“I loved how eloquently you described the research and applied it functionally - bridging the gap between research and intervention.”
Tara W. (April, 2026 - Australia)
What you can look forward to
From nervous system insight to occupational participation.
The goal is not simply to explain why a child responds the way they do. It is to use that reasoning to support participation in the occupations that matter.
Case-based teaching with Amara
Follow Amara, a 5-year-old with Down syndrome, as Kerry reasons through sensory processing, autonomic state, motor foundations, medical experience and what these mean for participation.
Ready-to-use OT practice resource
Child State Observation Tracker, designed to support structured observation of state, sensory information and participation after the Masterclass.
Parent / educator awareness resource
Understanding Your Child's Nervous System, a practical resource to help translate nervous system reasoning into clearer conversations beyond the therapy room.
Inside the SenseUp Lens
Evidence-led reasoning across three very different populations.
Kerry applies the same whole-child clinical lens to each population, connecting sensory processing, autonomic state, motor foundations, medical experience and occupation. The diagnosis changes. The reasoning stays focused on participation.
Down syndromeHypotonia, proprioception, interoception and participation across everyday occupations.
Cerebral palsyMotor classification, sensory history, pain, medical experience and adapted sensory assessment.
Prader-Willi syndromeInteroception, hyperphagia, regulation and the changing nervous system picture across development.
For the evidence-focused clinician:
extend the reasoning through selected sensory phenotypes including Fragile X, Angelman, Williams and 22q11 deletion syndrome, population-specific assessment choices and the RAM framework. Full research references are included with the Masterclass.
Research references include:Ayres, Porges, Bruni et al., Blanche and Nakasuji, Blanche et al., Rameckers et al. and Baranek et al. Full references are included with the Masterclass.
LIVE attendee resources: both practical resources are released during the Zoom session.
LIVE on Zoom | Tuesday 20 October 2026
Take the SenseUp Lens back to your caseload.
Join Kerry for a 90-minute case-based session that connects nervous system reasoning with the occupational participation that matters in real life.
18:00 AEST / 19:00 AEDT30-day replay included from Recording Upload date
60 min teaching + 30 min Q&A
Workbook + research references
Certificate of Attendance | 1.5 PD/EU
2 practical resources for LIVE attendees
International LIVE times:
UK & Ireland 09:00 | South Africa 10:00 SAST | UAE 12:00 | India 13:30 IST | Singapore / Hong Kong / Malaysia 16:00 | New Zealand 21:00 NZDT
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Physical & Motor Challenge Masterclass
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What SenseUp Masterclass participants valued most
“Seeing the newest research and what it means for our clients (the real world transfer). The final case study really helped it all come together. This was my first Masterclass that I have attended and being a new-grad I was highly impressed. I am booked in to attend the Sensory in Action workshop in Brisbane so can't wait to attend that.”
Keearna H. (April, 2026 - Australia)“It was very engaging and rooted in most recent evidence, love the nuggets of info we take away”
Jessica T. (April, 2026 - Australia)“I enjoyed how it was actually practical and felt useful for actual work as an OT and didn’t just solely present research.”
Georgia E. (May, 2026 - Australia)“Deep dive into the research on trauma and sensory. Confirmed what I have felt was true but didn’t have the evidence and rationale to confirm it. Also the addition of the foundation layer to the SenseUp model. Thank you for making sensory processing so understandable and practical. And clear how I can use it in my sessions. I had so many of kiddos going through my head and that aha moment of where to go next and why I was getting lost with what to do with them”
Fiona T. (May, 2026 - Australia)“Again, making the neuroscience understandable - I feel like I say that after every class”
Kieren C. (July, 2026 - Australia)“Specific tools provided around assessment / information gathering to assist with clinical reasoning in supporting families to achieve sleep goals.”
Rebecca M. (August, 2026 - Australia)“Diving deeper into what is actually behind the behaviour and the handouts - specifically using it to explain to parents.”
Ronel V. (August, 2026 - Australia)“I love how Kerry uses the case studies to apply the knowledge to the content and the evidence so that it makes sense and we can see how it might apply to our clients in real life, and my absolute favourite are her blogs. The blogs in the lead up to this Masterclass on Autism were the absolute BEST.”
Nicole B. (August, 2026 - Australia)“The information on explaining the relationship between sensory processing, nervous system state and participation. Helps to advocate to parents and teachers for clients”
Conor B. (August, 2026 - Australia)“I liked the part where a sample case was presented and how Kerry explained her thought process on how the intervention was done from the bottom of the pyramid going up to the ADLs, sharing activities on how she targeted the goals.”
April S. (April, 2026 - Australia)“Having the SenseUp pyramid frame of reference to consider and explained of how to incorporate bottom up and top down approaches in sessions.”
Tahnee H. (April, 2026 - Australia)“Observing the framework and understanding how each section (occupational participation, perceptual motor skills, sensory motor integration, integrated sensory processing and nervous system safety and regulation) is interlinked when supporting a child during sessions within the lens of an occupational therapist. This Masterclass was really good to listen to as a speech pathologist and continue emphasising not only one method or framework can be used within sessions when supporting our clients.”
Daveeda W. (April, 2026 - Australia)“Understanding why some of my sensory strategies stopped working, and Kerry was able to answer the missing piece of that question in my head. I feel like I have been so hard on myself creating some strategies but unsure whether it will last longer”
Patricia F. (April, 2026 - Australia)“Understanding the SenseUp framework and how it supports intervention planning and explanation.”
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Why this matters in OT
If therapy does not translate into participation, the clinical picture is still incomplete.
For occupational therapists, understanding the nervous system is not the endpoint. The reasoning has to come back to what the child can access, tolerate, initiate and participate in across everyday life.
Motor presentation, low tone and physical effort matter, but they may not explain the full sensory and regulatory picture.
Consider sensory processing, autonomic state, pain, medical experience, predictability and the effort required to take part.
Bring the clinical picture back to dressing, mealtimes, learning, play, movement, relationships, rest, routines and self-determination.
The SenseUp question: What is this child's nervous system making possible, difficult or costly right now, and what does that mean for participation?
The SenseUp Approach™
The SenseUp Lens is how the evidence becomes clinical reasoning.
The model does not ask you to choose one theory or collect more sensory strategies. It helps you connect the nervous system picture to the child's occupational participation, then reason about what needs to change.
Interpretation determines intervention.
How we name what we see determines what we do next.
Sensory processing
Consider the sensory information available to the child, including proprioception, vestibular processing, touch and interoception, alongside sensory-motor foundations.
Autonomic state
Use autonomic and Polyvagal-informed reasoning to consider state, arousal, connection and the nervous system context in which participation is occurring.
Trauma-informed + neuroaffirming practice
Bring medical and therapy history, predictability, assent, agency and the child's own regulatory strategies into the clinical picture.
Participation + self-determination
Connect the reasoning back to the occupations that matter so intervention supports access, engagement, participation and the child's growing ability to communicate what their body needs.
Research foundations
Evidence underpins the SenseUp Lens.
The Masterclass draws from peer-reviewed sensory integration research, autonomic and trauma-related literature, and occupation-centred practice. Kerry then applies that evidence to the specific clinical reasoning demands of Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Prader-Willi syndrome and selected genetic sensory phenotypes.
Ayres Sensory Integration®ASI theory, sensory processing and sensory-motor research.
Autonomic + trauma-informed reasoningPolyvagal Theory as a clinical lens, alongside trauma and sensory-processing research.
Occupational scienceOccupation-centred practice keeps the nervous system discussion tied to participation and everyday life.
Presented by Kerry Evetts
Your presenter
Bringing OTs back to the science so families get the expert support they deserve.
Kerry is an occupational therapist, researcher, educator and active clinician with almost three decades of paediatric experience. SenseUp Training was built to help therapists connect nervous system safety, sensory processing, sensory-motor integration and occupational participation into one coherent clinical picture.
This masterclass is grounded in the SenseUp Approach: neuroscience-based, sensory integration focused, neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, child and occupation-centred.
SenseUp TrainingBring one complex physical or genetic condition case to mind and build a fuller clinical picture around that child.
If you are ready to connect sensory processing, autonomic regulation, motor foundations, medical history and occupational participation into one whole-child clinical picture, join Kerry LIVE on Zoom.
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