Get Sensory Savvy: Online – 30 Day Access
$99.00
A workshop suitable for parents, teachers, early educators and new graduates to help you UNDERSTAND the sensory needs of children and how to manage SENSORY processing disorder in a functional context. This workshop will assist you to understand sensory BEHAVIOURS, understand how to prepare your child for sensory CHALLENGES and how to make adjustments as their sensory needs change over time. PRACTICAL and EVIDENCE BASED strategies. Easy to read workbook, exercises and instructional video by an occupational therapist.
Our ONLINE Get Sensory Savvy Workshop is designed to help parents, teachers, early childhood teachers and new graduates to understand more about sensory vulnerabilities and provide strategies to help manage them. It's the perfect place to get answers to all of your questions. It helps you identify and apply intervention strategies SPECIFIC to your unique family circumstances and difficulties.
The videos in this course were filmed when the program was delivered to early childhood educators and teachers. Hence, this is a valuable workshop for teaching skill development.
Topics Covered:
- What do we mean by sensory processing disorder?
- How do we process sensory information?
- Understand how our level of alertness can impact on our ability to process sensory information.
- Understand the key features of sensory defensiveness and how it disrupts functional performance & participation at home, pre/school and community.
- Learn about sensory diets and other therapy intervention methods.
- Introduction to Therabrushing, Oral Tactile Technique and Soundsory/The Listening Program (or other similar programs). How do these intervention techniques fit into the bigger therapy picture?
Our occupational therapist guides you through the videos and workbook based on their experience with sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder and social-emotional or regulation difficulties.
At Grace Children's Therapy we like to highlight the importance of addressing sensory processing difficulties in the context of functional goals so children are developing those very important life skills. Therefore, this online program complements your Grace Children's Therapy OT sessions.
After purchase, you will get an email from us instantly which includes two workbooks and videos to work through. Within the workbooks (front cover) you will be able to click on the link to watch the videos.
The workbooks are downloadable, we suggest you print them off as the download period is 30 days. Links will be made available to you automatically once payment is completed.
We also suggest that you purchase the book, The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz, to read in conjunction with the course.
Grace Children's Therapy have helped thousands of families and children and continue to provide evidence based intervention. The information provided in this course should be used as a guide only and for self-education; it is not intended to replace the professional work and knowledge of occupational therapists. We recommend seeking consultation with an occupational therapist as each person and child's needs vary and professional consultation is highly recommended. The company accepts no liability for the content of the workshop & intervention implementation, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. The information is of a general nature and a suitably qualified occupational therapist should be consulted.
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