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The latest issue of SensorNet is now available to download from our website.

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SensorNet 45 includes:

• A letter from the Chair of the Sensory Integration Network which includes a recap from all the action at ESIC.
  
• An interview with Dr Zoe Mailloux and Professor Roseann Schaaf who recently launched their new textbook entitled: A Clinicians Guide to Implementing Ayres Sensory Integration.
  
• A personal story from the Vardarci family.
  
• A visual summary from the 4th European Sensory Integration Conference which was held in Birmingham in September.
  
• An interview with Professor Diane Parham with advice for therapists regarding assessment for children under and over 5 years of age.
  
• A mindful project: Dr Greg Kelly and Monique Harte talk to SensorNet about introducing mindfulness to teaching.
  
• An update about the ASI 2020 Vision.
  
• Part two of Dr Greg Kelly's review on forty years of Sensory Integration in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy.
  
• Lecture notes from Susanne Smith Roley's "Supporting Infant and Child Development" course.
  
• Gemma Cartwright, Director of Researcher Development, provides us with an update on the recent Sensory Integration research from across the lifespan.
  

Remember that the easy click-on links in the magazine will put you directly in touch with the editorial team and we welcome feedback and ideas for future editions.

Kind regards

The Sensory Integration Network Editorial Team

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The SI Network is excited to announce that its in-depth online magazine SensorNet is being made available to all, for free! 

SensorNet is now an open access magazine, published three times a year. Under the guidance of new editor, Gina Daly, SensorNet will reflect the latest global developments in Ayres SI and feature increased content and focus from all over the world.

The SI Network views making SensorNet more widely available as an important milestone in fulfilling its aim of raising awareness of Ayres Sensory Integration and providing trusted, quality assured information on SI. This will help to develop, grow and disseminate the evidence base, inform and influence decision-makers and enable service users to continue to receive the support they need.

All SI Network Bronze, Silver and Gold members can access all issues of SensorNet here. (Login required)

You can also share the magazine's valuable content free of charge with your wider networks locally, nationally and internationally, by inviting them to join as SI Network Bronze members.

The next issue of SensorNet is due out on 11th November 2015 and will feature an in- depth review of the 4th European Sensory Integration Congress held in Birmingham in September.

Existing Silver and Gold SI Network members will continue to receive additional benefits. These include “paid member only” resources on the website, 25% discount off training courses and the 10% discount from the web shop. You can find out more about each of the different categories of membership here.

At ESIC 2015, Dr Greg Kelly (Course Director of the SI course at Ulster university) showcased his fascinating new tool for his students that he has called ‘Brain+’. 

Brain+ in Laymen’s terms is essentially an online learning tool created for students at Ulster University on the SI Modular Pathway, who struggle with the complex neuroscience side of the SI course. As it is an interactive learning method, the hope is that it will simplify the trickier parts of the course whilst making it more enjoyable to learn. 

It allows students to take a 3D journey through the brain and central nervous system to gain a clear visual of its structure, whilst applying context of the neuroscience of sensory integration behind it. 

In total Brain+ has five main sections, including two sections where students can rotate and watch instructional videos to explore the brain and central nervous system which is a sensory processing section. These videos put the tricky neuroscience in context with sensory integration via a scrolling online lecture. 

Along with the 3D brain models online, there are hands-on group tasks where students work in teams to build models of the CNS. By providing a variety of learning strategies through different forms, Dr Kelly is able to meet the needs of different students and their learning styles. 

Once the students have completed the core part of Brain+, there is a quiz worth 30% of their module mark to test them on how much of their new found knowledge they have absorbed! 

The tool is currently only available to students through Blackboard which students can easily access on all devices including PCs, tablets and mobile phones.  However, Dr Kelly hopes to make it more readily available from other mediums such as the SI Network website very soon… Watch this space! 

The SI Network is pleased to launch a new Job Board.

Are you looking to recruit a therapist with sensory integration skills?

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• Job links summary included in monthly EmphaSIze newsletter sent to over 3000 SI Network members
  
• Jobs also posted onto SI Network Facebook page

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Latest Jobs:

Paediatric OT - Leaps and Bounds Therapy, London

Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Maximum Potential, London

Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Sensory Steps Ltd, South East

Paediatric Sensory Integration Therapist - Excel Child, East of England

Occupational Therapist, Priory Education, South West

Occupational Therapist, West Heath School, South East

Paediatric Occupational - Therapist and Speech Language Therapist, KidsAbility Ltd, Cayman Islands

Paediatric Occupational - Therapist, Sensational Kids, London

Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Jack Tizard School, London

Occupational Therapy Associate - OT Matters, South East

Occupational Therapists - Integrated Treatment Services, South East

Occupational Therapists - Witherslack Group, UK

Clinic and Community Paediatric Occupational Therapists - The Sensory Smart Child, South East

The SI Network receive many queries each week from parents, teachers and other professionals looking to find a suitable therapist.

Therefore we are pleased to announce our new 'No 1 Therapist - Find a Therapist' website where you can search for Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists and Physiotherapists in your local area, many of whom provide sensory integration therapy as well as a range of other services.

Special offer for Therapists - 12 month listing only £50 (expires 31 Oct 2015)

If you are a practising therapist or are part of a practice or larger organisation you can take advantage of our special offers and place a listing from only £50 for 12 months. Alternatively you can place a free listing (no credit card details required). See more information here.

NEW! Visit our SI Network Job Board and Job Seeker Profiles

• Post a Job for only £99 for 30 days
  
• Looking for a job? Advertise your profile for free*

• Search our new No 1 Therapist website for Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists or Physiotherapists.

• Therapists - Advertise your services with a FREE listing today. Paid listings start at only £50 for 12 months!

NEW! Visit our SI Network Job Board and Job Seeker Profiles

• Post a Job for only £99 for 30 days
  
• Looking for a job? Advertise your profile for free*