• $199

  • .60 ASHA CEUS

  • 60-Day Access to Recording

About this Course

This course teaches strategies for kids with ASD and ADHD tools to comprehend and manage their own emotions and social interactions. A framework for dynamic assessment and treatment is presented to help ground clients, heighten emotional awareness, and boost internal motivation for positive social interactions across settings. 

Participation Information

In order to earn credit for this workshop, participants must:

  • View 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.


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

Content Disclosure: This course will include discussion of the Happy or Not game that was created by Hannah Birnbaum.

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…

  • List all the components of an evaluation and the ways to collect the information necessary to perform a social/pragmatic evaluation.
  • Differentiate if a social/pragmatic disorder is rooted in a language issue or an emotional issue.
  • Apply the knowledge they learned from the evaluation of pragmatic disorders and successfully determine the root of the disorder in the case studies provided in the course.
  • Explain and arrange the necessary steps to successfully treat a social/pragmatic disorder, by teaching clients to identify their feelings and rate them properly.
  • Combine the information they learned from the steps of ‘teaching feelings’ with the skill of ‘storytelling’ to create effective treatment plans for their clients with social/pragmatic disorders. 
  • Assess and measure the carryover of the skills in their sessions by including all aspects of the treatment hierarchy: teaching logical thinking, teaching emotional awareness, and effective perspective taking.


Agenda

Part 1

0-90 minutes

Pragmatic assessment

Building Linear and Logical Thinking

Understanding the Connect and Redirect Approach

90-180 minutes

Understanding Emotional Regulation

Building Internal Motivation

Redirecting the Child seeking Negative Attention

Part 2

0-90 minutes

Introduction to Teaching Feelings in a Positive Effective Way

The Skill of Storytelling to Connect Naturally to Emotions

Building Feelings in the Heart and not in the Brain

90-150 minutes

Identifying the Reactions to Emotions

Bridging Emotional Understanding to Perspective Taking

Overview and Treatment for Weak Perspective Taking

150-180 minutes

Q&A


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