Profectum 2025 International Conference

Advancing a Deeper Understanding of Individual Profiles

The Intersection of Sensory and Motor Processing in Affective Relationships
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Schedule

The conference will be live on Zoom
All session times are listed here in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05)
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Friday, February 28, 2025

12:45 pm EST
Zoom opens for attendees
1:00 - 1:35 pm EST
Welcome
Lisa Reilly, Executive Director
Occupational Therapy: From Its Early 1900s Origins to Modern Science-Based Practice
Rosemary White, OTR/L
*Mental Health continuing education credits are not offered for this presentation.
1:35 - 2:15 pm EST
Integrating Neuroscience and Relational Frameworks in Occupational Therapy in Service of a Deeper Understanding of Individual Profiles and Adaptive Capacity
Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR/L 
*Mental Health continuing education credits are not offered for this presentation.
2:15 - 2:30 pm EST
Break
2:30 - 4:00 pm EST
Sensory Responsivity, Genetics, Neural Networks and Emotional Regulation
Elysa Marco, MD
4:00 - 4:30 pm EST
Break
4:30 - 6:00 pm EST
Interoception – The 8th Sense: The Science of How We Each Uniquely Feel
Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L
6:00 - 6:15 pm EST
Break
6:15 - 7:00 pm EST
Developing Healthy Self Esteem: A Parent’s Perspective
Georgina Ahrens, BAppSc with Maria Katsiaris and Helena Gueiros, PT with Eliana Castro Saliba
*Mental Health continuing education credits are not offered for this presentation.
7:00 - 8:00 pm EST
Thinking Together in Support of the Unique Profiles of Neurodivergent Individuals
Discussion: Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L; Elysa Marco, MD and Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR/L with Kate Bailey, BSc OT, MSc OT
8:00 - 8:05 pm EST
Closing
Georgina Ahrens, BAppSc and Lisa Reilly, Executive Director

Sunday, March 2, 2025

12:45 pm EST
Zoom opens for attendees
1:00 - 1:15 pm EST
Welcome
Georgina Ahrens, BAppSc and Lisa Reilly, Executive Director
1:15 - 2:45 pm EST
How Behavior Develops
Karen Adolph, PhD
2:45 - 3:00 pm EST
Break
3:00 - 4:30 pm EST
A Deeper Exploration of the Individual Profile with the Population - Bring it Back to Relationships
Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR/L
*Mental Health continuing education credits are not offered for this presentation.
4:30 - 5:00 pm EST
Break
5:00 - 7:15 pm EST
Interdisciplinary Insights: Perspectives on Lessons Learned - A Video Review
Barbara Baldassarre, OTR/L; Sarah Duvnjak-Zaknich, BSc, CPSP; Ira Glovinsky, PhD and Helena Gueiros, PT
7:15 - 7:45 pm EST
Bringing It All Together: Key Learnings from the Conference through a DIRFloortime® Lens
Ira Glovinsky, PhD; Sarah Duvnjak-Zaknich, BSc (Speech Pathology), CPSP; Monica Osgood, MA and Rosemary White, OTR/L
7:45 - 8:00Pm EST
Closing
Georgina Ahrens, BAppSc and Lisa Reilly, Executive Director