Auditory Interventions for Therapists

Description

Featuring: Alex Doman, CEO of Advanced Brain Technologies
originally recorded March 31, 2014

LiveTalks are hour long audio-only podcasts. This LiveTalk is part of the Treatment Tips and Tricks bundle.

Description: This LiveTalk will address the foundations of and interventions for the auditory system. A variety of sound-based programs for addressing this area of function will be discussed as well as rationale and clinical reasoning for selecting given interventions.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this LiveTalk listeners will be able to:

1. Identify a variety of strategies and programs for addressing auditory sensitivities and auditory processing.
2. Describe important points to consider when engaged in clinical reasoning about auditory interventions.
3. Identify which problems auditory interventions may be appropriate for.

Course Level: Introductory. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Suitable For: Occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants, speech and language therapists.

AOTA
Domain: Performance Skills
Process: Intervention

Contact Hours: This course is worth 1.0 contact hours or 0.1 AOTA CEUs.

Completion Requirements: To receive contact hours for this course you must listen to the recorded LiveTalk in its entirety, and complete the accompanying assessment.

About the speaker: Alex Doman is founder and CEO of Advanced Brain Technologies, and the bestselling co-author of  Healing at the Speed of Sound®.  The third generation in a family of pioneers in the field of child and human brain development, Alex has focused his career on sound, music, and technology and their capacity to improve brain health and performance. He heads product development at Advanced Brain Technologies with credits including co-producer of Music for Healing at the Speed of Sound™, Music for Babies™, executive producer, creator, or collaborator on numerous other music albums, products, and technologies including; Spatial Surround®, Sound Health®,Music for the Mind™, BrainBuilder®, The Listening Program®, Waves™ multi-sensory audio system, TLP Online, and inTime.

ADA/Section 504: If you require special accommodations, please contact the Spiral Foundation at admin@thespiralfoundation.org or (617) 969-4410 ext. 231.

Continuing Education:

Occupational Therapy Practitioners/ Occupational Therapy Assistants:  The Spiral Foundation is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants by the American Occupational Therapy Association.  The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.