SUSAN B YOUNG, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
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Susan B. Young, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA., is a faculty member for the USC/WPS Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT) certification process. She was one of the original researchers for the SIPT under the supervision of Dr. A. Jean Ayres. She has many years of clinical practice including owning Children鈥檚 Therapy Group in Kansas City, a multidisciplinary private practice primarily serving children with sensory integration deficits. Dr. Young鈥檚 career includes director of OT and PT at Children鈥檚 Mercy Hospital, program director of the Occupational Therapy Program at Rockhurst University, and associate professor of OT at Belmont University.聽 Graduate (MSOT and OTD) students have gained pediatric competence from Dr. Young鈥檚 expertise in the classroom and the lab experiences. She teaches workshops internationally as well as nationally. She is author of 鈥滿ovement Is Fun鈥, a program of movement activities for preschool children based on sensory concepts.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Susan Young is a mentor to clinical fieldwork students at Possabilities Children's Therapy Group. She receives book royalties from Sensory Integration International and a speaking honorarium from 黑料网, Inc. Susan has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Susan Young is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and Kansas Occupational Therapy Association. She is a member of the board of directors of the Children's Therapy Group Foundation.