Mentoring & PD

Knowledge sharing and professional development to enhance occupational therapy research and evidence-based practices in matrescence, motherhood, perinatal transitions, and women’s and girls health across the lifespan

I am so passionate about supporting OTs in practice to feel confident and proud of the professional services they are providing. During the 13 years of completing my PhD and developing a textbook, I gained an unbelievable amount of knowledge from theory and practice about how OTs work with women and families during perinatal transitions, matrescence, and motherhood, as individuals, family members, and mother-infant dyads.

Scaffolding and building scientific research into practice can be really challenging – particularly in emerging practice areas such as perinatal health, matrescence, and women’s health. I love teaching and critical reflection, and am offering mentoring to OTs working to support women’s occupational health, wellbeing, and balance across the lifespan.

From June 2023 I will be offering individual mentoring and professional development (PD) for OTs wishing to strengthen their confidence with evidence-based practice.

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Individual mentoring
Quick 15min chat

Individual mentoring

60-minutes

Online (zoom)

Price: $180 (inc. GST)

Bookings: Friday afternoons, by appointment Click here to book

Professional development (PD)

On request

Duration: 20-60 minutes

Online (using Zoom) or in-person

Prices & bookings: Contact for a quote

Working with women and needing to strengthen your professional confidence and knowledge of EBP?

Sharing knowledge and supporting others to grow and develop confidence through supervision is something I love. Through strengths-based and goal-focused supervision, I hope to support OTs working with women to strengthen their application of EBP principles and feel accomplished in their work quality and career paths.

If you are curious about individual mentoring and have questions, please contact me to book in a 15-minute chat.

Looking for an team-based professional development learning activity? I also offer tailored professional development for occupational therapists working across all areas of women’s health, with a strong focus on mother-centred, occupation-based, and co-occupation-based care.

Available for in-person and online workshops, webinars, mentoring, and in-service training, grounded in research, shaped by practice.

Suggested topics:

  • Integrating matrescence into practice to enhance person- and mother-centred and trauma-informed care
  • Skills for articulating occupation-based practice in diverse women’s health and wellbeing settings
  • Coaching on using OT-specific models , theories, and frameworks, including the POMM and Co-occupation Engagement Spectrum (CES)
  • Strengthening professional confidence, scope of practice, and role integrity
  • Practical refreshers on applying theories, models, and frameworks in real-world contexts
  • Gender-responsive, neurodiversity-affirming, and inclusive occupational therapy approaches

Dr Hannah Slootjes (PhD)

Pracademic: Occupational therapist, lecturer, researcher, writer

I am an occupational therapist with over 15 years’ experience in a wide range of practice settings.

I have extensive experience practicing with a broad range of clients in hospital, community, NFP, and private practice settings, including paediatrics, women’s health, and private practice.

In 2022, I completed a PhD with a thesis published titled: The Role of Occupational Therapists in Perinatal Health. Building on from this, I edited and co-authored textbook based on this research in 2025, titled Enhancing Women’s Wellbeing during Matrescence, Motherhood, and Perinatal Transitions. I also work part-time as a lecturer in occupational therapy at La Trobe University, Melbourne.

I also work as an OT in private practice at Berdy Occupational Therapy supporting women and girls with occupational transitions and wellbeing needs.