SI Module 1: Foundations and Neuroscience

Summary

Single module fee: £1,275

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  • 30 UK university academic credits - globally recognised and highly transferable
  • 15-week course (fixed start and end dates)
  • 50 hours of content + additional study time
  • Personal eMentor to support your progress
  • Online access to partner Sheffield Hallam University Library and Disabled Student Support
  • Student discussions groups
  • Optional Live weekly Zoom sessions with your eMentor and fellow students
  • Optional Live Assessment Q&A Zoom sessions
  • Content will be available to you as a resource after assessment (12 months in total)
  • Free Microsoft Office 365


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Overview

By the end of this module, SI Module 1: Foundations and Neuroscience, you will understand the theory and practice of sensory integration and be able to relate sensory processing to the underlying neurology of sensory integration. You will be able to recognise the presentation of sensory modulation and praxis behaviours and discuss the theory and research that explain these behaviours. 

You will be introduced to a clinical reasoning model, strengthening your ability to think critically and generate hypotheses when thinking through clinical cases. You will also know how to search the literature and manage your references and articles most efficiently. Once you complete the module, you can recognise sensory system involvement and advise about its impact on a person’s participation in life. 

As you are not yet fully trained, you cannot give a formal diagnosis of sensory processing and integration difficulties at this stage, and a qualified Sensory Integration Practitioner’s judgement will be essential to confirm or negate any hypotheses you make.

Assessments

Students are assessed via online assessments which assess their knowledge and understanding of the neuroscience underpinning sensory integration difficulties as well as applying knowledge to behaviours and participation challenges.

The assessment for this module is a 3000-word written assignment. It requires the student to identify the underlying neuroscience related to sensory processing and integration from a clinical case study provided by SIE and recommend environmental strategies to optimise participation in the chosen case study. This assessment task is completed offline. Students must complete it by a set hand-in date in the final week of the module.

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