CE Course 3 — Sensory Integration Treatment: From Intervention to Participation 

October 1 - 29, 2025

This course prepares participants to provide intervention using a sensory integration frame of reference. Strategies for intervention planning and clinical reasoning informed by sensory integration principles are discussed in depth. An overview of approaches to sensory integration intervention for a range of populations in a variety of settings is explored.

Learning Objectives:  

Following the course, participants will be able to:
· Describe the key elements of occupational therapy intervention utilizing a sensory integration approach.
· Explain the rationale behind the use of an activity to facilitate adaptive responses.
· Utilize clinical reasoning skills to interpret behaviors that might have a sensory integrative base and develop appropriate intervention programs based on SI theory.
· Describe the underlying neurophysiological base of SI issues on functional performance.
· Develop occupational therapy intervention programs using an SI approach.

Schedule:   

Participants will have access to all course material during the 4 weeks that the course is scheduled, and may login and out during that time at their convenience.  Participants must complete one module before moving onto the next. There will be an instructor available during the 4 weeks to answer participant questions. 

• Module 1: Embedding SI Theory Into Clinical Practice
• Module 2: The Art and Science of Intervention
• Module 3: SI Intervention for Sensory Modulation Issues
• Module 4: Intervention Planning for Tactile Proprioceptive System Issues
• Module 5: Intervention Planning for Tactile System Issues
• Module 6: Intervention Planning for Vestibular System Issues
• Module 7: Intervention Planning for Developmental Dyspraxia
• Module 8: Goal Development and Documentation of Intervention Sessions

Instructor: Merry Lee OTD, OTR/L (for Instructor bios, please go to: https://chan.usc.edu/education/ce/sensory-integration)

Financial Disclosure: Presenter is receiving financial compensation from USC Chan for this course. Non-Financial Disclosure: No non-financial relationships to the content of this course. 

Cancellation Policy: A refund, less $50 administrative fee, will be made if a cancellation notice is received 10 business days prior to the workshop date. Cancellation by instructor/USC will result in full refund.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Theoretical Foundations of Sensory Integration: From Theory to Identification and Sensory Integration Evaluation and Clinical Reasoning.

Audience: This course is designed for OTs as an intermediate level course. Physical therapists and speech and language pathologists may also take the course.

Special Needs Requests: If you require ADA accommodations, please email details of request(s) to [email protected] at least four weeks prior to the course date so that arrangements can be made.

CEU Credit: This course is 21 contact hours (2.1 CEUs). Participants must login and logout of the online platform to access course material. Participants must complete course activities, quizzes, and a post-test and course evaluation in order to receive a certificate of attendance. Certificates will be available 2-3 weeks after the close of the course. 

USC Chan is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03659. This distance learning-independent/interactive activity is offered at 2.1 CEUs, Intermediate, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

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