Contact

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

When
Monday October 6, 2014
12:00pm - 2:00pm 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 a total of 2.0 contact hours or .2 AOTA CEUs.

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 Onsite Courses

November 1: Advanced Intervention for Ideational Praxis - Affordances to Executive Functions
Presented by:
Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

January 18 - 22: Sensory Integration Treatment Intensive
Presented by:
Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Next Online Course

October 5 - 26: GAS - Goal Attainment Scaling as a Meaningful Outcome Measure
Presented by:
Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Next LiveTalks

October 20: Supporting the Social Emotional Needs of Children in SI Intervention
Presented by:
Susanne Smith Roley, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

December 1: Facilitating
Fine Motor Skills Development
Presented by:
Rhoda P. Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA

Praxis Makes Perfect: Understanding Praxis Disorders and Intervention

Presented by Teresa May-Benson,
ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Monday October 6, 2014
12:00pm - 2:00pm EST

Webinars are 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.

This special two-hour webinar is designed to provide a solid introduction to praxis, praxis disorders, and praxis intervention. It will first cover a broad overview of praxis and its components, before moving into a summary of subtypes of praxis disorders and reccomended interventions for each.

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

Identify the primary components of praxis
Recoginize behaviors indicative of praxis dysfunction.
Identify key intervention strategies for praxis intervention.

About the Speaker: 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: $70

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.