Contact

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

When
Monday, August 18, 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!
 

Next Intensive

August 11 - August 15: Sensory Integration Treatment Intensive
Presented by:
Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Next Live Courses

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

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

Next Evening Lecture

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

Next Online Course
Presented by:
Desert Bay Productions
Featuring:
Jeanetta D. Burpee, MEd., OTR/L

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

Next Webinar

September 8: A Little M.O.R.E.
Presented by:
Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA

Back-to School Webinar!

The Sensory-Friendly Classroom:
Facilitating Children's Performance 
Presented by Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Monday August 18, 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.
 
Schools are a whirlwind of sensory information, often making them one of the most challenging settings for children with sensory processing difficulties to succeed in. But that doesn't need to be the case. This webinar will discuss ways to develop a “sensory-friendly” classroom and integrate sensory principles into the classroom. Participants will learn the principles of being “sensory-friendly” and how to set up the optimal sensory environment for learning, as well specific curriculum activities for promoting arousal, modulation, sensory processing and sensori-motor development and organization.

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

  1. List components of a sensory-friendly classroom.
  2. Identify classroom activities for promoting sensory processing and sensori-motor development.
  3. Recognize ways of integrating sensory principles into the classroom environment.

Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA is the Executive Director of the Spiral Foundation as well as a practicing occupational therapist at OTA The Koomar Center. She is active in conducting research related to sensory integration through the Spiral Foundation’s Sensory Processing Research Center and Laboratory. She is a well-known lecturer and researcher on sensory integration theory and intervention, has authored book chapters and articles on praxis and sensory integration, and completed her doctoral dissertation on ideational praxis. Dr. May-Benson received her bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and her master’s degree from Boston University with a concentration in sensory integration and school system therapy. She was a Maternal and Child Health Fellow in the Doctoral Program in Therapeutic Studies at Boston University. She has received the Virginia Scardinia Award of Excellence from AOTA for her work in ideational praxis.

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.

While you're getting ready for a busy new school year, keep an eye out for our accompanying online course, Clinical Assessment of Sensory Integration in Diverse Settings, which will be available from August 11 to September 2.

Missed one of our webinars?

Recordings of all past webinars are available on the Spiral webstore, along other recorded online events you might have missed!

Take a look!