Posture & Mobility Virtual Mentorship 2024
With Sharon Sutherland
This 5-week 24-Hour Postural Care Virtual Mentorship Programme with Sharon Sutherland is ideal for those clinicians and teams working with service users/clients in the specialty area of 24 hour postural care (sitting lying and standing), pressure care and related function/mobility and who are looking to deepen their knowledge and build on their current skills.
As this programme is highly individualised and draws from Sharon’s 30+ years of experience as a postural care, seating and mobility expert, clinicians and related team members will benefit from the resources and discussions shared regardless of what point they are at in their career.
Both clinicians who are new to the area of seating and postural care and those with years of experience in specialised areas will undoubtedly develop a new skill, framework for clinical thinking, and/or appreciation for the importance of the work we have the opportunity to do with these individuals.
We have successfully graduated eight cohorts of clinicians/teams from this programme. Participating clinicians either self funded or received sponsorship from varying sources. For example sponsorship was secured from HC21, Brothers of Charity and the HSE in Ireland, the NHS in the UK and several international participants received government grants. We are very excited to continue offering registration to our global community of postural care colleagues for 2024!
Upcoming Mentorship Dates:
12th November - 17th December 2024
Overview
An individualised virtual five-week mentorship programme for clinicians/multidisciplinary teams who work with service users/clients in the specialty area of 24 hour postural care (sitting, lying and standing), pressure care and related function/mobility.
This mentorship programme is intended to meet the growing need of individualised education and upskilling related to 24-hour postural care.
There are limited slots available for each round of mentorship. Slots are available for individuals and small groups/teams. Please contact Sharon about small group mentorship (only available for clinicians who are currently working in the same setting, as part of the same team, or with the same population).
Purpose
The purpose of this 24-Hour Postural Care Mentorship Programme with Sharon Sutherland is to mentor/coach clinicians who are responsible for prescribing wheeled mobility with related positioning and/or static seating systems, and/or supported lying/night-time positioning for individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities of all ages.
Goals
By participating in this mentorship programme, mentees increase their appreciation for the wheelchair and seating/24 hour postural care systems provision process, gain and reinforce the skills and knowledge necessary for conducting and interpreting an effective comprehensive evaluation, investigate strategies for communicating findings and recommendations to team members, and understand and justify the why behind each product being recommended when speaking in terms of essential/key features.
Investment
Participants are expected to invest 2 hours of their time weekly for virtual meetings with Sharon plus an additional 1-3 hours for self-led learning, review of resources, and meeting preparation (depending on goals of clinician) over a five week period.
The financial investments for this mentorship programme are as follows:
One-on-one: €1300
Two-on-one: €2000 (€1000/person)
Three-on-one: €2700 (€900/person)
Four-on-one: €3000 (€750/person)
For more information regarding Group Discounts please contact: hello@postureandmobility.com
Additional Benefits
Mentees will receive a discount on webinars hosted on www.postureandmobility.com for a 6 month period and have access to a private Facebook group to network with others who have completed or are enrolled in the mentorship program.
Cost for ongoing mentorship / consultations following this 5-week program is available at the discounted rate of €100/hour (reduced from €140/hour ).
Additional events, resources, support, and opportunities will be offered to mentees and those who have completed the programme. For example, we will have announcements related to ESS and future conferences.
What Clinicians are Saying About This Programme:
“Sharon was so kind with her time and sharing her extensive knowledge. Sharon pushed my thinking and clinical reasoning to encourage me to look beyond “band aid” solutions in seating and really look at the persons body structures...it was challenging but has further ignited my passion for Seating.
The virtual assessments I completed with Sharon hugely benefitted me. I was completing the assessment with Sharon guiding me to complete a very thorough assessment. Case study presentation was also very beneficial when we could not see clients together. I have learned a huge deal in the past 10 weeks which I hope to continue to expand.
Sharon’s patience and “no question is too simple” attitude was also very conducive to high level learning.”
Cost of mentorship is €1300 for 1:1 mentorship, €2000 for two-on-one (€1000/person), €2700 for three-on-one (€900/person), and €3000 for four-on-one (€750/person).
Please note that if you choose to pay via bank transfer, the amount will appear to be €0 and you will be sent a separate email with an invoice for payment.
A deposit of 50% of the total fee is required to reserve your spot on this Mentorship Programme.
After receiving your deposit, we will review your application form and confirm your placement.
The remaining balance will be due during Week 1 of the Mentorship Programme.
Click Apply Now below to register for 2024 cohorts.
“Sharon and Jenn are amazing practical teachers. They helped me invaluable amounts when starting a new role and often still check in to see how I’m getting on. I had a 1-1 session and they broke everything down to suit my level of knowledge and understanding which was extremely helpful. The training was very practical and hands on which I really liked. I can not recommend them enough!”
