USING ART MATERIALS TO ADDRESS UNWANTED BEHAVIORS IN CHILDREN WITH SENSORY INTEGRATION DYSFUNCTION

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Develop an intermediate understanding of Sensory Integration Dysfunction

  • Identify and evaluate behaviors in children resulting from SID

  • Experiment with and compare the regulatory capacities of art materials

  • Develop a plan to address behaviours triggered by SID it through the use of art materials

FEELINGS MADE SIMPLE

By the end of the course you will:

  • Learn how you can help the child IDENTIFY THEIR FEELINGS and EXPRESS them through art

  • Define the WINDOW OF TOLERANCE (WOT)

  • Recognize your child’s window of tolerance through a basic UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN

  • Understand the importance of MINDFUL BREATHING in SELF-REGULATION

  • Experiment with breathing techniques that you can practice with your child

  • BOND with the child through SHARED LEARNING and NON-JUDGEMENTAL CREATIVE EXPRESSION