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The Missing Pieces
An intermediate to advanced level 2-day conference designed for experienced therapists to increase their ability to practically implement sensory strategies into their everyday treatment of the higher-functioning/subtle sensory processing dysfunction. Many therapists working with these clients are making minimal gains solely because these dysfunctions go undetected and are not treated effectively. Learn PRACTICAL, hands-on, specific techniques focusing on the recognition and treatment of sensory discrimination disorders. These strategies will improve skill acquisition and increase the rate of progress, resulting in notable functional outcomes in your treatment session.
A must do conference for the clinician working with Developmental Delays, Learning Disabilities, motor planning deficits, sequencing and organization deficits and executive function dysfunctions.
Who Should Attend?
Experienced Occupational and Physical Therapists who are interested in learning PRACTICAL, hands-on, specific techniques focusing on the recognition and treatment of more subtle/ higher functioning clients with sensory processing disorders.
At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
Identify the indicators of a discrimination dysfunction, using clinical observation skills, and indicate how this affects their specific discipline.
Demonstrate the use of specific manual treatment approaches to address sensory integration dysfunction.
Identify appropriate sensory-based home and classroom strategies to promote ease and efficiency in carry-over of treatment strategies for parents and teachers.
Demonstrate the ability to write measurable, functional outcomes as a result of appropriate identification of dysfunctions and treatment strategies for each client.
Continuing Education Credits:
A certificate of completion issued at the end of the course for 14 contact hours.
1.4 CEUs awarded by NYSCEPT & AOTA (Approved Provider). (The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA).
Attire:
Please wear comfortable, loose clothing and bring a mat or large towel for floor work.
Welcome and Overview of Discrimination Dysfunction Focus placed on the therapist clearly defining discrimination dysfunctions and understand how it affects skill and impedes progress
10:30am
Morning Break
10:45am
Video Discussion Participants will get a chance to identify a child with discrimination dysfunction and observe how it affects skill
12:30pm
Lunch Break
01:30pm
Somatodyspraxia
Learn to identify this disorder with specific testing strategies and clinical observations and understand discipline specific implications.
Participants will learn specific hands-on strategies to implement with clients (lab)
03:45pm
Afternoon Break
04:00pm
Case Studies and Questions
05:00pm
End of Day One
Day Two
Time
Activity
09:00am
Postural-Ocular Disorder Learn to identify and treat this disorder with specific testing strategies and clinical observations and understand discipline specific implications. Participants will learn specific, hands-on strategies to implement with clients (Lab)
11:00am
Morning Break
11:15am
Bilateral Integration and Sequencing Deficit Learn to identify and treat this disorder with specific testing strategies and clinical observations and understand discipline specific implications. Participants will also learn specific hands-on strategies to implement with clients (Lab)
01:00pm
Lunch Break
02:00pm
Putting It Together
Understand how lower level issues affect discrimination, prioritizing treatment and quantitatively measuring progress and skill
03:15pm
Afternoon Break
03:30pm
Sensory Diet and Case Studies Participants will diagnose and design sensory diets for specific case studies