All on Board: Using Sensory Approaches for Emotional Regulation and Crisis Intervention
Friday, September 16th - Saturday, September 17th, 2011
Best Western Executive Court Inn and Conference Center
Manchester NH
Presenter: Karen Moore, OTR/L
Course Description:
This course is designed for occupational therapists and multidisciplinary professional staff supporting the use of sensory approaches to treatment. When all disciplines including therapists, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, teachers and administration work together, sensory approaches have the best chance of being successful.
The focus of the conference will be on the use of sensory strategies for comfort, function, self-regulation and crisis intervention. It will include information on the development of sensory rooms and sensory sensitive environments. Participants will learn how The Sensory Connection Self-Regulation Workbook can be used for individual treatment and to develop a Self-Regulation Group. The conference will include a CD of worksheets from the workbook and participants will be given exclusive permission to copy these worksheets for use in their own facilities.
A hands-on and activity based approach will be used to explore the use of sensory related strategies for many treatment settings and age ranges including metal health settings, substance abuse programs, adolescent units, school settings, geriatric facilities, and outpatient treatment programs. Practical ideas using sensory strategies will be presented for self-awareness, self-regulation, skill building, restraint and seclusion reduction and trauma informed care. Participants will learn to recognize their own sensory preferences and styles and learn to appreciate the sensory needs and responses of their clients. The latest research will be presented on topics including sensory modalities, trauma interventions, geriatric fall prevention, concerns of the veteran population, and evidenced based mental health practice.
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