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Rachael Benson
Administrative Assistant
Spiral Foundation
courses@thespiralfoundation.org
(617) 969-4410 ext. 231
Course level: Introductory
Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Teachers, parents, occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants, mental health professionals
AOTA:
Domain: Performance Skills
Process: Intervention
Contact hours: This course is worth a total of 1.5 contact hours, or .15 CEUs.
Course Completion Requirements: To receive contact hours for this course you must attend and participate in the course activities to receive CEUs.
Occupational Therapy Practitioners/ Occupational Therapy Assistants: The Spiral Foundation is an Approved Provider of continuing Education for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants by the American Occupational Therapy Association. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
ADA/Section 504: If you require special accommodations, please contact us at the address above.
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Next Live Course
September 21: From Primitive Reflexes to Sensory Integration and
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Next Desert Bay Courses
September 8 - October 6: Visual Processing Assessment: A Simple Tool for Healthcare Providers
New! From the Spiral Foundation's Evening Lecture Series:
Parent Strategies for Managing Behaviors of Children with SPD
Presented by:
Linda Tirella, OTD, OTR/L, MHA
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
7:00pm - 8:30pm EST
Evening Lectures are live events that take place once a month at The Spiral Foundation / OTA The Koomar Center in Newton, Massachusetts. They are one and half hour presentations geared towards parents, education professionals, and therapists. Evening Lectures are not recorded.
This evening lecture will provide an open discussion of how children with sensory processing issues can present with emotional and behavioral challenges in multiple environments. We will relate how our sensory systems influence our state of arousal and our emotional response to various daily challenges. It will offer suggestions of how a rich sensory diet can help children who are challenged by their sensory systems and provide families with strategies to assist their child in multiple settings.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Identify daily sensory strategies that help to keep our bodies regulated.
- Recognize how children's sensory systems impact their behavior.
- Develop an increased knowledge of how children process sensory information.
About the speaker: Linda Grey Tirella is a Licensed and Certified Occupational Therapist. She has a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University, a Masters in Health Administration from Suffolk University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Boston College. She participated in the MCH-LEND program which supports families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She has over fifteen years’ experience working in public schools. As well as being part of the OTA team, Linda is working with domestic and internationally adopted children and is the director of the Center for Adoptive Families at ICCD. She completed training in Holland in Video Interactive Feedback for Positive Parenting (VIPP) and Level 1 Training with Dan Hughes in the treatment of Children with Trauma-Attachment Problems. Linda has published in the area of domestic and international adoption.
Join Us!
Cost: $25
Parent Couples: $35
Register Now!Cancellation Policy: No refunds except in the event the course is cancelled by Spiral. 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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