Contact

Rachael Benson
Administrative Assistant 
Spiral Foundation
courses@thespiralfoundation.org
(617) 969-4410 ext. 231

When

Saturday April 11 - Sunday April 12, 2015
8:00am to 4:30 PM EST

Where

Spiral Foundation / OTA The Koomar Center
74 Bridge St.
Newton, MA 02458


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Course level: Introductory to Intermediate

Prerequisites: None.

Target Audience: Occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants, and speech and language therapists with a background in sensory integration.

AOTA:
Domain: Performance Skills
Process: Intervention

Contact hours: This course is worth a total of 12 contact hours, or 1.2 AOTA CEUs.

Course Completion Requirements: To receive contact hours or CEUs for this course you must attend and participate in the course activities.

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.

A Live Two-Day Course

Sensory Integration Essentials: Intervention

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

Saturday April 11 - Sunday April 12, 2015

This two day course provides participants with the core principles and essential information required for successful sensory integration intervention. Participants will learn how to develop interventions for difficulties in sensory modulation and discrimination, praxis, and postural skills, for use both in and out of the clinic.The course format, a combination of lecture, video, and group discussion, allows for opportunities to address participants' specific questions and concerns.

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

  1. Name basic principles of sensory integrative treatment and how they apply to clinic, home and classroom situations
  2. Identify principles of sensory integrative treatment and develop treatment plans based on differential diagnosis of sensory integrative dysfunction
  3. Identify the progression of sensory integrative treatment from organizing sensory input to skill development
  4. Apply sensory integration treatment techniques in a variety of situations to address sensory processing, functional support and praxis problems
  5. Use home and classroom sensory diet modifications to assist with specific problems

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. 

Cost:
Early Bird (register by March 22): $350 
Standard (register after March 22): $375

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.

Day One Course Schedule

8:30 - 9:00  Registration

9:00 - 10:30  Introduction and Overview of Sensory Integrative Theory and Treatment (Clinical Reasoning, Principles, Models of Treatment)

10:30 - 10:45  Break

10:45 - 12:00  Treatment Principles and the Art of Therapy Fidelity to Treatment & Efficacy Research Synopsis

12:00 - 1:00  Lunch

1:00 - 2:30  Equipment Analysis Treatment of Sensory Modulation and Discrimination Problems

2:30 - 2:45  Break

2:45 - 4:30  Treatment continued
 
Day Two Course Schedule

9:00 - 10:30  Treatment of Functional Support Problems: Postural, Oral Motor, Visual/Ocular Motor

10:30 - 10:45  Break

10:45 - 12:00  Treatment of Functional Supports continued Treatment of Praxis and the Importance of Play

12:00 - 1:00  Lunch

1:00 - 2:30  Treatment of Praxis continued

2:30 - 2:45  Break

2:45 - 4:30  Developing a Sensory Diet: Home and School Accommodations Issues Affecting the Delivery of Service (Equipment, Space)


** Topic times may vary but topics will not.