This session is part of two comprehensive series:
Therapies in the School 25th Annual Conference PROGRAM B – ON-DEMAND 11
and
Therapies in the School 25th Annual Conference 2024 – ON-DEMAND 11
COURSE DESCRIPTION
We all know the importance of a student’s physical and mental wellness in terms of school success, but what about a student’s sensory health? In this short course, the concept of sensory health and its application to school-based practice will be defined and examined. Assessing for sensory “goodness of fit” across a student’s individual sensory capacities, sensory-based task demands, and environmental sensory features will be discussed. Sensory supportive take-aways and strategies will be shared for immediate application to school settings for both the consultative and direct treatment service delivery models.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Determine the 3 components of sensory health for a student.
- Select an assessment tool that provides applicable sensory data for a student.
- Choose a sensory-health based strategy that applies to a student’s engagement and participation in the school context.
AUDIENCE
School-Based Therapists
COURSE SCHEDULE
Introduction of Concept of Sensory Health
- Us as sensory beings
- Concept of sensory health
- Breaking down each domain of sensory health: sensory capacities of student, sensory demands of task, sensory features of environment
- Interactive component
Assessment for Sensory Health in the Schools
- What components need to be part of sensory-focused assessment
- Top down, bottom up assessing and related tools
- Using impact statements to synthesize findings
- Interactive component
Strategies for Supporting Sensory Health in the School
- Sensory subtype intervention guidelines
- Introduction to ASECRET collaborative problem-solving tool (Miller & Bialar, 2011)
- Planning for an identified student on caseload
- Q and A
POST-TEST
Mim Ochsenbein, MSW, OTR/L has been a practicing pediatric occupational therapist for over 28 years. She received her BSc in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1996 and her MSW from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2012. She has received advanced training in sensory integration (SIPT certification, STAR ProCert1, STAR ProCert2), listening therapy (Therapeutic Listening, iLs), feeding therapy (SOS), DIR, mental health (DC:0-5 Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood), and infant massage (CIMI). Her work in occupational therapy with children and youth has occurred in a variety of settings including early intervention, school based, clinic based, mental health and private practice. As a social worker, she provided case management, program development, and program management for the Junior Blind of America. Mim has taught both university level (California State-Dominguez Hills) and professional continuing education courses since 2013, spoken internationally, and has co-authored works for professional publications. She held director positions at STAR Institute from 2017-2024 at the invitation of Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, FAOTA, OTR.
Mim Ochsenbein receives an honorarium from Education Resources.
Mim Ochsenbein has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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