Continuing
Education
Related to Sensory Processing Differences Mary
Sue Williams and
Sherry
Shellenberger teach parents/educators/OTs about sensory modulation in
"How Does Your Engine Run?" and "Take Five" "How Does Your
Engine
Run?" is a manual providing lessons plans to help
teach
children methods to improve self-regulation. "Take
Five"
contains activities to use for modulation.
Sensory
defensiveness is a
serious sensory modulation problem that is often misidentified and
infrequently treated effectively. This workshop will introduce an
in-depth, clinical approach to treating sensory defensiveness and the
plethora of seemingly illogical behaviors that are often seen as
secondary issues. Presented
by Patricia Wilbarger, MEd, FAOTA & Julia Wilbarger, PhD,
OTR.
"An
intensive four day course
combining lecture, workshop, and video demonstration addressing Sensory
Integrative Dysfunction in those with developmental and learning
disorders. Training will focus on intervention across interdependent
systems: motor, sensory, emotional relational, communication and
cognitive problem solving" .
Diana
A. Henry, MS, OTR/L
and
Henry OT Services, Inc. offer school based and individual occupational
therapy services. Included in their services are products and workshops
offered across the USA and internationally. Their mission is to promote
understanding and awareness of issues related to sensory processing,
sensory integration and the sensory systems.
Diana's
information teaches how to make modifications to the school and home
environments to support improved success and participation for
children.
"Professional
Development
Programs sponsors cutting edge and popular continuing education
workshops and symposia of interest to professionals who provide
services to children and adults with special needs."
Take
courses from Laura
Barker (Sensory Processing website) or Angela Sallerson (OTRNY
website) to learn how sensation affects brain chemistry and
circuitry and how to incorporate them into daily life using the Ready
Approach, based on Bonnie
Hanschu's work.
"At
this point the focus and direction of TheraPeeds Inc. has culminated in
the marriage of Julia Harper’s two passions: teaching and
servicing
pediatrics. With her vision, TheraPeeds seeks to be the foremost leader
in professional consultations, focusing on providing high quality
direct services to clients and parents, and providing strong support to
the therapists who will be directly impacting the lives of children
with disabilities."
USC/WPS
provides
training classes and materials for the Sensory Integration and Praxis
Tests (S.I.P.T.) administration. The first course is devoted
to
learning about theory of Sensory Integration. After
attending the courses, knowing the groupings or patterns of sensory
integrative dysfunction helps tremendously in interpreting the data
collected from other assessments and observations.
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