Broward: Free Self-Regularion Workshop

[Guest guest]

*Saturday*

March 26, 2011

(9:00 am – 3:00 pm) FREE!!

Improving a child's attention, focus, and function through selfregulation

Self-regulation, also known as sensory modulation, is a foundation skill

needed for all children to sit quietly, attend and learn. The goal of sensory

modulation is to get the child into a calm alert state, a state in which the

child is alert, attentive and eager to learn. A child with sensory modulation

disorder (SMD) may display any or all of the three types of modulation

difficulties. They may be a sensory seeker, passive under-responder or an

over-responder. This workshop will explore the types of SMD seen,

characteristics of each type, and strategies to improve the child's attention,

focus and function. Videos will be used to clarify the characteristics and

Broward County Public

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Kathleen C. Bldg.

600 SE 3rd Avenue

(1st floor-Board room)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

754 321-2211

behaviors seen. Time will be allotted to answer questions.

Presenters: Carolyn Murray, M.S., OTR and Betty Paris, M.Ed., PT

STAR Services, Inc., Hollywood, FL

register, contact Jane Derringer, FDLRS Child Find/Parent Services Specialist

at or email

jane.derringer@...

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Carolyn Murray-Slutsky, MS OTR, is director of Rehabilitation for Children, Inc,

a pediatric private practice. She co-founded M P Rehabilitative Services, a

pediatric private practice that specializes in outpatient, home and school-based

therapy in Florida, which was acquired by a national corporation in 2001. She

received her undergraduate degree in special education from Ohio University and

her master's degree in occupational therapy from Boston University in 1977.

Carolyn is certified in sensory integration (SI) and neurodevelopmental

treatment (NDT) for pediatrics, infants and adults. Her work experience includes

working in direct patient care, consultative, educational, and administrative

positions. She is also an adjunct professor teaching occupational and physical

therapy students. She received the Manager of the Year award while serving as

Director of Rehabilitation for an acute care facility and she was honored by the

Florida Occupational Therapy Association with the Award of Excellence for her

long-standing and significant contributions to the occupational therapy

profession.

Marjorie Montague, Ph.

Betty Paris, PT M.Ed. attained her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical

Therapy from Florida International University and her master's in education from

the University of Phoenix. Betty holds certificates in sensory integration (SI)

and neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) in pediatrics and in babies. She has used

her dual certificates to develop a unique blend of NDT and SI treatments offered

to children and young adults in a variety of settings and shared with

therapists, parents, and other professionals through educational seminars. Her

professional experience includes a wide range of venues including hospital,

community-based services, as well as being co-founder of MP Rehabilitative

Services, a multi-clinic private practice that was sold to a national

corporation. Betty has used her expertise, dual certifications in NDT and SI,

and her M.Ed. as adjunct professor, offering online programs to occupational and

physical therapy students

This is a very informative class. I attended last year and they give lots of

great ideas.