Sensory Diets Effective Creation and Implementation

Caregivers are now spending more time at home with their children. There has been an outcry from parents and caregivers, wanting a program to follow at home to keep their child's behavior and sensory systems regulated. An effectivesensory diet increases patient satisfaction, improves therapy outcomes and carryover of learned skills. A properly implemented sensory diet improves the efficiency of treatment, goal planning, and ultimately outcomes.

This course will teach the importance and efficacy of sensory diets, demonstrate different methods to create them,and utilize different styles of sensory diets for a range ofsensory needs while providing troubleshooting strategies forpotential pitfalls associated with the implementation of thesensory diet.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists

Highlights

• Build and apply sensory diets that address a wide variety of sensory needs for improved behavior and better therapy outcomes
• Strategies to help families implement the sensory diets you build in the home, school, and community settings
• Effectively improve compliance and emotional regulation in children with sensory needs