An Introduction to Sensory Integration: understanding and supporting children's motor and sensory development
Presented on Tuesday, 26th February 2019
Content
This course was a day of learning about Neuro-typical sensory/motor development and the challenges that children and young people face when the sensory systems are not integrated fully for a variety of reasons.
Participants had the opportunity to experience what it feels like (physically and emotionally) to move through the world with some of these challenges - or at least a small glimpse of how it feels.
Susan discussed a variety of strategies and introduced a tool to identify the reason for the sensory challenges at home/school/community and to empower participants to implement an appropriate strategy.
Participants said:
"A really well paced and interesting course."
"The presenter has a wealth of information and was very interesting to listen to."
Target Audience
Teachers (specialist/mainstream) speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, support staff, parents/carers, and anyone who supports children and young people with a sensory impairment.
Presenter
Susan Doogan, Paediatric Occupational Therapist, and founding Director of Motorvate Therapies
Programme
10 am Welcome and introduction Meriel Sweetnam SSC CPD Co-ordinator
10.10 am Sensory/motor development Susan Doogan
11.25 am Sensory processing challenges
1.15 pm Practical Activities
2.15 pm Discussion: practical activities. How did it feel?
2.40 pm Strategies
3.45 pm Questions, Course Evaluation and close