Education
SPD Education for Parents & Professionals
Intensive Mentorships - Professionals
Spend five days learning sensory based treatment strategies from the best in the field. Be mentored by Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, Dr. Sarah Schoen and their handpicked treatment staff in Denver, Colorado. Off-site Level 1 Mentorship programs (four days) are also available in various locations throughout the year, featuring experienced STAR Institute faculty.
SOS Feeding Conferences - Professionals
This 4-day Conference provides training in the SOS Approach to Feeding, a transdisciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems of all ages.
International Symposium - Professionals & Parents
This annual two-day conference offers thought-provoking workshops with experts in the field of Sensory Processing Disorder. A special Pre-Symposium Parent Workshop and Professional Workshop also take place the day before the Symposium.
Pre-Symposium Parent Workshop - Parents
During this annual workshop day, participants can connect through group discussions, parent-to-parent networking and an expert panel Q & A. Professionals are also welcome to attend.
Online Learning - Professionals & Parents
The latest online courses covering Sensory Processing Disorder. Topics for parents, caregivers, educators and clinicians. Check out our monthly webinars, which are recorded and added to our Course Catalog.
School-based Intensives for OT Practitioners - Professionals
This intensive training course supports the clinician to gain an advanced understanding of sensory processing in the schools, including evaluation and various strategies of intervention.
Workshops/Speaking Engagements - Professionals & Parents
Our faculty teach basic and advanced workshops on SPD all over the world. View our upcoming workshops/speaking engagements in various locations!
Community Workshops - Parents
Attend our FREE Community Workshop series for parents and caregivers, presented in person and also live-streamed and recorded for later access.
22nd International 3S Symposium
Sense + SenseABILITY
November 15-16, 2019 | Bethesda, Maryland
Explore the crucial role sensory processing/sensory motor experience plays in shaping human development. We will examine the impact of sensation on ‘sense of self’ and self-agency. An expanded focus will include how the ‘self’ interacts within the external environment. Discover how both positively affect the individual’s relationships within the family and the community, as well as positively grow the individual’s physical capacities to interact in the world.
Educational Reach
STAR Institute is dedicated to global education for Sensory Processing Disorder and creating a world in which everyone with SPD is able to receive treatment. With SPD affecting 1 in 20 children, it is not only professionals in the field of Occupational Therapy who need education on this subject, but also parents, care givers, extended family, friends, educators, employers, mental health providers, other medical professionals, and politicians. Since 2007 the STAR Institute Education Center has educated over 12,750 people from 45 states and 18 countries with thousands more attending workshops/speaking engagements around the world.