Date Tuesday & Wednesday December 5 & 6, 2023 8:00 AM—3:00 PM EST
Format
Live In-Person Conference
**Limited Space**
Location 1580 Coney Island Ave Brooklyn, NY 11230 (Q-Train)
12 contact hours 12 CEUs for NY OTs 12 NBCOT PDUs 14.4 CEUs for NY PT 12.0 CTLE credit/contact hours
Fee $479 Before November 14 $499 After November 14 Group of 4+ 5% Savings- list group members and use Coupon code Team4Save5
Target Audience OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs, SLPs, special educators, educators
Discover a systematic approach to the assessment and development of therapeutic interventions for addressing the common challenges in today’s world of neurodiversity.
In this seminar participants will learn how to develop a clear plan of action to improve self-regulation abilities from the bottom-up, with measurable and observable changes along the way. Participants will understand the relationship between physical development and the way that we use our bodies as it relates to social-emotional-cognitive development and the way that clinicians can tap into that growth with a systematic and organized therapeutic approach.
At this seminar, clinicians will sharpen their effective use of a bottom-up approach to effect change in overall:
Clinicians will develop a plan of action that allows them to incorporate the many strategies in their toolbox within a framework that leads to the achievement of functional goals in an efficient manner.
Leave this 2-day seminar with practical assessment and intervention strategies, experienced in a variety of hands-on labs. Understand the expression of these challenges throughout the lifespan, and benefit from the experience of the presenter in her work with adults and teenagers, as it impacts both work with the adult population as well as the way in which it informs best practice in the pediatric population.
Danielle has more than 20 years of broad experience as an occupational therapist, working with children, teenagers, and adults through the lifespan. She is the founder of SensoryWellness LLC, a practice dedicated to working with adults and teenagers with regulation and sensory processing challenges. Click here for full bio and disclosure information
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this seminar, the participant will be able to…
Assess individuals using the approach described in this seminar and develop a systematic therapeutic intervention plan that provides a clear path of treatment toward observable functional change.
Articulate the role of primary reflex patterns in the development of sensory processing, executive functioning skills, motor development, and self-regulation abilities, with an understanding of how to incorporate a variety of therapeutic approaches to promote growth and development in these areas.
Correlate the relationship between physical symptoms of neurodevelopmental maturity and social, emotional, cognitive, and regulation challenges experienced by these same individuals.
Explain the basic principles of neurodevelopment within the approach taught in this seminar as used to implement effective therapeutic interventions throughout the lifespan.
Demonstrate proficiency in the use of the manual strategies that will be taught as well as relate the application and adaptation of these interventions to all therapeutic settings.
Agenda
Day 1
8:00 – 8:30 Top-down vs. Bottom-up therapeutic approaches with video analysis.
8:30 – 9:30 The relationship between developmental milestones, postural control, and movement patterns with social, emotional, and cognitive development.
9:30 – 9:40 Break
9:40 – 10:10 Basic principles of the Sensory Wellness Model:
Organize the body to organize the mind
Proprioception at its core
Using the body and mind with ease
10:10 – 11:25 Tactile/Proprioception Lab, follow up discussion Q&A
11:25 – 12:05 Lunch Break
12:05 – 1:50 Primary Reflex Patterns – an intervention or assessment tool?
What is a reflex / Role in growth and development
1:50 -2:00 Break
2:00 – 3:00 Modulation Lab, Q&A
Day 2
8:00 -10:00 Primary Reflex Patterns: From chaos to organization
Reflex Patterns and Sensory Processing: mapping the body.
Danielle has more than 20 years of broad experience as an occupational therapist, working with children, teenagers, and adults through the lifespan. She is the founder of SensoryWellness LLC, a practice dedicated to working with adults and teenagers with regulation and sensory processing challenges.
