Online | Sensory and Trauma: Linking the Body, Brain, and Behavior
Guest Speaker: Dr. Angela Tobin, OTD, OTR/L
Dr.Angela Tobin is a leader, advocate, and researcher in the field of kinship care. She is the founder and leader of Kinship Caregivers Connect, an online statewide support group in Ohio. Dr. Tobin’s interest in working with kinship families sparked from personal experience, as she witnessed both her grandparents and parents raise her cousin (their grandson/nephew). She has taken an interdisciplinary and holistic health approach to supporting kinship families, with a doctorate degree in occupational therapy and a bachelor’s degree in educational psychology. In March 2023, she gave a TEDx Talk titled: “Understanding and Support Kinship Caregivers” at Ohio State University. Angela recently partnered with Dr. Joseph Crumbley to develop facilitator’s guides and caregiver worksheets as part of a video training for kinship caregivers titled The Inherent Strengths in Kinship Families.
Description: This interactive session introduces the sensory system and how it may be impacted by experiences of long term stress and trauma. This workshop presents the sensory system as a key factor‐ and often missing puzzle piece‐ to understanding a child’s behavior and how they process the environment. Various sensory differences will be described with examples and signs for each , as well as strategies and intervention options for supporting your child or adolescent’s ability to regulate and process the environment to support their day to day well‐being.
Registration will close on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12 pm
***Please Note: This class will be facilitated on the Zoom platform.
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You cannot take this class in a vehicle.
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