Thinking Like A Pro
Presented by: Hannah (Chani) Birnbaum, MA CCC-SLP
About this Course
This course gives a foundational understanding of how to break down the critical thinking skills into 5 domains: Main Idea, Inferencing, Cause/Effect, Predicting and Problem Solving. Participants will be able to properly evaluate and then create very specific goals and therapy activities to address each domain using the client-directed model and hierarchy of proper cueing to bring about effective change in their clients' overall critical thinking abilities.
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.
On-demand workshop includes video and audio recording of live webinar (including videos of actual therapy assessment and client case studies), PowerPoints, and handouts with charts, evaluation protocols, and hierarchy of therapy checklists.
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 Story Cues 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 an evaluation of critical thinking skills.
- Define the 5 domains of critical thinking skills by defining and understanding the differences in: main idea, inferencing, cause/effect, predicting, and problem solving.
- Summarize what it means for a client to be a lateral/divergent thinker who has a hard time pinpointing the main idea or an extreme linear thinker who is more literal and exhibits black/white thinking.
- Apply their knowledge of proper cueing to elicit exact inferences from their clients when doing therapy using single photo cards.
- Explain how to follow the clients lead and train of thought to help build logical thinking with clear proofs, inferences and higher-level thinking.
- Assess and measure the carryover of the skills in their sessions by having the clients figure out different problems and assessing if they are using logical problem-solving skills.
Agenda
Part 1
Part 2