Differences in sensory integration and processing can present differently at different life stages. What does sensory-informed practice look like when we seek to honor the central tenet of the self-directed person and use playful, meaningful occupations as a means to an end.
This 50-minute talk is designed to elevate the clinician's ability to engage in authentic neurodiversity-affirming practice and challenge systemic ableism and norm-driven treatment models. Engage in a critical discussion with other professionals and celebrate diversity and different ways of being as we embrace the concept of "different not less" and principles of actualization that are central to the provision of health care.
Originally recorded 5.22.2023
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.
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