Advancing Practice Sensory Integration

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Course summary
- Gain the knowledge and confidence to work in advanced sensory integration.

- See how your learning can contribute to the growing evidence base.

- Plan and implement a research study focused on sensory integration.

This course is available to occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills to develop first as a practitioner in sensory integration – and then as an advanced practitioner.

How you learn
You will be part of an online community which is multi-disciplinary in nature and promotes peer and tutor support.

You learn through
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

You’ll be part of an online community which is multi-disciplinary in nature and promotes peer and tutor support.

You learn through

- online presentations and lessons

- webinars

- independent study tasks

- online discussion boards and meetings

- online activities

In the research methods module, you’ll have access to a multi-disciplinary teaching team and an e-tutor. You’ll have your own research supervisor who will support you through your research dissertation – as well as access to a range of electronic resources.

Applied learning
Work placements
The postgraduate certificate and diploma include up to 60 clinical hours, which sit within the sensory integration modules. The clinical hours can be completed within your own workplace – or you can arrange to complete them in another suitable environment.

You’ll also be supported in clinical mentoring sessions to help you hone your clinical skills. Your mentor will be from the SIE register of clinical mentors – or from your workplace if you have a suitable mentor at work who’s an advanced practitioner in sensory integration. You’ll usually have around three hours of mentoring per module.

Networking opportunities
When you start the course you’ll become a member of SIE’s community of best practice – the Association of Sensory Integration Practitioners (ASIP).