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Program Information
Speakers
Presentation Details
Sponsors
CEU Information
Video recordings are available to all participants for 45 days after the event
For questions, contact our Education Team at education@sensoryhealth.org.
Add-on AOTA CEUs Option Available for an Additional $75
Includes Certificate of Completion and 1.2 AOTA CEUs
This virtual summit is designed to equip healthcare and education professionals with the knowledge and skills to better support neurodivergent individuals and their families. Our focus is on empowering caregivers to be neurodiversity-affirming, sensory-informed, trauma-informed, and to promote the overall well-being and actualization of their neurodivergent loved ones. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your professional practice and join a dedicated community committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those affected by sensory challenges.
Weekly on Thursdays | November 7-21, 2024
During this online event, we will equip professionals with a range of valuable tools and strategies to cultivate sensory health behaviors in the families they support and coach. You'll gain essential health literacy tools, learn effective communication techniques to establish relatability, acquire coaching strategies to empower caregivers and explore caregiver education techniques.
You will leave feeling empowered and ready to invite caregivers into the therapy gym, actively involve clients and caregivers in the goal-setting process, and utilize psychoeducational and occupational health-focused strategies. Gain the ability to reframe our cultural hyperfocus on children's "behaviors" and develop a deeper understanding of sensory integration and processing differences and the biopsychosocioecological model of disability. You'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to create a more inclusive and effective therapeutic environment for your clients and their families.
Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge, refine your skills, and join a dedicated community committed to cultivating sensory intelligence for the benefit of individuals and families. Together, we can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those affected by sensory challenges.
Video recordings are available to all participants for 45 days after the event
After participating in the 2024 Virtual Summit: Attendees will:
- Identify the principles of neurodiversity-affirming practice.
- Recognize the application of a sensory health lens to differences in sensory processing and integration.
- Choose strategies to apply this understanding practices in professional settings.
- Identify effective communication techniques and collaborative strategies.
- Recognize the importance of caregiver participation in the therapeutic process.
- Identify evidence-based strategies to promote sensory health behaviors within families.
- Recognize ways to enhance caregivers’ ability to support the well-being and actualization of their neurodivergent loved ones
- Identify the role of family co-occupations and healthy performance patterns.
- Recognize interventions that foster meaningful participation and collaboration among family members.
- Define skills to reframe the cultural focus on children’s behaviors.
- Identify the biopsychosocioecological model of disability.
- Recognize psychoeducational approaches to create a supportive therapeutic environment.
What We'll Be Discussing - Confirmed to Date
Day 1 | November 7
8:00am - Lending Your Calm: Hard Conversations About Common Caregiver Fears | Oswin Latimer
9:00am - Video Games: Cultivating a Balanced and Healthy Approach | Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer
10:00am - Good Times with Out-of-Sync Kids: Activities for Grown-ups and Their Children with SPD | Carol Stock Kranowitz
ON-DEMAND - Helping Caregivers Become Advocates for Their Child | Natasha Nelson
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Day 2 | November 14
8:00am - Liberating Parents to Love Instead of Teach | Daniela Wachholtz
9:00am - Setting the Stage for Parent Support: Behind the Scenes | Dr. Kathy Platzman
10:00am - Regulation is Contagious! Strategies to Validate Sensory Needs, Create Sensory Safe Environments and Prevent Power Struggles | Greg Santucci
11:00am - Specific Strategies for Neurodivergent Caregiving: Understanding the Impact of Caregiver Expectations on Autistic Children | Sarah McCulloch
Day 3 | November 21
8:00am - Building Trust and Rapport with Caregivers: Techniques for Establishing a Strong, Trusting Relationship with Caregivers from the Start | Daria Brown
9:00am - Talking About Diagnoses Without Ableism | Dr. Lisa Marnell
10:00am - Understanding High Sensitivity and Sensory Over-Responsivity | Melissa Schwartz
11:00am - Expert Panel: Helping Parents Become Advocates with Dr. Virginia Spielmann, Daria Brown, Daniela Wachholtz and Kathy Platzman
Get to Know Our 2024 Speakers - Confirmed to Date
Virginia Spielmann (she/her) |
Carol Stock Kranowitz (she/her) |
Elizabeth Kilmer (she/they) |
Sarah McCulloch (she/her) |
Lisa Marnell (she/her) |
Kathy Platzman (she/her) |
Oswin Latimer (Fae/Faer/They) |
Greg Santucci |
Daria Brown (she/her) |
Daniela Wachholtz (she/her) |
Natasha Nelson (she/her) |
Melissa Schwartz (she/her) |
Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors
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Group Discount
Register 5 or more participants in a group and automatically receive a 10% discount!
Use the promotional code SUMMITGROUP24 upon checkout to automatically receive the discount on 5 or more registrations.
If participants of the group must pay separately, please:
- Register all participants separately
- Send the names of all participants in your group to Ewa Czupryna at ewa.czupryna@sensoryhealth.org by October 31, 2024
- Once at least 5 registrations are received, each person will be partially refunded for the discounted amount
Groups must be determined and paid in full before the start of the conference.
Who Should Attend
Healthcare and education professionals, as well as caregivers, who want to better support neurodivergent individuals through neurodiversity-affirming, sensory-informed, and trauma-informed practices.
Level: Introductory
Attendance Policy
Participants may join the conference at any time during the live broadcasts and/or view the recorded presentations for 45 days after the live-streamed event. To receive a CEU Certificate a brief CEU quiz must be completed and passed within 30 days after the event. Passing is getting at least an 80% score for each approved section. Individuals who do not meet both requirements will not receive AOTA or ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be provided.
All participants may otherwise receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Video recordings are available to all participants for 45 days after the event
Do you have a disability that would require special accommodations?
Please contact us at education@sensoryhealth.org and describe how we can help accommodate your needs.
Cancellation Policy
All registrations must be finalized or cancelled for a full refund by October 31, 2024. Registrations cancelled after October 31, 2024 will be deferred to a future course sponsored by STAR Institute.
In the event this program must be cancelled due to illness, fire, strikes, war, acts of God, terrorism or other causes that would prevent the event from taking place, STAR Institute will attempt to reschedule the event. If the event is unable to be rescheduled, STAR Institute will refund all tuition fees paid.