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Hypermobility for Paediatric Occupational Therapists. The course you've been searching for. An online course to prepare you to work safely & effectively with children experiencing joint hypermobility
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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. 

The Learner

$949

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)
  • MASTERCLASS: Choice of either Masterclass 1 or 2:
  • Masterclass 1: Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility - with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    OR
  • Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility - with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 

(Total Value: $3477*)

You Pay: $949
(incl. gst)

 
 
 
BUY NOW

The Implementer

$1499

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)

 



Implementer Perks

  • Masterclass 1: Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility -with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    AND 

    Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility -with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 
  • EXTRA 6 months access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community 
  • EXCLUSIVE: Fine Motor Activity handouts to use in your practice
    (valued at $300)
  • Pre-Recorded Masterclass: 
    Documenting & Report Writing for Hypermobility
    (valued at $550)
  • EXCLUSIVE: Hypermobility-specific report template & sample report
    (valued at $500) 

(Total Value: $6237*)

You Pay: $1499
(incl. gst)

 
 
BUY NOW

The Implementer VIP

$1849

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)

 



VIP Perks

  • Masterclass 1:  Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility -with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    AND 

  • Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility -with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 
  • EXTRA 6 months access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community 
  • EXCLUSIVEFine Motor Activity handouts to use in your practice
    (valued at $300)
  • Pre-Recorded Masterclass: 
    Documenting & Report Writing for Hypermobility
    (valued at $550)
  • EXCLUSIVEHypermobility-specific report template & sample report (valued at $500) 
  • The Spider - Hot Topic Recording (2024) (valued at $100)
  • 1 x 1:1 Priority Coaching Session with Michelle (valued at $220)
  • Fortnightly (optional) VIP Check-Ins (valued at $300) 
  • Hypermobility Specific Fine Motor Gift Pack (valued at $70)

(Total Value: $6927*)

You Pay: $1849
(incl. gst)

 
BUY NOW

* Total Value based on provision of the same content delivered individually, at a generous hourly rate of $176/hr

Paying for Your Team?

If you are an AWESOME Practice Owner/Manager and are paying for two or more OTs from the same organisation, click the button below to access Group Pricing*

Group Pricing

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Let's SUPERCHARGE your hypermobility interventions

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

Michelle is an AHPRA registered OT with Mental Health endorsement by OT Australia.

Frequently referred to as
"The Hypermobility OT" 
Michelle also has a Graduate Certificate in Loss, Grief & Trauma Counselling and 15 years providing both physical and mental health interventions to children, adolescents and adults.

The vast majority of her OT experience has been working with people living with hypermobility and their co-occurring conditions. From babies to clients 65yrs+,  Michelle aims to provide trauma responsive, neurodivergent affirming, gender sensitive, evidence based support to those she works with. 

Michelle has:

🌿 presented both NATIONALLY and 
INTERNATIONALLY at conferences on the
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

🌿 provided team inservices and presentations in both public and private sectors to OT, Physio, Hand Therapy and Exercise Physiology teams

🌿 run transition workshops for adolescents moving out of paediatric services

🌿 facilitated parent and teen support groups both face to face and online

🌿 provided supervision to OTs and facilitated joint therapy sessions to help upskill therapists in hypermobility safe interventions

🌿 authored My Bendy Body: Living with Hypermobility, an illustrated children's book to help with understanding and explaining hypermobility to kids & their carers.

In her 17th year of practice as an OT, Michelle is an AHPRA registered OT with Mental Health endorsement by OT Australia.

Frequently referred to as "The Hypermobility OT" Michelle also has a Graduate Certificate in Loss, Grief & Trauma Counselling and 10+ years providing both physical and mental health interventions to children, adolescents and adults.

The vast majority of her OT experience has been working with people living with hypermobility and their co-occurring conditions. From babies to clients 65yrs+,  Michelle aims to provide trauma responsive, neurodivergent affirming, gender sensitive, evidence based support to those she works with. 

Michelle has:

🌿 presented both NATIONALLY and INTERNATIONALLY at conferences on the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

🌿 provided team inservices and presentations in both public and private sectors to OT, Physio, Hand Therapy and Exercise Physiology teams

🌿 run transition workshops for adolescents moving out of paediatric services

🌿 facilitated parent and teen support groups both face to face and online

🌿 provided supervision to OTs and facilitates joint therapy sessions to help upskill therapists in hypermobility safe interventions

🌿 authored My Bendy Body: Living with Hypermobility, an illustrated children's book to help with understanding and explaining hypermobility to kids & their carers.

 

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: 

Which will you choose?

The Learner

$949

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)
  • MASTERCLASS: Choice of either Masterclass 1 or 2:
  • Masterclass 1: Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility - with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    OR
  • Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility - with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 

(Total Value: $3477*)

You Pay: $949
(incl. gst)

 
 
 
BUY NOW

The Implementer

$1499

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)

 



Implementer Perks

  • Masterclass 1: Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility -with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    AND 

    Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility -with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 
  • EXTRA 6 months access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community 
  • EXCLUSIVE: Fine Motor Activity handouts to use in your practice
    (valued at $300)
  • Pre-Recorded Masterclass: 
    Documenting & Report Writing for Hypermobility
    (valued at $550)
  • EXCLUSIVE: Hypermobility-specific report template & sample report
    (valued at $500) 

(Total Value: $6237*)

You Pay: $1499
(incl. gst)

 
 
BUY NOW

The Implementer VIP

$1849

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)

 



VIP Perks

  • Masterclass 1:  Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility -with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    AND 

  • Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility -with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 
  • EXTRA 6 months access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community 
  • EXCLUSIVEFine Motor Activity handouts to use in your practice
    (valued at $300)
  • Pre-Recorded Masterclass: 
    Documenting & Report Writing for Hypermobility
    (valued at $550)
  • EXCLUSIVEHypermobility-specific report template & sample report (valued at $500) 
  • The Spider - Hot Topic Recording (2024) (valued at $100)
  • 1 x 1:1 Priority Coaching Session with Michelle (valued at $220)
  • Fortnightly (optional) VIP Check-Ins (valued at $300) 
  • Hypermobility Specific Fine Motor Gift Pack (valued at $70)

(Total Value: $6927*)

You Pay: $1849
(incl. gst)

 
BUY NOW

* Total Value based on provision of the same content delivered individually, at a generous hourly rate of $176/hr

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  

'The Learner' is my style

 

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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.

Implementer VIP

$1849 incl. gst

ONLY 10 PLACES

 

☑️ The Learner Package +

☑️ The Implementer Package Bonuses

 

 VIP Inclusions

 

  1 x 1:1 Priority Coaching Session with Michelle  

 Fornightly VIP Check-Ins

 
The Spider (2024 Recording)

 Hypermobility Specific Fine Motor Gift Pack 

 

(Total Value: $6927*)


You Pay: $1849

(incl. gst)

BUY NOW ⭐️ VIP

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions you might have:

Course Registration CLOSES

Don't miss the opportunity to upskill in hypermobility!

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HOURS

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MINS

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Which will you choose?

The Learner

$949

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)
  • MASTERCLASS: Choice of either Masterclass 1 or 2:
  • Masterclass 1: Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility - with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    OR
  • Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility - with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 

(Total Value: $3477*)

You Pay: $949
(incl. gst)

 
 
 
BUY NOW

The Implementer

$1499

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)

 



Implementer Perks

  • Masterclass 1: Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility -with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    AND 

    Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility -with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 
  • EXTRA 6 months access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community 
  • EXCLUSIVE: Fine Motor Activity handouts to use in your practice
    (valued at $300)
  • Pre-Recorded Masterclass: 
    Documenting & Report Writing for Hypermobility
    (valued at $550)
  • EXCLUSIVE: Hypermobility-specific report template & sample report
    (valued at $500) 

(Total Value: $6237*)

You Pay: $1499
(incl. gst)

 
 
BUY NOW

The Implementer VIP

$1849

incl. gst

  • Over 15 hours of video content (with 6 months access)
  • INCLUDED: 6 Month Access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community
  • INCLUDED: 20+ printable handouts
  • Lesson: Looking After YOU
  • 25% Discount Code for My Bendy Body (Book)

 



VIP Perks

  • Masterclass 1:  Understanding Pain & Fatigue in Hypermobility -with Sophie Shephard, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist 

    With LIVE Q&A session

    AND 

  • Masterclass 2: Neurodivergence, Mental Health & Hypermobility -with Bianca Comfort, Clinical Psychologist, Vice President APS 
  • EXTRA 6 months access to Exclusive Course Facebook Community 
  • EXCLUSIVEFine Motor Activity handouts to use in your practice
    (valued at $300)
  • Pre-Recorded Masterclass: 
    Documenting & Report Writing for Hypermobility
    (valued at $550)
  • EXCLUSIVEHypermobility-specific report template & sample report (valued at $500) 
  • The Spider - Hot Topic Recording (2024) (valued at $100)
  • 1 x 1:1 Priority Coaching Session with Michelle (valued at $220)
  • Fortnightly (optional) VIP Check-Ins (valued at $300) 
  • Hypermobility Specific Fine Motor Gift Pack (valued at $70)

(Total Value: $6927*)

You Pay: $1849
(incl. gst)

 
BUY NOW

* Total Value based on provision of the same content delivered individually, at a generous hourly rate of $176/hr