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Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:30-4pm MDT
Sheraton Hotel, Park City
Keynote Speaker: Marti Smith OTR/L
Marti graduated from Indiana University in 1996. She was a Child Trauma Academy Fellow, a TBRI Travis County Collaborative participant, and co-founder of Simple Sparrow Farm. The care farm is a non-profit where she collaborates with Jamie Tanner, Simple Sparrow owner and president, to help heal individuals through farm related activities. Marti began her OT career at the Covered Bridge Special Education Co-op where she specialized in autism, handwriting, and creative adaptive equipment provided on a minimal budget. She currently specializes in sensory regulation as it relates to trauma and has helped develop the sensory portions of the CTA’s NMT and TCU’s TBRI education. She has completed additional certification and training in Interactive Metronome, Therapeutic Listening, Wilbarger Deep Pressure Protocol, Therapeutic massage, Floor Time, Vestibular Dysfunction, Reflex Integration, Picky Eating, Athletic Training, CISM, and Rescue Scuba Diving. She has been an international speaker since 2004, sharing her passion to help children in creative, fun, inexpensive, and simple therapeutic ways. She resides in Austin, Texas with her husband and two children. She enjoys traveling, nature, photography, quilting, and spending time at Simple Sparrow Farm.
She has authored several books including The Connected Therapist: Relating Through the Senses, Sensory Healing After Developmental Trauma, Letter Babies, Hints for Horrible Handwriting, and PVC for Rehab.
The Lineup
8-8:30am
Registration and light breakfast buffet
9-9:10am
Welcome and Presentation of the Fostering Community Award
9:10-Noon Sensory Healing by Marti Smith, OTR/L
Lunch buffet provided
1:10-4pm
Sensory Lab and Q/A with Marti
Location
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get professional CEUs for attending Symposium?
- TBD
Can I get re-licensure hours for attending?
- Yes, foster parents can earn 5 hours for attending.
Will lunch include any vegetarian options?
- There will be non-meat side dishes available.
Can I bring my kids?
- Babes in arms are welcome. There are comfortable places to step out if they get restless.
Will this be offered in any other languages?
- Spanish and/or ASL translation available upon request with advance notice.
Utah Foster Care (UFC) is dedicated to educating foster parents and the larger community about the hopes and struggles of children in foster care. Our annual Symposium brings local and national experts to share their knowledge and skills. The Symposium is open to foster parents, adoptive parents, professionals, and the public. In addition to being an educational and social event, the Symposium is one way for attendees to meet their personal educational goals. For foster parents, the conference counts towards their in-service training requirements. For child welfare and clinical professionals, there are continuing education credits (CEUs) available (the amount varies each year).
