Contact

Rachael Benson, Administrative Assistant
The Spiral Foundation
74 Bridge Street
Newton, MA 02458
courses@thespiralfoundation.org
617-969-4410 ext 231

When
Monday, September 8, 2014
12:00pm - 1:30pm EST

Where
Anywhere! This is an online event.

Continuing Education

Who:

Occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants and students, speech and language therapists, teachers, teacher's aides, and other educators.

Level:
Introductory

Prerequisites: None

AOTA:

Domain: Performance Skills

Process: Intervention

Completion Requirements:
To receive contact hours for this course you must attend this course live or view it as a recording and successfully complete the course exam.

Contact Hours:
This course is worth 2.0 contact hours

You will be able to download a copy of the webinar for your own use after the course is completed.

ADA/Section 504: If you require special accommodations, please contact us at the address above.

Hold the Date for These Great Upcoming Courses!

Live Courses

Sept. 20: Advanced Eyesight to Insight
Presented by:
Mary Kawar, MS, OT/L and
Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD

Sept. 21: From Primitive Reflexes
to Sensory Integration and
Occupational Performance
Presented by:
Mary Kawar, MS, OT/L

LiveTalks

Sept. 29: Strategies for
Postural Control Intervention
Featuring:
Nancy Lawton-Shirley, OTR

Oct. 20: Supporting the Social Emotional Needs of Children in SI Intervention
Featuring:
Susanne Smith Roley, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Dec. 1: Facilitating Fine Motor
Skills Development
Featuring:
Rhoda P. Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA

Evening Lectures

Sept. 24: Parent Strategies for Managing Behaviors of Children with SPD
Presented by:
Linda Tirella, OTD, OTR/L, MHA

All New Webinar!

A Little M.O.R.E.
Presented by Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA

Monday September 8, 2014
12:00pm - 1:30pm EST

Webinars are one and a half hour online presentations geared towards professionals. Participants who call in live have the opportunity to participate in a question/answer session with the speaker. All registrants receive a download of the recorded webinar following the presentation.

In this introduction to the full two to three day course, M.O.R.E.: Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural Function, expert Patricia Oetter will address the basics of the suck/swallow/breathe model. Participants will learn the importance of these functions and vital roles they play working together, followed by specific interventions to help facilitate successful functioning.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this course participants will be able to:

Describe the gestalt of the suck/swallow/breathe model
Identify 3 ways to encourage a suck that can achieve a seal and a vacuum
List at least 5 natural activities to facilitate varying depth and rate respiration patterns.

About the Speaker: Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA is an occupational therapist whose work encompasses many disability groups aged newborn to adult. Ms. Oetter's MA is in special education and she is co-author of the MORE: Integrating the Mouth and Out of the Mouth of Babes books and the MORE DVD. She is currently in private practice in California and provides practicum training, consultation and intensive treatment nationally and internationally.

Join Us!

Cost: $65

Register Now!Cancellation Policy: No refunds except in the event the course is cancelled by Spiral. Recorded downloads are available for those who miss the live event. Please see here towards the bottom of the page for the Spiral Foundation's complete policy regarding cancellations and refunds. For questions, contact us at courses@thespiralfoundation.org or 617-969-4410 ext 231.

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