Advancing Practice Sensory Integration MSc

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**<br/><br/>**Course summary**<br/>- Gain the knowledge and confidence to work in advanced sensory integration.<br/><br/><br/>- See how your learning can contribute to the growing evidence base. <br/><br/><br/>- Plan and implement a research study focused on sensory integration.  <br/><br/><br/>This course is available to occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills to develop first as a practitioner in sensory integration – and then as an advanced practitioner.<br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/>You will be part of an online community which is multi-disciplinary in nature and promotes peer and tutor support. <br/><br/>**You learn through**<br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. <br/><br/>You’ll be part of an online community which is multi-disciplinary in nature and promotes peer and tutor support.  <br/><br/>You learn through <br/><br/><br/>- online presentations and lessons<br/><br/><br/>- webinars <br/><br/><br/>- independent study tasks <br/><br/><br/>- online discussion boards and meetings <br/><br/><br/>- online activities <br/><br/><br/>In the research methods module, you’ll have access to a multi-disciplinary teaching team and an e-tutor. You’ll have your own research supervisor who will support you through your research dissertation – as well as access to a range of electronic resources. <br/><br/>**Applied learning**<br/>**Work placements**<br/>The postgraduate certificate and diploma include up to 60 clinical hours, which sit within the sensory integration modules. The clinical hours can be completed within your own workplace – or you can arrange to complete them in another suitable environment. <br/><br/>You’ll also be supported in clinical mentoring sessions to help you hone your clinical skills. Your mentor will be from the SIE register of clinical mentors – or from your workplace if you have a suitable mentor at work who’s an advanced practitioner in sensory integration. You’ll usually have around three hours of mentoring per module. <br/><br/>**Networking opportunities**<br/>When you start the course you’ll become a member of SIE’s community of best practice – the Association of Sensory Integration Practitioners (ASIP).