Sensory Processing Measure - Preschool (SPM-P)

Age range: 2 years to 5 years

Qualification level: B

Year: 2010

Administration time: 15 to 20 minutes

Administration type: Individual

SPM 2 Available Now!  Go to SPM 2

The Preschool edition of the popular Sensory Processing Measure allows you to identify sensory processing difficulties in children as young as 2 years old, and lets you take an early look at overall sensory functioning as well as specific vulnerabilities that can affect learning.

8 Functional Areas
Appropriate for 2- to 5-year-olds, the SPM-P measures the same functions as the SPM:

• Social Participation
• Vision
• Hearing
• Touch
• Body Awareness
• Balance and Motion
• Planning and Ideas
• Total Sensory Systems

Within each sensory system, the SPM-P items also reveal specific problems, including under- and over-responsiveness, sensory-seeking behaviour, and perceptual problems. In addition, the items provide information on the senses of taste and smell.

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Technical Information

SPM 2 Available Now!  Go to SPM 2

The new Preschool edition of the popular Sensory Processing Measure allows you to identify sensory processing difficulties in children as young as 2 years old, and lets you take an early look at overall sensory functioning as well as specific vulnerabilities that can affect learning.

8 Functional Areas
Appropriate for 2- to 5-year-olds, the SPM-P measures the same functions as the SPM:

• Social Participation
• Vision
• Hearing
• Touch
• Body Awareness
• Balance and Motion
• Planning and Ideas
• Total Sensory Systems

Within each sensory system, the SPM-P items also reveal specific problems, including under- and over-responsiveness, sensory-seeking behavior, and perceptual problems. In addition, the items provide information on the senses of taste and smell.

Introducing the SPM and SPM-P Quick Tips
A webinar for clinicians who use the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) and/or the Sensory Processing Measure Preschool version (SPM-P). 
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Introduction to Dunn's sensory processing framework
This webinar is designed for clinicians who are new to the Sensory Profile and Dunn’s framework, on which the tool is based. 
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Using the Sensory Profile 2 with complex cases
This webinar will use case studies to illustrate the way the Sensory Profile-2 can play an integral role in identifying and understanding the sensory needs of children/adolescents with complex and challenging presentations.
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Using the SP-2 with Q-global
This webinar will guide you through the process of administering and generating reports for the Sensory Profile 2 using Q-global, including setting up client information, choosing the mode of assessment and generating both summary and full reports
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