Health and Wellness, Division Staff Wellness, hosted a workshop on sensory intelligence, presented by Dr Annemarie Lombard, on 23 May 2014. 148 teachers, professional persons and parents attended.

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Content of the workshop:

Sensory intelligence® for children

  • What is sensory intelligence® and why is it important
  • Neuroscience made practical to understand sensation, emotion, attention and behaviour
  • The 7 senses – understanding how children develop and learn and why multisensory explorations are so important in today’s world

Guilt-free relationships

  • Sensory profiling for adults and children – powerful insights to identify and manage the different needs in families
  • Reducing stress and anxiety – helping our kids (and ourselves) to cope with pressure

Why do so many children need OT (Occupational therapy)?

  • What is impacting children’s learning and development today and everything that you as a parent should know?

Why do so many children have ADHD?

  • Understand the concentration puzzle and how we can influence concentration using sensory strategies

Sensory strategies

  • Sensory self-regulation – tips and tools to manage behaviour and concentration
  • Sensory diets: making the right activity and sport choices
  • Sensory ergonomics: create conducive teaching environments for optimum learning

Healthy habits for parents – surviving the 21st century   

How to get the basics right to ensure both you and your child cope best

Description: Health and Wellness Centre Keywords: UFS, University of the Free State, Staff, Health and Wellness, Health, Wellness, Workshop, Sensory, Intelligence, Parents, Therapists, Practitioners, Teachers Description: Health and Wellness Centre Keywords: UFS, University of the Free State, Staff, Health and Wellness, Health, Wellness, Workshop, Sensory, Intelligence, Parents, Therapists, Practitioners, Teachers Description: Health and Wellness Centre Keywords: UFS, University of the Free State, Staff, Health and Wellness, Health, Wellness, Workshop, Sensory, Intelligence, Parents, Therapists, Practitioners, Teachers


About the presenter:

Dr Annemarie Lombard is the Founder and CEO of Sensory Intelligence® Consulting.
She has a PhD in occupational therapy and 23 years of clinical and training experience. She is an expert on sensory integration and author of the book, Sensory Intelligence, why it matters more than IQ or EQ. Annemarie worked in clinical practice with children with learning difficulties and special needs for 15 years. She now teaches sensory intelligence to parents, teachers and businesses. She lives in Cape Town and is married to Eugene and they have two boys, Lukas aged 13 and Henrick aged 8.

For more information on sensory intelligence:

Visit the website; www.sensoryintelligence.co.za to learn more detail about the difference this makes in the lives of parents, teachers and children. Also read the education blogs on http://www.sensoryintelligence.co.za/blog/education

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