The course is addressed to Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Early Educators working in the neonatal unit and in early intervention.

Course language will be English with simultaneous translation to Greek.

EPIMORFOSIS intends to organize course on “Sensory Integration for Babies” with professors: Emily Hills & Lindsay Hardy.

The course lasts 3 days and will take place in Athens.

The course fee is 450€.

In order to finalize your registration and ensure a placement to this course a down payment of 150€ must be deposited.

The rest amount of 300€ must be deposited in our bank account or via debit / credit card, at least 2 days prior to the beginning day of the course.

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We provide training and mentoring for everyone seeking to develop their understanding of the role of sensory processing in neonatal and early childhood development.

Develop your understanding around best possible sensory-informed care with our Sensory Beginnings Master Course. Support infant development and parent connections from birth to two years in antenatal, neonatal, perinatal and early intervention settings.

You will understand how sensory processing is central to infant development and parenting, including the critical role of sensory systems and neurobiology.
And you’ll be able to use this knowledge when supporting parents with their babies’ sleeping, eating, posture and movement skills, play, regulation and relationships.
Using our decades of experience as neonatal and paediatric occupational therapists, informed by research into emerging understanding in this field, we’ve developed this course to share the skills needed to analyse behaviours through a sensory lens, giving you a practical framework and clinical reasoning tool to guide your practice.

Participants, once the course is completed, will be able to:

1) Distinguish the critical timeframes of sensory system development.
2) Describe the impact of sensation on brain development. Identify relevant theory, models of practice, assessment tools and current research.
3) Identify infant behaviour cues and be able to apply these to your assessment of sensory regulation, making sure you provide the best sensory environments to promote infant development.
4) Describe how sensory experiences can facilitate regulation and reduction of stress.
5) Describe how relationships are built on sensory based interactions.
6) Analyse how sensory development and sensory environments help the performance of infant and childhood occupations.

Video, demonstration and case examples will be used throughout the course.

Day 1
08.30 Registrations
09.00 Introduction to the course – Know your neurobiology
10.30 Break
10.50 Know your neurobiology
12.30 Break
13.15 Tactile and Olfactory
14.30 Break
14.45 Gustatory and Auditory
15.30 Break
15.45 Vestibular and Proprioception
17.00 End of day 1

Day 2
09.00 Vision and Interoception
10.45 Break
11.15 Stress
12.15 Break
13.00 The Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU) – Understanding baby behaviour
15.00 Break
15.15• The Sensory environment of the neonatal care unit The Neonatal Intensive care unit (NICU) – Neurodevelopmental outcomes and follow up
17.00 End of day 2

Day 3
09.00 Nurturing Sensory Environments: The Mother infant space Relationships and Regulation
10.15 Break
10.30 Case study: Mother and infant space activities and expectations:
• Baby massage
• Baby wearing
• Eating
• Sleep
12.30 Break
13.00 Nurturing Sensory Environments: The Father infant’s space – Play and praxis
14.45 Break
15.00 Nurturing Sensory Environments: Therapeutic use of self
16.00 End of day 3

1. Credit or Deposit card payment
You can deposit the down payment or the total fee via credit or deposit card (Visa, Mastercard & American Express) from the webpage of each course, through VivaPayments.
You are solely responsible for the proper entry and the genuineness of your credit/deposit card’s details. EPIMORFOSIS bears no responsibility in case of any error.
Any payment commission is charged to  EPIMORFOSIS

2. Deposit – Transfer to our bank account.
You can deposit or transfer the requested amount for your registration to the following accounts, writing your full name in the field “Reason for the Beneficiary”:
PIRAEUS BANK:
ΙΒΑΝ: GR5501722380005238070348955
SWIFT(BIC): PIRBGRAA
 
NATIONAL BANK of GREECE:
IBAN: GR6801102170000021744103439
SWIFT(BIC): ETHNGRAA
 
ALPHA BANK :
ΙΒΑΝ: GR4801407080708002002013410
SWIFT(BIC): CRBAGRAA
 
EUROBANK:
ΙΒΑΝ: GR4502600370000010201090153
SWIFT(BIC): ERBKGRAA
 
Beneficiary: EPIMORFOSIS KENTRO EPIMORFOSIS STELECHON YGEIAS OE
 
The bank transfer fee charged to EPIMORFOSIS

1. A certificate of attendance, a degree or a diploma will be issued.
2. Printed handouts are provided (notes or relevant book).
3. In case of cancellation of the seminar due to EPIMORFOSIS’s responsibility, deposited fees will be refunded immediately.
4. EPIMORFOSIS reserves the right to change the date or postopone  seminars, informing participants by phone and / or sms & e-mail. In such a  case participants are entitled to request full refund of their fees if they do not wish to attend the seminar on the new date or to use this amount for their participation in other seminars or services of the company.
5. In the event of a strike, government’s bans, heavy bad weather, and generally any event beyond the reasonable control of the organisers  which impedes the execution of part or all of the seminar, the organizers reserve the right to change the date and time of the event. In this case the fees are not refundable but are valid as they are.
6. Cancellation of participation due to participant’s responsibility is possible only by email, as follows:
• up to 30 days prior to the start of the seminar, all deposits are refundable.
• up to 15 days prior to the start of the seminar, 50% is refundable.
• no refund after this deadline, exceptions could be only by decision of EPIMORFOSIS.
7. The realisation of the course will be confirmed by email or/and sms to be sent to participants, in time.
8. It is advised to not buy your flight tickets until you receive this confirmation email (or/and sms).
9. LLC-1 EPIMORFOSIS keeps the right to change course venues.