Summary: This program provides step-by-step instruction for administration and scoring each item and for obtaining an individual profile and final score using the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP). This assessment identifies developmentally delayed children and those at risk for school-related problems. Emphasis is on making the testing fun for the examiner and the child by presenting test items as a series of games. The administration is demonstrated by the test author, Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR/L, and narrated by a special educator.
Level: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech and language pathologists.
Prerequisite: None
Presenter: Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR/L founded STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder in Colorado, and is the premier center for treatment, research, education, and advocacy for SPD. She currently directs the Treatment Center at STAR Institute and is widely known for fostering collaborative research projects.
For 35 years Dr. Miller has devoted herself to the study and treatment of Sensory Processing Disorder and is spearheading the effort to get SPD recognized as a diagnostic entity separate from other disorders. She is a prolific author, with over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her book, Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)has become the definitive source of information on SPD; the revised edition just recently published.Dr. Miller’s other recent book, No Longer A SECRET: Unique Common Sense Strategies for Children with Sensory or Motor Challenges, offers on-the-spot problem-solving tips to use for children with sensory issues. She developed the STAR Treatment Model, which has been demonstrated through research to be effective in the treatment of sensory-related challenges.
Dr. Miller also develops norm-referenced standardized assessments that are in use worldwide, including the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers, the Leiter International Performance Scale – Revised and the new Miller Function and Participation Scale (or M-FUN) and her latest and ninth scale, Goal-Oriented Assessment of Lifeskills (GOAL). She talks about learning family-centered care during her three terms, totaling nine years on the Governor’s Interagency Coordinating Council for IDEA in CO. In 2005, she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. award from the State of Colorado.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand guidelines for each age group as well as time limits for administering the test items
- Use the “Behavior During Testing” form and accompanying scoring charts
- Score child’s response to each game
- Quickly and easily obtain the child’s final score and create the child’s individual profile Learning Level: Entry Level and Intermediate Target audience: Occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech and language pathologists.
Continuing Education: STAR Institute for 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.