

• Practical strategies you can immediately apply in community aged care.

• Resources to strengthen your clinical reasoning and documentation.

 

Who Should Enrol?

 

This webinar is ideal for:

• Community aged care Occupational Therapists.

• Residential aged care Occupational Therapists.

• Hospital and transitional care Occupational Therapists working with older adults.

• Team Leaders and Clinical Leads.

• Occupational Therapists wanting to strengthen their understanding of duty of care and dignity of risk from a legislative and practical perspective. 

 

Suitable for clinicians at all experience levels.

 

Why Choose This Webinar?

 

Understanding dignity of risk requires more than reading legislation, it requires practical clinical reasoning that can be confidently applied in real-world situations.

 

This webinar combines Occupational Therapy expertise with legal insight to bridge the gap between policy and practice.

 

You'll learn through:

• Occupational Therapy case studies.

• Practical documentation examples.

• Current legislative requirements and legal expert insights.

• Discussion of complex clinical scenarios.

• Practical frameworks you can immediately implement.

 

Rather than simply explaining the legislation, this webinar focuses on helping you make confident, defensible decisions in everyday practice.

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Learn from Industry Experts

 

Rebecca Wood

Practice Group Leader | LegalVision

Rebecca is a senior lawyer specialising in health and aged care law. She works closely with aged care providers to navigate legislative obligations, governance and risk management, bringing practical legal insight to the everyday challenges faced by health professionals.

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Together, Way Forward OT and Legal Vision provide a unique clinical and legal perspective on one of the most complex areas of Occupational Therapy practice.

 

What's Included

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✔ 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

 

Build Confidence Navigating Dignity of Risk

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Supporting client choice while meeting your professional and legal obligations is one of the greatest challenges facing Occupational Therapists in aged care today.

This practical webinar will equip you with the knowledge, documentation strategies and clinical reasoning needed to confidently navigate complex situations and deliver person-centred, legally defensible practice.

Enrol today and strengthen your confidence in managing dignity of risk under Support at Home.