Do hypermobility cases make you freeze a little as an OT?
Do you feel a bit lost in all those acronyms? What about all the caregiver questions?
Do you want to be more effective in your OT interventions?
If you're an Australian OT who:
- has experience working with children & young people
- is aware of hypermobility but still a bit mystified by it
- sees young people living with joint hypermobility +/- pain, fatigue or poor coordination

You may frequently wonder:
HOW am I going to help them achieve their goals?
The search is over.

There is now a course preparing you to work safely & effectively with young people experiencing hypermobility
What will you learn?

01. The Foundations
In this first module we cover the details you were never taught at uni about:
🌱 hypermobility
🌱 connective tissue disorders
🌱 rare disorders causing hypermobility
🌱 why we would provide intervention

02. A Broader View
Did you know that 'hypermobility' often likes company?
In module two we explore:
🌱 co-morbidities
🌱 co-occurring conditions
🌱 presentations
✚ what the evidence says about them.

03. Assessment
There is so much more than just bendy joints! We explore:
🌱 how to assess what we can see
🌱 how to probe for what might be less obvious.

04. Referral
Full of answers to tricky questions, in this module we cover:
🌱 who is the best to refer to?
🌱 when should we refer?
🌱 what is the goal of referral?

05. Fine Motor
To make sure you can see hypermobility and its fine motor impacts, and know what to do about it, we cover:
🌱 observation & assessment
🌱 FM interventions & handwriting
🌱 splinting & taping

06. Gross Motor
Being able to move can be tricky business and when your joints are bendier than most. We spend time unpacking:
🌱 observation & assessment
🌱 GM interventions
✚ aquatic therapy ideas

07. Other Key Areas
From core stability to proprioception and functional impacts of hypermobility, this module is all about the details:
🌱 core stability
🌱 proprioception
🌱 functional impacts of hypermobility

08. Education
By the end of this module you will be able to explain hypermobility to kids & parents because we cover:
🌱 hypermobility education for kids, including The Marshmallow Method
🌱 educating parents

09. Management
There is a LOT to manage when it comes to hypermobility conditions. You will learn how to teach self-management skills because we cover:
🌱 pain & pain management
🌱 fatigue
🌱 pacing for kids

10. School Interventions
In this module we specifically explore:
🌱 primary school interventions
🌱 high school interventions & accommodations

11. Equipment
In this module we explore:
🌱 equipment/AT prescription
🌱 sneak peak inside my therapy cupboard

12. Funding & Goals
As OT's we have to work within the Australian health & disability systems. In this module we explore:
🌱 NDIS & other funding
🌱 goals & goal setting

13. Supporting Families
Being able to support families through the diagnostic process, helping them understand and voice their grief, stress and other emotions is extremely important. In this module we run through how to do these things.
🌱 providing info & support
🌱 anxiety & grief
🌱 impact on families
🌱 parent self-care

14. Mental Health
Understanding the mental health impacts for kids with hypermobility conditions means you can work with them holistically and ensure they have appropriate support. In this module we explore:
🌱 comorbid mental health
🌱 how to support kids with their mental health
By the end of the course you will be:









The foundation
you need to work
effectively with children who
have joint hypermobility
is within your reach
By understanding the conditions,
the signs & symptoms and the risks,
you can increase the EFFECTIVENESS
of your interventions and
achieve BETTER OUTCOMES
with your clients.
* Total Value based on provision of the same content delivered individually, at a generous hourly rate of $176/hr

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This course will

Teach you to provide effective interventions
You will learn fine motor, gross motor, proprioceptive, core stability and school interventions (+ more) that are suitable for kids with joint hypermobility conditions.

Help you to maximise safety
It will help you understand the conditions and their vulnerabilities and know how to assess the risk of the activities you choose to use.

Develop your understanding of the lived experience
You will learn about different connective tissue disorders, increase your understanding of the lived experience and be able to educate your clients and their families.

Utilise the available evidence
You will become clear on what the literature shows about various aspects of hypermobility diagnoses and their management. It will strengthen your understanding & awareness of literature that may support funding applications and inform your interventions.
Your Presenter: Michelle O'Sullivan
You could spend 10 years searching and working out how to do therapy effectively with kids with hypermobility... or you could learn it in weeks with:



Take a Peek Inside
All online, the course runs module by module, either at your own pace, or roughly a module per week with the group.


Want even more? Check out these BONUSES
Available when you purchase The Learner Package

BONUS 1. Extra Lesson: YOU
This bonus lesson is ALL ABOUT YOU.
How many times have you told someone to "look after yourself"?
How many times have you said the same to yourself?
In this lesson we get REAL about the need for self-care, boundaries and supervision to ensure your own longevity and work towards preventing burn out.

BONUS 2. Book Discount
Discount code for your very own copy of My Bendy Body: Living with Hypermobility which is an illustrated children's book that can be used in your practice to help children and their families understand and accept their hypermobility.

BONUS 3. Facebook
Community
Learning online has a whole lot of pluses, including being comfy and learning at your own pace. The thing that can bring it all together and add community is having access to the Exclusive Facebook Community for this course.
For The Learner Package: 6 months of access to the community
For The Implementer Package: 12 months of access to the community to match the extra access to the course content.

BONUS 4. Masterclass
(pain or mental health)
Learners get to choose between two masterclasses being offered:
1. Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility - with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist
2. Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility - with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS

Sure you don't want EVEN MORE!?
If you're seeking MORE, then
The Implementer package is for you!
Taking you from learning to implementing, with activity handouts & videos, bonus discussions, templates, and multiple Masterclasses to take your therapy to the NEXT LEVEL.

The Implementers receive these BONUSES:

BONUS 1. Extra Lesson: YOU

BONUS 2. Book Discount

BONUS 3. Facebook Community

BONUS 4. Guest
Masterclasses (x2)

these big-ticket items:

BONUS 5.
Fine Motor Activity Handouts
To use with clients & families: Printable fine motor activity handouts with linked video instructions, focusing on strengthening & protecting those bendy joints.

BONUS 6. Masterclass: Documenting & Report Writing
A pre-recorded Deep Dive into HOW to use the information you've gathered about your young clients in your documentation & report writing!

BONUS 7.
Sample Report & Template
To support the implementation of your learning you will receive a Hypermobility-specific report template & sample report to use in your practice.

12 Months Access
to both the course materials AND the Exclusive Facebook Group, to support you in continuing to learn and implement... and MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

Implementation Case Study
Complete the implementation task (case study with questions), and with sufficient understanding shown, you will receive both feedback and a Certificate of Completion & Implementation.
READY TO BE
AN IMPLEMENTER?
Let's Do It

Individual Coaching
There are 10 places available for Paediatric OT's to work directly with Michelle to further implement course content and support application to your actual clients.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions you might have:
When does the course begin?
How long do I have access for?
When does registration close?
I don't see that many clients who are hypermobile, will this course be worth it for me?
The clients I see aren't THAT hypermobile, will this still be relevant?
Course Outcomes
That's a lot of videos! What if I don't have time?
Don't we get taught what we need to know on this topic at uni?
I've never seen a course on this topic before, why is that?
I don't learn best from e-courses, but I'm keen to learn more about this topic, is it going to suit me?
VIP: How can I utilise the 1:1 coaching session?
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What's the catch?
When will the Masterclasses be run?
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