Understanding Behavior from a Sensation Point of View:

Do you know a child or teen who needs to move, chew, touch, hum, fidget, smell, or rock ? Do they strike out, run away, get wound up or seem zoned out? Date, Time and Location
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Time: 9:15 to 4:15 p.m. (lunch on own) Location: Multi-purpose Rooms, Boundary Trails Health Centre, Junction of Hwy. #3 and #14, MB Presenter: Rosanne Papadopoulos OT Reg. (MB) Occupational Therapist Cost and Registration: * Cost $100.00 (prior to October 1) $115.00 (after October 1) * Fax form to 204-253-6105 * Phone: 204-254-3146 *Email: rosanne@discoveriesintherapy.com Name: ______________________ Circle One: parent or professional Phone: ______________________ Email: ______________________ Payment: Makes cheque payable to: Discoveries in Therapy Mail to: 468 Academy Road Winnipeg, R3N 0C7

We all process information from the world through our sensory systems. For some of us, and many children, sensations create challenges that affect the ability to focus, learn, and cope with family, friends, or school life. This presentation will help you identify behaviors that are driven by a disordered sensory system and what to do about it. Strategies will be presented and you will have an opportunity to create a sensory program specific for your child or a child you work with.

Workshop Objectives
This workshop will use concepts from sensory processing theory to address: The continuum of sensory processing o (under just right over). Behaviors which indicate sensory processing differences in the seven sensory systems. Strategies for calming and regulation. How to understand uncertainty and create realistic expectations for a child or teenager. How to plan for sensory strategies proactively during the day.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals or support staff involved with children or teens that experience sensory processing issues such as a teacher, educational assistant, therapist, social worker, psychologist, daycare staff or respite worker. SEATING IS LIMITED. Family members or caregivers involved with a child with challenging behaviors or sensory processing differences which might include the diagnosis of autism, ADD, FASD, developmental delay, or cerebral palsy.

About the Presenter

Rosanne Brezden Papadopoulos is an occupational therapists who works in private practice and in the school system in Winnipeg. She has twenty-five years of experience working with children with various neurological and social learning difficulties. Rosanne has training in the Integrated Listening Systems approach, is an RDI Program Certified Consultant and loves reading about the brain! Rosanne grew up on a farm and attended school in Dauphin.