Curious as to what others are saying about a course?
Browse a small sampling of participant comments:
Clinical Reasoning & Treatment Planning for Praxis Intervention
“Thank you very much!”
“Great information, well presented!”
“It was great!”
“(Course) was very informative; gave me lots of ideas on how to implement Dr. May-Bensons approach to Praxis.”
Emotion to Motion
“Really enjoyed the movement activities and getting to try out the program and feel/see the effectiveness. Most fun and practically useful course I attended! Thank you for your enthusiasm and sharing your info and knowledge!”
“Excellent. Loved the labs.”
“Very informative, you tied in reflexes and “play” ideas very creatively – great!”
“Great hand on!”
“Fun course. Nice handling of an important component.”
Music & Movement for Sensory Processing and Learning
“Excellent course content.”
“I enjoyed the conference, Nikki kept it active and interesting. Thank you!”
“Excellent Job! Lots of useful ideas for all of my students. Thank You!”
“Very helpful and inspiring for new ideas.”
Treatment of the Head and Neck: A Foundation for Oral Motor Functions, Sensory Motor Processing & Motor Development
“Good knowledge, visuals and examples. Appreciated videos and demos.”
“Great resources and information – well informed speaker (Ingram).”
“Fun to listen to and approachable with questions. (Used) appropriate examples.”
“Loved enthusiasm and teacher’s obvious intuitive skill & vast knowledge. Appreciated receptivity to questions.”
Understanding Modulation Disorders: Effective Intervention Strategies
“…this gives us a good way to understand why what we do works and make more sophisticated choices adding layers of sensory tools.”
“Great presentation – much “immediately usable” info plus much food for thought.”
“This was very informative and impressive in level of knowledge and amount of information.”
“Good practical suggestions; videos with good problem solving used.”
“Good use of video to help understand and process info!!”
Emotional Processing in Children
“Learned a lot, can’t wait to try on my students.”
“Excellent instructor!! This is a very good course – Excellent course for SLPs!”
“A good course gives you many “Ah-ha” moments and peaks your interest to know more. This course does that then some! Good to know that what I have done in the past was not all wrong, but showed me how much I still have to (and want to) grow and learn.”
“This was wonderful info – I would recommend to anyone working with children.”
“Maude is exceptionally knowledgeable and a wonderful, engaging speaker. Highly recommend this course!”
Sensory Integration and Beyond: Power Tools for Treating Children
"Excellent workshop. Very applicable and research based."
"Neuro foundation was thorough and well explained. Great handouts for neuro & OT. Postural integrity well presented. I appreciate the emphasis on relationship between neuroscience and practical OT."
"Wonderful suggestions/ideas. Covered many areas - can apply specifics to entire caseload at some point. Came away with a greater understanding and good neurological reasoning to explain."
"The most informative and enjoyable course I have taken in a long time! Good ideas for practical applications."
"Many of the treatment options can be implemented. There has been a connection made between science and intervention."
Eyesight to Insight: Visual/Vestibular Assessment and Treatment
“Mary Kawar and Carl Hillier did a fantastic job presenting the info and I would recommend this course to anyone.”
“Wonderful, wonderful course. Needed the skills for visual screening and better integrating vision into treatments. Thank you!”
“I really enjoyed this presentation. I thought the information provided was very helpful and useful to my clinical practice. I also appreciated the neuro anatomy that was included.”
"Excellent - in all my years of continuing ed, I rate this very high, especially for usable therapy suggestions."
"Every OT needs to come to this course if they are working in peds. Great information. Best workshop I've been to in a long time."
"I very much appreciate the experience and knowledge base that the presenters brought to the workshop. Excellent workshop. Very valuable to my practice."
Clinical Assessment and Practical Interventions for Praxis: From Ideation to Execution
“Great speaker, very knowledgeable, good use of videos, notes, examples. Excellent course with great applicable info, can’t wait to take the follow-up course (Clinical Reasoning & Treatment Planning for Praxis Intervention).”
“…this has been major, terrific, empowering, and affirming.”
"Really clarified a lot about praxis & the continuum...I've been to a number of conferences lately that have not met my needs or has been too intro/basic in nature. Thank you Teresa! Very good conference that I will recommend to peers."
A Small Sampling of 32nd Symposium Participant Comments:
“Excellent job integrating SE and Sensory Processing. Use of music exceptional.” - Trauma Continuum with Ana Do Valle
“A great course to present both SI and SEP information – and provide interest with SEP info for working with clients.” - Trauma Continuum with Ana Do Valle
“This lady (Ana Do Valle) has the most knowledge that I have experienced. She is what she teaches. I have been so blessed to attend – I wish she had a book here at the conference to purchase – I plan to research any articles she may have published. Thank you, PDP!”
“Ana (Do Valle) has shared so much that makes sense! Trauma -> sensory system disorders -> disassociation or mental health conditions. But there is hope. By using SI methods, they can fix the body and allow people to work past the sensory “jam”…Thank you!"
“Good overview! I feel like I have enough background, resources, and practice with the movements to start to implement them.” - Intro to BG with Cindy Goldade
“Another PDP slam dunk, a touchdown, and a goal. This has been on my professional goal list for several years. Thanks!” - Intro to BG with Cindy Goldade
My biggest take-away “Using Brain intentional movements as “sensory diet” breaks in classrooms! LOVE ALL THE MOVES!! Perfect in my OT tool kit.” - Intro to BG with Cindy Goldade
“Love that this is immediately useable and requires no equipment.” - Intro to BG with Cindy Goldade
“Great presentation. I have many tools to take home and use next week on my patients. Love all the movement breaks, etc.” - Intro to BG with Cindy Goldade
“Deanna is a wonderful instructor." - Kinesio 3 with Deanna Wanzek
“We love DeDe. She is great at teaching, flexible with topics, and makes it relevant.” - Kinesio 3 with Deanna Wanzek
“Your (DeDe) enthusiasm is wonderful.” - Kinesio 3 with Deanna Wanzek
“Good practice of practical application problems.”- Kinesio 3 with Deanna Wanzek
“Awesome balance of different practice areas.” - Kinesio 3 with Deanna Wanzek
“Appreciate personal input. Pace was very nice – Videos Great! Thank you for the research framework. Really enjoyed the day – Thank you!” - Torticollis with Anne Pleva
“(Anne Pleva) is Great – love getting so much take home info and the home program. Again – love, love the home exercise program.” - Torticollis with Anne Pleva
“This was an excellent course with all of the right info – presented clearly with a good PowerPoint and visuals. I enjoyed it!” - Torticollis with Anne Pleva
“Love all the dynamic activity/ideas to supplement my current treatment ideas when seeing Torticollis patients. Good Course!” - Torticollis with Anne Pleva
“This is a necessary course for any PT working with children!” - Torticollis with Anne Pleva
“Nice outline with good detail and references. The instructor (Anne Pleva) presented the material in a very pleasant and knowledgeable manner.” - Torticollis with Anne Pleva
“It was a great class. Thanks. Really appreciate the home program handouts. Great combo of materials, video, and slides - kept it interesting.” - Torticollis with Anne Pleva
“Great information. It was good to determine the differences between NLD and Asperger’s.” - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities with Lise Gerard Faulise
“(Faulise) did a great job touching on the difficulties of NDL.” - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities with Lise Gerard Faulise
“Liked the learner activities. Excellent content.” - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities with Lise Gerard Faulise
“Very pleasant speaker. Good review of R/L hemi brain functions with LD.” - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities with Lise Gerard Faulise
“This is a tool I can take back and implement on Monday. It made me rethink what I am doing with some of my kiddos.” - Brain Gym 101 with Cindy Goldade
“Very well presented, good take-away info. Doing simple things can have a big impact and it can sometimes be immediate.” - Brain Gym 101 with Cindy Goldade
“Very knowledgeable in subject matter and made the course interactive and fun!” - Brain Gym 101 with Cindy Goldade
“New knowledge and techniques to integrate into my practice and treatment of children with disabilities.” - Brain Gym 101 with Cindy Goldade
“This can be used with any population and any ability. It can be adapted or altered to meet the goal the person has made.” - Brain Gym 101 with Cindy Goldade
“Amazing speaker who covered a complex topic with enthusiasm and I got it!” - Brain Gym 101 with Cindy Goldade
