Sensory SMART! Applying Sensory Processing Knowledge to Your Play Therapy Practice – Amy Nelson

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We are all sensory beings! Although, we do not all process sensation in the same way. 

Understanding an individual’s unique sensory profile provides essential insights into how they perceive and respond to the world around them. Learn how to strategically support clients in a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming way, using play therapy to guide them through self-acceptance, self-determination, and self-advocacy.  

This insightful workshop will unpack the often-mystifying concepts behind sensory processing differences and provide participants with practical methods and play therapy tools to support sensory needs in their practice with children and adolescents.

Speaker

??Amy Nelson, LCSW, LSCSW, RPT-S™, is deeply passionate about promoting neurodiversity and fostering inclusion in the classroom.? 

With firsthand experience as an autistic professional, Amy’s commitment to fostering inclusive environments extends beyond her work as a play therapist and keynote speaker. She is the author of the award-winning children’s Every Bunny Can Learn: A Tail of Inclusion which received 1st Place in Disability Awareness in the 2023 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards. 

As the founder of Emotional Milestones, Amy aims to inspire and motivate professionals to “LEAN IN” and embrace learning and thinking differences.  

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Amy Nelson has an employment relationship with Emotional Milestones, LLC. She receives royalties as a published author. Amy Nelson receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amy Nelson has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Investigate 8 sensory systems and how they foster emotional wellness through therapeutic catharsis, stress management, and self-regulation.
2. Differentiate between the four unique sensory profiles and explore how these may manifest with your play therapy clients.
3. Analyze how the therapeutic powers of play therapy can support sensory processing differences.

Outline

It’s not about tire swings and ball pits! This play therapy course is designed for mental health professionals who want to be at the forefront of understanding and supporting sensory processing differences with their clients.  

• Discover Dunn’s Sensory Processing Model 
• Explore the Four Unique Sensory Patterns with play therapy
• Embrace Neurodiversity Through a Sensory Processing Lens 
• Learn Formal and Informal Assessment Tools 
• Investigate Sensory S.M.A.R.T play therapy interventions!  

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Marriage and family therapists
• Nurses
• Physicians 
• Play therapists 
• Psychologists
• Social workers

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