SAFE PLACE: A Multi-disciplinary Sensory Integration-based Trauma-informed Intervention for Children
Teresa May-Benson ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Sarah Sawyer, MA, OTR/L

This presentation will introduce SAFE PLACE, a new collaborative sensory integration-based intervention program for children with trauma and attachment concerns. Theoretical foundations, program components, assessment and intervention processes.

• Describe a theoretical model which integrates concepts of sensory integration, complex trauma and attachment
• State the components necessary to implement the SAFE PLACE program in clinical practice
• Identify appropriate assessment components to comprehensively evaluate children with trauma and attachment concerns
• Identify key concepts for intervention using the SAFE PLACE program