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Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete Two Sessions for 11 Contact Hours (1.1 CEUs)
April 30 and May 8, 2026
8:40 am EST • 7:40 am CST • 6:40 am MST • 5:40 am PST (US)
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The Sensory Emotional EngageMent Frame of Reference connects sensory processing, motor experiences, and emotional expression to social-emotional development. Learn the 5 Sensory Emotional Personality Styles and corresponding Sensory Emotional Play Themes and Engagement Roles for improved regulation and enhanced engagement in intervention. Participants will have opportunities to apply the framework to their own clinical scenarios, use the Sensory Emotional Engagement Checklist, determine their own sensory emotional personality, and develop intervention plans. This course brings updated research with contemporary language that builds connection and compatibility amongst the bi-directional impacts of sensory emotional engagement and personality so children and their adults can achieve improved relational and mental health at home, school and in the community.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Differentiate between sensory over-responsivity, under-responsivity, discrimination challenges, postural weakness, and dyspraxia
- Link foundational sensory-motor capacities to mental health capacities
- Connect sensory processing, adaptive emotional expression, and social participation to personality and behavior.
- Utilize the Sensory Emotional EngageMent Checklist to assess for each of the five Sensory Emotional Personalities (SEPs).
- Determine intervention plans specific to each Sensory Emotional Personality using the P.L.A.Y. Framework that include play themes, sensory motor activities, affective strategies and supporting adult roles
- Identify modifications for the child’s environment (in the home and community) to encourage engagement in play and relationships.
- Select strategies to educate parents and caregivers about play and emotional development as well as how to engage using the Sensory Emotional EngageMent (SEEM) frame of reference.
AUDIENCE:
This intermediate course is designed for PTs, OTs and SLPs working with pediatrics through age 13.
Dr. AnnMarie Murphy, OTD, OT/L, CIMI-2, PNAP, is an occupational therapist and certified infant massage instructor with advanced training in the evaluation and treatment of sensory processing and integration disorder. Over the last seven years AnnMarie was mentored by the founder of Great Kids Place and creator of the Sensory-motor Emotional EngageMent Frame of Reference (SEEM), Michele Parkins, MS, OTR/L, IMH-E. During her time at Great Kids AnnMarie co-wrote this frame of reference as well as the Sensory-motor Emotional Engagement-Checklist; she also co-developed the adolescent and adult program, Great Kids at Heart, as well as a program to support children and adults who are over-responsive, Sensations As Fun Experiments (SAFE). To support Michele’s Frame of Reference, within and outside of Great Kids Place, AnnMarie has had the honor and privilege of presenting this research locally and nationally. Over the last five years, AnnMarie has served as a member on the SEEM research team under the mentorship of Dr. Sarah Schoen. In memory of Michele, AnnMarie hosts a weekly podcast entitled A Sensory Emotional Lens.
Outside of her clinical work, AnnMarie is an Assistant Professor of the Occupational Therapy Doctoral program at Fairleigh Dickinson University where she conducts research, advises research students, and teaches pediatrics, neuroscience, mental health and interprofessional education. Through her research, AnnMarie has worked with children and adults on understanding how their sensory motor capacities and preferences impact their lived experiences. Additional research topics of interest include navigating and supporting chronic conditions such as lupus, CRPS, GI disorders, long covid and EDS.
In addition to working as a clinician and in academia, AnnMarie holds several voluntary positions. AnnMarie is the chair of the New Jersey Occupational Therapy Advisory Council, a member of the licensing and regulations committee, a Board of Trustee member for the New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health, is on the Interprofessional Education Council, and is a reviewer for the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Financial Disclosure: AnnMarie Murphy receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc.
Non-Financial Disclosure: AnnMarie Murphy has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 11 contact hours (1.1 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 15560. This Distance Learning-Interactive is offered at 11 contact hours 1.1 CEUs. (Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical procedures. ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA. Approved CE Provider for up to 1.1 CEU’s. ASHA credits are accepted by the TX Department of License and Renewal. Approved by the FL Physical Therapy Association for 13 CE Hours - approval #20-1358741. This course has been approved by the MD State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 11 Continuing Education Hours. Approved by the MN Board of Physical Therapy for 11 CE Hours, #14155. Approval #2602-35 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 11 CEC's. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 13 contact hours. The Illinois Early Intervention Training Program has approved this event for 11 hours of EI credential credit in the area of Intervention. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 13 contact hours (1.3 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 11 contact hours. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2810017TX for 11 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX. Approved Provider by the NM Board of Physical Therapy for 11 CE Hours. Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003. 11 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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