MAKING SENSE OF SENSORY: How Sensory-Motor Issues Affect the Development of Speech

Date: Friday, May 17th, 2019

Audience: Pediatric PT/PTA, OT/COTA, SLP
Course Level: Intermediate
Check in time: 7:30-8 am
Course time: 8-3:30 pm
Location: Woodwinds Health Campus
1925 Woodwinds drive, Woodbury, MN 55125

Contact hours: 6.0
Course intended to be completed in full.  If you need to arrive late or leave early the CE department must be notified before course takes place for contact hours to be adjusted.

This course is offered for 0.60 ASHA CEUs ( Professional area, Intermediate level)

 

AOTA Classifications Codes: Category 1:Domain of OT, Category 2: Occupational Therapy Process

Course Fee: $195

Instructor:

Cari Ebert, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice in the Kansas City, Missouri area. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1993 and her master’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1995. Cari is a therapist, consultant, author and nationally recognized speaker who gets paid to do what she loves most…TALK! She works exclusively with young children, birth to age five, and their families and believes that early intervention is the key to future success. Cari’s son has autism spectrum disorder, apraxia and sensory processing disorder. This allows her to engage audiences both as a professional and as a parent of a child with special needs. She has an energetic personality and this translates to a high-energy speaking style. Join Cari as she explores important issues for enhancing the development of young children…you’ll be glad you took the time!

Course Description:

Young children with special needs will benefit when practitioners work together as a cohesive unit to assess and treat the whole child. This transdisciplinary team approach requires pediatric therapists and educators to understand and synthesize knowledge from the fields of speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and education. Understanding that sensory input drives motor and behavioral output provides the foundation for this course. The way young children take in and respond to sensory information can significantly impact their learning, development and behavior.

Pediatric therapists and early childhood educators can gain confidence and competence by increasing their knowledge related to the impact of sensory-motor issues on speech, language and social development. This one-day course will provide an overview of the external and internal sensory systems along with observable characteristics of sensory over-responsivity, sensory under-responsivity and sensory craving behaviors. Participants will examine the benefits of using a multisensory therapy approach to help young children interact more effectively with their environment.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course the participants will be able to:

  • Contrast how sensory over-responsivity, sensory under-responsivity and sensory-seeking behaviors impact learning, development and behavior.
  • Utilize case studies to understand the sensory explanation behind challenging behaviors.
  • Implement a multisensory therapy approach for children with severe and persistent speech sound disorders.
  • Integrate sensorimotor strategies into pediatric therapy sessions and early childhood classrooms to support learning and development.
  • Recognize how organization of the environment can influence the young child’s attention and ability to learn.
  • Interpret the five functions of behavior and identify the key differences between a behavioral tantrum and a sensory meltdown.

 

Agenda:

7:30-8 am - Registration/Continental Breakfast

8-8:30 am - Understanding Sensory Processing

  • Sensory processing vs. sensory acuity
  • Defining sensory processing
  • How young children learn best

8:30-10 am - Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

  • Defining SPD and considering the etiologies
  • Self-regulation, co-regulation and dysregulation
  • Why SPD is not just a concern for occupational therapists
  • “Stimming” behaviors in children with autism
  • The challenge of providing effective therapy services to the dysregulated child

10-10:15 am - BREAK

10:15-11:30 am - Overview of the Sensory Systems

  • Recognizing the signs of sensory over-responsivity
  • Recognizing the signs of sensory under-responsivity
  • Recognizing the signs of sensory craving

11:30-12:30 pm - LUNCH

12:30-1 pm - Communicative Functions of Behavior

  • Examining ABC (Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence)
  • Anatomy of a behavioral tantrum
  • Anatomy of a sensory meltdown

1-2 pm - Supporting the Dysregulated Child

  • Sensory strategies and activities
  • Natural sensory diet

2-2:15 pm - BREAK

2:15-3:30 pm - Documentation

  • Sensory goals
  • Expected outcomes of sensory input

Application and Case Studies

Q & A

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