Making Sense Series
Join us the first three Wednesdays in December – 12/2, 12/9 and 12/16 from 12:30 to 2 for this three-session sensory series presented by Michele Parkins MS, OTR, an Occupational Therapist specializing in working with children and families with Sensory Processing and Integration Disorder and challenges in social emotional development. Michele is a fellow of Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, OTR and faculty of the Sensory Therapies and Research Institute. She educates therapists from all over the country and world on treatment for sensory processing disorder. She is also SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Test) certified.
December 2, 2020 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Sensational Relationships: Understanding the Impact of Sensory Processing on Regulation & Engagement in Relationships during Infancy and Early Childhood
December 9, 2020 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Connecting Sensation and Emotion: Sensory Attuned Play for Emotion Regulation in Infancy and Early Childhood
December 16, 2020 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Conquering the Day through PLAY: Creating Sensory Affective Interactions in Routines and Play with Infants and Young Children
Michele advocates for all children and families impacted by sensory processing differences to help them and others to understand the impact of these challenges on social emotional functioning and mental health. She believes that challenges in sensory processing always lead to challenges in emotional regulation, developing and maintaining relationships, social skills, and overall mental health. She has embarked on a journey to learn more to support children and families by engaging in Advanced Certification in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at Montclair State University. She is certified in the Developmental Individual Differences Relation-based model (DIR) and is faculty of Profectum Foundation where she educates therapists all over the world on social-emotional development and the DIR model.
Michele Parkins is passionate about working with families and other therapists and she continues to do so as a clinician and educator. She continues to provide consultation to schools as she has done for over 10 years. Michele is also a mother of two children with sensory processing differences. She uses her real life experiences to help her clients better understand the impact of SPD on family dynamics and relationships and the day to day demands of life with sensory processing differences.