Training
Sensory Processing Basics
Participants will gain an understanding of basic sensory processing principles, including identifying barriers to self-regulation and motor skills possibly stemming from sensory difficulties. Practical, low-cost sensory-based tools to address these barriers will be discussed.
| Instructors | David Ambrose |
| Course Duration | 90 Minutes |
| Course Delivery | Instructor-Led, Video Conference |
| Course Provider | Theraplay Pediatric Services |
| Course Type | Instructor-Led, Video Conference |
Occupational therapy treatment uses activity (occupation) to help build skills that will help improve occupational performance. With children, this means play! Since children use play as a primary method of learning about the self and the world, OTs use meaningful functional play activities to work toward the therapy goals. Emphasis is on using activities that are intrinsically interesting, motivating and satisfying but shaped in a way that facilitates skill building. When working with children occupational therapy should look like a lot of fun.
Course Details
Upcoming Events: Sensory Processing Basics
Sensory Processing Basics
Begins: Wednesday, October 07, 2026
Presented by David Ambrose, Theraplay Pediatric Services. Discover how sensory processing affects self-regulation and motor skills, and explore practical, low-cost, play-based occupational therapy strategies that help children build essential life skills.
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