Event

Sensory Based Strategies to Help Big Feelings, Stress and Overwhelm -  2025 Fall Webinar Series

When & Where

Date and Time

September 10, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00pm CDT

Location

Zoom

Ticket

Cost

Free

Registration

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About This Event

This presentation will focus on providing information on building foundational skills with a relationship-based Intervention using a sensory perspective to challenging behavior, emotions and sensory needs.

In this session, participants will learn:

  1. The basics of sensory processing and identify their own sensory preferences/patterns.
  2. How to support the child’s sensory needs.
  3. How to utilize sensory activities to aid in emotional regulation and attention.

This event is directed toward professionals who work with children and their caregivers, as well as parents of young children.


Continuing Education: Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance, agenda, and handouts, which can be used for submitting and requesting CE credit on their own.

Speaker(s)

Amy Schnacker, OTR/L, TBRI
Pediatric Occupational Therapist/Private Practice Owner
Connecting Kidz Pediatric Therapy

Amy graduated from Creighton University in 2000 as an Occupational Therapist and has worked with children and families in a variety of settings. In 2016, she adopted her children from foster care and became a TBRI® Practitioner in 2018 after learning traditional parenting strategies were not effective for her children. She enjoys volunteering for Royal Family Kids Camp, walking, spending time with family, Husker Football, and reading. She founded Connecting Kidz in 2019 and is thankful for the journey that led her to discovering connected parenting for her family and devotes her life and education to helping other families and children overcome challenging behaviors to heal, learn and grow.

Registration Details

Registration closes September 9, 2025.

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Questions?

Contact Haifaa Al-saadi at 
hal-saadi2@unl.edu