LISTENING
THERAPY

Sensational Kids Therapy now offers the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) to clients per the Integrated Listening System.

 

What is the Safe and Sound Protocol?  

SSP is a powerful, evidence-based therapy designed to reduce sound sensitivities and improve auditory processing, emotional regulation, and social engagement by listening to specially filtered music through headphones. Using the auditory system as a portal, the nervous system is re-tuned to be more resilient, allowing for a more efficient response to daily challenges.  

 

Why is my child having challenges processing and modulating auditory information?

• Repeated ear infections or undetected fluid in the middle ear can cause loss of muscle strength in the ear cavity resulting in “learned disuse” of the typical activation patterns.  

• Children who have a propensity for low muscle tone can also have low tone in the muscles in the ear cavity, impacting their ability to process and modulate input.

• Repeated instances of auditory input that is not well tolerated can put a child’s nervous system in a state of ‘fight or flight’ or shutdown, impacting overall emotional regulation.  

 

What are the benefits from this program?

• Improvements in emotional regulation and decreased anxiety.

• Improvements in modulating and processing auditory information.

• Improvements in sleep.

• Improvements in attention, organization, and social interaction.

 

How does the program work?

• Initial intake and pre-assessment within one week of starting the program.

• Program and schedule for listening at home (this may start with in-clinic listening).

• Post-assessment within one week of completing the program.

• Follow-up meeting 4-6 weeks after program completion.

 

What is the cost of the program?  

The cost for the program is $400.  This includes:

• Access to the SSP platform

• Intake Assessment

• Follow-up meeting

• Ongoing communication to problem-solve any challenges with implementation or needed adjustments to the listening schedule.

 

Parents are responsible for purchasing over-the-ear headphones. The program can be delivered on a device such as an Apple or Android phone or tablet.  

More details about the program can be found at Safe & Sound Protocol.

 

Please reach out to Lisa at office@sensationalkids-therapy.com you are interested in this program.