About this course

Learning Objectives

• 1. After this course, participants will be able to identify and provide basic descriptions of the eight sensory systems.
• 2. After this course, participants will be able to recognize primary signs of play and social learning disruptions affected by sensory processing
• 3. After this course, participants will be able to identify play strategies to facilitate improved awareness of interoception.

Learning Levels

• Introductory

Course Instructor(s)

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  Aishah Muhammad-Flissinger, OTD, OTR/L

  Dr. Aishah Muhammad-Flissinger, founder of Social Sprouts, has been a practicing pediatric Occupational Therapist since 2003, receiving her Masters and Clinical Doctorate degrees from the University of Southern California (USC). She has an advanced certification in Sensory Integration (SIPT certified) and has completed the Social Thinking Clinical Training Program. Dr. Muhammad-Flissinger has training in numerous additional programs, including various reflex integration programs, The Listening Program, Therapeutic Listening, Zones of Regulation, The Alert Program, and Relationship Development Intervention. She has provided individual and group-based therapy services in-home, school and clinic-based settings.

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  Monica Fyfe, MFT, BCBA, RPT-S

  Executive Director, Our Village

  Monica Fyfe, MFT, BCBA, RPT-S is the founder and Executive Director of Our Village, a 501c3 non-profit agency. She is also the owner of a group practice for play therapy called Play 2 Learn in Torrance, CA. Monica is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Monica is a Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider, a Level 1 Fidelity Therapist in JASPER, a Foundational Theraplay® Practitioner, and a Certified PEERS® Social Skills Group Facilitator for Pre-School, Adolescents and Young Adults.

  In addition, Monica is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and Antioch University, Los Angeles, in their graduate programs. Monica also is an Instructor in UC San Diego's Play Therapy Certification program.

  She is also a mom of two teenagers. And also loves to write creatively. Monica is a children's author of the popular bibliotherapy series, "Welcome to Petsville: Stories of Pets and the Humans they Help and Love" including current stories entitled, "Sibling Shenanigans" and "Tumbling Towers."

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