How to access support for sensory regulation
Speak to your nursery, early years setting or school, and any education, health or social care professionals already involved. You can share your concerns and explore the Derbyshire Sensory Processing Needs Toolkit together.
Useful Videos
Introduction to Sensory Processing Presentation
The Sensational Thinking Project
Dressing
Eating and Mealtimes
Toileting
Showering and Bathing
Hair Washing
Teeth Brushing
Nail Cutting
Sleep
Sensory Play at Home: Proprioceptive Games
Sensory Play at Home: Vestibular Games
Accessing Training
Parents and carers can access training around sensory processing needs from a range of providers.
The North Derbyshire Children's Occupational Therapy team offer information and workshops to parents and carers to support understanding of sensory processing needs and promote practical strategies to support children with sensory processing needs to carry out every day, practical tasks.
The South Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust - Children's Occupational Therapy Service offers a parental course 'Understanding Sensory Skills' which will help parents recognise the sensory processing needs that their child may have and give ideas on how to support their child to manage these difficulties. Additional resources can also be downloaded. Once parents have watched the presentation, and after spending at least 4 months implementing any of the strategies that are applicable, parents can return completed questionnaires (on the website), and telephone to book a follow-up consultation with the occupational therapist and other parents via Microsoft Teams. Families can self-refer for the presentation (which requires a pass code) by contacting the administration team on 0300 123 4586 (option 2 and then option 5). A link to the website will then be provided with a passcode to unlock the presentation.
The EYSEN Service provides training sessions for parent/carers with children on caseload. Please discuss with your Portage home visitor, SEMH Outreach practitioner or Specialist teacher to access a free place.
Derbyshire Parent Carer Voice (DPCV) offer Sensory Processing Needs workshops and webinars delivered through Derbyshire County Council services and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) supporting charities. Parent and carers are welcome to join as a member for regular workshop updates, or book sensory processing needs workshops when they are available through the links on their website.
Derbyshire ND Hubs (NeuroHub's) are open to parents and carers to gain tailored support to understand your child’s sensory processing needs and how they may affect them day to day, along with information on supporting strategies through the use of the Derbyshire Sensory Processing Needs Toolkit, and free parent and carer workshops delivered through Derbyshire's education and health services. ND Hubs run throughout Derbyshire. Parent and carers can self-refer for support by contacting their Individual local NDHub.