The Mentorship Level 1 Prerequisite Content includes a total of 11 hours of content:

• Introduction: Background information on sensory processing from Dr. Lucy Jane Miller
• Frame of Reference: Even when the primary focus of intervention is sensory, the STAR Frame of Reference advocates for a continuous assessment of regulation, and relationships, in the context of mutable environments, social-emotional development, and attention
• Subtypes of SPD:A complete introduction and overview of each of the Subtypes of SPD
• Sensory Modulation Disorder
• Sensory Discrimination Disorder
• Praxis
  
• Posture
  
  
• Assessment: Overview of standardized assessments: Understanding standards scoring systems and "Growth scales" based on Rasch measurement
• GA Scaling: Use of Goal Attainment Scaling and other standardized outcome measures that participants can use in their settings to evaluate treatment effectiveness
• Research: An overview of SPD research from STAR Institute and the SPD Scientific Work Group

Learning Objectives

The objective of STAR Institute's Mentorship Level 1 program is to provide participants with a basic understanding of the latest research in SPD and the ability to:

• Differentiate subtypes of SPD.
• Utilize clinical reasoning tools for intervention and home adaptation developed by Dr. Lucy Jane Miller and Dr. Sarah A. Schoen.
• Recognize and develop realistic and functional goals using Goal Attainment Scaling.
• Recognize the importance of engaging families in the treatment process.
• Become familiar with appropriate tools to evaluate children with SPD.
• Observe client session videos, analyze through clinical reasoning, and discuss treatment planning.
• Become familiar with the STAR PROCESS Model for treatment.
• Address family needs and desires.
• Synthesize information in an OT assessment, write treatment notes using STAR’s clinical reasoning approach, communicate effectively with physicians and other members of a client’s team.

Presenters

• Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR/L
• Virginia Spielmann, MSOT
• Mim Ochsenbein, MSW, OTR/L
• Sarah A. Schoen, PhD, OTR/L
• Colleen Cameron Whiting, MS, OTR/L

Continuing Education

STAR Institute is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

11 Professional Contact Hours (1.1 AOTA CEUs) are awarded for completion of this program.