(OT only) Advancing Support for Left-Handed Learners
R500,00
This workshop is for Occupational Therapists only. You must enter your OT HPCSA registration number below to purchase the course.
- Two-hour evidence-based workshop for therapists supporting left-handed children
- Part 1: writing, cutting and classroom strategies for left-handed learners
- Part 2: sensory-motor foundations, laterality, praxis and clinical reasoning
- Ideal for OTs, physiotherapists, speech-language therapists and psychologists
- Presenter: OT Hannah Brauninger
- Date: Thursday, 13 August 2026, 19:00–21:00
- Cost: R500 (includes both hours)
- CPD points applied for
Supporting Left-Handed Learners: An Evidence-Based Clinical Approach
Designed specifically for occupational therapists and other therapists working with children, this comprehensive two-hour workshop explores left-handedness from both an educational and clinical perspective.
The workshop begins with the complete teacher workshop (Part 1), ensuring a shared understanding of left-handedness, writing principles, cutting skills and classroom strategies. Part 2 then builds on these foundations, exploring the underlying sensory-motor mechanisms that influence left-handed development and clinical intervention.
This workshop aims to move beyond simply accommodating left-handedness, helping therapists understand why certain challenges occur and how to use clinical reasoning to guide assessment and intervention.
Part 1
Introduction to left-handedness
Prevalence, genetics, myths and misconceptions
Development of hand dominance
Writing principles
Cutting principles
Classroom strategies
Part 2
Laterality
Sensory-motor foundations for left-handedness (body scheme, vestibular and proprioceptive processing)
Bilateral integration
Praxis and left-handedness
Clinical reasoning and case discussions
Intervention considerations
Ideal for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech-language therapists, psychologists and other professionals working with children.
Date: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Time: 19:00–21:00
Presenter: OT Hannah Brauninger
Cost: R500 (includes both hours)
CPD points have been applied for.