Hand Therapy Workshops

Hand Coach was established to provide workshops, courses and resources to support therapists in their hand therapy professional development.

Exciting new options coming soon!

Experience our signature hand therapy workshops at your own pace. To provide better flexibility for busy clinicians, we have transitioned some of our in-person courses to a fully pre-recorded format. You will receive the exact same curriculum and real-time demonstrations as our live workshops, with the added ability to pause, rewind, and review the material at your convenience. No more scheduling conflicts, just high-quality hand therapy education available 24/7.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points schedule:

In-person (Basic Splinting; Advanced Splinting): CPD (for HTNZ logbook):

A8 Courses/workshops recognized by HTNZ, e.g. splinting course, HTNZ workshop – attending:

10 pts per day OR 5 points per half day

Online workshops (Introduction to Hand Therapy, Wound & Scar Management, Paediatric Splinting): CPD (for HTNZ logbook):

A9 Online courses with an assessed component:

5 points per 4-hour module

Popular Courses

Basic Splinting

This workshop is an introduction to splinting. It aims to give the therapist an awareness of principles of static splinting and some experience of handling thermoplastics and fabricating common static splints.

Advanced Splinting

The advanced splinting workshop is aimed at therapists wanting to build on existing splinting skills and develop greater understanding of advanced splinting including dynamic and static progressive techniques.

Dry Needling for Hand Therapists

Brought to you by ACE Advanced Clinical Education. This course is designed for clinicians with a special interest in musculoskeletal injuries and presentations of the arm and hand.

Manual Therapy

Take your hand therapy intervention to the next level in 2026!! Join us for a one-day practical workshop designed for hand therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists wanting to upskill with more hands-on manual therapy techniques.

Wound & Scar Management

This workshop provides a comprehensive review of wounds and management strategies. Increase your knowledge, skills, ability and confidence regarding wound healing, wound care, wound dressings, suture removal etc. The second part of the workshop is dedicated to hand therapy scar management (scar biology, barriers to function, scar assessment, hand therapy intervention, and outcome measures) of all types of scars seen by hand therapists, not just burn scars.

Online Courses

Introduction to Hand Therapy

This is an engaging introductory course, with demonstration of subjective and objective assessments, basic treatment techniques, a review of upper limb anatomy and some practical basic splinting. This workshop will assist therapists to understand the rationale for treatment protocols in relation to tissue healing, and to use clinical reasoning skills for assessment and treatment implementation.

Wound & Scar Management

Paediatric Splinting

Paediatric patients are different from adult patients and can pose many challenges. This specialized, hybrid online CPD course provides a valuable learning opportunity for Paediatric Therapists who treat hands, and Hand Therapists who treat children!

Enquire about bespoke courses for your workplace:

Upper Limb Casting

This workshop is primarily aimed at Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists working in Hand Therapy, other Allied Health professionals who use casting to manage conditions of the upper limb. It will provide the knowledge base and practical skills for use of casting materials (fibreglass casting tape and softcast semi-rigid casting tape) to manage common upper extremity impairments through therapeutic casts and splints.

Adult Neuro Splinting

This 1-day practical, interactive workshop will introduce you to the challenges of splinting for abnormal tone associated with complex pathologies such as acquired brain injury, cerebral palsy & spinal cord injury.

Advanced Practitioners Splinting Workshop

You have completed the Basic and Advanced Splinting workshops some time ago, so now what? You are a more experienced Hand Therapist and are looking for some challenging CPD opportunities. If you get sweaty palms and your heart-rate quickens at the request for more complex splints, this workshop is for you.

NRX Soft Splinting

In this workshop, you will learn a HUGE range of different ways of using NRX and you will be able to put it into practice immediately! The workshop caters for all levels of experience.

Previous Participants Testimonials

This course was excellent. It met all my expectations. The course was well presented and the pace of the teaching allowed me time to make each splint. The hands on feedback was very valuable to me.

Loved the little tips and tricks that we gained from Alison’s extensive experience.

The day after the course I made my first dorsal ventral splint on a patient. It was perfect for her. Thank you Alison.

I found the practical aspects of this course invaluable to me. I came away with the skills needed to be able handle thermoplastic materials and make common splints for my practice.