ICEASI Education Standards Approved.
We are answering more and more questions online, via text and What’s App – all asking the same questions about our Certification in Ayres’ SI, and why our experienced Directors and Lecturers have chosen to be affiliated with the CL-ASI Programme. We suggest that this recently published document developed after much consultation and with consensus […]
FAQ: How can I compare ASI Wise CLASI CASI to other programmes?
Once more we are being asked more about our programme and others, as well as accreditation of programmes teaching Ayres’ Sensory Integration. ICEASI is the International Council for Education in Ayres Sensory Integration (ICEASI), providing global standards for education and practice of ASI. Read more at www.iceasi.org when their page goes live after updates from Hong […]
CPD Update: Neurodevelopmental Soft Signs: Implications for Sensory Processing and Praxis Assessment—Part One
An interesting read, this AOTA CE Article links sensory integration and processing difficulties and higher functions linked to occupation and participation. A table in the article links types of neurodevelopmental soft signs (NSS) in Occupational Therapy evaluation and underlying brain areas implicated in the literature, commenting that “Integrating clinical observations of NSS with advanced brain-based […]
An introduction to Ayres’ Sensory Integration
Sensory integration…the ability to organize sensory information for use…perception and synthesis of sensory data that enables man to interact effectively with the environment.’ Jean. A. Ayres (1972) Ayres’ Sensory Integration combines theories and concepts from human development, current neuroscience, psychology with occupational science into a holistic framework through which we can consider a person’s development, […]
Why do ASI Wise not use the term Practitioner or Advanced Practitioner ?
Please make sure your EHCP does not specify Sensory Integration Practitioner or Advanced Practitioner, as this may rule out many expert therapists who have received training by world experts. The preferred description should be Occupational Therapist with post-graduate certification in Ayres’ Sensory Integration. “I am an OT and I’m interested in becoming an ASI Practitioner […]
Autumn Special: Book now for a chance to win an online module free
Autumn Special – Book and pay in full for one of our ASI WISE onsite classroom modules in November or December 2018, and you will be entered into a free draw to win a place on an online module worth £200. You can use this place for yourself or gift it to a colleague or […]
Innovation in Practice | Sensory Integration for Mental Health & Wellbeing
Kath Smith Occupational Therapists within the NHS have used Ayres Sensory Integration in clinical practice since 1999. This poster showcases the innovation of care pathways and resources for practice created in 1999 and implemented into clinical care across Cornwall and Dorset. The poster references the earliest audits and investigations focussed on the potential benefits of […]
