Overview
This course is appropriate for anybody who would like to understand the basics of sensory processing difficulties, including:
Our senses
Patterns of sensory dysfunction
Why sensory integration is part of everyone’s development and how it is critical to help us all to participate in daily life
How sensory differences can affect behaviour, learning, emotions and communication.
The assessment process
Sensory strategies and environmental adaptations that can be used to facilitate engagement in activities.
Aims of the course
Introduction to Sensory Integration
Understanding the 8 senses
A focus on patterns of Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Understanding the assessment process
Provide a basic understanding of how to support children and adults with sensory processing difficulties
Objectives
The course looks at our 8 senses and how we process information internally and from the external environment. In this course, we will identify sensory integration and sensory integration dysfunction meanings. We take a closer look at our 8 senses and how they are integrated within our bodies.
We will then look at different patterns of sensory integration difficulties and how they affect people day to day.
The course takes a closer look at what people should expect when accessing sensory integration assessments and how to do this. We look at typical treatment theories and we start to offer guidance on how to support people on a day to day basis.
We will then look at strategies that you can use at home, these strategies are suggestions of activities and adaptations that you can try at home. Please note that these strategies cannot replace the advice from a therapist that has assessed your child.
