Course Description:
Interoception is an important sensory system that helps us to feel internal body signals like a full bladder, growling stomach, tense muscles or speeding heart. Research indicates that our ability to clearly notice and interpret these internal body signals enables us to accurately identify and manage how we feel: Are we Anxious? Getting Frustrated? Hungry? Full? In pain? Needing the bathroom? Interoceptive differences are very common in a variety of individuals including those with autism, trauma and attachment disorders, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression and behavioral challenges causing significant difficulty in identifying and managing the way they feel. Interoception is emerging as a key factor in the development of healthy social-emotional function and underlies specific skills such as self-regulation, positive behavior, attachment, healing form trauma, language development and social participation.
This course will provide an overview of what research tells us about this important sense with a focus on the development of interoception in early learners 0-5 years of age. As with any skill, the earlier we can begin to nurture Interoceptive Awareness the better. Learn all about the interoception system at birth, its early relationship with attachment and regulation and how it can be impacted by early life adversity and trauma. A special focus on evidence-based strategies for nurturing interoceptive awareness in both the caregiver and the early learner will be provided.
Course Link:
http://www.mi-aimh.org
CE Value (credits): 6
CE Type: Standard
Sponsor:
Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
Contact Information:
Jessica Send
231-922-6288
Jsend@tbaisd.org