Join us for SESSION 3!

Susan E. Stewart and Calina Van Pelt are presenting a three-part workshop hosted by the Washington Speech Language and Hearing Association (WSLHA). These 90-minute sessions will occur on Zoom, and can be accessed by anyone and everyone interested in discussing the importance of an SLP’s role in addressing social-emotional development, and the workable strategies to intervene.  They will explore how children with communication, language and speech delays face co-occurring challenges in self-regulation, place qualified SLPs in a position to play a meaningful role in supporting the development of co- and self-regulation. The SLP is uniquely qualified to address self-regulation within communication intervention, and can bring this knowledge to a family and a team. 

Session 3:  Challenges and the SLP’s Responsibility to Best Practices. (Moving away from compliance and towards agency using social-emotional-learning systems) Change brings questions and often resistance. “If you want to know how a system works, try to change it.” Kurt Lewin. What might get in the way of SLPs implementing best practices based on the most up-to-date but sometimes lesser known research findings? We will discuss how the recognition of our own education and expertise can better equip us to educate our families, colleagues, families and communities. 

If you are interested please contact https://wslha.org to join the workshops.

Join us for SESSION 2!

Susan E. Stewart and Calina Van Pelt are presenting a three-part workshop hosted by the Washington Speech Language and Hearing Association (WSLHA). These 90-minute sessions will occur on Zoom, and can be accessed by anyone and everyone interested in discussing the importance of an SLP’s role in addressing social-emotional development, and the workable strategies to intervene.  They will explore how children with communication, language and speech delays face co-occurring challenges in self-regulation, place qualified SLPs in a position to play a meaningful role in supporting the development of co- and self-regulation. The SLP is uniquely qualified to address self-regulation within communication intervention, and can bring this knowledge to a family and a team. 

Session 2: The Why This Works- Understanding the theory and Research. (Moving away from compliance and towards agency using social-emotional-learning systems) Intervention is informed by research. Working from the theory of differential susceptibility to environmental influences (Belsky, 2005), children vary in how they respond to intervention strategies and will require adaptation according to their individual differences (apart from their diagnoses).  Clinicians require current knowledge about learning, language development, and clinical practice in order to facilitate development (Kahmi, 2014). 

If you are interested please contact https://wslha.org to join the workshops.

Join Us for SESSION 1

Susan E. Stewart and Calina Van Pelt are presenting a three-part workshop hosted by the Washington Speech Language and Hearing Association (WSLHA). These 90-minute sessions will occur on Zoom, and can be accessed by anyone and everyone interested in discussing the importance of an SLP’s role in addressing social-emotional development, and the workable strategies to intervene.  They will explore how children with communication, language and speech delays face co-occurring challenges in self-regulation, place qualified SLPs in a position to play a meaningful role in supporting the development of co- and self-regulation. The SLP is uniquely qualified to address self-regulation within communication intervention, and can bring this knowledge to a family and a team. 

Session 1: The How This Works- Intervention Strategies. (Moving away from compliance and towards agency using social-emotional-learning systems) Be ready with paper and pencils, whiteboard and markers, questions and experiences. We will practice using intervention strategies that support social-emotional and communication development. The aim of this talk is to have participants feel comfortable using these strategies as we effectively move from a model of compliance to one of agency and self-advocacy. We will also discuss theory and research and how they inform our intervention. Let’s dive in and work through the processes that can support the developmental growth of our children.

If you are interested please contact https://wslha.org to join the workshops.