LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP

Career development for the Allied Health Practitioner:
Maintaining your values and meeting your needs

This workshop will encourage Allied Health Practitioners to consider approaches to further developing their careers without sacrificing their values and personal needs. Delegates will engage in self-reflection based exercises that helps them to more holistically consider their needs, strengths and values in their work. The key concepts explored in this workshop include the impact of the practitioners values and intersectional identity in the workplace, along with some practical approaches for professional communication with key stakeholders (from managers to patients/participants/clients to funding bodies) and tangible approaches to career progression (including accessible approaches to research). This workshop will also include a clinician panel with opportunities for a LIVE Q&A about website set up, program development, navigating various funding sources (including the NDIS, government grants, quality improvement grants, etc) and growing your allied health business.

About the workshop

Workshop Objectives*

  • Delegates will engage in a values-based exercise to clearly identify what is currently driving their practice in the field

  • Delegates will gain a broader understanding of the impact of ones intersectional identity on their own approaches to career development and communication

  • Delegates will develop adaptable professional communication skills necessary for the liaison with key stakeholders in different positions of power (e.g. patients, colleagues, managers, business partners, etc)

  • Delegates will be introduced to accessible approaches for career development (e.g. formalised research, quality improvement studies, applying for grants/funding of projects, etc)

  • Delegates will develop resources for maintaining a healthy work/life balance that is suitable for their unique lifestyle

Tickets:
Online LIVE Delivery

Tickets to this workshop are inclusive of the following:
Online engagement with the 4 hour LIVE workshop, a “continued resources” parcel sent to your home (including the content workbook, pen, and other treats), A LIVE panel discussing various approaches to career development in allied health, access to free resources for your self-directed continued engagement and two follow up peer supervision sessions facilitated by Dr. Tanya Marie Silveira-Price.

[Continued Professional Development entitlement: 4 hours for LIVE attendance, with the potential for a further 2 hours for peer supervision engagement]

Alternative Option:
LIVE in-person delivery at your workplace

This workshop are inclusive of the following:
LIVE delivery of the 3 hour workshop at your workplace (exclusively for your team), a “continued resources” gift bag sent to your home (including a cloth bag, content workbook, pen, and other treats), a Continued Professional Development certificate for attendance (3 hours in total) and one follow up team consultation with Dr. Tanya Marie Silveira-Price about program development.

About the workshop facilitator:
Dr. Tanya Marie Silveira-Price (PhD)

Dr. Tanya Marie Silveira-Price (PhD) is a Registered Music Therapist and the 2020- 2021 inaugural recipient of Australian Music Therapist of the Year. Tanyas PhD research examined how accessible music-making can impact the hand function and wellbeing of stroke survivors. In 2019, Tanya was invited to speak about her PhD research at the inaugural TEDxNewtown event. In 2022, she was presented the Helen Shoemark award for research excellence, and in 2018, she was presented the Ruth Bright award for clinical excellence (at the Australian Music Therapy Association's National Conference). After completing her doctoral research, Tanya was appointed as a Subject Coordinator with the University of Melbourne Masters of Music Therapy course. Her role involves equipping final year students with the skills and confidence to establish music therapy programs in the community. In 2020, Tanya convened the first online conference for the Australian Music Therapy Association which brought forward topics related to representation, visibility and the importance of valuing lived experience in music therapy. Over the years, Tanya has presented her work in both international and national forums, and has also been a repeated guest on "The Morning Show” to discuss her clinical work and research. Her publications can be found in academic journals and books which include The Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, The Australian Music Therapy Journal and The International Journal of Stroke. Tanya has also established multiple ongoing music therapy programs in Australia and India and is passionate about making music accessible. Identifying as an Australian of Indian origin, Tanya is now working hard to advocate for the importance of visibility and representation in music therapy and beyond, whilst keeping her well being and work-life balance a priority along the way.