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Creating and Implementing Sensory Diet Routines to Improve Daily Activities

Original Price:   Current Price: $69.00

Learn how to create personalized sensory diets tailored to your child’s or client’s unique needs to help improve emotional regulation, focus, behavior, and everyday routines. With step-by-step guidance and practical sensory activities, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to know what your child or client needs, how to support them, and how to help make daily life easier.

The course has help increase my confidence in the area of sensory regulation and having that confidence shows in my job performance every day. — Laura E., Occupational Therapist

Thinkific Sensory Diet Digital Course - Master
Rated 4.92 out of 5
62 Reviews

Creating and Implementing Sensory Diet Routines to Improve Daily Activities

Original Price:   Current Price: $69.00

Learn how to create personalized sensory diets tailored to your child’s or client’s unique needs to help improve emotional regulation, focus, behavior, and everyday routines. With step-by-step guidance and practical sensory activities, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to know what your child or client needs, how to support them, and how to help make daily life easier.

The course has help increase my confidence in the area of sensory regulation and having that confidence shows in my job performance every day. — Laura E., Occupational Therapist

Learn how to create personalized sensory diets tailored to your child’s or client’s unique needs to help improve emotional regulation, focus, behavior, and everyday routines. With step-by-step guidance and practical sensory activities, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to know what your child or client needs, how to support them, and how to help make daily life easier.

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Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants with advanced training in Primitive Reflex Integration and Sensory Processing

.55 AOTA CEUs

AOTA CEUs

$129.00

Provides continuing education hours approved by AOTA for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants

  • 9 modules of training
  • 5.5 hours of video lessons
  • 30+ instructional digital PDFs included
  • Comprehensive overview of the 8 sensory systems
  • Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and and the functional impact on daily activities
  • Learning how to identify sensory preferences, understanding the sensory threshold
  • What a sensory diet is and how to create, implement and customize to a client or child’s specific sensory needs
  • How emotional intelligence relates to sensory diet success
  • Descriptions and video visual demonstrations for a variety of product & non-product based sensory activities
  • Entire video sensory toolbox - a variety of sensory activities within each sensory system and how to sequence an effective sensory diet
  • Best times and when to use a sensory diet
  • How to use visuals to improve sensory needs and understanding
  • Sensory diets for specific scenarios: mealtime, transitions, bedtime, classroom situations, and more
  • Pre-made, ready to go sensory checklists, sensory diet activity cards, and sensory diet templates

Physical Workbook

100+ pages of incredible course content! All of our PDFs printed and organized in a workbook.

Everything you need in one place to reference quickly and efficiently!

Master

$69.00

Designed for parents, educators and therapists looking to thoroughly and comprehensively expand their knowledge on sensory processing challenges. Learn to incorporate customized sensory activities into the daily routine to improve their client or child’s daily functioning skills and quality of life

  • 9 modules of training
  • 5.5 hours of video lessons
  • 30+ instructional digital PDFs included
  • Comprehensive overview of the 8 sensory systems
  • Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and and the functional impact on daily activities
  • Learning how to identify sensory preferences, understanding the sensory threshold
  • What a sensory diet is and how to create, implement and customize to a client or child’s specific sensory needs
  • How emotional intelligence relates to sensory diet success
  • Descriptions and video visual demonstrations for a variety of product & non-product based sensory activities
  • Entire video sensory toolbox - a variety of sensory activities within each sensory system and how to sequence an effective sensory diet
  • Best times and when to use a sensory diet
  • How to use visuals to improve sensory needs and understanding
  • Sensory diets for specific scenarios: mealtime, transitions, bedtime, classroom situations, and more
  • Pre-made, ready to go sensory checklists, sensory diet activity cards, and sensory diet templates
$49.00

100+ pages of incredible course content! All of our PDFs printed and organized in a workbook.

Everything you need in one place to reference quickly and efficiently!
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Do You Have A Child With Sensory Challenges At Home?

1 in 6 children have sensory processing challenges and sensory symptoms that interfere with everyday functioning and learning.

Sensory processing challenges are becoming more and more common. When a child is struggling to process sensory input in their environment, it will oftentimes lead to sensory overload, reactive behavior, and poor focus.

The good news is that there is a way to help improve sensory processing!

This is where sensory diets come in!

What Exactly Is A Sensory Diet?

No, not food… effective sensory-based activities for your child's specific needs!

Sensory diets don’t refer to your typical health food diets.

But, just like a balanced food diet to keep our bodies fit and healthy, everyone also needs a balanced amount of sensory input each day to allow them to function their best.

Sensory diets are sensory-based activities that are tailored to your child so they receive the specific sensory input they need. The idea is to get the body and brain into a “just right” state of arousal.

This sensory input can be anything from lighting to the feeling of clothes to even sounds!

Everyone processes sensory input differently, but some children struggle more than others to process the messages from inside their body and the external environment, which can lead to behavior reactions, like lack of focus, poor moods, and struggling to learn.

What You'll Get

Self-Paced Video

You'll have instant access to hours of video lessons taught by Certified Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Downloadable Handouts and Guides

We include PDFs for activities, templates, and more to make implementing what you learn in this course even easier!

Lifetime Access

You will get lifetime access to this course! So you can revisit the lessons as much as you need while implementing what you learn into real-life results for your child or clients!

Sensory diets work great for children with sensory challenges. Oftentimes, these challenges show up in these behaviors:

Reactions to harsh or bright lights

Irritation from certain clothing or fabrics

Debilitation from loud or unpleasant sounds

Struggling to sit still in the classroom

Challenges with self-regulation

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

List functional strategies to assist a child in meeting their sensory threshold

State 5 treatment interventions to support a child that is under-responsive to auditory input.

Identify 3 strategies for successfully carrying over a sensory diet in various environments.

Identify the connection between emotional intelligence and sensory regulation as it pertains to daily occupational performance.

List the benefits of various visual supports as it relates to creating sensory diets.

Course Outline

This digital course is a 9 module training with 5.5 hours of video, and 5.5 contact hours / .55 AOTA CEUs (plus bonuses!), along with clear instructions and functional strategies to implement into your practice immediately to assist a child in meeting their sensory threshold.

  • Module 1 What is Sensory Processing?

    Learn all about the body’s 8 sensory systems (Yes, 8!). Understand what Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is and and how it impacts daily functioning. We’ll cover what it means and why it’s so important to ‘put your sensory goggles on’.

  • Module 2 What is a Sensory Diet?

    Defining what a ‘sensory diet’ is, identifying if your client or child could benefit from a sensory diet, and if they need a personalized sensory diet for different situations throughout the day.

  • Module 3 Sensory Preferences + Emotional Intelligence

    Learning how to identify sensory preferences with ready to go checklists, understanding the sensory threshold, and explaining how emotional intelligence relates to sensory diet success.

  • Module 4 Sensory Activity Toolbox

    Sensory-based activity ideas and demonstrations for children birth to three years old that assist with achievement of developmental milestones. We walk you through a variety of sensory based activities for every age group and every sensory system!

  • Module 5 When to Use a Sensory Diet

    Diving into the specific challenges that your client or child may be facing in certain daily scenarios or specific times of the day. We cover if a sensory diet can help during those crucial moments.

  • Module 6 Using Visuals

    Understanding why visuals are so important to use to help your client or child understand their sensory needs & activities. We provide you with a variety of ideas and options to incorporate into your client’s or child’s sensory diet (includes video demonstrations).

  • Module 7 Put it Together!

    A quick review of what you’ve learned and a step-by-step guide on how to put everything you’ve learned together into a great sensory diet for your client’s or child’s sensory needs.

  • Module 8 Sensory Diets for Different Situations

    Some specific examples of sensory diets, activities and ideas that are most beneficial for successful morning routines, bedtimes, transitions, situations in the classroom, and much more!

  • Module 9 Extra Ideas, Modifications, and Adult Sensory Diets!

    Providing you with some simple tips and tricks to make your client’s or child’s sensory diet effective, goal writing ideas for therapists, plus some sensory diet activities for your own sensory diet.

  • Bonus! Additional Resources

    A library of research articles, blog posts, podcast episodes, YouTube videos, and more! Use these resources to help continue your sensory diet journey.

Meet Your Instructors

Rachel Harrington

COTA/L, CPRCS

Rachel is a Pediatric Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who is dedicated to helping children with different abilities feel confident in their own skin. She holds her Autism Certificate, and is continuing her education in Handwriting Without Tears, Primitive Reflex Integration, Sensory Integration, and more! Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband, two young children, and dog, and can be found outside hiking, playing games, and not taking life too seriously!

Jessica Hill

COTA/L, CPRCS

Jessica is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who specializes in Pediatrics. She is passionate about helping children become healthy, happy, and confident members of society. She has training and experience in Primitive Reflex Integration, Sensory Integration, feeding, and parent training. Jessica and her son live in Boise, Idaho with their two crazy cats and enjoy hiking, swimming, and traveling!

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Rated 5.0 out of 5

Life changing

A few months ago, I felt like I wasn’t cut out to be my daughter’s mother because I had no idea how to handle her sensory needs. We were on a waitlist for OT but it is long. Now we’re both doing so much better as I know how to help her while we wait. I’ve also been able to do the sensory questionnaire for a little boy I work with and found some strategies that are helpful to him.

M.H. Parent
Rated 5.0 out of 5

WOW!

This course was very beneficial in building my sensory skills as an occupational therapist! I appreciate the videos and handouts that make implementing these strategies so straight-forward. This is a great resource for not only occupational therapists, but for teachers and parents as well. I would highly recommend this course from Harkla and I can't wait to enroll in more!

Emily K.R. Occupational Therapist

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • How is this course administered?

    This course is administered via online videos and worksheet downloads that you be able to access through learn.harkla.co once you have purchased!

  • What is the refund policy for this course?

    Like all Harkla products, this falls under our lifetime guarantee. This basically means that if at any time you aren’t satisfied with the course, we’ll refund you right away.

  • How do I know if my child needs a sensory diet?

    Every child can benefit from a sensory diet BUT if your child struggles to get through their daily tasks successfully (i.e. dressing, mealtimes, school, social interactions, etc.), then they will definitely benefit from a personalized sensory diet.

  • Is this course helpful for neurotypical children or children without SPD?

    Yes, without a doubt! Everyone has a sensory system and sensory preferences despite a formal diagnosis. Every child and adult can benefit from incorporating sensory activities into their daily routine!

  • What if I don't have sensory stuff at my house?

    Not a problem! We share plenty of activities that require only household items!

  • How long do I have to give my child a sensory diet?

    Ideally, everyday! The activities will change as the child grows and their sensory system learns to modulate input more efficiently. But we all participate in sensory diets of our own- chewing gum, drinking coffee, tapping our pencil, wiggling our feet, working out, etc. those activities help us attend and focus throughout the day!

  • Is this course helpful for therapists?

    Yes! We share a ton of printables and resources for you to use with your clients! We wish we had this course when we started out!

  • How do I get my certification for CEUs?

    In order to earn your AOTA CEU certificate you must complete the course evaluation and pass the post-test with 80% accuracy. Then you'll be able to download and print your certificate for continuing education!

  • What exactly is the Digital Course Workbook?

    Our AOTA-approved digital courses come with a physical workbook - all the digital course PDFs made into a beautifully printed book that we will ship to you. It is the digital course in physical form! You can use our workbooks for quickly referencing and photocopying when needed.

    The physical workbook is available separately. If you do not need the CEUs, you can purchase another course option and add the workbook at checkout! Please note that you will have the option to add the workbook after you enter payment information.

    The workbooks are only available to those who have purchased the corresponding digital course.

    Digital Course Workbooks ship worldwide and take about two weeks for delivery due to processing time.

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Our para professionals LOVED this course! We received very positive feedback! Additionally, when there were errors with our registrations (an error created by our agency), the Harkla representatives were incredibly prompt and helpful with getting it resolved. We will definitely be using this company for additional training purposes!

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This book will be well used this school year. The book offers explainations of sensory needs and activities to offer students to allow them choices to help regulate their emotions. The book is a great resource and well organized.

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This program will assist me this school year with making resources that my students will need to strengthen their ability to self-regulate.

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Enjoyed learning about the 3 sense we don't learn in preschool. It was great to understand and learn about the vestibular, proprioception and interoception sensory difficulties people could be experiencing and how to understand symptoms of over and under responsiveness. Love all the able print outs as well!

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The training was fantastic. I love the handouts, slides, pictures and the videos for all learning styles. The full course book with the cards and all the tools are fantastic. You make the training so easy to follow, listen and implement into our settings. Thank you

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Absolutely recommend. Not only is it affordable but man is it a great tool! I have such great tools in my tool box to help my patients, caregivers, and myself!

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Great content to make OT simple at home! Also great customer service

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Really good customer service, my guide was delivered to the wrong address and the team sent me another one. I am very excited how easy to follow the instructions are and the effect on my toddlers

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Incredible Program

This program has worked very well for our level 3 and 4, post high school students.

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Well Done

I haven’t had time to put it all into practice, so can’t speak to the effectiveness. But in taking this course, the women are engaging and easy to understand, making it a delight and not another chore. Thank you very much..

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Life changing

A few months ago, I felt like I wasn’t cut out to be my daughter’s mother because I had no idea how to handle her sensory needs. We were on a waitlist for OT but it is long. Now we’re both doing so much better as I know how to help her while we wait. I’ve also been able to do the sensory questionnaire for a little boy I work with and found some strategies that are helpful to him.

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I have been a pediatric OT for 30 years, and for the last 6 years, I have switched to academia. I am a program director in an OTA program. I am well versed in SPD and teaching it. What I specifically liked was your resources. These were simple, basic, but creative. I enjoyed all the resources provided. Both speakers presented the material clearly and accurately. I also liked that both the presenters were COTAs. I let my students know this. Thank you.

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Your material is absolulety great! And hás helped me tremesdously in my practice as a clinical psychologist.