This is Part 3 of a three-part series on pragmatics and social communication. This course will describe social communication and how it differs from social skills. Treatment strategies and recommendations for targeting executive function, theory of mind, emotions and central coherence will also be addressed.
(Part 1: Course 8335, Part 2: Course 8336)
Course created on March 20, 2018
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AG Bell - LSLS/1.0 Domain 3, CE-SPC-18-322; ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the difference between social communication and social skills.
- After this course, participants will be able to list 3 ways to incorporate metalinguistic strategies into the therapy process.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe at least three different strategies targeting various social communication targets.
- After this course, participants will be able to list the four foundational areas for social communication.
Agenda
0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
5-10 Minutes | Social skills vs. social communication |
10-15 Minutes | Metalinguistic strategies |
15-55 Minutes | Strategies and recommendations for executive function, theory of mind, emotions and central coherence |
55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Angie Neal
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Angie Neal is a school-based speech-langauge pathologist from Greenville, SC. She earned her Certificate of Clinical Competence after obtaining her Master's Degree from San Francisco State University. Mrs. Neal has worked in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings with both children and adults. She completed ASHA's Leadership Development Program for School-based SLPs in 2013 and presented at ASHA on the topic of social communication in the school setting at the national convention held in Philadelphia, PA in 2016. She presents throughout the United States on topics related to social communication, language and literacy and effective school-based therapy. Mrs. Neal is the author of The Pirate Who Couldn't Say Arrr (Tate Publishing), Spelling that Makes Sense (TPT) and Simply Social at School (Super Duper Publications).
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AG Bell - Listening and Spoken Language Credential

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.

Intermediate Level
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