Sensory Processing CEU Courses for OTs

This seminar will compare and contrast the various listening programs and how they can benefit the children you treat. We will talk about Pro’s and Con’s and what training you need for each program. We will also discuss the latest research and products of some of the programs.

This seminar will cover various sensory lifestyle strategies for the school setting to help children with sensory issues.

Sensory-based therapies are frequently used for children with autism. Families of children with autism rank occupational therapy and sensory-based therapies in the top three services sought for their children. Few studies have examined the efficacy of sensory-based therapy for autism, however. In this workshop, participants will be provided with an overview of the evidence for sensory dysfunction and sensory-based therapies in autism.

This seminar will focus on creating a sensory lifestyle for your clients. The primary focus will be on how to identify the sensory needs of a child in the home environment and appropriate treatment strategies. We will also focus on the importance of relationship and engagement.

This course will review perspectives on intolerance for eating and oral care. It will include clinical examples of sensory disorders in adults with traumatic brain injury and children with developmental disorders. It will describe approaches for increasing clients’ willingness to eat and engage in oral care.

Pediatric problem eating can lead to stressful mealtime environments for an entire family. Families tend to have significant difficulties improving the eating habits of their children without intervention. The focus of feeding therapy with problem eaters is to improve the relationship between the parent and child around the mealtime.

***For optimum viewing, please DO NOT pause or fast-forward during this course.*** This course will describe and discuss sensory-based thinking. Personal experiences and examples will be shared to demonstrate how sensory-based thinking occurs in individuals with ASD. Please Note: This live event will include an interview with Temple Grandin that was pre-recorded at Dr. Grandin's request.