Course Aim
To equip occupational therapists with an evidence‑informed introduction to Creative Ability and its application to OT assessment and treatment of babies, children and adolescents.
Format:
- 2hour Video Presentation
- MCQs.
Course Objectives
- Explain the relationship between motivation, action, and occupational performance within the Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability.
- Identify observable indicators of different levels of Creative Ability in children through play, learning, self-care, and social participation.
- Use Creative Ability levels to guide goal setting, activity selection, grading, and intervention planning.
- Design home programmes and caregiver strategies that are appropriate to a child’s level of Creative Ability and support participation beyond the therapy setting.
- Communicate Creative Ability concepts and their implications for intervention to parents, caregivers, educators, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Q&A and Case Scenarios
2 Clinical CEUs.
You have until 31 December 2026 to complete this course.
The OT Link is excited to bring you Coffee Club presented by Elize Janse van Rensburg.
Elize Janse van Rensburg [Occ. Ther. (UFS), M. Occ. Ther. (UFS)] is an experienced occupational therapist with a keen interest in the fields of sensory integration, peadiatric occupational therapy and neurodevelopmental conditions. Elize holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in occupational therapy from the University of the Free State, both with distinction. She completed her sensory integration training through the South African Institute for Sensory Integration (SAISI), and has also received training in DIR Floortime and the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), both early intervention models for autistic children.
Elize believes strongly in the power of early intervention, and a holistic, child- and family centred, strengths-based approach. Elize co-owns a private occupational therapy practice in Bloemfontein. She is a former lecturer in occupational therapy at the University of the Free State and serves on the executive board and lecturing team of SAISI. She regularly presents at conferences and has authored several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
At home, Elize is a wife and a mom of two beautiful children. She loves camping, good coffee, her husband’s cooking, her children’s energy and reading a good book.
