SENSORY INTEGRATION AND PROCESSING PROBLEMS: IMPACT ON CARE
Tracking # 20-1373178
Course overview
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IDENTIFIED WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DIFFICULTIES AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS CLIMBING EACH DAY. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT CAN SPAN THE LIFETIME OF A PATIENT, AND A PATIENT OF ANY AGE AND WITH ANY DIAGNOSIS CAN HAVE SENSORY PROCESSING ISSUES. IT IS THE CLINICIAN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW BEST HOW TO DEAL WITH THE FEARS AND ANXIETIES OF THESE PATIENTS SO EVEN THE MOST ROUTINE HEALTH CARE CAN BE SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS. HOWEVER, MANY CLINICIANS HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THESE PATIENTS. THIS COURSE WILL ASSIST HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR SENSORY INTEGRATION AND PROCESSING PROBLEMS AND THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THESE PATIENTS.
Subject areas
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