Therapro Webinar: Is it Behavior or Sensory Part 1

The confusing and challenging behaviors children often demonstrate cause parents, teachers, and therapists to ask the question: Is it sensory or is it behavior? The speakers skillfully guide participants through the complex interrelationship between sensory, communication, and behavioral problems seen in individuals.
Parents, teachers, and therapists must be able to understand these behaviors, identify the underlying cause, and develop interventions to alter the behaviors, remediate the underlying problems, and implement these programs in multiple environments.
Through a variety of learning activities, participants will learn to use the Intervention for Challenging Behavior flow chart and the ABC model to analyze why children behave the way they do, sorting out sensory-based problems from other causes. A case study will be utilized to demonstrate how to analyze the underlying problem(s) and design intervention programs that include preventatives, skills development, and reinforcers/ consequences, needed to address the underlying emotional, sensory, and behavioral needs, and build effective coping strategies.
About the Presenters:
Carolyn Murray-Slutsky, MS OTR, C/NDT, FAOTA is director of Rehabilitation for Children, Inc, a pediatric private practice. She received her undergraduate degree in special education from Ohio University and her master's degree in occupational therapy from Boston University. Carolyn is certified in sensory integration (SI) and neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) for pediatrics, infants, and adults. In 2017 she was awarded Fellowship in the American Occupational Therapy Association for “Leading Excellence in Pediatrics Around the Globe”.
Betty Paris, PT M.Ed., C/ NDT attained her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Florida International University and her master’s in education from the University of Phoenix. Betty holds post graduate certificates in sensory integration (SI) and neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) in pediatrics and in babies. She has used her dual certificates to develop a unique blend of NDT and SI treatments offered to children and young adults in a variety of settings and shared with therapists, parents, and other professionals through educational seminars.
Publications include:
Is it Sensory or is it Behavior? 2nd Edition (2022)
Autism Interventions: Exploring the Spectrum of Autism
Developing Visual Motor Integration
Sensory Modulation Laminated Card Series
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