Questions? Contact:

Rachael Benson
Administrative Assistant
The Spiral Foundation
74 Bridge Street
Newton, MA 02458
courses@thespiralfoundation.org
617-969-4410 ext 231

Donation Tiers

Tier One: Valued Supporter
Donate $50 or more.
You're the best around! Donate at this level and receive our exclusive one-hour webinar: The State of Sensory Processing and Motor Performance in Individuals with Autism and a personal, wholehearted thank you from all us as the Spiral Foundation. Maximum benefit value: $40.

Tier Two: Esteemed Friend
Donate $100 or more
Wrap up those last couple CEUs! Donate at this level and receive everything in Tier One as well as your choice of a downloadable product, valued up to $25, from our webstore. Maximum benefit value: $65.

Tier Three: Studious Backer
Donate $250 or more
Get a head start on next year's continuing ed.! Donate at this level and receive everything in Tier Two as well as your choice of any one webinar from our webstore. Maximum benefit value: $140.

Tier Four: Build a Bundle
Donate $500 or more
Create your own custom education pack! Donate at this level and receive everything in Tier One as well your choice of any two webinars and two LiveTalks of Self-Study articles from our webstore. Maximum benefit value: $240.

Tier Five: Student Sensation
Donate $2,500 or more
Secure all of next year's CE needs! Donate at this level and receive everything in Tier Four as well as enrollment in any TWO of Spiral's 2015 live or online courses. Maximum benefit value: $1,240.

Tier Six: Silver Spiral Corporate Sponsor
Donate $7,500 or more
Meet your staff's annual CEU needs and become a Spiral Corporate Sponsor! Donate at this level and receive:
~ Our exclusive webinar from Tier One and CE exams for up to 5 people.
~ Any two webinars from our webstore and CE exams for up to 5 people per webinar
~ Any three LiveTalks or Self-Study articles from our webstore and CE exams for up to 5 people each.
~ Enrollment of up to 5 people at any one of Spiral's 2015 live or online courses.
~ A complete set of all five of our professional packets for use in your clinic.
Maximum benefit value: $3,891.

Tier Seven: Gold Spiral Corporate Sponsor
Donate $15,000 or more
Meet your staff's annual CEU needs as a Spiral Corporate Sponsor! Donate at this level and receive:
~ Our exclusive webinar from Tier One and CE exams for up to 10 people.
~ Any two webinars from our webstore and CE exams for up to 10 people per webinar.
~ Any three LiveTalks or Self-Study articles from our webstore and CE exams for up to 10 people each.
~ Enrollment of up to 10 people at any one of Spiral's 2015 live or online courses.
~ A complete set of all five of our professional packets for use in your clinic.
Maximum benefit value: $7,716.

Continuing Education

Occupational Therapy Practitioners/ Occupational Therapy Assistants:  The Spiral Foundation is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants by the American Occupational Therapy Association.  The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

ADA/Section 504:  If you require special accommodations, please contact us at the address above.

About the Speaker: Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA is the Executive Director of the Spiral Foundation as well as a practicing occupational therapist at OTA The Koomar Center. She is active in conducting research related to sensory integration through the Spiral Foundation’s Sensory Processing Research Center and Laboratory. She is a well-known lecturer and researcher on sensory integration theory and intervention, has authored book chapters and articles on praxis and sensory integration, and completed her doctoral dissertation on ideational praxis. Dr. May-Benson received her bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and her master’s degree from Boston University with a concentration in sensory integration and school system therapy. She was a Maternal and Child Health Fellow in the Doctoral Program in Therapeutic Studies at Boston University. She has received the Virginia Scardinia Award of Excellence from AOTA for her work in ideational praxis.

2014 Annual Appeal


Support the Spiral Foundation and Get an Exclusive New Webinar!

Your support of the Spiral Foundation's work in the field of sensory integration and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) makes an incredible difference in our ability to carry out education, and support services for people with sensory processing issues and their caregivers. In just a few short months we have broadened our research and educational horizons substantially, such that we were able to launch our new Self-Study program, expand our quarterly webinar series, and even add two new full online courses. Perhaps most excitingly, we are also now able to offer AOTA approved continuing education units for all of our live and online programs! Work is moving forward for our research projects. We’ve begun data collection for our Adult Sensory History and are now recruiting for a study on praxis and play skills in children.

All of which would have been impossible without your understanding and commitment to these issues, so on behalf of the Spiral Foundation, thank you so much.

Now, in the last stretch of 2014, we are looking ahead to next year and we are very excited about the future of Spiral and what we have to offer you. Our mission is to bring you another year of the quality educational materials and resources you deserve.

Our goal for this year’s annual appeal is to raise $35,000 between now and January 31. With that amount you would help us:

  1. Expand the number of free resources available on our site for families, teachers, and professionals.
  2. Compile and provide free resources for older children, teen, and adult clients.
  3. Update our site and improve accessibility.
  4. Bring an even greater variety of expert speakers to contribute to our educational programs.

And, if we meet or surpass our goal we will:

5. Offer a new free webinar presented by Teresa May-Benson, complete with CEU exam, in our webstore.

This year we are offering a variety of tiered rewards for all donations of $50 or more, including an exclusive one hour webinar, 'The State of Sensory Processing and Motor Performance in Individuals with Autism,' presented by Teresa May-Benson. Donating $50 or more entitles you to a copy of the recorded webinar and access to the accompanying CEU exam. This webinar will NOT be available in the Spiral webstore.

The Spiral Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and as such your donations are tax deductible. Please note that you will only be able to deduct a portion of your donation if you choose to accept any of the benefits detailed on the left. The total value of the benefits for each tier will vary; the maximum value of each benefit tier has been provided for your reference.

To select a tiered reward please click the ‘Donate’ button below and fill out the following form. You will receive a short survey about choosing your benefits within 1-2 business days of your donation being received.
 

Donate!

You may also contribute easily by clicking the PayPal button below, or by sending a check or cash to:

The Spiral Foundation
74 Bridge Street
Newton, MA 02458

   

And, once more, a wholehearted thank you for all your past and future support from all of us at the Spiral Foundation!

 

About the Webinar

The State of Sensory Processing and Motor Performance in Individuals with Autism
Presented by Teresa May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Over the past twenty years there has been an increased understanding of sensory processing and motor performance needs of children and adults with autism.  New information on prevalence, neurobiology, co-morbidities, and functional performance related to sensory-motor functioning is made available each month.  This webinar will present a summary of the most recent research on sensory and motor functioning in children and adults with autism.

This webinar is available for a limited time only and is offered only as a gift to those who support the Spiral Foundation with a donation of $50 or more.  This webinar will not be available in the Spiral Foundation webstore following the broadcast.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Identify three sensory and/ or motor characteristics of individuals with autism.
  2. Identify two ways that sensory processing and/ or motor skills in individuals with autism differ from individuals with sensory processing disorder.
  3. Identify three early sensory processing and/ or motor skills signs in individuals with autism.
Intermediate level course recommended for occupational therapists, OT assistants, physical therapists, PT assistants and students, speech and language therapists, teachers, teacher's aides,and other educators. There are no prerequisites for this course.
 

To receive contact hours for this course you must view the recording in its entirety and successfully complete the accompanying exam. This course is worth a total of 1.0 contact hours or .1 AOTA CEUs.

AOTA
Domain: Client Factors
Process: Outcomes