Introduction to Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI)

These introductory modules are open to all persons interested in learning about ASI, without restriction. It is recommended for:

• Occupational Therapists prior to beginning the CLASI Certificate Program to learn more about the terminology, current research, and essential elements of the use of ASI as a frame of reference

• Those who wish to know more about ASI on behalf of their family members, to be further educated on what constitutes the ASI evidence-based approach to intervention.

• Professionals who wish to better understand ASI terminology and methods, important for making appropriate referrals for additional evaluation and possible intervention

• Administrators or legislators who wish to know more about supporting or funding ASI as a proven method of intervention used primarily by occupational therapists

Dr. Susanne Smith Roley, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Financial Disclosure: Author of M6 materials and receives honorarium payment for instructing the module. Author of other modules in the CLASI Certificate in ASI (CLASI CASI) program for which she receives royalty payments. Instructor for other CLASI CASI modules for which she receives honorarium payments.   

Nonfinancial Disclosure: Founding Partner and Board of Directors: CLASI. Receives no compensation for board membership.  Author of the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration(EASI). Receives no compensation from the EASI. 

CLASI is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development.

Course Approval ID: 10717

This Distance Learning-Independent activity is offered at 0.25 CEUs introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge.

The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Part 1:

• Learners will develop critical awareness of the theoretical underpinnings of sensory integration as a frame of reference contextualized within occupational therapy practice.

• Learners will identify the seminal contributions of Dr. A. Jean Ayres Ph.D., OT to the development of sensory integration for us in clinical practice.

• Learners will explain the way in which sensory integration is fundamental to human adaptation, engagement and participation in needed and desired occupations.

Part 2:

• Learners will develop critical awareness of formal and informal assessments including standardized performance measures, questionnaires, and observations.

• Learners will identify various sensory measures recommended to support a better understanding of the client’s sensory integration strengths and challenges.

• Learners will summarize the way in which sensory integration and praxis performance measures inform clinical decision-making.

Part 3:

• Learners will develop critical awareness of the structural and process elements of the manualized ASI intervention method.

• Learners will summarize the active ingredients of change involved in the ASI intervention method.

• Learners will identify the way in which the therapist facilitates an adaptive response in the client based on interpretation of assessment data.

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