Your questions answered: Training Equivalencies in the UK and Ireland
Find out about ICE-ASI and its role in providing clear guidance and support for Ayres’ Sensory Integration programmes and certification.
The next step in my learning journey starts this week…
I’m so excited that 3 years after starting my postgraduate training in Ayres Sensory Integration, I have finally been able to take the next step in my journey and this week I have started to study the materials for ASI WISE CLASI CASI Module 2 online, with face to face M3 later in August. Next […]
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Post SI Network Annual Conference (no AGM) – 12 November 2017
Ros Urwin expresses appreciation for the opportunity to connect with members at the SI Network’s Annual Conference and congratulates those receiving awards. She thanks former Board Directors Amanda Adamson, Kathryn Smith, and Gemma Cartwright for their significant contributions to advancing occupational therapy and Ayres Sensory Integration.
She shares details from a post-conference Open Forum meeting attended by around 12 members, including five former Directors. This unpublicised forum allowed discussion of concerns about the Network’s legal governance.
Key issues raised:
Disputed governance: The current Board claims to operate under 2004 Articles of Association, as the 2009 Articles (passed at an AGM) were not filed at Companies House. However, forum attendees argue that the 2009 Articles remain valid, as they were legally adopted via member vote.
Lack of transparency and communication: Members were not informed of significant changes, including Board resignations and the absence of occupational therapists on the current Board.
Accountability concerns: Questions about who the Board is accountable to and what defines a “member” were not clearly answered.
Urgent need for improved communication: Ros highlights the lack of AGMs since 2014 and calls for the Board to re-establish two-way communication and accountability with members.
She notes a follow-up letter from the Chair acknowledging concerns. Read More…
Occupational Therapy, Ayres’ Sensory Integration and Mental Health
Click here to read this article, and on the last day of OT Week! OT has so much to offer mental health care – we have a unique role using Ayres’ work to inform current practice in inpatient care – proud to be an OT owning the sensory integration frame of reference! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcap.12174/full
Follow up to SI Network Position statement – pondering …
Thanks to a number of your queries, I have been pondering what I understand the SI Network position is with regards to its current structure and governance. I have checked with ex Committee and Board members and this has helped clarify and confirm with me, that we believe the 2009 Articles of Association – Sensory […]
Do you know about The OT Hub?
At Sensory Project we support and champion innovation for developing OT practice… The OT Hub is a new resource for Occupational Therapy, which a small team near Bristol in the UK have recently launched. This introduction comes from Jamie and the rest of their team. www.theothub.com A new collaborative online platform for the exploration, collaboration, […]
ISIC 2018 – Learning from Cape Town
ISIC Cape Town 2018: A Milestone for Global ASI Collaboration The International Sensory Integration Congress (ISIC) held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 26–27 May 2018, marked a pivotal moment in the global advancement of Ayres’ Sensory Integration (ASI). The event was themed “An international journey of research, practice, advocacy and education in ASI.“ Highlights […]