Sensory Integration Course Description
Leading to Certification in Sensory Integration, including instruction in administering and interpreting the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT).
The University of Southern California Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy together with Western Psychological Services presents this training program in sensory integration consisting of four 5-day courses.
Presented by eminent occupational therapists who are experts in Sensory Integration Theory and Practice, this four-course series offers the most thorough and practical sensory integration training in the world. It covers sensory integration theory, assessment, interpretation, and intervention. Based on scientific evidence and clinical reasoning, course content teaches participants how to apply sensory integration principles in multiple settings to treat various problems, including learning and behavior disorders, attention deficits, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and developmental delays.
Course 1: The Sensory Integration Perspective
This course provides in-depth information on the theoretical foundations of sensory integration, with emphasis on the role of sensory integration in development and its use in intervention. January 8,9,10 and 23,24 (2010)
Course 2: Specialized Techniques for Measuring Sensory Integration
This course trains participants to use and understand the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) and other measures of sensory functioning. Participants learn to assess clients with various diagnoses and referring problems, using the SIPT as the "gold standard." March 5,6,7 and 20,21 (2010)
Course 3: From Interpretation to Intervention
This course provides information necessary for interpreting standardized and nonstandardized assessment data, and for using this data to plan intervention strategies. May 14,15,16 and 22, 23 (2010)
Course 4: Sensory Integration Intervention
This course provides clinical reasoning strategies for designing and implementing intervention using a sensory integration frame of reference. August 27,28,29 and Sept 11,12 (2010) |
