Maryann Trott, BA, MA
Marci Laurel, MA, CCC-SLP

Maryann Trott, BA, MA has been a teacher for 30 years. For 15 years, she was a classroom teacher working with a variety of students placed in special education classrooms. For the past 15 years, she has worked as a behavior consultant and autism specialist in private practice and in the Public School system. She has, through personal and classroom experience, developed expertise in sensory integration, behavior assessment and change strategies, toilet training, functional curriculum, autism and other severe disabilities. Maryann is the author of SenseAbilities: Understanding Sensory Integration and Oh Behave! Sensory Processing and Behavior Strategies.

Marci Laurel, MA, CCC-SLP has lectured nationally for many years, exploring relationships between sensory processing and communication development and disorders and more recently, Autism Spectrum Disorders. Currently works in the public schools on an Autism Resource Team. Marci brings a unique perspective, not only as a therapist, but as a parent, and works to promote the role of families as active team members. She is also a contributing author of SenseAbilities: Understanding Sensory Integration. Her next book is due to be published very soon, titled. Our Heart.s Desire: For Parents of Children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction.

This new course has been developed in response to requests from clinicians and teachers who were interested in attending an advanced course on the link between sensory processing and behavior, and strategies for managing challenging behaviors. Developing strategies for managing challenging behaviors in students with disabilities consumes much time and effort, often without significant results. Supporting lasting, positive behavior change requires delving deeper into numerous issues surrounding the student and educational environment including sensory processing, communication and the functions of behavior. This course will discuss foundational issues and provide a framework and model for developing positive behavior strategies. Participants will be given an opportunity for guided practice in using the model provided.

This is an intermediate level presentation for OT.s, PT.s, SLP.s, teachers, social workers, counselors, psychologists, administrators, parents and others interested in increasing their knowledge in the education of students with special needs.

This program provides 6 contact hours


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