Sensory Integration Education

Happy New Year and welcome to the first 2024 issue of EmphaSIze: Getting Back into Everyday Routines!

With the festive season behind us and a new year already underway, it can sometimes be a struggle to settle back into a daily routine. While the new year can be an exciting time, for individuals with sensory integration or processing differences, it can also be anxiety-provoking as it brings its own challenges with changes in routines.

In this month's newsletter, we've put together useful information, research, articles, books and product ideas to help support individuals with sensory differences who are struggling to get back into their everyday routines.

We also bring you exciting news of SIE's Lifelong Learning Programme! If you're interested in introducing Sensory Integration into your practice, our Lifelong Learning Programme is your gateway to accessing the latest SI research, short courses and peer support. Find out more about what the programme has to offer in our news article below.

Wishing you a happy, healthy and fulfilling 2024!

News & Features

Introducing SIE's Lifelong Learning Programme!

Interested in a sensory integration-informed approach in your practice? If so, SIE’s Lifelong Learning Programme is here to help you. Signing up to our Lifelong Learning Programme will ensure you stay up-to-date with the latest Sensory Integration research and practice as well as being able to seek support and inspiration from sensory experts and fellow peers.

You’ll also have the opportunity to invest in your own professional development by having access to our entire short course catalogue of 40+ courses, including any new course that is added or live webinar that takes place during your membership period.

The programme is open to all, whether you are in the early stages of your career or a seasoned professional, and is available via our mobile-friendly app, as well as our website, meaning you can easily fit your learning and reaching out for support into your busy day-to-day life.

Find out more about what’s included in the Lifelong Learning Programme.

Six Tips to Reinvigorate Your Practice

The end of one year and the start of the next is often a time for reflection and an impulse to carve out new routines. It's often a time when we ask ourselves what has gone well for us, what hasn't gone so well, what we have achieved, what we could have done differently, and what we hope to accomplish in the coming year.

As therapists passionate about enriching our clients' lives, we also need to make time to care for ourselves and to grow in the practice we love. This blog post looks at ways we can reinvigorate our practice for 2024.

Read the full blog here.

Welcome to ASIP - the SIE Alumni Club

ASIP, the SIE Alumni Club, is an exclusive community that welcomes current SIE students and graduates. Membership is free and, as ASIP members, graduates are automatically enrolled on the SI Practitioners' Register, which provides an excellent opportunity for them to showcase their qualifications, confirming their credentials with clients and employers.

All ASIP members have access to our twice-yearly online SensorNet publication, providing inspirational interviews with practitioners leading the field in sensory integration, insightful articles and case studies, as well as the latest research.

Additionally, ASIP offers graduates* a complimentary listing in the Find a Local Therapist Directory. This directory serves as a platform for graduates to promote their practices to individuals seeking support with sensory integration and processing differences.

Find out more about ASIP the SIE Alumni Club.

*Graduates holding a minimum of a PGCert in SI with SIE are eligible for a free listing.

Also see:

National Museum Scotland introduces Sensory Sunday sessions

Considering and meeting the sensory needs of autistic people in housing

Sensory Service in Pembrokeshire launches BSL lessons and deaf awareness training in schools

Sensory spaces in schools may help support all students

Autism diagnosis wait times hit 300 days - NHS data

Resources

We've curated guides, tutorials, books and products to help individuals get back into everyday routines including:

• Morning Sensory Routines to Get the Day Started on The Right Foot 
• Supporting Children with Sensory Processing Needs in the Early Years 
• My Thoughts and Feelings Journal
• The Teens' Workbook to Self-Regulate
• Pop-it Fidget Diary

See our latest resources ideas here.

SI Research Digest

Easy-to-read summaries of all the latest SI research papers, as well as key papers on our theme of getting back into everyday routines. Click here to view the summaries of the research and access the direct links to the published papers, including:

• Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Reactivity to Daily Events
• Co-designing a Neurodivergent Student-led Peer Support Programme for Neurodivergent Young People in Mainstream High Schools
• Age-related Changes in Neural Responses to Sensory Stimulation in Autism: A Cross-sectional Study
  
  

Upcoming Lifelong Learning Programme Webinars

Signing up to the Lifelong Learning Programme gives you access to live webinars that take place throughout the year covering a broad range of SI-related topics. Below is a snapshot of the live webinars happening this month or click here to view a summary of all the upcoming live events:

• Trauma-Informed Strategies for Families and Caregivers - 8 January 2024
• Sensory Processing Across the Lifespan – 17 January 2024 (NB This is a pre-recorded webinar available to view from 17^th – 24^th January only)
• The Impact of Vestibular Difficulties on Communication Skills - 19 January 2024
• Sensory Integration and Schools - 23 January 2024
  
  

Discounts & Special Offers

We've negotiated these exciting discounts for our SIE family!

Please quote DISCOUNT CODE SIE20 for 10% discount on Southpaw orders up to £100. Orders must be placed by phone on +44 (0) 115 718 0020.

Please quote DISCOUNT CODE SIE15 for 15% discount on sensooli.com (Excludes membership and advent boxes).

FREE delivery and set-up (worth up to £250, England and Wales only) on purchases of the omiVista+ and a FREE interactive ball games package worth up to £500. To access this special offer, mention you are an SIE Member when placing your order with OMI.

5% DISCOUNT on purchases of 3 items or more. Orders must be placed by phone and mention you are an SIE member to access this special offer when you are placing your order.

Please quote DISCOUNT CODE SIE2210 for 10% discount when ordering from the online Sensory Smart Store.

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Best wishes,

Sensory Integration Education

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