Build Skills You Can Use Right Away

This course helps you: - Spot sensory processing differences that affect everyday participation - Understand sensory systems and their role in behaviour, learning, and regulation - Adapt the environment and tasks to meet sensory needs - Use practical tools to identify barriers and support meaningful engagement - Think through a sensory-informed lens using the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model

On-Demand Content

Learn at your own pace via interactive micro-lessons, fit study around your schedule

Learn From Case Studies

Download a suite of case studies covering people across the life span and in diverse settings

Downloadable Tools

Keep handouts, tools and guides for future reference

Tutor Support

Friendly, expert help from Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioners is a click away

60 Days Access

Plenty of time to work through the course and revisit content - course content is downloadable too

Certificate of Completion

For your CPD records

Designed for Health and Care Professionals

If you support people of any age who struggle with everyday tasks, this course is for you. Perfect for:  - Nurses, Social Workers, and Support Workers  - Allied Health Professionals and Assistant Therapists  - Social Prescribers  - Early career professionals and experienced practitioners alike No prior sensory training required.

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Want To Go Further?

This course is also your first step towards becoming a Certified Sensory Inclusion Facilitator. Complete this course and then upgrade with an online assessment and live workshop to earn your certification. Eligible professionals can use this as a stepping stone towards a university-accredited postgraduate qualification in Sensory Integration.

Developed By Our Expert Therapists

This Signature Series course has been expertly developed by our team of highly experienced occupational therapists who are advanced practitioners in sensory integration. With decades of experience across public and private sector healthcare, schools, and community settings, they bring a wealth of practical knowledge and evidence-based strategies to support your learning. Their expertise ensures the course is grounded in real-world practice, empowering you to make meaningful changes in your professional or personal settings.

The syllabus

8 Chapters · 71 Lessons

  1. 1

    Welcome

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      How to Use This Course

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    Part 1: Introduction to the Sensory Systems

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      1.0 Introduction to the Sensory Systems and Sensory Differences

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      1.1 What is Sensory Processing and Integration?

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      1.2 Introducing the 8 Senses

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      1.3 The Visual System

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      1.4 The Auditory System

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      1.5 The Tactile System

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      1.6 The Olfactory System

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      1.7 The Gustatory System

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      1.8 The Proprioceptive System

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      1.9 The Vestibular System

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      1.10 The Interoceptive System

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      1.11 Ayres Sensory Integration Theory and Practice

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      1.12 What Are Sensory Processing Differences?

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      1.13 Sensory Modulation Differences

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      1.14 Sensory Discrimination Differences

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      1.15 Activity

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    Part 2: Sensory Perception, Discrimination and Motor Skills

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      2.0 Sensory Perception, Discrimination and Motor Skills

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      2.1 Sensory Perception and Discrimination

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      2.2 Posture and Postural Control

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      2.3 Body Scheme / Body Awareness

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      2.4 Ocular Motor Control

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      2.6 Praxis

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      2.7 Activity, Discussions and Questions

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    Part 3: Introduction to the Neurology of Sensory Integration and Processing

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      3.0 Sensory Responsivity and Regulation

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      3.1 Sensory Responsivity

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      3.2 How Sensory Messages Get to the Central Nervous System

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      3.3 Introducing Sensory Thresholds

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      3.4 Regulation

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      3.5 The Autonomic Nervous System and Regulation

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      3.6 The Reticular Formation and Regulation

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      3.7 The Thalamus and Regulation

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      3.8 The Limbic System and Regulation

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      3.9 Reflective Activity: Listening to Your Body

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    Part 4: Person

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      4.0 Person

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      4.1 Introduction to the PEO Model

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      4.2 Reframing Behaviour Through a Sensory Lens

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      4.3 Preparation for Assessment

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      4.4 The Importance of Meaningful Goal Setting in Sensory Interventions

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      4.5 ASI Practitioners' Sensory Questionnaires

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      4.6 SIE Sensory Insight Questionnaire

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      4.7 SIE Sensory Motor Skills Observations

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      4.8 MYSET: My Sensory Experiences Tool

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      4.9 Considerations

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      4.10 Interpreting Data, Feeding Back and Celebrating Strengths

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      4.11 Person Interventions

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      4.12 Supporting Dyspraxia

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      4.13 Regulation Programmes

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      4.14 Recognising When Sensory Strategies Are Not Working or Are Harmful

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      4.15 Practical Exercise: Using the Sensory Integration Tools

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    Part 5: Occupations

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      5.0 Occupations

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      5.1 The Power of Occupations in Sensory Regulation

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      5.2 Identifying the Sensory Properties of an Occupation: Task Analysis

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      5.3 Considering Occupational Deprivation and Sensory Needs

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      5.3.1 Considering Occupational Deprivation and Sensory Needs (continued)

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      5.3.2 Considering Occupational Deprivation and Sensory Needs (continued)

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      5.4 Occupation Interventions

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      5.5 Sensory Task Analysis and Reflection on Occupational Deprivation

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    Part 6: Environment

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      6.0 Environment

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      6.1 The Environment and Regulation

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      6.2 Creating Sensory Safe Environments

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      6.3 Sensory Awareness

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      6.4 Positive Relationships

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      6.5 Predictability

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      6.6 Flight Paths

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      6.7 Supporting Posture and Praxis

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      6.8 Supportive Sensory Experiences

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      6.9 Activity: Completing the SIE Sensory Environmental Audit

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    Part 7: Bringing It All Together

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      7.0 Bringing It All Together

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      7.1 A Case Study of When Intervention Falls Short

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      7.2 The Importance of Supervision and Peer Support