iLs Conference 2011

When:
Begins: Wed, Sept 21st at 2 pm
Ends: Sat, Sept 24th at 12 pm

Where:
The venue is the landmark Oxford Hotel in the heart of LODO, Denver’s arts and entertainment district.

Hotel Website

Location/Directions

Lodging:
List of Lodging Recommendations
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR ROOM ASAP!  Late Sept is a very popular time of year in Denver and the hotels will fill up.  Keep in mind, you can always cancel a reservation later if you can’t come.

Conference Schedule

Presenters:

John J Ratey, M.D. – Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, A User’s Guide to the Brain, Delivered from Distraction and Driven to Distraction.  In Spark, Dr. Ratey guides the reader to an understanding of neurobiology and inspires the reader to reach for their potential, and embrace exercise that is crucial for the brain and body to operate at peak performance.

Presentation Title: SPARK: Optimizing Brain Function Through Exercise

Presentation Description: Dr. Ratey will discuss play and exercise, their importance in helping the brain reach its highest level of emotional regulation and cognitive functioning.

Ron Minson, M.D. – one of the world’s foremost authorities on the clinical application of sound. Dr. Minson received his medical degree from UCLA School of Medicine and is board-certified in Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Minson served as Chief of Psychiatry for Presbyterian Medical Center and Director of Behavioral Sciences at Mercy Hospital in Denver prior to integrating sound therapy into his psychiatric practice in 1990.  He is currently the Clinical Director and Advanced Trainer for iLs.

Presentation Title: Neurobehavioral Links to iLs: Understanding the Neurological Underpinnings for Improving Performance and Behavior Through iLs Interventions

Presentation Description: Normal neurodevelopment of the nervous system with its control over cognition and behavior will be presented. This will serve as the foundation from which to understand the myriad of clinical presentations resulting from dysfunction within this system. How problems in learning, attention, behavior and cognition result from neurodevelopmental dysfunction will be made clear through knowledge and understanding of the systems involved that control and regulate these functions. Finally, how iLs intervention links with these  dysfunctional systems to improve overall  function will be presented. This knowledge should help in understanding the different aspects to iLs, the rationale for their use and better decision making in how to effectively use the many components within the Integrated Listening Systems Program to improve function.

Carmen L. Baez Franceschi, M.D., FAAP, MBA – Pediatrician, DAN doctor, iLs Associate and clinic director working with learning difficulties and autism.

Presentation Title: Listening Biomedical Treatments and Integrated Systems (Case Presentations)

Presentation Description: The incidence of children with Autism and other Development Disorders is on the rise.   Children with developmental delays often present signs and symptoms associated with Metabolic Problems.  The Metabolic Disorder can be associated to diminish ATP production by cells leading to decrease energy production.  Oxidative stress is defined as an imbalance between the production and manifestation of reactive oxygen species and a biological system’s ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or to repair the resulting damage (1).  The progress of a patient will be affected if a medical condition is missed or if there is a medical disorder that affects the cells’ ability to produce energy.

This presentation will review medical conditions that can affect the patient’s progress and will guide the Integrated Listening Systems provider on the appropriate referrals that should be done.  In addition, it will review biomedical treatments that can be done to help improve the patient’s metabolism; in consequence, improve neurons interconnections.  These will help achieve more progress when the brain is stimulated by Integrated Listening Systems Protocols.

Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OT – As founder of the first comprehensive Sensory Processing Disorder research program nationwide and author of groundbreaking Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Dr. Lucy Jane Miller’s name is synonymous with sensory research, education and treatment.

Presentation Title: Use of iLs at the STAR Center

Presentation Description: Who are the kids with whom iLs is being integrated?  What are the criteria for doing iLs before coming to STAR, during their program, and post-STAR programs?  Data supporting the effectiveness of the STAR model.

Neena Gabrielle, O.D., FCOVD – Dr. Gabrielle is an optometrist and vision therapist practicing in the Seattle, Washington area.  Dr. Gabrielle has been working with iLs Associates for a number of years, and will share her insights and practical recommendations relevant to combining auditory, visual and movement exercises.

Presentation Title: How Vision-Related Problems May Affect Outcomes: Identification and Intervention

Presentation Description: Vision-related problems are often undiagnosed or misunderstood.  They may also lead to slower than expected progress in therapy. Through case studies, clues to identify vision-related problems and practical steps to address those barriers will be discussed.  Attendees will walk away with many pearls and reference sheets they can use immediately.

Kimberly Barthel, OT – Ms. Barthel integrates the science of occupational therapy and neurobiology with cutting edge practice to support the conscious evolution of the human spirit. With 25 years of experience in the field of occupational therapy, Ms. Barthel’s approach to serving clients is visionary and eclectic yet grounded and “doable” in daily life.

Presentation Title: The Neurobiology of Sound and its Effect on Arousal and Regulation

Presentation Description: Sound is a sensory experience that can have powerful impact upon the brain when provided therapeutically with intention to influence states of arousal; potentially calming, organizing and regulating physiology and perhaps behavior. Children and adults experiencing dysregulated states of arousal due to either their epigenetic landscape or their environmental experiences may benefit from listening to psycho-acoustically designed music delivered with the objective of altering neurological systems that contribute to arousability and regulation of state.  This session will highlight the neurobiology of audition, sound as a component of the orienting response, sound as a component of environmental space and components of music as it potentially influences arousal and anxiety.  Presentation of case examples from the mental health population will be introduced for discussion.

Mariane Judd, B.Sc (Psych), M.Ed. – Mariane Judd has been working in the area of educational psychology in school environments for the last eight years where she has written, implemented and monitored Individual Education and Support Programs for children with special needs. For ten years prior to her registration as a psychologist in 1977, Marianne was a Pre-school Director working with children from 2.5 to 6 years of age and was responsible for programs to integrate children with special needs into mainstream education.

Presentation Title: Using Play Combined With iLs for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Presentation Description: Children on the autism spectrum often struggle socially. By understanding the level of a child’s play they can be helped to develop play skills that can allow them to participate in play with other children and thus increase their social skills. This talk will discuss play and the observations of children who have been doing the iLs Pro as part of a play based therapy session.

Children’s Drawings.
Children often spontaneously draw and it can also be used as part of an assessment to follow developmental changes.
My research project has been to use the Person House Tree drawing developed by Audrey McAllen. For over 20 years I have used drawing in my
practice as a psychologist and would like to talk about the development of children’s drawings and share my insights.

Kids Kount Therapy: Shannon Norris, OT, Andrea Pointer, CCC-SLP, Cindy Dawkins, OT - Ms. Norris, Pointer and Dawkins have integrated iLs in their clinic, Kids Kount, with notable success.  The model they have developed – a combination of OT, Speech and iLs – is achieving such excellent results that their business has skyrocketed.  The three therapists will present on their clinical approach, and the strategies they have implemented to achieve such fast growth.

Presentation Title: iLs and “Traditional Therapy”:  A Clinical Model for Enhanced Services

Presentation Description: Listening, speaking, movement, reading, and writing all play an integral part in a child’s development and throughout advanced education.    Each of these areas contributes to the growth of the others through overlapping and interrelating connections.  Development and growth in each of these areas actively involves physical and neurological responses within the body.  Based on this theoretical framework, iLs has been incorporated with the principles of traditional occupational and speech-language therapy to produce a clinical model which achieves significantly greater results across all areas of development.

iLs in its core principles addresses the “integration of the visual, auditory, and balance systems laying for the foundation for learning, sensory processing, memory, organization, and concentration.”  Occupational therapy in the traditional core practices addresses visual processing, balance, bilateral coordination, sensory processing, organization, memory, and concentration.  Speech-language therapy addresses through core practices auditory processing, auditory training, language processing and development, cognitive-linguistic skills (including, but not limited to, memory and organization), articulation, voicing, and reading.  Based on these interconnecting areas between iLs and traditional therapeutic approaches, the clinical model will be demonstrated in a format which reveals a progression of the client’s deficits to more functionally integrated systems.  Furthermore, case studies and examples of therapeutic success as well as clinical growth will be discussed.

Mary Jones, OT – Occupational Therapist with a background in pediatrics, traumatic brain injury and functional skills retraining.  Ms. Jones is both an iLs and Interactive Metronome trainer and will be discussing integrating the two interventions.

Presentation Title: Combining the Use of Technologies to Influence the Development of Auditory Frequency Reception Along With Time Perception

Presentation Description: Arguably, the most fundamental feature to which the auditory system is attuned is frequency. Several researchers have developed the idea that frequency is the auditory analogue of space in vision, in part because of the way in which sensory transduction occurs; whereas the retina and primary visual cortex are organized spatiotopically, the cochlea and primary auditory cortex are organized tonotopically. Frequency, along with time, are the two “indispensable attributes” of audition, whereas space and time are the two indispensable attributes of vision. (Kubovy and Van Valkenburg, 2001).

Rebecca Goniwich – Rebecca Goniwich is a Certified iLs Advanced Practitioner, Autism Specialist & iLs Parent Coach with expertise in sales and marketing.  Ms. Goniwich will share her successful experiences from her listening and movement practice at the Hallowell Center while working with author and ADHD expert, Dr. Edward Hallowell.

Presentation Title: Utilizing the Focus System at home: Sales & Rentals

Presentation Description: Many clients have logistical and financial restraints that limit the frequency with which they can come into clinic.  Explore how selling or renting systems to your clients for home use can complement the listening they do in clinic and how it maximizes their outcomes.  Marketing and promotion strategies will be provided.

Kirill Kniazev – Integrated Listening Systems’ marketing expert will share advice for clinicians on how to reach your target markets more effectively, and at lower cost.  Included in Mr. Kniazev’s presentation are tips for online marketing, search engine optimization and social media.

Presentation Title: The Basics of Modern Marketing Techniques – Build and Grow Your Business

Presentation Description: This presentation will address the basics of marketing your business, including: inbound marketing techniques, outbound marketing techniques, listing your business online, building and optimizing your website, advertising and using social media to build your client base – effectively communicating with and engaging your clients, as well as leveraging iLs resources to strengthen your business.

Price:
Early Registration (by August 21st, 2011): $325
Regular Price: $375

AOTA CEU Information:
18 Contact Hours or 1.8 AOTA CEUs for the full Conference.

Registration:
A registration is required for each participant.
To register for the conference, please email Gabrielle (office@integratedlistening.com)

1-Day Practitioner Training
Practitioner Training will be offered – in Denver – the day after the conference, Sunday September 25th. For more information and to register, please visit the Training page.

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