Level: Introductory

Length: 6 hours

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:

• Discuss the benefits of including parents as central to the therapy process
• Identify signs of regulation and dysregulation across populations and the lifespan
• Identify at least 5 priorities for cultivating effective relationship-based parent coaching
• Describe at least 3 relevant parent coaching strategies that can be implemented immediately

Presenters:

Virginia Spielmann, PhD, OTR/L
Executive Director, STAR Institute

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). Virginia obtained her PhD in Infant and Early Childhood Development (with an emphasis on mental health) from Fielding Graduate University in 2021.

Virginia 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 supporting autistic children and their families, as well as children with Sensory Processing Disorder, infant mental health issues, from adopted families and those who have experienced developmental trauma.

Kathleen A. Platzman, PhD
Licensed Psychologist in Private Practice
Clinical Director of ICDL

Kathy is a Licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Her private practice, Floortime Atlanta, is multi-disciplinary and focuses on both assessment and treatment of individuals with a wide range of developmental disabilities and challenges and their families. She uses the DIR/Floortime model which is trans-disciplinary, relationship-based model to address difficulties and promote development in children with social and emotional, and/or information processing challenges. Her work often focuses on trauma and attachment. She has been trained in compatible approaches such as EMDR and Brainspotting. She specializes in working with individuals who are on the autistic spectrum disorders and their families. She is an adjunct faculty member of Fielding University Infant and Early Childhood Development and Clinical Director of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders.

Dr. Platzman received her doctorate in 1983 from the University of Chicago, Committee on Human Development. In 1992 she completed a respecialization in Child and Family.

Amanda Binns, PhD, SLP-CCC, Reg. CASLPO
Speech-Language Pathologist

Dr. Binns is a Speech-Language Pathologist who uses her clinical experiences to inform her research and to influence and support best practice in the field of Speech-Language Pathology. Dr. Binns’ program of research examines social communication programs and their effectiveness and incorporates both practice-based research and implementation science. This research program is the result of 15 years of experience working clinically as a speech-language pathologist providing supports for neurodiverse children and their families. Her work is designed to co-create knowledge with end-users and aims to: improve Speech and Language services by optimizing them to fit child, family and system needs, and increase system wide adoption of evidence-based services. She has presented to and worked with professionals, parents, and policy makers, locally, across North America, and internationally.

Who should attend:

This workshop is for every allied health professional who has ever wanted to better include parents as part of the team and therapeutic process. It is especially designed for health professionals working with neurodivergent clients (Autism, ADHD, differences in sensory integration and processing, generalized anxiety, neurodevelopmental differences, etc.).

Instructional Methods:

PowerPoint lecture with video examples

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.

Continuing Education Credits:

Course Completion Requirements:

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.