LIVE ONLINE - September 8th & 9th + 15th & 16th, 2025

3-6:30 PM Pacific Time each day, with Recordings

PRICE: $699 CAD | EARLY BIRD - Register for $599 CAD BEFORE July 22nd, 2025

Recordings of the live sessions will be provided upon editing for a duration of 365 days from date of last recording provided

Group discount and financial support applications below!


COACHING CAREGIVERS: Building Sustainable Therapeutic Change

Do you wish your therapy sessions had a greater impact on a family’s daily life? Too often, therapeutic interventions fall short in making as lasting a difference as we would like because parents and caregivers don’t fully understand the rationale for their use, or they lack the basic skills (that can be coached) to integrate them into everyday routines.

When caregivers grasp the “why” of therapy and are equipped with simple, actionable strategies, sustainable change becomes possible. The therapeutic process becomes more effective, and the journey is more rewarding for everyone involved. To accomplish this shift, therapists require coaching skills to transfer the knowledge and skills to parents and caregivers in empowering ways.

This live-online workshop equips therapists with essential coaching skills to strengthen communication and foster collaboration. By empowering the key people in our clients’ lives, we can extend the benefits of therapy well beyond clinical settings and into their daily lives.


TARGET AUDIENCE: OT, PT, SLP, CC, EDUCATORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS

INSTRUCTOR: Kim Barthel, OTR, C/NDT, Advanced OT Instructor 

INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT: Live online lecture, Q&A, discussion groups

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: Intermediate

PREREQUESITES: None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS: Live online lecture, Q&A, discussion groups 

Financial Support & Group Discounts

  • GROUP DISCOUNTS

    Group discounts are available (not to be combined with scholarships) for groups of 3-5 @ 15% off, groups of 6-19 at 25% off and groups of 20+ @ 40% off.

    TO APPLY FOR THE GROUP DISCOUNT, please submit the application form: Group Discount Application Form

  • FINANCIAL SUPPORT

    Some financial support available (upon request) from people in developing countries (Countries at Category B @ 50% off, Category C @ 55% off, Category D @ 60% off). Financial assistance is also possible for individual registrants from Category A countries @ 25% off when truly needed.

    TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP, please submit the application form: Financial Assistance Application Form

Instructor

Kim Barthel

Hi, I’m Kim – I’m humbled by your interest in what I’m up to, and inspired by the work that countless people are doing to support others – and yourselves. If this kind of thing were easy, it would be a different world we live in. Which tells me we need to nurture our relationships through attunement, compassion, humour, and mindfulness. Remember, when it works it’s treatment, and when it doesn’t it’s assessment. This means we aren’t expected to get it right the first time. I’ve been doing my best at this for over 35 years, and still learning and repairing every day. For anyone who doesn’t know what I especially like to study and teach, the hot topics that I wake up thinking about are understanding complex behaviour, neurobiology, sensory-processing, movement, trauma informed practice, attachment theory, mental health, and anything that will support people in being their best selves. Thank you for being part of the great momentum globally towards understanding, interdependence, and compassion. Please connect with our team at Relationship Matters if that’s an interest for you, and importantly, thank you for doing whatever it is that you do to help others. We may never know the fruit of the seeds we plant through our smallest gestures, but just by caring we are more connected than we know. I feel great hope.