Sensory Integration Intervention in Early Intervention

  • Presenter: Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA 
  • Level: Intermediate.
  • Contact Hours: 1.5 contact hours
  • AOTA Areas: Context and Environment Process: Intervention
  • Audience: Occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants and students.
  • Completion Requirements: To earn contact hours for this course participants must view this course in its entirety, and successfully complete the accompanying course quiz
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Course overview

Sensory integration interventions are widely utilized across all age groups, but applying these techniques with very young children in early intervention (EI) settings can present unique challenges—whether services are delivered at home or in a clinic. This webinar explores practical approaches and evidence-informed strategies for implementing sensory integration-based interventions with infants and toddlers across various early intervention environments.

This course utilizes a PowerPoint presentation. Slides are available for download.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course the learner will be able to:

Identify five home-based activities. that support sensory processing  in young children.

Describe two intervention activities that promote praxis skills in young children.

Outline three strategies that can be taught to parents or early intervention team members to help promote sensory and motor skills in young children. 

Teresa A. May-Benson,
ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Teresa is an expert occupational therapist renowned for her clinical research, mentoring and education related to related to sensory integration theory and intervention, praxis, and social competency. She is currently the owner/CEO of TMB Education, LLC and serves as President and practicing occupational therapist at OTR, Inc, a private occupational therapy practice specializing in sensory integration and social competency for children and adults across the lifespan, located near Philadelphia, PA. Dr. May-Benson has a diverse background as a clinical practitioner, having worked in private and public-school settings as well as private practice. She has authored numerous book chapters and articles on praxis and sensory integration and completed her doctoral dissertation on ideational praxis. Teresa is an education and research faculty member at the SPIRAL Foundation. In her role of educator, she currently serves as adjunct faculty at Widener University and is past faculty at Tufts University and the University of Indianapolis. She has received the Virginia Scardinia Award of Excellence from AOTA for her work in ideational praxis and is the 2023 recipient of the AOTF A. Jean Ayres Award.

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