New! Clinical Conversations (Teleconference Support for Trained Therapists)
In June 2010, Vital Links began hosting Clinical Conversations, a series of teleconferences to support therapists trained in Therapeutic Listening®. The teleconferences will be toll-free (from within the U.S.), and participants may receive one contact hour or .1 AOTA CEU for each teleconference.
Each Clinical Conversations teleconference will include:
• Topic Discussion
• Clinical Cases
• Problem Solving
• Participant Questions (submitted prior to teleconference)
CLICK HERE to learn more or to register for upcoming Clinical Conversations!
What is Vital Links?
Founded by Sheila M. Frick, OTR, Vital Links is an AOTA-approved provider of continuing education opportunities that incorporate Therapeutic Listening®, vestibular habilitation, and core development. The primary
objective of all Vital Links courses is to provide innovative clinical
tools and strategies that can be immediately implemented upon course completion in schools, clinics, and homes.
Courses are offered throughout the United States and in other countries as well.
THERAPEUTIC LISTENING RESEARCH! In the March/April 2007 issue of The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Leah Hall (MS, OTR/L) and Jane Case-Smith (EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA) explored the effect of Therapeutic Listening® on children with sensory processing disorders and visual-motor delays. CLICK HERE to learn more .
What is Therapeutic Listening®?
Therapeutic Listening® is an evidence-backed protocol that combines a sound-based intervention with sensory integrative activities to create a comprehensive program that is effective for diverse populations with sensory challenges. Therapeutic Listening can impact sensory modulation, attention, behavior, postural organization, and speech and language difficulties. Trained therapists learn to use modulated CDs to set up programs for clients in homes, schools and clinics. Listening is a function of the entire brain; when we listen, we listen
with the whole body.
What Workshops Do We Offer?
Therapeutic Listening: Listening With the Whole Body
This workshop presents a
specific protocol for using Therapeutic Listening® techniques to impact sensory modulation, attention, behavior, postural organization, and speech and language difficulties. Discussion
also includes the historical development of listening techniques, anatomy and neurophysiology
of listening, and the theoretical rationale for using Therapeutic
Listening.
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Advanced Therapeutic Listening
This workshop builds upon Therapeutic Listening: Listening with the Whole Body, presenting a variety of advanced sound tools for use in treatment sessions, home programs and sensory diets. This course also introduces new sound tools for use in developing listening “tune-ups” and enhancing individualized listening programs. Videos and case studies are used throughout to highlight and reinforce concepts.
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Astronaut Training: A Sound Activated Vestibular-Visual Protocol
Vestibular enhancement has always been central to sensory integration practice. However, the importance of administering precise vestibular input that is integrated with specific sound and vision input is only beginning to be acknowledged. This workshop will expand the therapist’s skills via enhanced understanding of the developmental and neurological processes of the Vestibular-Auditory-Visual Triad. Understanding how these three systems work together with the body’s senses creates a foundation for achieving competency in applying specific intervention strategies, including Astronaut Training: A Sound Activated Vestibular-Visual Protocol.
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Building Blocks for Sensory Integration
This two-day experiential workshop provides therapists with an in-depth understanding of the developmental and neurophysiological links between sensory integration and the basic primary movement patterns that provide the foundation (or building blocks) for sensory modulation and integration. Beginning with support of the primitive reflexes, we will explore the development of posture and its relationship to gross and fine motor skills along with visual and auditory function. This course will allow participants to fine tune their clinical observation skills for the clients who are often difficult to test using standard measures. Hands-on demonstrations, movement labs, and video examples will highlight treatment strategies that can be implemented with and without therapy equipment, making them appropriate for all clinical settings. A range of intervention strategies designed to support functional performance will be presented, and workshop participants will leave with a systematic way to assess, document and treat the movement challenges that arise from the lack of effective sensory motor integration.
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Clinical Investigations of Vestibular Enhancement
This two-day hands-on workshop will provide an opportunity for therapists to learn, perform, analyze, and adapt powerful therapeutic strategies designed to address dysfunction in individuals with underlying vestibular-based problems. Participants will be guided in every aspect of treatment, with the goal of expanding clinical reasoning skills to apply in all areas, from assessment to design and set-up of individualized therapy programs. Topics to be addressed will include: A Newly Updated Astronaut Training Protocol, Postural and Core Development, Oculomotor Skill, and Bilateral Motor Coordination. Group size will be very limited, as the focus will be on active participation in treatment demonstrations and labs throughout the workshop.
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International (Non-U.S.) Workshops
In addition to our workshops in the U.S., Vital Links conducts workshops internationally as well.
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