This session is part of two comprehensive series:
Birth to Three Annual Conference 2 PROGRAM B – ON-DEMAND
and
Birth to Three Annual Conference 2 – ON-DEMAND
COURSE DESCRIPTON:
The way that we process sensation and move our body impacts the way that we feel. The way we feel impacts the way we process sensation and move our body. The way that we sense, move and feel impacts the way we act and interact with others, which becomes known as our personality style. Understanding personality styles with sensation, movement and emotion in mind can help us interact with children in a way that strengthens our relationships and enhances engagement and regulation.
Many times, therapists working with birth to 3 clients will be one of the first professionals supporting a family during the time of a diagnosis. It is vital that as the therapist you are able to provide the family with the most up to date information about neurodiversity affirming approaches and possible interventions, understanding the brain and body connection when parenting, and accommodating for their child’s needs. This course will include current research, case examples and practical strategies you can immediately implement with your early intervention families.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize how a family can create a sense of felt safety with their child
- Identify how a family can support interoception through everyday activities in the home
- Determine which accommodations a family can make in their home to become a high-functioning environment for their child
AUDIENCE:
Birth to three therapists including OTs, PTs, SLPs, and Special Educators working in these settings Outpatient – private practice and Early intervention/home care.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Neurodiversity and The Importance of Affirming Language
Double Empathy Problem, Masking, The Concept of Monotropism
Creating a Sense of Felt Safety and Connection
Honoring All Forms of Communication
Low vs. High Functioning Environments and Supporting Sensory Differences
Introduction to Interoception in the Birth to 3 Population as an Everyday Opportunity
Neurodiversity and the Coaching Model
Collaborating with Other Professionals
Kristin Jones, a Neurodivergent Occupational Therapist, has been practicing OT for over 23 years. She has worked in multiple pediatric settings including early intervention, outpatient clinic, respectful feeding, and school based. The past 14 years she has been at the Community School of Davidson where she has taken the lead in guiding the administration and staff to become a trauma informed and neurodiversity affirming organization. Kristin has a passion for the latest research in brain development and translating this information for teachers to apply in the classroom. Her favorite quote is “if they could, they would”. It is our responsibility as educators to figure out the “why” to provide the most effective strategies for student success and to ensure the student feels understood.
Financial Disclosures: Kristin Jones receives a speaking fee when she teaches for ERI.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Kristin Jones has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Once you purchase an online course you will have access to the course materials. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam.
Once you purchase an online course, you will have the opportunity to take an exam to test your retention of the material. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam. The exam must be completed with a pass rate of 80% or more in order to receive your certificate of attendance.
