Meeting Sensory Needs in the General Education Classroom: A Researched-Based Approach

Meeting Sensory Needs in the General Education Classroom: A Researched-Based Approach

Can students’ sensory needs be met in the general education classroom without frequent trips to the hallway or needing one-on-one time with an aide? Our research shows that a classroom-based approach is not only possible but highly effective! In this 2-hour webinar, you will find out how to easily implement this approach in your own classroom or in the classrooms of the schools you serve as a therapist. This course is included with the School-Based OT: Beyond the Basics Webinar Package.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the roles of “brain breaks” and “sensory breaks.”
2. Determine appropriate modifications based on assessment results for individual students.
3. Delineate teacher role vs. therapist role.
4. Identify resources for teaching self-modulation to students.
5. Select target behaviors most likely to be impacted through this form of intervention based on research results.

Course Information

• Target Audience: Introductory to advanced level OTs, PTs, teachers and other professionals working in classrooms
• Course Instructor: Gwen Wild, MOT, OTR/L
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• CE Broker course code: 20-591878

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approved Provider #8215. This course is approved for 0.2 AOTA CEU or two contact hours under this Classification Code: Category 2, OT Process: Intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Gwen Wild, MOT, OTR/L, is an experienced occupational therapist specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents diagnosed with autism and sensory processing disorders. Gwen is the creator of BrainWorks sensory diet tools. Although selling the business in October 2020, she remains with Sensational Brain as the AOTA CE Administrator. She currently works as an Intensive Support Specialist for a large educational service agency. Gwen presents to audiences nationwide on topics related to sensory modulation and self-regulation. She lives in Galesburg, Michigan, with her husband and will soon have an empty nest as her three daughters venture out on their own. Learn more about Gwen’s mission and why she created BrainWorks on our About page. To view Gwen’s courses, check out her product page.

Disclosures

• Financial: Gwen Wild receives compensation for her responsibilities as CE administrator for AOTA as well as speaking fees from Sensational Brain LLC. Gwen is co-author of Just Right! A Sensory Modulation Curriculum for K-5®.
• Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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