This session is part of two comprehensive series:
26th Annual Therapies in the School Conference PROGRAM A – ON-DEMAND 12
and
26th Annual Therapies in the School Conference – ON-DEMAND 12
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Disabilities, trauma, toxic stress, environmental barriers, and more are impacting students’ participation and contributing to behavior differences, including self-stimulation, restricted and repetitive behaviors, anxiety responses and self-injurious actions. By examining sensorimotor needs in multiple case studies, we can learn to align our interventions and recommended activities with evident behaviors to facilitate participation. Case study applications address students diagnosed with ASD, VI, MI, MD, and/or DHH.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize sensorimotor needs that may manifest as behaviors in children.
- Determine how behavior and/or sensorimotor needs affect self-regulation, self-awareness, and functional skills.
- Apply tailored interventions that a student’s sensorimotor needs and will influence behavioral responses.
AUDIENCE:
School-based therapists including OTs, PTs, SLPs and Special Educators.
COURSE OUTLINE:
I. Deeper review of systems and how they can feed into behavior
- Seeking, self-stimulation, repetitive, and anxious “behaviors”
- Disability, trauma, toxic stress, environment, and other factors
- Self-Injurious behaviors; past and current interventions
II. What to do about it
- Matching behaviors to sensorimotor needs within an affirming framework
- Intervention/Activity suggestions to facilitate participation
- Collaborating with teaching staff for carryover and generalization
- Case studies
- Post-test
Athena Oden, PT, graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and has dedicated over 40 years to pediatrics, working in public and private schools, residential facilities, and non-profit organizations for children, in addition to serving as an Early Childhood Intervention consultant. She has developed and implemented successful motor programs for schools across the U.S., led Assistive Technology teams, designed accessible playgrounds, served as an expert jury member in validating three assessments for students with developmental delays, and is currently on the founding Board of Directors for a private school. Athena has presented at local, state, national, and international levels on topics related to neurological and physiological development in the classroom. Her book, Ready Bodies, Learning Minds: Cultivating the Complete Child©, builds on the tenets of previous editions and is tailored for therapists, teachers, and parents. This book provides insight into the sensory and motor systems essential for learning and success for students of all ages and abilities, incorporating research and references while outlining the curriculum for school-based motor lab programs. An observation tool, the Ready Bodies, Learning Minds Screening Report, aids therapists in identifying the most effective intervention strategies for children. Additionally, the Sensorimotor Needs Inventory was recently created to support intervention strategies for behavioral challenges in children with disabilities. Athena was honored to contribute to the development of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) white paper on The Role of School-Based Physical Therapy: Successful Participation for All Students in 2012 and its current update in 2023, and she served for six years as a past Regional Representative for the South Central U.S. states for the School-Based SIG of the APTA.
Athena Oden receives an honorarium from Education Resources.
Athena Oden has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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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.
Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 3 contact hours (0.3 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 13946. This Distance Learning-Independent Course is offered at 3 contact hours 0.3 CEUs (Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge & Professional Issues). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical procedures. This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements for 3 units. Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 3.5 CE Hours - approval #____. This course has been approved by the MD State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for __ Continuing Education Hours. This session applies 3 CE hours toward approval but must be combined with entire Program A sessions to receive approval by the MN Board of PT, #___. Approval #___ by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 3 CECs. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 3 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of PT for 3.6 contact hours (0.36 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 3 contact hours. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2810017TX for 3 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX. Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003. Approved Provider by the NM Board of Physical Therapy for 3 CE Hours. 3 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification.
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