Workshops & E-Learning

Upcoming Events

 
 

September 24, 2024

Autism and Special Interests Webinar with Professor Tony Attwood – September 2024

There appear to be several stages in the development of special interests and the presentation outlines the developmental sequence and the reasons why specific interests occur as part of the overall profile of autism.  The perspective of parents, teachers and the autistic person are explored and strategies are outlined to make constructive use of the interest or to reduce the dominance of a specific interest in the person’s daily life.
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August 28, 2024

Empowering Parents – The Self-Regulation Toolkit for Nurturing Resilient Children with Dr. Áine O’Dea PhD – August 2024

Join Dr. Aine O'Dea PhD, a renowned occupational therapist and coach, as we delve into reasons why children and adults find self-regulation challenging. Learn about self-regulation, the key building block that underpins our ability to engage in everyday activities in a calm and organised manner. Find out simple and effective ways to support you and your child to manage everyday life situations with greater ease. Aine will share a range of strategies aimed at enhancing your child’s ability to engage in the tasks they want and need to do - without feeling overwhelmed
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October 18, 2024

Handwriting Without Tears Online Workshop October 2024

A must-do workshop for parents, teachers and healthcare professionals working with children to enhance writing skills. The online workshop provides you with the knowledge, skills and materials needed to effectively teach handwriting. Our comprehensive, easy-to-use curriculum applies engaging multisensory techniques and research-based methods to make handwriting a natural and automatic skill for children of all ages and abilities.
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Sensational Kids E-Learning Courses

Selective Mutism: Breaking the Silence

What you’ll get:

  • 1-hour course video delivered by a Senior Speech & Language Therapist from Sensational Kids. Watch in your own time for up to 30 days after you purchase the course.
  • Course slides for download.
  • Course certificate.

Course cost: €30

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Managing Emotions and Challenging Behaviour: A regulation perspective

What you’ll get:

  • 30-minute course video delivered by an Occupational Therapist from Sensational Kids. Watch in your own time for up to 30 days after you purchase the course.
  • Course slides for download
  • Course certificate

Course cost: €30

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Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Practical Interventions E-Learning

What you’ll get:

  • 45-minute course video delivered by a Chartered Educational Psychologist from Sensational Kids. Watch in your own time for up to 30 days after you purchase the course.
  • Course slides for download
  • Course certificate

Course cost: €30

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Speech & Language Therapy: Where do we start?

What you’ll get:

  • 1-hour course video delivered by a Senior Speech & Language Therapist from Sensational Kids. Watch in your own time for up to 30 days after you purchase the course.
  • Course slides for download.
  • Course certificate.
  • Speech & Language milestones chart for download.

Course cost: €30

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Sensational Kids Fine Motor Home Programme

What you’ll get:

  • A series of 11 fine motor exercise videos delivered by a Senior Occupational Therapist from Sensational Kids.
  • A complete fine motor product kit delivered to your billing address. The kit contains, putty, lacing activity, pegboards, a selection of balls, pencils, crayons, outdoor chalk, bat and bean bag, playing cards, a spinning top, wind-up toy, pick-up-sticks and specially created worksheets.
  • Programme and exercise downloads.
  • Course certificate.

Course cost: €99

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Sensational Kids Gross Motor Skills Home Programme

What you’ll get:

  • A series of 16 gross motor exercise videos delivered by a Senior Occupational Therapist from Sensational Kids.
  • A complete gross motor product kit delivered to your billing address. The kit contains a 20cm ball, a 45cm therapy ball, 5 bean bags, skittles, masking tape and outdoor chalk.
  • Programme and exercise downloads.
  • Course certificate.

Course cost: €99

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At Sensational Kids, we work hard to ensure that children receive the best support in all aspects of their lives. Professional development and training of parents, teachers, education specialists and carers is part of our mission so that we can be at our best to support and help our children to develop, learn and grow to realise their potential.

Why train with us?

Our training workshops and additional needs courses are designed for professionals and parents, allowing you to upskill and be at your best to support the children in your care. Every year, over 500 professionals and parents benefit from upskilling with us.

Topics are relevant and timely, designed to support you and your child. Our courses and workshops are delivered by world-class experts and our multi-disciplinary team of therapists.

Training for schools and organisations

 

We also offer tailored training to schools and organisations around Ireland in the following areas:

  • Sensory Processing and Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders and developing play skills
  • Developing fine and gross motor skills
  • Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) and play including developing independent care skills
  • Handwriting
  • Heavy work and movement breaks for attention and concentration
  • Helping children and young people with anxiety and stress
  • Organisational Skills
  • Sensory Processing
  • Speech & Language Therapy Tips.

If you share our passion for supporting children to be at their best, start learning and developing your career today with Sensational Kids! Discover our courses and workshops.