Supporting Students’ Self-Regulation Needs: An Occupational Therapy Perspective

• By: Renee H Sebok, MS, OT Mary Frese OT RYT Mary Reilly, OTD, OTR/L Kim Apel, OT Howard Savin, PhD Kristen Daneker, MS, BCBA, LBS-PA First Children Services
• January 10th, 2024
• accommodations, individual therapy, mindfulness, neurodevelopmental conditions, occupational therapy, occupational therapy practitioners, pull-out sessions, push-in sessions, self-regulation, sensory gym, sensory processing issues, sensory room, sensory strategies, Winter 2024 Issue, yoga, zones of regulation
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Self-Regulation is an individual’s ability to process and manage behavioral and emotional reactions to what is happening in their immediate environment. Throughout the day, a child’s nervous system is constantly attempting to process the sensory components of opportunities presented to them....

Setting Students Up for Success: Balancing Sensory Needs in the Classroom

• By: Katie Schaefer, MEd BCBA, COBA Jason Wojnicz, MEd Frazier Behavioral Health
• January 10th, 2024
• accommodations, children, classroom accommodations, education, inclusive education, school, sensory issues, sensory strategies, Winter 2024 Issue
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Sensory considerations play a key role in developing a classroom environment conducive to learning. When classrooms are arranged with sensory needs in mind, teachers will often see increased levels of social participation and task engagement. Some students face challenges finding their voice in a...