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<blockquote data-quote="Babbs" data-source="post: 52603" data-attributes="member: 3820"><p>Sheila, you're partial to the SIPT?</p><p></p><p>While I can definitely understand your opinion that it's the gold standard, a very small population of Occupational Therapist (OT)'s are actually certified to administer the assessment and many good therapists can accurately assess a student's sensory motor skills with alternate assessments. First, it was standardized on an extremely small population - 2,000 children. Most good standardized assessments have a larger population pool. Secondly, it was standardized well before A. Jean Ayer's death in 1994 and I'm not aware of any updated standardization. So the standardization may be outdated at this point. </p><p></p><p>Personally I haven't been able to get certified. Why? Well, like most Occupational Therapist (OT)'s I can't afford to do it on my own. Two courses to become certified - the courses themselves cost of $1K, not including time off work, travel, etc. The first course is only offered 7-9x a year and the 2nd only 2x a year. To take the 2nd course you have to have an SIPT to use - a $1K test with a $300 scoring manual (at least now you can purchase CD's to score your own tests - you used to have to mail the test to the Ayers Clinic). So you're talking over $2,500 to get certified to administer a test that's not reimbursed by most insurance companies. Sensory Processing is not an area of treatment in the schools - we treat motor problems, not sensory processing problems. So most school districts do not encourage their Occupational Therapist (OT) department to use the limited CE funds to become certified to administer a test that's primarily used in the private sector. So, like most Occupational Therapist (OT)'s, when I have the chance to sign up for continuing education I tend to head towards courses that are local verses long distance in order to go to more verses less.</p><p></p><p>Like any standardized evaluation, the assessment is only as good as the administrator. And every standardized assessment has its pros and cons. In the district I'm currently working in (only 6 more school days yeah!) there's 1 Occupational Therapist (OT) out of 9 who is certified - the only one in the last 3 districts I've worked in. And she has stopped using the SIPT in the schools.</p><p></p><p>Two really good books for people just learning about Sensory processing dsyfunction are:</p><p></p><p>"The Sensory - Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-0f-Bounds Behavior", Karen Smith and Garen Gouze. Both are psychologists but also parents of children with sensory processing disorders and have a lot of input from OTs.</p><p></p><p>"Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder", Lucy Jane Miller. Dr. Miler has been one of the primary researchers to continue to push forward the knowledge base of sensory processing disorder (SPD) and for people who aren't steeped in SI theory, a much easier read than A. Jean Ayers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babbs, post: 52603, member: 3820"] Sheila, you're partial to the SIPT? While I can definitely understand your opinion that it's the gold standard, a very small population of Occupational Therapist (OT)'s are actually certified to administer the assessment and many good therapists can accurately assess a student's sensory motor skills with alternate assessments. First, it was standardized on an extremely small population - 2,000 children. Most good standardized assessments have a larger population pool. Secondly, it was standardized well before A. Jean Ayer's death in 1994 and I'm not aware of any updated standardization. So the standardization may be outdated at this point. Personally I haven't been able to get certified. Why? Well, like most Occupational Therapist (OT)'s I can't afford to do it on my own. Two courses to become certified - the courses themselves cost of $1K, not including time off work, travel, etc. The first course is only offered 7-9x a year and the 2nd only 2x a year. To take the 2nd course you have to have an SIPT to use - a $1K test with a $300 scoring manual (at least now you can purchase CD's to score your own tests - you used to have to mail the test to the Ayers Clinic). So you're talking over $2,500 to get certified to administer a test that's not reimbursed by most insurance companies. Sensory Processing is not an area of treatment in the schools - we treat motor problems, not sensory processing problems. So most school districts do not encourage their Occupational Therapist (OT) department to use the limited CE funds to become certified to administer a test that's primarily used in the private sector. So, like most Occupational Therapist (OT)'s, when I have the chance to sign up for continuing education I tend to head towards courses that are local verses long distance in order to go to more verses less. Like any standardized evaluation, the assessment is only as good as the administrator. And every standardized assessment has its pros and cons. In the district I'm currently working in (only 6 more school days yeah!) there's 1 Occupational Therapist (OT) out of 9 who is certified - the only one in the last 3 districts I've worked in. And she has stopped using the SIPT in the schools. Two really good books for people just learning about Sensory processing dsyfunction are: "The Sensory - Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-0f-Bounds Behavior", Karen Smith and Garen Gouze. Both are psychologists but also parents of children with sensory processing disorders and have a lot of input from OTs. "Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder", Lucy Jane Miller. Dr. Miler has been one of the primary researchers to continue to push forward the knowledge base of sensory processing disorder (SPD) and for people who aren't steeped in SI theory, a much easier read than A. Jean Ayers. [/QUOTE]
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