15 JULY 2026
As the school year draws to a close, join Birgit Forstmaier-James, an Occupational Therapist from our Group, as she shares practical tips and supportive strategies to help your child manage transitions and embrace change with greater confidence and resilience - from the summer holidays through to the return to school.
Supporting parents & carers
📅 Date: Wednesday 15th July
⏰ Time: 10am - 11am
In this webinar, she will share:
About our speaker
Birgit Forstmaier-James
Occupational Therapist
Birgit is an experienced Occupational Therapist who studied in Germany and Belgium before moving to the UK in 2002. She discovered her passion for paediatrics and has specialised in the field since 2005, gaining extensive clinical experience across community, social, and educational settings. Birgit has strong expertise in assessing children with complex needs and has worked as an Autism Practitioner in both Wales and England. Prior to joining Witherslack in 2023, she worked as Professional Lead for Children’s Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services in Wiltshire, providing clinical leadership and service development across multidisciplinary teams.
Since joining Witherslack, Birgit has provided essential clinical support, specifically helping children and young people with trauma recovery, educational progress, and independence skills development. Beyond her clinical duties, she actively supports the home and school leadership team with service development initiatives and shares her expertise by delivering a wide range of training sessions and webinars for colleagues, professionals, and caregivers both within and outside the organisation.