Course Type: Video - 1 1/2 hours
ASHA Course Code: Early Intervention - 3015
Involving parents and caregivers in the therapeutic process is a major component of successful therapy. However, social, familial, personal, and environmental factors can complicate efforts to engage caregivers and teachers.
In this course, we introduce five research-based strategies (SMILE: Sign, Model, Imitate, Label, and Expand) that improve interactions with families because they layer communication needs onto a family’s daily routine. This way, families know what to do, when to do it, and are creating communication during the times that matter most to them. Join us to find out how to make your intervention with young ones even more effective.
Level, Authors, and Disclosures
Financial Disclosure: Scott Prath, M.A., CCC-SLP is a salaried employee of Bilinguistics. Bilinguistics receives royalty payments for online courses.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Scott Prath does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.
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Building relationships with families is essential to the evaluation and treatment process. Through great relationships, speech-language pathologists can establish parent trust in their treatment approach, increase parental participation and confidence in therapy, and provide a safe space for parents to ask questions and voice concerns about their child’s diagnosis.
Participants will be able to:
• Describe why family involvement has a positive impact on therapy outcomes
• List three factors that can reduce parent involvement
• Summarize one theoretical model of social systems
• Assess intervention strategies to identify whether they are designed to increase family involvement
Time-Ordered Agenda:
05 minutes: Introduction, Background and Development
10 minutes: Importance of Family Involvement
05 minutes: Empowering Families
05 minutes: Models of Service Delivery
05 minutes: Teacher and Family Perspectives
05 minutes: SLP Perspectives
10 minutes: Case Studies
05 minutes: Demographics
15 minutes: Social Systems Theories
05 minutes: Case Studies
05 minutes: SMILE Components
15 minutes: Moderated Q and A
Participants will leave with a practical system they can implement immediately, along with renewed confidence in using language sampling as a central component of ethical, effective, and culturally responsive assessment.
Practitioners attending live events will be asked to answer questions at the end of the course about what they learned and how they will use the information they learned in practice. Once the questions (below) are completed, participants will receive their certificate.
One practical takeaway I plan to apply from this session is __________.
Overall, how familiar were you with today’s topic before attending this webinar?
After attending, how confident are you in applying at least one concept from this webinar?
Rate your overall satisfaction with this webinar.
One practical takeaway I will apply from this session is __________.
Practitioners attending recorded sessions demonstrate learning and attendance by passing a quiz with a score of 80% or greater. The quiz addresses questions from material presented throughout the course. Practitioners can retake the quiz if they do not initially obtain a score of at least 80%. For events including case studies, participants download, read, and utilize materials in order to participate.
