Event Description

Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, Every Child Counts – First 5 Alameda County and California Institute of Intregal Studies Somatic Psychology Department present
Regulation, Attachment and Emotional Development—Part 2 An On-going Clinical Education Series in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

About the program This session will describe a way of understanding individual differences in sensory-based self-regulation based on sensory integration theory and discuss how this model can be integrated across discipline boundaries to help foster goodness-of-fit during educational, play, and therapeutic interactions. A child’s sensory integration profile is a fundamental dimension of their unique inner experience and often informs their behavioral choices. The manner in which a child experiences and responds to sensory experiences, including those involving close interpersonal interactions, can mimic a variety of mental health concerns and confuse the relational and clinical picture. Working from a Sensory Integration, informed infant – parent mental health model can help us in creating effective approaches that not only recognize and meet “special needs” when necessary but also help us appreciate the unique nature of each child’s manner of encountering and organizing their world.

For location and registration information, contact Lorraine Watts at (510) 428-3407 or lowatts@mail.cho.org. For program information, contact Mary Claire Heffron at (510) 428-8425 or mheffron@mail.cho.org.