Interoception, Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation

  • Presenter: Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA
  • Level: Intermediate.
  • Contact Hours: 1.5 contact hours
  • AOTA Areas: Client Factors and Evaluation
  • Audience: Occupational therapists, OT assistants.
  • Completion Requirements: To earn contact hours for this course participants must view this course in its entirety, and successfully complete the accompanying course quiz
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Course overview

Interoception refers to the perception of internal sensory bodily experiences. These internal experiences routinely affect our emotions and self-regulation.

Although therapists have been aware of the importance of visceral sensations for many years, understanding of the neurobiology of interoception and its connection to emotions, self-regulation and mental health have only recently become available.

In this webinar Teresa presents information on what interoception is, its neurobiological foundations and how it relates to common challenges in children with sensory integration differences.

This course utilizes a PowerPoint presentation. Slides are available for download.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar participants will be able to:

Define interoception.

Identify the neurobiological foundations of interoception.

Describe three ways that interoceptive awareness, or lack thereof, may present in children with sensory processing challenges.

Teresa A. May-Benson,
ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Teresa is an expert occupational therapist renowned for her clinical research, mentoring and education related to related to sensory integration theory and intervention, praxis, and social competency. She is currently the owner/CEO of TMB Education, LLC and serves as President and practicing occupational therapist at OTR, Inc, a private occupational therapy practice specializing in sensory integration and social competency for children and adults across the lifespan, located near Philadelphia, PA. Dr. May-Benson has a diverse background as a clinical practitioner, having worked in private and public-school settings as well as private practice. She has authored numerous book chapters and articles on praxis and sensory integration and completed her doctoral dissertation on ideational praxis. Teresa is an education and research faculty member at the SPIRAL Foundation. In her role of educator, she currently serves as adjunct faculty at Widener University and is past faculty at Tufts University and the University of Indianapolis. She has received the Virginia Scardinia Award of Excellence from AOTA for her work in ideational praxis and is the 2023 recipient of the AOTF A. Jean Ayres Award.

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