• $190

  • .50 ASHA CEUS

  • 60-Day Access to Recording

About this Workshop

This workshop explores how working memory affects a child academically, socially, and in daily life. Participants learn to conduct and analyze informal assessments to identify potential working memory weaknesses and gain strategies for creating a targeted, hierarchical treatment plan.

Participation Information

In order to receive ASHA CEUs, participants must:

  • Attend the entire session, as session attendance will be automatically tracked. Partial credit is not offered.

  • Successfully complete the quiz with a score of 80% or higher. 

  • Submit the workshop evaluation survey.

  • Submit the ASHA CEU form.

The above requirements must be completed within 60 days of registration.

About the Presenter

Hannah (Chani) Birnbaum, MA CCC-SLP, is an ASHA-certified Speech Language Pathologist (ASHA #12148258) with over 15 years of clinical work experience in New Jersey. She is the founder and director of SkillEase, specializing in high-quality speech and language therapy; unbelievable school, agency, and therapy workshops; as well as magnificent skill-based games for the discerning parent/therapist who is looking for incredible results for their child that doesn’t fit in. Hannah’s unique research-based method, combined with her 15+ years of clinical experience, takes kids from being unplugged to plugged in as they learn to thrive in the world.

Disclosures

Financial Disclosure: Hannah Birnbaum is the founder and director of SkillEase Therapy. She makes all profits from presenting this course. 

Non-Financial Disclosure: No relevant non-financial relationships exist. 

Target Audience

SLPs in both school and private practice settings who work with children aged 4 and older, BCBAs, Special Educators, Social Workers

Learning Outcomes

After taking this workshop, participants will be able to…

  • Describe what a working memory weakness looks like both academically and socially.

  • List the steps on how to perform and analyze an informal evaluation to evaluate if a child has weakness in working memory. 

  • List the 3 prerequisite skills needed for working memory and explain the importance of how to use all three skills at once. 

  • Evaluate if a child is making progress in acquiring the working memory skills through the various levels in the targeted activities.

Agenda

Part 1

0-60 minutes

Define working memory vs. other memories

How weak working memory affects academics, social settings, and functional living

60-95 minutes

How to perform an evaluation to diagnose weak working memory

95-105 minutes

Break
105-160 minutes The 3 prerequisite skills for working memory
Practicing all 3 skills together

Part 2

0-60 minutes

6 steps to build working memory using a specific targeted activity

60-70 minutes

Break

70-105 minutes

Carryover of the working memory skill into academics and social scenes through targeted conversations and targeted school lessons
105-160 minutes Ways to make modifications in school for children who have weak working memory

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