Webinar: 2021-05-11: Are Sensory Sensitivities Interfering with Learning?
Webinar: 2021-05-11: Are Sensory Sensitivities Interfering with Learning?
Are Sensory Sensitivities Interfering with Learning? Strategies for Evaluation and Treatment presented by Karen Moore, OTR/L
May 11, 2021 - 7:00PM - 8:30PM EDT
Webinar description
Sensory sensitivities can interfere with education in many ways from having difficulty getting dressed, to standing in lines, to tolerating noisy lunchrooms, to trying to concentrate in a busy classroom. In more serious cases sensory issues can cause anxiety and emotional outbursts. Students who have experienced trauma often have additional challenges of disturbed sensory responses. This webinar will explore various tools and screenings to identify sensory issues and will offer suggestions to help students deal with their sensitivities.
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe ways sensory sensitivities can impact success in the school environment.; 2. Describe one formal and three informal tools for evaluation of sensory sensitivities; 3. Explain how a history of trauma can impact sensory responses; 4. Identify three treatment strategies to help with sensory sensitivities.
Karen Moore, OTR/L worked in mental health at Worcester State Hospital and on the Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit at UMASS Medical Center. Her career long commitment to the study of sensory modalities for treatment culminated in the development of the Sensory Connection Program and the publication of three books: The SCP Activities for Mental Health Treatment (2005), The SCP Self-Regulation Workbook (2008), and The SCP Curriculum for Self-Regulation (2015). She led a clinical research project on the use of the Wilbarger Protocol, with patients with sensory defensiveness, PTSD, and self-injurious behaviors (Moore & Henry, 2002). Karen has presented on sensory related treatment throughout the country to state systems, private hospitals, adolescent behavioral units and occupational therapy conferences including MAOT, NHOTA, OTAC and SSOT/SK. She has provided training on the use of sensory modalities to enhance Crisis Intervention and Restraint and Seclusion Reduction initiatives as well as for Trauma Informed Care.
Karen is a longtime friend of Therapro, having previously presented several Saturday Seminars:
