Understanding Sensory Contributions to Toileting Success
When you understand how the child's sensory system, nervous system, trauma history, family culture, and environment connect, then clinical reasoning becomes clearer. And that clarity transforms your practice.
ONLINE LIVE MASTERCLASS FOR:
PAEDIATRIC OTs (AHPs welcome to attend)
Wednesday 29th October 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm AEST
SAVE MY SPOTYou've tried the reward charts. You've waited for "readiness signs." You've made the bathroom inviting.
And still, the child in front of you is struggling.
When Typical Toilet Training Approaches Aren't Working... There's a Reason
Here's what OTs might not realise: When a child's nervous system is in fight, flight, or freeze, we're trying to teach occupational skills their nervous system isn't ready to learn. You're not missing a technique - you're missing the framework. Start backing your clinical decisions with current neuroscience that satisfies funding bodies and builds parent confidence.
Join the 2,500+ occupational therapists who have attended our evidence-based masterclasses over the last few years and transformed their clinical practice!
What You'll Learn in This
2-Hour Masterclass
In this 2-hour evidence-based masterclass, you'll learn about the SenseUp Model™ - a comprehensive approach that integrates:
✓ Polyvagal theory and autonomic nervous system states
✓ Trauma-informed clinical reasoning
✓ Neuroplasticity principles for intervention planning
✓ Sensory processing in context
✓ Occupational participation focus
Hour 1:
Building Your Foundation
Welcome & Overview (10 minutes)
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Toileting as occupational participation
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Introduction to the evidence-based SenseUp Model™ approach
The SenseUp Model™ Framework (15 minutes)
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Polyvagal Theory Integration
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Trauma-Informed Lens
SenseUp Assessment Essentials (20 minutes)
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Case Introduction: "Tommy" - 4-year-old with toileting resistance
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Autonomic state assessment
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Occupational participation analysis
Clinical Reasoning Through SenseUp Lens (15 minutes)
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Understanding Tommy's profile
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Differentiating autonomic dysregulation from developmental readiness
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When to prioritise nervous system regulation vs skill building
10-minute break
Hour 2:
Application & Your Cases
Evidence-Based Strategies (15 minutes)
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Nervous system regulation approaches
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Neuroplasticity-informed interventions
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Occupational participation focus
Case Application Workshop (25 minutes)
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Tommy's SenseUp intervention plan
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Participant case sharing: Apply the framework to YOUR real scenarios
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Evidence-based problem-solving
Wrap-Up & Q&A (10 minutes)
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Key SenseUp Model™ takeaways
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Your questions answered
LIVE Attendees and Hub/TSAC Members Only:
Receive any additional FREE resources that we may offer during the session. You never know when we're going to drop something VERY useful in the chat!! Make sure to attend. These resources are not shared after the event.
Sharing 27+ Years of Clinical Experience. Evidence-based Research. Practical. Immediately applicable. Start using what you learn the very next day!
What You'll Walk Away With:
🎯 Confident Clinical Reasoning
Stop second-guessing yourself when toileting cases land on your desk. You'll gain a systematic framework for differentiating nervous system dysregulation from developmental readiness, giving you clarity in complex presentations.
🧠 Neuroscience That Makes Sense
Translate polyvagal theory and trauma-informed practice into language that resonates with families and funding bodies. Finally explain the WHY behind toileting resistance in ways parents actually understand and trust.
📋 Ready-to-Use Assessment Tools
Walk away with practical assessment approaches that identify autonomic state indicators and interoceptive awareness levels. No more wishy-washy observations - you'll have concrete markers to guide intervention planning.
💡 Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies
Access neuroplasticity-informed interventions that work in real clinic settings with actual families. These aren't theoretical approaches - they're strategies backed by research and proven in clinical practice.
🤝 Family-Centred Communication
Receive professional handout templates that help families understand their child's nervous system responses. Stop spending hours creating resources - use evidence-based materials that build parental confidence.
⚡ Immediate Clinical Application
Learn through a real case study that mirrors the complexity you see daily. You'll work through "Tommy's" assessment and intervention planning, then apply the framework to your own caseload during our interactive workshop.
Join the Masterclass:
Non-Members: AU$57 + GST
SenseUp Hub Members: AU$10 +GST!
1x 2 hour Masterclass = 2 PD Points (Certificate of Attendance)
The Challenges OTs Face:
Parents arrive armed with Google research, questioning your professional recommendations before you've even finished your assessment
You catch yourself avoiding toileting referrals because your confidence takes a tumble when you need to explain the sensory contributions beyond basic threshold language
Funding bodies challenge your intervention plans, demanding evidence for approaches that "just seem like common sense"
You're watching the clock tick during sessions, knowing families need answers, but you're not entirely sure where nervous system regulation ends and skill-building should begin
The gap between your OT training and current sensory, neuroscience, and trauma informed research feels impossibly wide, and you don't have time to bridge it alone
Sound familiar? You're not alone.
And more importantly, there's a solution.
Imagine confidently explaining to a sceptical parent WHY their child refuses the toilet - not with vague sensory language, but with current neuroscience that makes sense.
Imagine backing your intervention plan with research that funding bodies can't challenge.
Imagine finally understanding when you're looking at autonomic dysregulation vs developmental readiness.
This is what the SenseUp Model™ gives you.
The SenseUp Model™ integrates current research across neuroscience, sensory processing, trauma-informed care, and occupational participation into one systematic approach. This isn't about choosing between different lenses - it's about seeing how they all work together.
When you understand how these pieces connect, clinical reasoning becomes clearer and intervention planning becomes more effective
This Framework Changes
How You See Toileting Challenges
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Beyond Threshold Language: Move past describing sensory processing in isolation to understanding how nervous system states (fight, flight, freeze, or safety) directly impact a child's ability to participate in toileting routines
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Evidence You Can Cite: Back your clinical decisions with current research from polyvagal theory, neuroplasticity studies, and sensory integration science - the kind of evidence that satisfies funding bodies and sceptical families
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Trauma-Informed Clinical Reasoning: Recognise how trauma impacts sensory responsivity, nervous system regulation, and toileting participation, without pathologising the child or blaming the family
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Brain-Based Intervention Planning: Design strategies that work with neuroplasticity principles - building new neural pathways through repeated positive experiences rather than just managing behaviour
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Keeping Participation Central: Every assessment question and intervention strategy links back to what matters most - helping this child access the activities and experiences that bring meaning to their life
Choose Your Registration Option
SenseUp Hub Members (Incl. Current TSAC Students + Pro Members)
AU$ 10 +GST
Once off Payment to Attend LIVE
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📚 Complete resource library - All assessment tools, handouts, and clinical resources
👥 Monthly 1-hour group calls with Kerry - Ongoing support and case consultation
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Why Attending The LIVE Masterclass Matters
Yes, there's a recording available 48 hours after the session (with 7-day access). But the recording captures the teaching content - not the collaborative clinical reasoning that happens in real time.
When you attend LIVE, you can share your actual cases during the workshop, get targeted guidance on your specific challenges, and learn from the questions other OTs are asking. These breakthrough moments simply can't be replicated later.
Block out this time in your calendar now. Your future caseload will thank you.
SIGN UP TODAYYour Moment of Decision
Six months from now, you'll be in one of two places:
Still avoiding toileting referrals because you lack confidence in your clinical reasoning, still struggling to explain sensory contributions to skeptical parents, still feeling that pit in your stomach when complex cases arrive...
OR confidently assessing autonomic states, clearly explaining neuroscience to families and funding bodies, systematically planning interventions backed by research, and seeing real progress in cases that used to baffle you.
Which OT do you want to be?
📅 Date: Wednesday 29th October 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm AEST
📍 Where: Live on Zoom (link sent 1 day before)
💰 Standard Investment: AU$57 + GST
💰 Hub/TSAC Member: AU$10 + GST
🎥 Recording: Available 48 hours after (7-day access for standard, unlimited for Hub members for the duration of their membership)
⏰ Standard Access Expires: Friday 7th November at 6:00pm AEST
Choose Your Registration OptionQuestions You Might Have
I've done sensory training before. How is this different?
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Meet Kerry Evetts
Kerry has spent nearly three decades with a single driving mission: bringing OTs back to the science so families get the expert support they deserve.
With international experience, Kerry understands what it's like to feel the gap between research and real-world practice. She's been the OT searching for answers at 2am, wondering if she's missing something crucial.
That's why she created the SenseUp Model™ - to bridge the gap between cutting-edge neuroscience and the Monday morning clinic session. Kerry translates complex research into frameworks you can actually use when a confused parent is sitting across from you, or when a funding body questions your approach.
"I do the research so you don't have to. When you understand the neuroscience, it becomes so much easier to understand the child's behaviours."
Kerry's teaching style is warm, practical, and unapologetically evidence-based. She shares real case examples, acknowledges the messy reality of clinical practice, and always answers the question every OT is really asking: "But what do I actually DO?"
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY
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PD RECOGNITION
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