SenseUp Training - Sensory Upskilling

💡 OT Insight: Vestibular-Proprioceptive Communication. Did you know the vestibular system in your head must constantly communicate with your body's proprioceptive systems? This relationship is fundamental to motor coordination and postural control.

Clinical Relevance: The vestibular system only detects head movement and position, but the body provides crucial feedback about what's happening throughout the rest of the body. This constant communication creates our unified sense of movement and spatial orientation.

Assessment Connection:
This integration affects:
• Body scheme development
• Postural responses and balance reactions
• Unified movement perception
• Coordination between head and body movements

Clinical Understanding: Poor integration between these systems can result in coordination difficulties, postural control challenges, and motor planning problems that seem disproportionate to individual system function.

Intervention Considerations: Rather than treating systems in isolation, consider activities that challenge head-body coordination and require integration of vestibular and proprioceptive input simultaneously.

Clinical Insight: Understanding this relationship explains why movement-based interventions can be particularly effective - they facilitate fundamental nervous system communication pathways essential for motor function.

Clinical Disclaimer: This represents theoretical understanding that should inform, not replace, comprehensive clinical assessment and evidence-based intervention planning.



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🛒 ALDI SENSORY SPECIAL BUYS - WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY! Calling all OTs! Aldi has some brilliant sensory tools hitting shelves this Wednesday that could be perfect for your therapy toolkit or client recommendations.

What's available:

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✨ Sensory Toys - Great for tactile exploration and self-regulation
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✨ Weighted Plush - Provides deep pressure for regulation
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Why we're excited about these for clinical practice:

• Budget-friendly options for therapy rooms and home programmes
• Versatile tools that address multiple sensory systems
• Great for demonstrating sensory strategies to families
• Perfect for building affordable sensory kits for clients
• Can be graded for different sensory profiles and needs

Clinical tip: These tools work beautifully with the SenseUp Approach principles - remember to observe the child's response, grade the input, and combine with other sensory systems for optimal integration.
Perfect for OTs working with limited budgets or wanting to recommend accessible tools to families!

Get in early - Aldi Special Buys disappear fast!
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Affordable sensory tools that support evidence-based practice and family accessibility.

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Touch as the Gateway to Interoceptive Awareness 🤚 How strategic use of tactile experiences can build internal body awareness - this research is fascinating!

The Neuroscience Connection:
Research demonstrates that tactile input and interoceptive processing share overlapping neural pathways. Studies using the rubber hand illusion reveal that coordinated tactile and visual feedback significantly improves participants' ability to detect internal sensations - in this research it was heartbeat awareness.

What this means for us as OTs:
Tactile activities represent an opportunity to strengthen interoceptive skills, not just provide comfort or sensory input.

Strategic applications include:

Weighted materials during functional activities to help children attend to hunger/satiety cues
Textural exploration combined with internal awareness questions
Deep pressure input that creates optimal neurological states for internal awareness
Synchronised sensory experiences that enhance learning

The Synchronicity Principle:
When external tactile input aligns with internal sensations, learning is enhanced. Pulse awareness techniques, breathing with tactile cues, and movement with tactile feedback all create direct connections between external touch and internal awareness.

Key insight: Touch provides tangible external reference points for abstract internal sensations. Every therapeutic interaction becomes an opportunity to strengthen the vital connection between external sensation and internal understanding.

This connection between tactile input and interoceptive awareness represents one facet of how sensory systems work together to support body awareness and self-regulation.

Ready to understand how ALL sensory systems integrate? TSAC LITE explores comprehensive multisensory integration approaches for enhanced therapeutic outcomes.

Read the full blog:
https://www.senseup.org/blog/touch-as-the-gateway-to-interoceptive-awareness

Learn more about TSAC:
https://www.senseup.org/the-senseup-approach-course/

For years, we've viewed proprioception as simply our ability to know where our body is in space. But what if there's so much more to this sensory system than we realised? Here's what recent neuroscience reveals:

Read the full blog post:
https://www.senseup.org/blog/ReframingProprioceptionBlog

Advances in research have promoted the inclusion of somatic systems, including proprioception, to the interoceptive domain. Proprioception is actually a vital component of somatic interoception - our broader capacity to sense and interpret signals from within our body.

The multisensory integration process:

- Muscle and joint receptors provide information about body position and movement
- This combines with vestibular input and visceral signals
- The brain integrates all streams to create a unified sense of embodiment
- This integrated awareness forms the foundation for motor planning, emotional regulation, and social participation

Why this matters for your practice:
- Understanding the proprioceptive-interoceptive connection opens up powerful intervention possibilities. By providing rich proprioceptive input combined with mindful attention to body sensations, we're literally helping to build the neural foundation for improved body awareness, motor coordination, and self-regulation.

This isn't just theory, it's the foundation for more effective, comprehensive intervention approaches that honour the complexity of human functioning.

Ready to understand how this transforms your approach to intervention?

Read the full blog post:
https://www.senseup.org/blog/ReframingProprioceptionBlog

⏰ 1 HOUR TO GO: Innerstanding Interoception Masterclass starts at 7 PM! Fellow OTs and allied health professionals - we can't wait to explore the fascinating world of interoception with you tonight!

Final reminders:
✅ Check your email for your Microsoft Teams link
✅ Grab your notepad or print your workbook (available on the portal) - there will be lots of valuable insights to capture
✅ Bring your questions about interoception and sensory processing

See you at 7 PM for what promises to be an eye-opening session!

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Ready to transform your understanding of interoception? We'll see you there! 🎯

FINAL CALL: Innerstanding Interoception Masterclass TODAY at 7 PM AEST!
If you haven't secured your ticket yet, you have just a few HOURS before sales close at 5 PM AEST today.
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Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this crucial sensory system that affects every child in your caseload. With over 190 registrations - Tickets close at 5 PM sharp - grab yours now!

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It's the last day to register for the Innerstanding Interoception Masterclass, 26 June 7pm AEST. Don't miss out 🤓👇🏼

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