SPDF Symposiums
Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation presents
10th International Symposium and Pre-Conference Institute

Pre-Conference Institute
Standardized Scales and Qualitative Methods of Assessment
Thursday - March 4

7:45 – 8:30Registration and Exhibits
8:30 – 8:45Welcome and Introduction
8:45 – 10:00Evaluations for children birth – 19: The what, when and how
Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR
Founder and Executive Director, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
10:00 – 10:30Break and Exhibits
10:30 – 12:00Qualitative screening for feeding difficulties
Kay A. Toomey, PhD
Clinical Director, SOS Feeding Solutions, STAR Center
12:00 – 1:00Lunch and Exhibits
1:00 – 2:30Measuring functional performance at school and in the clinic: MFUN & GOAL
Sarah A. Schoen, PhD, OTR
Director of Applied Research, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
2:30 – 3:00Break and Exhibits
3:00 – 4:00Is it Sensational or Attentional: Differential Diagnosis
Michael SB Frank, MD, FAAP, pediatrician
Medical Director, STAR Center
4:00 – 5:00Can Your Child See...Really See?
The Vision Evaluation

Lynn Fishman Hellerstein, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Developmental optometrist and co-owner, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center
Author of See It. Say It. Do It.
5:00 – 5:30Q & A Session
All faculty

10th International Symposium
Living Sensationally at Home, School and in the Community

Friday - March 5

7:45 – 8:30Registration and Exhibits
8:30 – 8:45Welcome and Introduction
Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR
Founder and Executive Director, SPD Foundation
8:45 – 9:45Keynote: Building bridges toward knowledge - Current research and DSM advocacy
Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR
9:45 – 10:15Break and Exhibits

WINNIE DUNN, PhD, OTR/L
Living Sensationally at Home and in the Community

10:15 – 11:45Review of core concepts in sensory processing
Impact of sensory processing patterns on everyday life
11:45 – 1:00Lunch and Exhibits
1:00 – 2:30Evidence supporting sensory processing concepts
Interpretation and introduction to intervention planning
2:30 – 3:00Break and Exhibits
3:00 – 5:00Introduction to the Sensory Profile School Companion
Case study work with School Companion
Collaboration with teachers
Serving as a knowledge broker between teacher and parent
5:00 – 5:30Special Don't-Miss Closing!
5:30 – 7:30Reception, tour and book signings
Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
and
STAR (Sensory Therapies and Research) Center
Wine, cheese and authors

10th International Symposium
Living Sensationally at Home, School and in the Community

Saturday - March 5

8:00 – 8:45Registration and Exhibits
8:45 – 9:00Welcome and Introduction
Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR
Founder and Executive Director, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

WINNIE DUNN, PhD, OTR/L
Living Sensationally at School

9:00 - 10:30Case study work with Sensory Profile and School Companion
Reviewing questions/advanced considerations in planning
10:30 – 11:00Break and Exhibits
11:00 - 12:15Interdisciplinary evidence supporting contextually relevant practices
12:15 – 1:15Lunch and Exhibits
1:15 - 3:00Monitoring progress: another form of evidence
Documentation of effectiveness: Evidence-based practice
3:00 – 3:30Break and Exhibits
3:30 – 5:00Consideration of the future
Listening to and hearing points of view of others
5:00 – 5:15Closing and Program Evaluation
Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR
Founder and Executive Director, Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

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