Continuing Education
Combining Approaches for Treating Children with Autism: The Art and Science by Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Nancy Lawton-Shirley, OTR; February 2-3, 2001; Seattle, WA; 12 contact hours
Sensorimotor Strategies to Support the Development of Self Regulation by Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR, FAOTA; February 4, 2001; Seattle, WA; 6 hours
The Misunderstood Child by Lynette Burke, OTR; December 15, 2001; Portland, OR; 5 hours
Introduction to Therapeutic Listening (This course is currently called Listening with the Whole Body) by Lynette Burke, OTR; January 19-20, 2002; Portland, OR 12 hours
From Eyesight to Insight: Visual/Vestibular Assessment & Treatment by Mary Kawar, MS, OTR and Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD; March 28-29, 2003, Seattle, WA; 12.5 hours
The DIR/Floortime Umbrella by Cindy Harrison, SLP, Monica Osgood, Educator and Behavioral Consultant and Rosemary White, OTR; January 30-31, 2004; Shoreline, WA; 12 hours
The Sensory Integration Perspective by Susanne Smith-Roley MS, OTR and Essie Jacobs, PhD, OTR; May 13-17, 2004; Seattle, WA; 30 hours
Specialized Techniques for Measuring Sensory Integration by Zoe Mailloux MA OTR and Shay McAtee, MA OTR; September 9-13, 2004; Seattle, WA; 30 hours
From Interpretation to Intervention by Shelly Mulligan, PhD, MA OTR and Sue Trautman, OTR; November 11-15, 2004; Seattle, WA; 30 hours
Sensory Integration Intervention by Susanne Smith-Roley MS, OTR and Marge Luthman, MA OTR; December 3-7, 2004; Seattle, WA; 30 hours
Certificate of Completion – Comprehensive Program in Sensory Integration, issued December 2004 by University of Southern California Department of Occupational Therapy and Western Psychological Services, Certificate number 1955
First Strokes Multi-Sensory Handwriting Inservice by Jan McCleskey, MA OTR; March 14, 2005; Portland, OR; 6.5 hours
Mary Kawar Workshop, Movement and Modulation by Mary Kawar, MS, OTR; October 29, 2005 Vancouver, WA; 6.5 hours
Clinical Assessment and Practical Interventions for Praxis: From Ideation to Execution by Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L; March 24-25, 2006; Portland, OR; 12 hours
Sensory Defensiveness: A Comprehensive Treatment Approach by Patricia Wilbarger, M.Ed., FAOTA, OTR and Julia Wilbarger, PhD, OTR; July 14-15, 2006, Seattle, WA; 15.5 hours
Treating Sensory Modulation Disorders – The S.T.E.P.S.I. – A Clinical Reasoning Tool by Julia Wilbarger, PhD, OTR and Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR; October 20 –21, 2006; Portland, OR; 14 hours
Advanced Listening with the Whole Body by Sheila Frick, OTR; November 18-19, 2006; Los Angeles, CA; 12 hours
MORE: Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural Function by Patricia Oetter, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Eileen W. Richter, MPH, OTR, FAOTA; January 26-27, 2007, Portland, OR; 14 hours
Update on Balance and Dizziness Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment by Bridget Kulick, MPT, March 17-18, 2007, Portland, OR; 15 hours
Improving Balance and Decreasing Fall Risk Using T’ai Chi by Jon Ruttenberg, M.S. PT, April 18, 2007, Portland, OR; 6 hours
Facilitation and Training Techniques for Core Stability by William Hanney, DPT, ATC/L, MTC, CSCS, May 10, 2007, Portland, OR: 6 hours
Getting Kids in Sync – A Sensory Processing Approach to Attention, Learning and Self Regulation by Genevieve Jereb, OTR, May 18, 2007, Portland, OR; 6 hours
The Ready Approach – Evaluation and Treatment of Sensory Processing Disorders by Laura Barker, MS, OTR, November 9-10, 2007, Austin, TX; 12 hours
Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders: The SOS Approach to Feeding by Kay Toomey, PhD, Erin Sundseth Ross PhD, CCC-SLP, and Susan Massey, MS OTR., January 25-27, 2008 Renton, WA; 22 1/2 hours
The Infancy & Early Childhood Training Course by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. April 25-May 9, 2008, Online Course, 15 hours
Regulatory Sensory Processing Disorders by Rosemary White, OTR/L and Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. May 9 – May 24, 2008, Online Course, 8 hours
Certificate of Mastery of the Basic Course on the DIR®/Floortime™ Model, Awarded June 10, 2008
Sensory Integration for those with Developmental, Learning Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Dyspraxia by Jeanetta Burpee, M.Ed., OTR/L, October 2-5, 2008 Portland, OR:; 25 hours
Meltdowns -Helping Infamts, Children and Adolescents Overcome Behavior Problems, Aggression and Tantrums by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D, April 15-May 13, 2009 Online Course, 8 hours
Building Blocks for Sensory Integration by Sheila M. Frick, OTR/L, October 30-October 31, 2009, Portland, OR, 12 hours
From Primitive Reflexes to Occupational Performance by Mary Kawar, MS, OTR/L, May 6, 2010, Seattle, WA, 6 hours
Mealtime Success for Kids on the Spectrum by Susan L. Roberts, MDiv, OTR/L, May 19, 2010, Portland, OR, 6 hours
SPD Foundation 11th International Symposium and Institute – Pre-Conference Institute November 12, 2010, Seattle, WA, 6 hours
SPD Foundation 11th International Symposium and Institute – Coming Together: New Conversations on Sensory Processng Disorder November 13-14, 2010, Seattle, WA, 11 hours
Neurobehavioral, Social Emotional and Sensory Processing Development in Infants by Margaret Miller, MS, OTR/L, February 22, 2013, Portland, OR, 6.25 hours
NDT Treatment of the Infant and Toddler by Mary Hallway, OTR/L, NDTA (Boehme Workshops), May 30-31, 2013 Portland, OR 14 hours
A Comprehensive Guide to HIPAA Compliance; Medical Record Law, Mega Rule, and State Vynne Education January 23, 2014 Portland, OR 6 hours
Anxiety: Treatment Techniques that Really Work by Dr. Stanley Hibbs, Ph.D. March 18, 2014 Self – Study 6 hours
Reasoning with Unreasonable People: Focus on Disorders of Emotional Regulation by Dr. Mark Schneider, PhD February 23, 2015 6 hours
Connecting the Brain to Function by Sarah Foidel, OTD, OTR/L Portland, OR August 12, 2015 2 hours
The Habits of Happy People by the Institute for Brain Potential Clackamas, OR 6 hours
Compassion Fatigue & Resiliency by Eric Gentry PhD., LMHC Self-Study 1.5 hours
The Habits of Stress Resilient People by John D. Preston, PsyD, ABPP March 17, 2016 6 hours
Play Matters: Play as a Therapeutic Modality– A Neurodevelopmental Perspective by Catherine Schneider, OTR/L March 18, 2016 Oregon 6 hours
Get a Grip on Dysgraphia by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L April 4, 2016 2 hours
Functional Movement Techniques Series; FMT Movability by Rock Tape, Portland, OR, June 8, 2016 8 hours
What Oregon Teachers Need to Know About Dyslexia Park Academy, Lake Oswego, OR, October 14, 2016, 5 hours
Functional Movement Techniques Series: FMT Blades by Rock Tape January 26, 2017, Portland, OR 6 hours
Now You See Me, Visual Rehabilitation in Pediatrics, by Scott Berglund, OTR/L, MOT, BSHO, ATC Self-Study, March 7, 2017 6 hours
Mindfulness Based Interventions to Rewire the Brain by Jeff Tarrant, PhD, BCIA-EEG, BCN Vancouver, WA December 13, 2017 6 hours
Understanding the Gut Brain: Stress, Appetite, Digestion and Mood, by Merrily Kuhn, R.N., Ph.D. January 5, 1918 Online 6 hours
Dyslexia: Building New Neuropathways to Master Visual and Auditory Memory, Visual Perceptual Skills, Visual Motor Skills. Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, CLT April 16, 2018 Portland, OR 6 hours
Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication by Tra Ahia, Ph.D. May 10, 2018 Portland, OR 6 hours
Kinesiology Taping for Pediatrics by Kristin Sanders, PT, MPT, PCS August 17, 2018 Portland, OR 6 hours
Effective Manual Therapy and Self-Care Strategies by Vint Schoenfeldt, PT, MTC, CSCS, Cert. DN, February 22, 2019 Tigard, OR 6 hours