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What: Join Occupational Therapist and Inclusion Advocate Ingrid M. Kanics, OTR/L for this enlightening webinar. Participants will learn about the seven senses as well as how the brain integrates and uses this sensory information in everyday activities. The webinar will provide participants with activities in each sensory area that can be used to help children explore and integrate sensory information in their daily lives.
When: June 1, 2011 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mountain
Cost: $30 per person (free for Lekotek affiliates) Special-FREE for all caregivers of children with disabilities (just email domahen@lekotek.org to resgister)
Presenter Bio: Ingrid M. Kanics, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist who has worked for 10 years helping communities create and run amazing places where all children can play together. She was senior consultant on the national advisory team for the Center for Creative Play, Pittsburgh, PA. During that time she worked with numerous communities and children's museums helping them expand their understanding of Universal Design and the importance of Sensory Play in every childs' development. She continued this work as Therapy Director at Hattie Larlham, Mantua, OH, where she oversaw therapy and recreation programs for children of varying abilities. She now owns her own consulting business focusing on great play spaces in communities. She has presented at local, state, and national conferences on the topics play, sensory integration and Universal Design. Conferences include the Association of Children's Museums, American Occupational Therapy Association, Parents As Teachers, and National Association of the Education of the Young Child (NAEYC).
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Open to all who work and live with preschool & elementary age children. A unique hands-on, highly participatory FUN workshop! Demonstrates sensory integration and sensory processing to enhance the environment by making it "sensory safe" for students, parents, and teachers. Attendees will experience what it is like to have sensory challenges and learn how to use chair balls in classrooms and homes by participating during the hands-on lab work. The Sensory Tool Kit™ workshop reviews current research to support evidence-based practice and education. Diana will introduce the new Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) and Quick Tips®, promoting team collaboration and partnerships between schools and clinics. Course Objectives
Participants will: Be introduced to sensory integration and sensory processing in a user-friendly format Be introduced to the SPM and Quick Tips® Learn to identify their own sensory needs as adults Identify how student behaviors may relate to sensory integration and Sensory Processing Disorders Learn the concepts behind activities and use the Tool Chest™ handbook including chair balls, during the mock classroom demonstration and lab work. Where/When:
October 18 & 19, 2012
815 Front Street
Helena, MT