Hello Occupational Therapy colleagues!
We are seeking information from therapists that are using both the Sensory Processing Measure as well as the Sensory Profile. Are there any preferences or circumstances in which you would use one over the other, and why? Which tool are therapists currently preferring to use?
Secondly, we are seeking feedback on using the Carolina Curriculum to assess children with significant needs as a comprehensive assessment tool. The PEDI is one option, but it does not capture fine motor development.
Are other therapists using the Carolina, and what are your thoughts about it?
Are there better or more current tools out there that therapists find more beneficial for this population of children?
Any feedback would be much appreciated. Please COMMENT BELOW or email Anita.Ferri@sturgeon.ab.ca
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Monday, 21 April 2014
OT Maternity Position with Edmonton Catholic Schools
Edmonton Catholic Schools OT maternity job opening. Information found by following the link below.
Learn to Bike Course Volunteers Needed
Here is the official call for volunteer instructors for the 2014 Special Needs Children's Learn to Bike Course.
We will need 5 or 7 volunteers for an orientation session for students on Thursday evening, April 24 for registration, helmet fit and bike check.
The course itself will be at Goldbar Park (Edmonton) Thursday afternoon/evenings from May 1 through to June 12. Hopefully we will be lucky with the weather this year and we won't run that long.
We will be running the same courses as previous years:
- course for students who can follow verbal instruction. Ten to fourteen students, one volunteer for each student, course runs from 6:00 P.M. to 6:45 P.M.
- course for students who need non-verbal instruction. Four to six students, at least two volunteers for each student, course runs from 7:00 P.M. to 7:45 P.M.
We need 15 to 20 assistant instructors who are experienced bicyclists and/or occupational or physical therapists. Some formal training such as CanBike is welcomed but not required. There is a detailed course outline to assist new instructors and to bring return instructors back up to speed.
Please let me know:
- if you can help out,
- if you can make all the dates, and, if not,
- which dates/times you are able to attend.
Please feel free to pass this invite on to any knowledgeable cyclists, physical therapists or occupational therapists you know, and post it to any websites you think suitable.
I teach a variety of courses during the year, all of them enjoyable, but this course is the most fun and rewarding of them all!
Thank you so very much,
John Collier
780.433.1270 h
jbcollier@shaw.ca
Fine Motor Summer Camp July 2014
Agenda Notes You Can
Read!!
Growing Changes:
Occupational Therapy Services for Children presents:
Fine Motor Summer
Camp in July 2014
A week long fun and interactive camp
for children in Kindergarten and grades 1 - 3 who find printing, using scissors
or other fine motor activities challenging. The camp will be run by experienced
pediatric occupational therapists. A multi-sensory approach will be used along
with co-operative games and crafts to practice the skills needed for hand
functioning. This camp is designed for children who may be experiencing mild to
moderate delays in fine motor development or who would benefit from extra
practice.
The camp places an emphasis on grasp
development, formation of letters, legibility, review of lower case, copying,
using school tools (scissors, glue) in hand manipulation skills, eye hand
coordination and strength. This includes a summary report identifying
individual children's strengths, areas of need, and suggestions for further
skill development.
This camp will use a multi-sensory
approach combining fine and gross motor movement to enhance learning. Parents
are welcome to attend the first of the 5 sessions in order to help their child
feel more at ease in the group and to learn how to support their child with
printing practice at home.
Time: Printing Basics: 10:00 am - 11:15 am
weekly (July 14, 15, 16, 17, 18).
Cost: $250.00
Where: Highlands Community Centre: 6112 -
113 Avenue Edmonton, AB
Note: OT services may be covered depending
on health plan and are tax deductible.
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
SAOT Speed Mentoring Event on June 4 in Edmonton
June 4, 2014 | 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Expressionz Cafe (Redwood Room)
9938-70 Avenue, Edmonton, AB
About this event:
Do you have a clinical dilemma or practice area question you need to have answered?
Join us for this educational, fun and informal evening of networking and speed mentoring with our local OT experts!
You will have one on one time with mentors covering these practice areas:
- Autism
- Criminal Justice System
- Driver Assessments
- Dysphagia
- Ergonomics
- Geriatrics - Home Care and End of Life Care
- Mental Health
- Pain Management
- Pediatrics
- Private Practice - General
- Seating and Mobility
- Splinting
- Universal Design
- Workplace Health
Please bring at least 2-3 questions with you!
**In lieu of a registration fee, we ask that you please bring a cash or cheque donation to your choice of these charities:
1. Arthritis Society (Alberta and NWT)
2. Prosper Place Clubhouse - serving those with severe and persistent mental illness
3. Alberta Caregivers Association
This event is open to full, associate and student SAOT members only.
Beverages will be available for purchase at the cafe. Snacks will be provided.
Maximum capacity is 60 people.
Location:
Expressionz Cafe (Redwood Room)
9938-70 Avenue, Edmonton, AB
Click here to register.
Social Thinking Workshop September 2014 in Calgary
Social Thinking Workshop
Kari Palmar, presenter and co-author of Inflexible Flexible You, will begin by setting the foundation and talk through the following concepts: What is social? What is the difference between teaching social skills and social thinking? How does social typically develop (info supported by research) and what happens when it does not? We then explore the learning style of a child with a social cognitive challenge.
This foundational knowledge will be something referred back to throughout the two days. Attending 2 days of this amazing Social Thinking conference, gives the foundation. The rest of Day 1 (and the following day) then weaves between theory and developmental information and very practical strategies and ideas to take back to homes, classrooms, community, and private practice settings.
At the end of both days, attendees will feel they have many ideas they can implement immediately. It is found that best learning occurs when weaving back and forth between theory and practical ideas instead of dividing up into 2 separate courses. You do not want to miss either day!!!!
We know that the students and children in our lives are complicated! In many cases, the knowledge and training in working with this population is very limited. To truly serve this group, we have to understand the depth and complexity of their challenges. But where do we start with a social cognitive challenge? What do we treat? How do we do it? And understanding that there is such wide variation with our students and children. Because the nature of the challenges are complex, two days will give you the time to explain and explore answers to all of these questions. Social Thinking is widely known for taking the complex, abstract nature of teaching social and boiling it down to user friendly teaching for both professionals, parents, families, and students.
SPECIAL!!!! PARENTS AND FAMILIES...
We are so excited to bring Kari Palmer to Calgary to share her wealth of knowledge about social communication and social thinking. In further communications with Kari, it has become aware to us how this conference may be exceptionally beneficial to parents and your families. She plans to set the foundation by discussing what social thinking is, the difference between social skills and social thinking and to explain how social thinking typically develops. From there Kari will provide practical strategies that can be implemented immediately. In an effort to make this course more economical for families we would like to offer a discounted rate for parents and family members of $350 for early bird registration and $375 for regular registration.
Please feel free to share with your colleagues, teachers, and families!!!
Brochure found here.
Kari Palmar, presenter and co-author of Inflexible Flexible You, will begin by setting the foundation and talk through the following concepts: What is social? What is the difference between teaching social skills and social thinking? How does social typically develop (info supported by research) and what happens when it does not? We then explore the learning style of a child with a social cognitive challenge.
This foundational knowledge will be something referred back to throughout the two days. Attending 2 days of this amazing Social Thinking conference, gives the foundation. The rest of Day 1 (and the following day) then weaves between theory and developmental information and very practical strategies and ideas to take back to homes, classrooms, community, and private practice settings.
At the end of both days, attendees will feel they have many ideas they can implement immediately. It is found that best learning occurs when weaving back and forth between theory and practical ideas instead of dividing up into 2 separate courses. You do not want to miss either day!!!!
We know that the students and children in our lives are complicated! In many cases, the knowledge and training in working with this population is very limited. To truly serve this group, we have to understand the depth and complexity of their challenges. But where do we start with a social cognitive challenge? What do we treat? How do we do it? And understanding that there is such wide variation with our students and children. Because the nature of the challenges are complex, two days will give you the time to explain and explore answers to all of these questions. Social Thinking is widely known for taking the complex, abstract nature of teaching social and boiling it down to user friendly teaching for both professionals, parents, families, and students.
SPECIAL!!!! PARENTS AND FAMILIES...
We are so excited to bring Kari Palmer to Calgary to share her wealth of knowledge about social communication and social thinking. In further communications with Kari, it has become aware to us how this conference may be exceptionally beneficial to parents and your families. She plans to set the foundation by discussing what social thinking is, the difference between social skills and social thinking and to explain how social thinking typically develops. From there Kari will provide practical strategies that can be implemented immediately. In an effort to make this course more economical for families we would like to offer a discounted rate for parents and family members of $350 for early bird registration and $375 for regular registration.
Please feel free to share with your colleagues, teachers, and families!!!
Brochure found here.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Occupational Therapist Position with Black Gold Regional Division
Black Gold Regional schools has a full time Occupational Therapist position posted here.
This position is posted as temporary full time but there may be some flexibility in the role - i.e., to split between two therapists. It is also posted as temporary but it is not a mat leave cover, rather a new position that is likely (but not guaranteed) to continue past the upcoming school year, FYI. Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss the position.
Nicole Ebbesen Rowan
This position is posted as temporary full time but there may be some flexibility in the role - i.e., to split between two therapists. It is also posted as temporary but it is not a mat leave cover, rather a new position that is likely (but not guaranteed) to continue past the upcoming school year, FYI. Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss the position.
Nicole Ebbesen Rowan
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