How does your engine run? A Leader's guide to the Alert Program for self regulation / Mary Sue Williams, Sherry Shellenberger
By: Williams, Mary Sue.
Contributor(s): Shellenberger, Sherry.
Albuquerque, NM Therapy Works 1996Edition: Revised Edition.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) illustrated 28 cm.ISBN: 9780964304109.Subject(s): SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION | SENSORIMOTOR SKILLS | LEARNING DISABILITY | BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION | SELF REGULATION | ALERT PROGRAM (AP)Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | IHC Library | Main Collection | 790.21 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W008977 | |||
Book | IHC Library | 790.21 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W000099 |
Theories underlying the Alert Program
Occupational therapy
Sensory integration
Arousal theory
Arousal states or "engine levels"
Protective responses of the autonomic nervous system
Inhibition and the relationship to proprioceptive input
Sensorimotor preferences
"Detective work"|Stages of the Alert Program
Stage One: Identifying engine speeds
Stage Two: Experimenting with methods to change engine speeds
Stage Three: Regulating engine speeds|Before setting up a program|Activities that correlate with stages of the program
Activities correlating with Stage One
Activities correlating with Stage Two
Activities correlating with Stage Three|Adapting the Program for all ages
Preschoolers
Five to seven-year-old students
Eight to twelve-year-old students
Teenagers
Adults
Community settings
Summary|References|Appendix
"Introduces the Alert Program (AP) to occupational therapists, parents, teachers, and other professionals. AP promotes awareness of how we regulate our arousal states and encourages the use of sensorimotor strategies to manage our levels of alertness." - Preface
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Fabulous resource and teaching tool. Highly recommended.