Pre-Conference

Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Topic: Implementing A Sensory Processing Approach in Practice with Children, Families, and Schools

Objectives

·        Articulate the conceptual basis for a sensory processing approach to assessment and intervention

·    Recognize the appropriate uses for the Sensory Profile measures.

·    Become aware of the uses of the new Sensory Profile School Companion and the Sensory Profile Supplement

·         Learn about the unique perspectives of teachers in school, and how to broker this knowledge with information from the parents at home

·    Articulate program planning and intervention which considers both the person's abilities and the environmental factors that support or create barriers to performance.

·    Contribute to a person's successful participation in natural settings.

·    Articulate the complementary features of a sensory processing approach with cognitive and behavioral approaches.

·    Collaborate successfully with families and colleagues in other professions, sharing and reframing therapeutic knowledge into "user friendly" terms.