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CollaborativeforLeadershipinAyresSensoryIntegration(CLASI)

CertificateinAyresSensoryIntegration(CASI)

REQUIREMENTS

1. TheCLASI-CASIrequirescompletionof6Modules*plusadditionalactivitiesand

assignments,eachrequiringapproximately30hours(3.0CEU’s),foratotalof180hours(18CEU’s).

2. Completeassignmentspermodule.Provideassignmentstoyourlocalcourseorganizer.3. ParticipantswillbeprovidedtheopportunitytoupdatetheCLASI-CASIevery5years.

Detailsregardingtherenewalprocesswillbeforthcoming.

*Modules1,&4areusuallycompletedonline;however,somecountriesofferthesemodulesasonsitecourse.Module2and5arealwayscompletedonline,andModules3&6arealwayscompletedonsite.

HoursandAssignmentsperModule:Thefollowinglistbelowshowstheestimatedhours,assignmentsandrequirementspermodule.

ModuleI:ASITheoryTotalCEhours:30

Module1isaresearch-basedseriesoflessonsthatprovideafoundationinASItheory.

ONLINEMODULE1 ONSITEMODULE1

OnlineModule:24hoursAssignment:6hours

OnsiteModule:24hours(4Days)Assignments:6hours

AssignmentsFindandpostamediaresource(forexampleayou-tubevideo,podcast,orwebsite)thatexemplifiestherelationshipbetweenneuroscienceandASI.Postononlinediscussionboardwithashortcommentaryonthereasoningforchoice

Neuropresentation-participantsprepareandpresentonneurologicalstructuresandfunctionsinsmallgroups(describedinmoredetailduringtheonsitecourse)

IntroductoryLecture(recommended,butnotrequired,followingeitheronsiteoronlineM1)Prepareandpresenta30-60-minutepresentation,in-serviceorlectureonASItoaself-selected

audiencee.g.parents,teachers,communitygroups,etc.;shareslide(s)ondiscussionboardandpostcommentsonthepresentation

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Module2:IntroductiontoComprehensiveAssessmentinASI

TotalCEhours:30(ONLINEONLY)

Module2introducesthelearnertoinformationondirectandindirectassessmentsincludingtheSensoryIntegrationandPraxisTests(SIPT)theEvaluationinAyresSensoryIntegration(EASI).

OnlineModule2:20hoursAssignments:10hours

Assignments

Practicetestadministrationforalltests(aspossibledependingonavailabilityoftestmaterials).Practicewithvideoclipsthenpracticeadministeringandscoringapplytestswithadultsandwithtypicallydevelopingchildren.

Module3:ComprehensiveAssessmentinASI-Hands-onPracticeandReviewTotalCEhours:30(ONSITEONLY)

Module3provideshands-onpracticeandreviewofallaspectsofsensoryintegrationandpraxiswithavarietyofassessmentsthatwereintroducedinmodule2.Duringtheonsitemodule3,participantswillhaveanopportunitytoclarifyanyquestionstheyhaveabouttheinformationpresentedintheonlineinstruction,practiceassessmentadministrationandscoringwithpeers

OnsiteModule3:24hours(4Days)Assignments:6hours

Assignments

ThefollowingassignmentsaretobecompletedafteronsiteModule3.

1) Aftercompletingtheonlinepreparationmoduleandattendingtheonsitepracticecourseforassessment,continuedpracticeisneededtodevelopcompetenceintestadministrationandscoringskills;participantsareexpectedtoreviewonlinelessonsandnotes;learningtestmechanicstakestime-continuepracticewithadults,alongwiththevideosintheonlineprogram

2) Followingpractice,participantswillcompletetheTESTADMINISTRATION&SCORINGCHECK-TASC(seeattachedformfordetailsofthisassignment)

3) PracticethetestsaspossiblewithtypicallydevelopingchildrentohavethechancetoseehowchildrenwithoutSIconcernsperformonthetests.Scoringpracticeisalsohelpful,however,completingcomputerizedscoringontheSIPTisnotnecessary.

4) IdentifyandtestCase1(seeattachedformforcasecriteria).CompletescoringontheSIPT(computerizedscoringandSIPTtestreport),SPMandestimateperformanceonqualitativeornon-standardizedmeasures

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ThefollowingtestsarepartofthecurrentCLASICASI*:Required1 CommentsSIPT: StandingandWalkingBalance(SWB) DesignCopying(DC)2 PosturalPraxis(PPr) BilateralMotorCoordination(BMC) PraxisonVerbalCommand(PrVC)2 PostrotaryNystagmus(PRN) MotorAccuracy(MAc)

SequencingPraxis(SPr) OralPraxis(OPr) Kinesthesia(KIN) FingerIdentification(FI) Graphesthesia(GRA) LocalizationofTactileStimuli(LTS) SpaceVisualization(SV)3 RequiresaccesstoaSIPTkitFigureGround(FG)3 RequiresaccesstoaSIPTkitConstructionalPraxis(CPr)3 RequiresaccesstoaSIPTkitManualFormPerception(MFP)3 RequiresaccesstoaSIPTkit SPM-Home EASI: OcularMotor&Praxis(O:MP) IncludesitemspreviouslypartofclinicalobservationsPosturalControl&Balance(PC&B) IncludesitemspreviouslypartofclinicalobservationsBilateralIntegration(BI) IncludesitemspreviouslypartofclinicalobservationsPraxis:FollowingDirections4 ComparetoPrVCoutsideUS

1ToreceivetheCLASICASI,theparticipantmustlearnthesetests,completea“TestAdministrationandScoringCheckwithaPeer”onthesetestsandattempttoadministerandscorethemwithatleast3childrenwhohaveknownorsuspectedSIconcerns.Ifitisnotpossibletoadministerorscoreafewoftherequiredtests,anexplanationofthereasonisrequired.If4ormoretestscannotbescored,anotherchildshouldbechosen.2US/Englishcoursesonly3ParticipantswhounabletoobtainaccesstoaSIPTkit,maysubstituteothertestsofvisualperception,visualpraxisandstereognosisandreportthoseresultsinsteadofscoresonthese4tests.4Participantstestingachildfromanon-EnglishspeakingcountryshouldadministerandscorePrVCbyreadingthedirectionsinthechild’slanguagethenalsoadministeringPrFDfromtheEASItocomparetheperformances.

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Module4:ClinicalReasoninginASITotalCEhours:30

Module4buildsonModules1-3withcontentandskillsneededforinterpretingassessmentdatainasystematicwaysothatinterventioncanbeplannedandimplementedinafocused,appropriate,andeffectiveway.Module4isusuallyprovidedonline,butinsomelocations,onsite.

ONLINEMODULE4 ONSITEMODULE4

OnlineModule4:24hoursAssignments:6hours

OnsiteModule4:24Hours(4Days)Assignments:6hours

Assignments

PriortobeginningonlineModule4:1) Completealllessonsandassignmentsfor

Modules1-32) IdentifyandtestCase1(achildwith

suspectedSIproblemswhohasNOThadinterventionforSIconcerns)onrequiredtests.CompletescoringontheSIPT(computerizedscoringandSIPTtestreport),SPMandestimateperformanceonqualitativeornon-standardizedmeasures.

3) SubmitcompletedTASCFollowingCompletionofonlineM4:

4) CompleteandsubmitCaseSummary1

PriortoattendingonsiteModule4:1) Completealllessonsandassignmentsfor

Modules1-32) IdentifyandtestCase1(achildwith

suspectedSIproblemswhohasNOThadinterventionforSIconcerns)onrequiredtests.CompletescoringontheSIPT(computerizedscoringandSIPTtestreport),SPMandestimateperformanceonqualitativeornon-standardizedmeasures.

DuringonsiteModule4:3) TurnincompletedTASC4) Workinsmallgroupstoanalyzeand

discusscases;participateingrouppresentationofCase1;TurninCaseSummary1

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Module5:InterventionPlanningTotalCEhours:30

Module5introducestheresearchandmanualizedmethodsofASIinterventionincludingtheFidelitytoASIInterventionmeasurethatassistsresearchersandclinicianstodistinguishbetweeninterventionsthatarefaithfultotheprinciplesofASIandthosethatdonotmeetthecriteria.

OnlineModule5:24hoursAssignments6hours

Assignments

1) PartoftheonlinelessonsforModule5includeatestcompletedbytheparticipantofFidelityRatingforseveralinterventionvideoclips.Theratingsaresubmittedviatheonlineplatform.Apassingscoreisrequiredtocompletethemodule.

2) FollowingM5,testCase2andcompleteCaseSummary2SectionsAandB(seeattached).3) VideotapeatreatmentsessionofyourselfprovidingASIwithachildthathasacomplete

assessment.ThenUsingtheASIFidelityMeasureprovidedinModule5rateyourinterventionsession,ifpossibleofCaseSummary2inpreparationforM6.BringtherecordingwithyoutoM6.

Module6:ASIIntervention-Hands-onPracticeandReviewTotalCEhours:30(ONSITEONLY)

Module6provideshands-onexperienceindesigningandimplementingevidence-basedASIinterventionwithfidelitytothemethod.Throughcaseanalyses,participantsareguidedtodesigntheinterventionprogramandactivitiesbasedonanalysesoftheassessmentdataandconductdynamicassessmentwhileprovidingthoseinterventionstrategies.EmphasisisplacedonclinicalreasoningusingallstepsofDDDM,fromhypothesisgenerationtoworkingonproximalgoalstomeetrelevantdistaloutcomes.AmasterclinicianwilldemonstrateusinganASIapproachwithchildrenwhodemonstratesensoryintegrationdeficits.

OnsiteModule:24hours(4Days)Assignments:6hours

Assignments

Participantswillworkinsmallgroupstoanalyzeanddiscusscases;participateingrouppresentationofCase2;TurninCaseSummary2.ThroughoutthecourseparticipantsareexpectedtorefinetheircasebasedontheinfopresentedeachdayinM6.Participantsshouldplanfor1-2hoursafterthecourseondays1-3toworkonthecaserefinement.*ParticipantsmustbringthefollowingwiththemtoM6:CompletedTASC,CaseSummary1,CaseSummary2,VideooftreatmentsessionandFidelityRatingForm

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TestAdministrationandScoringCheck(TASC)

TheTestAdministrationandScoringCheckwithPeeraimstoassistlearnersinrefiningtestadministrationandscoringcompetency,followingtrainingandpractice.TheTASCmaybeconductedinpersonorvirtually.Thefollowingprocessisfollowed:

• Learneradministersatleastaportionofallrequiredteststoanotheradultorchild(adultisrecommended)whilepeerwhoisfamiliarwithtests(eitherfellowlearnerorsomeonewhohasbeentrainedinthetests)observes.

• Peersmaychoosetoworkinsmallgroups(2-4peopleworkswell),alternatingtheroleoftesterand“child”ifin-person;ifvirtual,thenlearnermaytestanotheradult,whileobserverreviewsvirtually-preferablyinrealtime.

• Learnerandobserversdiscusstestadministrationandscoring,usingnotesandothercourseresourcestoclarifyandresolveanypointsofconfusion.

• LearnermustbringonetestformofKIN,MAcandGRAfromtheSIPT(administeredtoachildpriortotheobservation)andascoringcheckmustbecompleted(seebelow)LearnerInformation:Name: Emailaddress:_____________________________M3OnsiteCourseattended(cityanddate):_________________________________________________ObserverInformation:Name: Emailaddress:________________________________peerinsameonsitecourse,OR___trainedinrequiredtests(listprogram,cityanddates)

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Pleaselistatleast3thingsthatwereclarifiedorcorrectedorwhichmadetestingmoreefficientfromtheTASC:1)2)3)ScoringCheck:Learnerandobserververifythattheyhavescored,comparedanddiscussedtheirresultsonKIN,MAcandGRA.Iverifythatallinformationrecordedhereistrueandaccurate:Signatureoflearner: Date:_____________Signatureofobserver: Date:_____________

SELECTIONCRITERIAFORCASEPREPARATION

Case1–Achildwithsuspecteddifficulties:Required:

• Age4-9years(preferablyatleast5yearssothatmoreoftheSIPTtestscanbeadministeredand

forbettercooperation)

• Challengesinparticipation(e.g.troubleplayingwithpeers;difficultymasteringskillssuchas

dressingorbathing;strugglingatschool,etc.)

• Suspectedproblemswithsensoryintegration-someindicationthattheparticipationchallenges

couldberelatedtoproblemsinsensoryintegration;diagnosessuchasautism,attentiondeficit

disorder,speechandlanguagedelaysorlearningdisabilitiesareoftengoodcandidates.

• Noothercomplicatingdiagnosis,suchascerebralpalsy,Downsyndrome,visualimpairment,

etc.

• Noorlittleinvention,especiallyinterventionthathasusedanAyresSensoryIntegration

approach.

• ReliabletestscoresincludingtheSIPTandvalidinterpretationofthosescores,leadingto

hypothesisgeneration,basedontheresearchrelatedtothepatternsofsensoryintegration

functionanddysfunction.

Recommended:

• Videofootagethatshowsthesensory,motororpraxischallengesduringperformanceis

recommended.

ThesecriteriaareestablishedforCase1sothatlearnerscanmostsuccessfullyadministerandscoreas

manytestsaspossibleandsothatidentificationofcommonsensoryintegrationpatternscanbemore

easilyseenintheinterpretationprocess.ThesecriteriadonotimplythattestssuchastheSIPTorthe

EASIcannotorshouldnotbeusedwithchildrenoutsidetheabovefeatures.Rather,learningto

administer,scoreandinterprettestscoreswithchildrenwhohavethesecriteriawillmakeiteasierto

assessotherchildren,aftertheprocessismasteredwithmorestraightforwardcases.

Case2-Achildwithsuspecteddifficulties:

Required:Ages4-12years(withmostoralloftheSIPTcompleted).NOTE:whileitispreferredthat

youpresentacaseonaschool-agechild,ifyouareworkingwithclientswhoare10yearsorolderand

cancompletetheSIPTforCase2,itisallowedforCase2only.

• Challengesinparticipation(e.g.troubleplayingwithpeers;difficultymasteringskillssuchas

dressingorbathing;strugglingatschool,etc.)

• Suspectedproblemswithsensoryintegration-someindicationthattheparticipationchallenges

couldberelatedtoproblemsinsensoryintegration;diagnosessuchasautism,attentiondeficit

disorder,speechandlanguagedelaysorlearningdisabilitiesareoftengoodcandidates.

• Noothercomplicatingdiagnosis,suchascerebralpalsy,Downsyndrome,visualimpairment,

etc.

• Videofootagethatshowsthesensory,motororpraxischallengesduringperformanceis

recommended.

• VideofootageofASIinterventionisrequiredwithpreliminaryratingforfidelitytoASI.

ParticipantsmayalsobringadditionalcasestoModule6fordiscussioninsmallgroups.Case

informationonchildrenforwhomstandardizedtestingisnotfeasible,childrenunderage4,orchildren

whohavecomplicatingdiagnosismaybebroughtfordiscussionrelatedtoapplicationofthesensory

integrationconceptsandinterventionplanning.

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Case1Summary

Case1SummaryiscompletedfollowingcompletionofM3,practicewiththeassessmenttools,completionoftheTASCandcompletionoftestingandscoringforCase1(achildtestedwithsuspectedsensoryintegrationconcerns.)Case1SummaryconsistsofPPTslides,preparedasfollows:

Slide1:• Initialsorpseudonym• Age• Developmentalhistory,medicaloreducationaldiagnoses,andinterventionservices

whichhavebeenreceivedSlide2• Reasonforchoosingchildfortesting,i.e.,whywereSIconcernssuspected?• Mainparticipationstrengthsandparticipationchallenges

Slide3(&4,ifneeded)• Assessmentresults-testscores;bargraphfromSIPT;SPM,etc.• Observationsandqualitativeinformation

IfparticipatinginONLINEM4:submitCase1Summary,onlinewhenpromptedtoinEdvance360.IfparticipatinginONSITEM4:bringCase1Summaryplusalltestsheetsandinformationtothecourse.

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Case2Summary

CaseSummary2iscompletedfollowingM4andM5,andcompletionoftestingandscoringforthesecondchildtestedwithsuspectedsensoryintegrationconcerns.Case2SummaryconsistsofPPTslides,preparedasfollows:

Slide1:• Initialsorpseudonym• Age• Developmentalhistory,medicaloreducationaldiagnoses,andinterventionservices

whichhavebeenreceivedSlide2• Reasonforchoosingchildfortesting,i.e.,whywereSIconcernssuspected?• Mainparticipationstrengthsandparticipationchallenges

Slide3• Assessmentresults-testscores;bargraphfromSIPT;SPM,etc.• ObservationsandqualitativeinformationSlide4• AssessmentresultsshownonAssessmentTool(note:entertestscores,highlightor

colorcoderesultsinWord,thensavethefileasinPDFpriortoinsertingontoPPTslide)Slide5• Conclusionsregardingtestscoresandfindings;areanySIpatternspresent?

Slide6DDDM-GeneratingHypothesesTable:

ParticipationStrengths&

ChallengesSummaryofAssessment

DataHypotheses(linkingdatafromassessmentto

participation)

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Slide8ProximalandDistalOutcomesTable

ProximalOutcomeMeasures

DistalOutcomeMeasures

Slide9Initialinterventionplan

TheCase2SummaryiscompletedfollowingcompletionofM4&5andbroughttoM6(onsite).TheinformationonCaseSummary2willberevisedduringsmallgroupworkandcasepresentationsduringthecourse.