Summary: It is not just what you do “But How You Do It” the therapeutic use of self. This presentation will highlight the importance of understanding the “individual profile” of the child and the caregiver to support arousal regulation. Emphasis will be on putting the “relationship” in the forefront and “tailoring interactions” to support sensory and emotional regulation moment to moment. Video examples to support arousal regulation in the flow of interactions will be presented throughout this presentation.
Presented live and recorded November 2016.
Intended Audience: Occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, physical therapists, special education teachers, psychologists, early intervention specialists, nurses, physicians, mental health providers and parents.
Prerequisite: None
Presenter: Rosemary White, OTR/LOwner and Director of Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy Services and Pacific Northwest Pediatric Therapy, DIR Floortime Faculty for Profectum and ICDL.
Learning Objectives:
The importance of putting the relationship in the forefront when working with a child and his caregiver to support arousal regulation.
How understanding the individual profile of the child influences the how you tailor your interaction to support arousal regulation.
How to use your voice, your actions, where you place yourself in relation to the child and how you touch the child to support arousal regulation.
Continuing Education:The Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation is an AOTA Approved Provider of Continuing Education. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Upon full completion of the course video, participants must complete and pass a quiz with at least 80% accuracy to receive a certificate of completion.
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