Rachael Benson
Administrative Assistant
The Spiral Foundation
74 Bridge Street
Newton, MA 02458
courses@thespiralfoundation.org
617-969-4410 ext. 231
Course level: Introductory
Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants, parents
AOTA:
Domain: Activity Demands
Process: Intervention
Contact hours: This course is worth total of 1.0 contact hours, or .1 AOTA CEUs.
Course Completion Requirements: To receive contact hours for this course you must listen to the LiveTalk either live or as a recording, and complete the accompanying assessment.
ADA/Section 504: If you require special accommodations, please contact us at the address above.
Continuing Education
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.
2019 LiveTalk Series:
January 28: Collaboration in Diverse Cultural Settings: Navigating the OT “Expert” Role
February 11: OT and Psychology: The Relationship between Trauma, Attachment and Sensory Integration
March 4: OT and Speech and Language Pathologists: Working Together to Explore the Language of Sensory Integration
TBD: Clinical OT and School OT: Collaboration for Client Success in Varied Environments
TBD: OT and Early Intervention Team Collaboration: Finding Your Place on the Team
TBD: The OT/Teacher Partnership: Effectively Supporting Students in Inclusive Environments
TBD: The OT and Parent Partnership: Building a Foundation of Understanding
TBD: OT and the Dietician: Partnering for Healthy Relationships with Feeding Clients
TBD: Advocating for Sensory Friendly Community Partners
TBD: OT and Behavioral Optometrists: Insight into Integrating Vision in Sensory Integration
** dates subject to change **
Monday, October 21, 2019
7:00pm - 8:00pm EST
With changes in healthcare, interdisciplinary collaborations are more important and often a regular part of Occupational Therapy practice in recent years. Occupational therapists working in the area of Sensory Integration frequently coordinate care or interface with a wide range of professionals in the course of providing services to their clients. Our 2019 Live Talk Series: Collaboration for Care: Combining Treatment Disciplines for Greater Effectiveness will explore the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of navigating these partnerships with a wide range of professionals.
This year’s LiveTalk series will present multiple occupational therapy professional partnerships to address various clients whose treatment needs cross disciplines. Our guests will include occupational therapists and their professional partners who will discuss strategies for making their partnerships work. Guests will use case studies to illustrate their partnerships’ successes and challenges.
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Have you ever wanted to reach out to places in your community to establish sensory friendly environments for their participants? These partnerships create opportunities to educate community programs on sensory integration, promote the value of setting up sensory friendly environments for their participants and create opportunities to encourage more inclusive environments for those individuals who need sensory accommodations to participate in these settings. These community partnerships can generate service referrals for your facility and increase awareness of occupational therapy services. This talk will discuss ways to create these partnerships within communities outside the clinical setting to facilitate the expansion of sensory informed practices.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this LiveTalk the participant will be able to:
About the Speakers: Ms. Sawyer is the Clinical Director at OTA The Koomar Center and is responsible for overseeing all therapeutic activities. She has extensive clinical experience working with children and families. Sarah began her career in the United Kingdom working with children, adolescents and adults with Sensory Processing Dysfunction (SPD) across home, school and clinic-based settings. In 2003 Sarah was awarded the Elizabeth Casson Trust Scholarship from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, to attend Tufts University to complete her post-professional masters. Her thesis focused on therapists’ clinical reasoning. Sarah has broad experience evaluating and treating individuals with SPD and has specialized training in Listening Therapies, Trauma and Visual Vestibular difficulties. She has a particular interest in working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum and has specialized training in DIRŪ Floortime Approach. As well as overseeing the day-to-day running of the clinic, Sarah regularly trains and presents to educational facilities and other professionals broadening understanding of Sensory Processing Dysfunction and Sensory Integration Therapy.
Subscriptions for the 2019 'Collaboration for Care: Combining Treatment Disciplines for Greater Effectiveness' LiveTalk Series are open!
Subscribe now and receive all 10 of this year's LiveTalks for one low price!
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October LiveTalk: $25
2019 Series: $188