EVENT | Virtual Summit: Sensory Health in Early Childhood
This multi-day interactive summit provides insights into the impacts and vital need for the understanding and implementation of sensory health in early childhood development. Designed for parents, educators, and providers of children age 0-5, we'll be addressing some of the biggest concern areas we hear about in this age: feeding, toileting, play skill development, speech development, and gross motor skill development.
Our speakers, coming from a range of disciplines including occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, feeding specialists, and mental health providers, will dive into today’s most relevant topics and research. The focus is supporting positive early childhood cognitive health [physical, emotional, and relational] using a sensory integration/processing lens.
Virtually | November 2, 9, & 16, 2023
Thursdays | 8:00AM-12:00PM MT
Day 1 | Thursday | November 2nd
Sensory Health, Relationships & Co-occupation: Promoting Self-regulation through Early Shared Experiences | Dr. Kris Pizur-Barnekow
Enriching Environments for Young Children: A Look at Sensory, Regulation, and Relational Strategies | Ariel Harris & Kaitlyn Darbe
Sensory, Speech, and Play: Considerations for 0-5 years | Carrie Dishlip
Toilet Learning In Neurodivergent Children | Anna Miller
Day 2 | Thursday | November 9th
Anxiety in Early Childhood and Sensory Processing Disorders | Dr. Lori Annes
Shall We Dance?: Using the DIR Framework to Understand the Power of Parent-child Play and Interaction | Eunice Lee
The Fundamentals of Feeding in Infants | Erin Ross
Insights from Parent Advocates: Nurturing Sensory Well-being in Young Children | Erin Schneider, Nic King, and Meghan Ashburn
Day 3 | Thursday | November 16th
Supporting Early Development Using an Interoception Lens | Renee Allen
Sensory Emotional Personalities: A Sensory Motor Lens to Attachment and Goodness of Fit | Michele Parkins & AnnMarie Murphy
EXPERT PANEL - Using the Clinical Lens: Examining Importance of Sensory Health for the Young Child | Mim Ochsenbein, Dr. Virginia Spielmann, Maura Mooneyham, Renee Allen, and Michele Parkins