Sensory Integration (Taught)

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Course summary

• Join a course run in partnership with Sensory Integration Education (SIE).

• Study the neuroscience underpinning sensory integration and processing.

• Understand the theory and application of Ayres Sensory Integration®.

• Explore sensory integration and processing throughout the lifespan with a range of individuals.

This course is available to occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech and language therapists. You’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to practise as a sensory integration practitioner.

There are multiple start dates of each sensory integration module throughout the year. To work out your most appropriate pattern of study, please contact the collaborative course lead Colette Edwards (c.d.beecher@shu.ac.uk) or the Sensory Integration Education Helpdesk (support@sensoryintegration.org.uk) to talk about your circumstances, funding arrangements and goals for study.

How you learn

Each module ensures the perspective of the person and their family (the service user) is at the heart of the learning. You’ll have your own module e-mentor who supports your individual learning needs – plus an online study group offering peer learning support.

You learn through

• online presentations and lectures

• module e-mentor facilitated forum discussions

• quizzes and practical activities

• independent study tasks

• online activities

• clinical hours and reflection

Applied learning

Work placements

The postgraduate certificate includes 40 clinical hours, which can be completed in your own workplace – or you can arrange to complete them in another suitable environment.

You’re also supported by mentoring sessions, facilitated by a mentor of your choosing from the SIE register of clinical mentors. In these sessions you’ll develop both your clinical reasoning and intervention skills.

Networking opportunities

You’ll also become a member of Sensory Integration Education’s community of best practice when you start your studies – the Association of Sensory Integration Practitioners (ASIP).