This will be presented live via webinar on January 25, 2023 and a recording will be available for later access through STAR Institute's Online Learning site. Please register to access the recorded version of the live webinar, even if you are not able to attend live.
Sensory Informed and Trauma Informed Supports for Foster Children - How Occupational Therapists and other health professionals can support parent caregiving occupations, establish felt safety, develop attunement, set boundaries, and build a therapeutic and healing home environment.
The views expressed in the following
presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect those of
STAR Institute.
Level: Introductory
Length: 1 hour
Timeframe for access: Once you first choose
to "Launch" this course, you will have 45 days to access the content
as often as you like. Your 45-day window for access will not begin until you
first click the "Launch" button.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the relationship between intentional caregiving occupations and placement success.
- Understand and apply the concept of sensory anchors and describe how can they can used to support sense of belonging and felt safety.
- Describe and identify attachment occupations.
- Realize the importance of attunement and describe sensory-informed strategies for cultivating attunement within caregiver-child relationships.
Presenter:
Virginia Spielmann, PhD, OTR/L
Executive Director (she/her)
Virginia is a well-travelled speaker, coach and educator on topics including sensory integration, DIR/Floortime, child development and infant mental health. She has conducted trainings in Kenya, Australia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and the USA and leads workshops at international conferences.
Virginia is a founder and former Clinical Director of SPOT (Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy) Interdisciplinary Children's Therapy Center in Hong Kong, where she led a large and widely respected inter-disciplinary team.
Virginia obtained her BSc in Occupational Therapy in Oxford England (2002) and her Masters in Occupational Therapy from Mount Mary University, Milwaukee (2018). She is a DIR/Floortime Training Leader and Expert and clinical consultant for the Interdisciplinary Council for Development and Learning (ICDL). Her extensive pediatric experience includes children on the autism spectrum, as well as those with Sensory Processing Disorder, infant mental health issues, children from adopted families and those who have experienced developmental trauma.
Virginia has considerable post-graduate training, she is certified on the SIPT and is currently completing her Ph.D. in Infant and Early Childhood Development with an emphasis on mental health, with Fielding Graduate University, in Santa Barbara.
Presenter Disclosures:
Virginia Spielmann is the Executive Director of STAR Institute and developed/presented this webinar during working hours.
Who should attend:
Occupational
therapists, physical therapists, speech language pathologists, educators, child
development specialists, mental health professionals, parents, caregivers, and
other individuals seeking a better understanding of Sensory Processing.
Instructional Methods:
PowerPoint
lecture
Cancellation Policy:
Because
this program is recorded and accessible at your convenience, cancellations are
not typically accepted. Please contact education@sensoryheatlh.org if you have any questions or concerns.
Do you have a disability that would require special accommodations?
Please contact us at education@sensoryhealth.org and describe how we can help accommodate your needs.
The views expressed in the following presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect those of STAR Institute.