Sensory Integration Education

All those involved in delivering training for Sensory Integration Education are required to disclose competing interests directly or indirectly related to the work they are delivering. A competing interest is anything that interferes with or could reasonably be perceived as interfering with, the full and objective presentation.

Competing interests can be financial or non-financial, professional, or personal. Competing interests can arise in relation to an institution, organization, or another person.

Financial interests: these are interests that may lead to gain financially through the presentation of the training, consultation fees or other forms of remuneration from organizations that may gain or lose financially. Financial competing interests include but are not limited to:

• Ownership of stocks or shares
• Paid employment or consultancy
• Board membership
• Patent applications (pending or actual), including individual applications or those belonging to the institution to which the presenters are affiliated and from which the speakers may benefit
• Research grants (from any source, restricted or unrestricted)
• Travel grants and honoraria for speaking or participation at meetings
• Gifts

Non-financial interests: these are interests that go beyond financial interests that could impart bias on the work being presented, such as professional interests, personal relationships, or personal beliefs (amongst others). Examples include but are not limited to: position on an advisory board or board of directors or other management relationships; competing loyalties between an organisation to which they owe a primary duty and /or some other person or entity. 

Non-financial competing interests include but are not limited to:

• Acting as an expert witness
• Membership in a government or other advisory board
• Relationship (paid or unpaid) with organizations and funding bodies including nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, or charities
• Membership in lobbying or advocacy organizations
• Personal relationships (e.g. friend, spouse, family member, current or previous mentor, adversary) with individuals involved in the training
• Personal convictions (political, religious, ideological, or other) related to a speaker that might interfere with an unbiased presentation