The Office for Human Resources Management & Development in collaboration with the ACCESS Disability Support Committee will be providing the following workshop for UM academics for the month of March 2024. This workshop will be classroom-based and will be delivered at the Msida campus.
Sensory living! Healthy habits and routines for daily University life
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
This workshop will be delivered by the ACCESS – Disability Support Unit (ADSU) and the Department of Occupational Therapy and aims to provide academic staff with the necessary knowledge and skills on healthy habits for university life from a sensory processing perspective. It will be conducted in the form of a workshop and will aim to assist academics in understanding their own sensory profile as a pre-requisite to understanding their students with neurodiverse profiles with the ultimate aim of enhancing the learning experience of the student in the classroom.
This training will be delivered by Dr Nathalie Buhagiar, a Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Ms Ramona Vella Vidal, an Occupational Therapist with the ACCESS – Disability Support Unit (ADSU).
