Hi Elayne, congratulations on passing your degree!
Sensory processing and treatment thereof is not strictly an OT area. There are
physios and speech and language therapists who have an interest in this area
too. There is however the need for further training before you are 'equipped'
to work in this area. And you are correct in saying that the 'vestibular'
system is part of the focus of Sensory Integration/Sensory Processing Disorders.
Veronica Groenewald
Hi
I'm also just a reader of all your emails. I've not contributed because I just
graduated last December and about to take the NBCOT exam. So I am going to be
brave and boldly ask....isn't "vestibular treatment" simply a part of treating
sensory integration disorders (providing vestibular problems are present)? In
my review book, deficits in modulation of vestibular input include over and
under responsivity, sensory seeking or aversion, and gravitational insecurity.
Are you referring to another kind of treatment? And why would a PT provide it?
I thought that was strictly in OT's domain.
I did one of my clinicals in the public school system and SI was most often
used with autism, but with other psychological/psychiatric problems as well.
Looking forward to any comments/feedback.
Elayne V
Nashville, TN
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