Meeting Sensory Needs in the General Education Classroom: An Evidence-Based Approach

Meeting Sensory Needs in the General Education Classroom: An Evidence-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 own research, along with an ever-growing evidence base, shows that a classroom-based approach is not only possible but highly effective! In this 2-hour webinar, you discover 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 in the School-Based OT: Beyond the Basics webinar package.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the roles of brain breaks and sensory breaks.
2. State the appropriate modifications based on assessment results for individual students.
3. List the roles of the teacher role vs. the roles of the therapist in the classroom.
4. Identify resources for teaching self-modulation to students.
5. State target behaviors most likely to be impacted using this evidence-based classroom intervention.

Course Information

• Target Audience: introductory- to advanced-level OTs, PTs, teachers, and other professionals working in the classroom setting
• Course Instructor: Gwen Wild, MOT, OTR/L
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• CE Broker course code: 20-1268030
• Learning Assessment: Objective post-test

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity ID# 11143. This distance-learning, independent format is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Introductory Level, OT Service Delivery. 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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