The Sensory Connection Program – Sensory Treatment
The following information is provided to further an understanding of the benefits and efficacy of sensory approaches to treatment and to facilitate the implementation of the Sensory Connection Program.

- The Senses
- Combining Sensory Connection Program Approaches with WRAP (pdf file)
- Benefits of Sensory Approaches to Treatment (pdf file)
- Sensory Defensiveness
- Clinical Treatment Stories
- References that Support the Use of Sensory Modalities (pdf file)
- Hospital Grade Weighted Blankets by Cozy Calm/Insurance Coverage (pdf file)
- Following the Evidence: Support for Sensory Approaches in Mental Health – A Literature Review (pdf file)
- Evidence and Research that Supports the Sensory Connection Program(pdf file)
- Notes on Sutton and Nicholson Study (2011) Sensory Modulation in Acute Mental Health Wards: A Qualitative Study of Staff and Service User Perspectives (pdf file) (Notes are posted with permission from the author.) Article provides excellent staff and service users perspectives on effective sensory rooms as well as suggestions for implementation and overcoming barriers.)
- Sensory Defensiveness Tools for Assessment(pdf file)
