SIE Sensory Symposium 2025
A New Conversation. A Shared Vision. Sensory Integration Work Across the Multidisciplinary Team
Live Online | 6th October 2025
Recording available for 7 daysGroundbreaking Free Online Symposium
Join leading experts, practitioners, and professionals from across Health, Education, and Social Care for a groundbreaking online symposium exploring how sensory integration and processing fit within multidisciplinary practice and shape the future of person-centred care.
Sensory Integration (SI) is more relevant than ever, but right now, the field is fragmented.
Confusion exists around:
- Who can assess and advise on SI best practice
- What qualifications and training are required for safe, effective practice
- How evidence-based strategies fit within different professional remits
- Where responsibilities sit across the multidisciplinary team
Meanwhile, unverified information spreads rapidly on social media, creating mixed standards and leaving professionals, families, and service users uncertain about what’s safe and effective.
It’s time to bring SI off the sidelines and create shared clarity across professions.
What You Will Gain
This isn’t just another conference; it’s the start of a movement. Together, we’ll explore where SI belongs, what’s missing, and what comes next.
By attending, you’ll:
Who Should Attend?
This symposium is for anyone working within or alongside a multidisciplinary team, including:
Occupational Therapists
Speech & Language Therapists
Physiotherapists
Psychologists
Social Workers
Teachers & Educators
Nurses
Autism & SEN Specialists
Parents, carers, and advocates
If you work with sensory-informed strategies — or want to — this event is for you.
Topics We will Explore
We’ll tackle the biggest questions shaping sensory integration practice today:
- How can SI become a shared language across disciplines?
- Where do professional boundaries start and stop in SI?
- What training, qualifications, and evidence are needed for safe practice?
- How can we reduce gatekeeping and make sensory-informed approaches more accessible?
- Where are the gaps — and how do we fix them?
This is your chance to challenge assumptions, share perspectives, and influence the future.
Have Your Say
This isn’t just a spectator event — it’s your opportunity to shape the future.
Attendees are invited to submit their reflections on three key questions through our Symposium Forum.
- What might professionals miss if they overlook sensory integration and processing issues?
- How has using an SI lens changed your work and perspective?
- Where have you previously misunderstood SI — and what shifted your understanding?
"I’m thrilled to be facilitating this symposium because it’s the conversation our community has been waiting for."
Across health, education, and social care, sensory integration is often sidelined due to confusion about roles, training, and evidence. Bringing diverse professionals together to build a shared language and clearer standards is how we make practice safer, more equitable and truly person-centred. I’m excited to listen, to challenge assumptions, and to leave with a collective roadmap that helps every team member contribute confidently—and ensures the people we serve get the support they deserve.
Amy Stephens, Facilitator
Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist, Advanced SI Practitioner
Meet the Panel
Our expert panellists represent diverse disciplines, each bringing a unique lens on SI within their profession:
Amy Stephens — Highly Specialised Speech & Language Therapist, Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner
Beth Smithson — Occupational Therapist, Advanced SI Practitioner and SIE Director
Karen Forrest — Occupational Therapist & Advanced SI Practitioner
Carolina Read — Physiotherapist & SI Practitioner
Mary Sheehan — Speech & Language Therapist & Advanced SI Practitioner
Jordan Garratt — Special Education Teacher
Laura Kerbey — Autism & Education Consultant, Author
Katie Lydiatt — Educational Psychologist
This multidisciplinary approach ensures we capture many perspectives.
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(G134) SIE Sensory Symposium Online Live Event 6 Oct 2025
Sensory Integration Work Across the Multidisciplinary Team. Join colleagues from across health, education and social care for a vital, forward-looking conversation about the future of sensory integration.
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SIE Sensory Symposium Community Forum
SIE Sensory Symposium Community Forum: Sensory Integration Work Across the Multidisciplinary Team. A New Conversation. A Shared Vision.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes, if you cannot attend the live Zoom event at 10 am on Monday, 6 October 2025, it will be available to watch as a recording from Tuesday, 7 October 2025, until Sunday, 12 October 2025.
If you are a member of our Lifelong Learning Programme, you will be able to view the recording for 12 months.
Yes, when the live Zoom webinar event opens at 10am on 6 October 2025 (UK), the first 500 people will be able to join.
If you are unable to gain access, please return to the same page by Tuesday, 7 October, and you will be able to watch the recording for 7 days.
Once you have registered for the event, you will see the link to the Forum on your student dashboard.
