Learning Differences Aotearoa Trust is proud to bring you two workshops by Emma Ratcliff from Making Sense and Jacqui Scott from Dyspraxia Support Group of New Zealand.
Notice
Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances for the October 2019 date, we will be postponing this event until Term 2 in 2020. We still very much want to bring this unique training opportunity with national experts to Invercargill, and we'll confirm the exact date as soon as possible.
For those who have already registered and paid you can either hold your registration until the event next year or it can be refunded. You will be contacted to confirm your option or you can email [email protected] to let us know.
Refunds are per the booking website terms and conditions agreed to at time of purchase:
For those who have already registered and paid you can either hold your registration until the event next year or it can be refunded. You will be contacted to confirm your option or you can email [email protected] to let us know.
Refunds are per the booking website terms and conditions agreed to at time of purchase:
- It can take 3-5 business days for the funds to appear back on the purchaser's card.
- Only the cost of the tickets will be refunded.
- The ticket fee is not refunded and will be charged again if you need to repurchase.
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WORKSHOP FOR
ParentsPrice: Koha to Dyspraxia Support Group of NZ
Date & Time: 7pm-9pm, Thursday, 24 October 2019 Venue: Windsor Community Church, Invercargill To Book: Email [email protected] This presentation will cover the basics of dyspraxia, what it may look like and how to support a child with dyspraxia from the perspective of a professional (Emma) and a parent (Jacqui).
This workshop includes a mixture of presenting, practical work including discussions as well as an opportunity for questions. We'll discuss the cross over of sensory processing issues with Dyspraxia and other diagnoses and how to spot the differences as this can be confusing. We will also refer to neurodevelopment, but also the sensory processing and movement development as the basis for learning for students with Dyspraxia/Autism/ADHD etc. Jacqui Scott is the CEO of The Dyspraxia Support Group of NZ. She has a background in the health sector and has been involved with DSGNZ in many capacities over the last 11 years. Jacqui has a teenage son with developmental dyspraxia/DCD, sensory processing difficulties and specific learning disabilities. Emma Ratcliff is a New Zealand registered Occupational Therapist. She runs a private practice in Auckland and has been working with children and adults who have Developmental Dyspraxia/DCD, Sensory Processing difficulties, ASD, ADHD and other learning and developmental difficulties for over 15 years. Emma worked in Christchurch for 10 years and then moved to Auckland, where she has been building her practice for the past five years. |
WORKSHOP FOR
Professionals, Non-Profit Support Workers & EducatorsPrice: $100
Date & Time: 9am-3pm, Friday, 25 October 2019 Venue: Invercargill Working Men's Club To Book: Complete your booking online here Dyspraxia 101: What is Dyspraxia, what it looks like and how to support children with Dyspraxia. This will include information on diagnosis and the DSGNZ and what we do. We'll look at dyspraxia from the occupational therapy point of view (assessment and working with children) and also from the brain/neuroscience point of view, which will include looking at how the difficulties occur in class, and then how to work with addressing that for the individual student.
This workshop includes a mixture of presenting, practical work including discussions as well as an opportunity for questions. We'll look at the sensory processing side of things, which is where the main cross over with Autism comes into play. This will apply to students with Dyspraxia, but also other diagnoses, including Autism. We'll discuss the cross over of sensory processing issues with Dyspraxia and other diagnoses and how to spot the differences as this can be confusing. We will also refer to neurodevelopment, but also the sensory processing and movement development as the basis for learning for students with Dyspraxia/Autism/ADHD etc. Workshops are subject to adequate numbers.
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About Emma Ratcliff
Emma Ratcliff is a New Zealand registered Occupational Therapist. She runs a private practice in Auckland and has been working with children and adults who have Developmental Dyspraxia/DCD, Sensory Processing difficulties, ASD, ADHD and other learning and developmental difficulties for over 15 years. Emma worked in Christchurch for 10 years and then moved to Auckland, where she has been building her practice for the past 5 years.
Students with Dyspraxia and Sensory processing issues often face unique challenges in modern learning environments as well as during transitions from primary, intermediate and high school. For many students and teachers, matching neurological developmental stages and sensory processing needs to learning tasks can be challenging, especially when the student is bright but struggles to manage self-regulation and organization of self, task and environment. We see these difficulties in things such as handwriting, focus and attention, expression of knowledge, managing expected tasks and independence of self, behaviour responses and difficulties and social skills.
Emma will explore the relationships between developmental stages, sensory processing, planning and organization and engagement in learning processes. Emma will bring practical ideas and strategies for applying what we know about neurological developmental stages, organisation of self and learning needs to individual students within a classroom setting.
Emma presents relevant and practical information about Developmental Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing, how to ‘see it’, who to refer to, how to meet the students we work with. Emma presents information about what can be helpful in the classroom for motor development, planning and organisation sensory processing, social and academic development, expression of the student’s knowledge and supporting and empowering students to engage in their learning processes.
Emma’s talks will include Sensory Processing difficulties, which is a common element in students with Developmental Dyspraxia, Autism, ADHD and other learning difficulties, and an area of developmental difficulties that we are seeing in more and more children today.
www.emmaratcliffmakingsense.co.nz
Students with Dyspraxia and Sensory processing issues often face unique challenges in modern learning environments as well as during transitions from primary, intermediate and high school. For many students and teachers, matching neurological developmental stages and sensory processing needs to learning tasks can be challenging, especially when the student is bright but struggles to manage self-regulation and organization of self, task and environment. We see these difficulties in things such as handwriting, focus and attention, expression of knowledge, managing expected tasks and independence of self, behaviour responses and difficulties and social skills.
Emma will explore the relationships between developmental stages, sensory processing, planning and organization and engagement in learning processes. Emma will bring practical ideas and strategies for applying what we know about neurological developmental stages, organisation of self and learning needs to individual students within a classroom setting.
Emma presents relevant and practical information about Developmental Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing, how to ‘see it’, who to refer to, how to meet the students we work with. Emma presents information about what can be helpful in the classroom for motor development, planning and organisation sensory processing, social and academic development, expression of the student’s knowledge and supporting and empowering students to engage in their learning processes.
Emma’s talks will include Sensory Processing difficulties, which is a common element in students with Developmental Dyspraxia, Autism, ADHD and other learning difficulties, and an area of developmental difficulties that we are seeing in more and more children today.
www.emmaratcliffmakingsense.co.nz