Treating Sensory Modulation and Defensiveness

Description

Featuring: Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA
originally recorded January 27, 2014

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

Description: This LiveTalk will provide practical treatment strategies and activities for addressing sensory modulation and sensory defensiveness issues in children.

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

1. State the effectiveness and processes behind various strategies and activities relating to the treatment of sensory modulation and sensory defensiveness issues.
2. Recognize the need for specific intervention strategies in children with sensory modulation and sensory defensiveness issues.
3. Identify practical treatment strategies and activities for addressing sensory modulation and sensory defensiveness issues in children.

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.

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.