Lunch and Learn With Di
Professional Development That Feels Grounded, Gentle, and Real
You deserve time and space to grow in a way that feels purposeful and kind.
The Lunch and Learn Core Bundle invites you into reflective, strengths based learning that honours your values and supports your growth as a practitioner who cares deeply about children and families.
This is for allied health professionals who want to work with more clarity, more connection, and more care.
Whether you are a speech pathologist, occupational therapist, psychologist, support coordinator, counsellor, art therapist or educator, this space was created with you in mind.
When & Where
Fridays | 12:00–1:00pm AWST
Starting 5th September, 2025 and running every fortnight - check the full schedule below
That’s 1:30pm in Adelaide, 2:00pm in Brisbane, and 2:00pm in Sydney/Melbourne.
Join us live or catch the replay at a time that works for you. Lifetime access is included.
What You’ll Get:
Eight Insightful and Practical Workshops
Drawing on real-world clinical experience, each session offers fresh ideas and approaches you can take straight into practice.Lifetime Access to Replays and Downloadable Slides
Revisit whenever it works for you. Learning does not have to be rushed.Immediate Access to Session One
What If Holding Space Is the Most Important Thing We Do is already waiting for you inside the course portal.The Zone Framework
A clear and compassionate framework to guide reflective and values-led practice: Foundations, Connections, Transformations, Reflections.Slides and Handouts for Each Session
What Makes This Series Different:
Many professional development experiences focus on doing more.
This one invites you to come back to what truly matters:
Who you are
How you show up
The values that guide your work
This is a space to explore new ideas, reconnect with what you already know, and make thoughtful shifts that feel good for you and the people you support.
Whether you are refining your approach or discovering new ways of thinking, the Core Bundle offers encouragement, structure, and gentle guidance.
The Zone Framework
Each topic will explore all the sections of The Zone Framework:
Workshop Topics
Session 1 – Friday 5 September 2025 - Available ON DEMAND immediately, NOW
What If Holding Space Is the Most Important Thing We Do - Valued at $80
Focus Area: Creating foundations for therapy that are safe, respectful, and purposeful.
Integration: Reframes “doing less” as intentional practice, showing how pausing, observing, and co-regulating can be more powerful than rushing or pushing through.
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → The science and ethics of pausing, observing, and trusting.
Connections → How slowing down builds safety with families and children.
Transformations → Practical scripts for waiting, noticing, and following the child.
Reflections → Guided prompts: When do I rush? How can I honour slowness?
Session 2 – Friday 19 September 2025
Focus Area: The power of language in shaping trust and relationships.
Integration: Practical tools for moving away from deficit-based or compliance-heavy wording, and replacing it with strengths-focused alternatives across sessions, notes, and reports.
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → Why language matters (history, impact, PsyBA 2025 standards).
Connections → Respecting individual and family preferences in terminology.
Transformations → Real-world examples: rewriting report phrases, goals, emails.
Reflections → Journaling: What words do I default to under stress?
Session 3 – Friday 3 October 2025
You Can Follow the Child and Still Know What You’re Doing - Valued at $80
Focus Area: Finding clarity between child-led and child-centred approaches.
Integration: Answers the common worry “how do I be child-led without chaos?” by showing how therapy can be flexible, responsive, and still grounded..
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → Define child-led and child-centred, and how they differ.
Connections → Build collaborative planning with families and schools.
Transformations → Case study: therapy plans rewritten with flexibility.
Reflections → Group reflection: where do I over-direct, and why?
Session 4 – Friday 24 October 2025**
Things Got Wobbly. Now What? - Valued at $80
Focus Area: Repairing relationships when things don’t go to plan.
Integration: Instead of fearing mistakes, this session reframes ruptures as opportunities for deeper trust and stronger connections.
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → Rupture as natural, expected, and repairable.
Connections → Repair language for families, peers, and clients.
Transformations → Playful, affirming scripts for real-life “wobbles.”
Reflections → How do I respond when things break down?
**Please note this date is not in the usual fortnightly format.
Session 5 – Friday 31 October 2025
Do These Goals Actually Mean Anything? - Valued at $80
Focus Area: Writing goals that are functional, strengths-based, and meaningful.
Integration: Moves away from medicalised or compliance-driven goals and provides practical ways to co-create goals that truly reflect children and families.
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → Why traditional goals feel medicalised or compliance-driven.
Connections → Co-create goals with families and children’s own voices.
Transformations → Goal rewrite templates and affirming examples.
Reflections → “If this were my child, would this goal feel meaningful?”
Session 6 – Friday 14 November 2025
What If Regulation Is Not the Goal? - Valued at $80
Focus Area: Understanding regulation as connection, not compliance.
Integration: Shifts the focus from “self-regulation strategies” to safety, co-regulation, and relational support.
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → Why “self-regulation” models miss the mark.
Connections → Interoception, sensory supports, and co-regulation.
Transformations → Affirming strategies for school, clinic, and home.
Reflections → Practitioner check-in: how do I regulate with clients?
Session 7 – Friday 28 November 2025
Is It Progress or Just Politeness? - Valued at $80
Focus Area: Recognising authentic progress instead of masking.
Integration: Helps professionals distinguish between genuine growth and surface-level compliance, with tools for measuring real engagement.
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → Understanding masking as survival, not skill.
Connections → Partnering with families to spot genuine engagement.
Transformations → Tools for measuring authentic growth (not compliance).
Reflections → How do I define progress — and who decides?
Session 8 – Friday 12 December 2025
What If You’re Not Supposed to Know Everything? - Valued at $80
Focus Area: Humility, co-learning, and ethical reflection.
Integration: Creates safe space for professionals to say “I don’t know” and turn it into a strength.
Framework Highlights:
Foundations → Ethics of humility, curiosity, and power-sharing.
Connections → Collaborative learning with families and children.
Transformations → Language for saying “let’s learn together.”
Reflections → Self-audit: How do I hold not-knowing with confidence?
Is This Series for you?
You are looking for a space to reconnect with your purpose.
You appreciate learning that is relational, reflective, and relevant.
You enjoy growing with others who value care, clarity, and collaboration.
You want to make thoughtful shifts that align with your values.
These sessions welcome you exactly as you are. Whether you are just beginning to explore new ways of working or you are looking to deepen your existing approach, there is something here for you.
Meet Your Presenter
Di Van Der Walt
Hi, I’m Di — speechie, business owner, mentor, mum, storyteller, and champion of therapy that feels good for kids, families, and professionals.
With nearly 20 years of experience, I have supported hundreds of families and mentored dozens of clinicians to grow into the kind of practice that feels connected, sustainable, and grounded in care.
I am the Clinical Director of Perth Hills Allied Health and the creator of The Zone, a practical and compassionate framework that helps therapists and families move from uncertainty to confidence in delivering support that truly honours children.
In these Lunch and Learn sessions, I bring you real-world stories, everyday language, and reflections that spark meaningful change. No shame. No overwhelm. Just honest learning and wholehearted growth.
The Lunch and Learn Core Bundle
Simple and Lifelong Access
Simple and Lifelong Access
One payment gives you:
8 practical sessions grounded in lived and clinical wisdom
Each session valued at $80, bundled for the price of 7 ($560 total)
Lifetime access to every replay and slide deck
Language, strategies, and reflections you can use immediately in your work
Optional Q&A sessions for deeper connection and discussion
The chance to learn alongside someone who has been there too
Your next right step is waiting — and it fits into your lunch break.
Let’s grow in ways that feel strong, supported, and true to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this series for?
This series is designed for allied health professionals who want to support children and families in ways that feel meaningful, respectful, and sustainable.
It is especially relevant if you are a speech pathologist, occupational therapist, psychologist, art therapist, educator, or support coordinator — or if you are simply curious about reflective practice that values connection and growth.
Do I need to attend live?
Not at all! Every session is recorded and uploaded for lifetime access, so you can watch and revisit whenever it suits you.
Even if the live workshop has already happened, you can still register and get instant access to the replay, either through the full bundle or by purchasing that session individually - if you want access to an individual workshop, just email me at [email protected]
Can I claim this for CPD?
Yes — each session aligns with self-directed CPD and provides practical, evidence-informed strategies.
How do I book?
Click below to register. You’ll receive instant access to any prior session and upcoming session links, downloads, and next steps.
I am a student - is there a student discount?
Yes! For those who can prove they are current tertiary students, we do provide a discount. Please email [email protected] with a copy of your Student Identification.
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