The online SI Module 2 course, accredited by Ulster University, is the second part of the modular pathway which also offers the opportunity to work towards a Postgraduate Diploma or Master's of Science Degree in Sensory Integration.  Recent advances in neuroscience support the application of the theory of Sensory Integration (SI) as a treatment approach with children, adolescents, adults and with older adults. This module builds on the theory of SI, the principles of sensory integration assessments and the use of clinical reasoning to apply theory to practice in the context of specific client groups. (20 credits)

SI Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4 are taken directly with Sensory Integration Education and are accredited by Ulster University.  Modules 5, 6 and 7 are taken directly with Ulster University. See more.

Students will:

• Learn online through multi-media methods. 
  
• Be fully supported throughout SI Module 2 by a team of Advanced Practitioner e-mentors, who will engage with the students online, facilitating their clinical development through a range of methods. 
  
• Have access to Ulster University’s library online. 
  
• Have an online ‘coffee shop’ forum in order to also meet and chat to other students on this module. 
  
• Have access to a downloadable module manual.
  
• Be encouraged to start gaining clinical skills through the experience of working clinically within an ASI framework under appropriate clinical supervision. 

By the end of the next module, 30 such clinical hours need to be evidenced. it is recommended that ten such hours are experienced during the module, and before Module 3 is started.

Hours:

• Online Content and contact with Mentors - 55 hrs
  
• Independent study (including assessment) 145 hrs
  
• Total effort: 200 hrs

The assessment will be in three parts.

Assessment 1: This will require the student to engage with online literature searching, identification of key papers and an evaluation of their contribution to the field.Students will review a journal article and then answer a series of online questions.

Weighting: 20% of the module’s overall mark. It will be submitted by end of Friday in Week 16.

Assessment 2: Students will be given access to all case study material pertaining to this assessment online. This assessment will require the student to identify, interpret, and synthesise accurately video material and raw assessment data, to identify strengths and barriers, generating appropriate clinical hypotheses, and consider plan of action going forward for that person and significant others.

Weighting: 80% of the module’s overall mark. It will be submitted by end of Friday in Week 16.

Assessment 3: Reflection -you will produce a short piece of work reflecting on your learning and how this has impacted on your professional practice. This is Pass/Fail.

Weighting: it has no contributing mark. It will be submitted by end of Friday in Week 16.

Subject to change.

By the end of the SI Module 2 course, students will be able to synthesise, analyse and interpret assessment data and articulate clear reasoning related to their hypothesis of the sensory integration difficulty. The module will concentrate upon the key concepts of ASI, exploring the patterns of SI dysfunction, models of SI, principles and practice of assessment, clinical reasoning, synthesising the assessment data and the process of interpretation of assessment. Students will be supported to develop assessment and interpretation skills drawing on a range of assessment tools. The SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests) and the incoming EASI (Evaluation in Ayres’ Sensory Integration) will continue to be utilised as key teaching tools in this module.

Our accredited SI Modular Pathway courses are designed for degree qualified occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech & language therapists to develop the skills required to practice Ayres’ Sensory Integration Therapy in the context of their particular professional background. 

You must have completed and passed SI Module 1, prior to starting SI Module 2.

See the full Entry Conditions here.

A Sensory Integration Practitioner will have been awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Sensory Integration by completing and passing SI Modules 1, 2 and 3. 

An Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner must complete and pass SI Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

This is an online course. You cannot download this course. You cannot access it without being connected to Wi-Fi/Broadband.

• Windows: Google Chrome (latest version)
  
• Mac: Safari 7 and later, Google Chrome (latest version)
  
• Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 7 and later, Google Chrome (latest version) in Android OS 4.1 and later
  
• Stable WiFi/Broadband access required to run the online course.

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