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Building Social, Emotional and Cognitive Development in Children with Susan Hamre

Cognitive Development in Children download

In this interactive seminar, you will learn practical strategies to improve your client’s emotional health, social competence and cognitive abilities. Discover evaluation and treatment plans for children (birth-13 years old) who demonstrate social-emotional challenges, including those diagnosed with disorders/delays in communication, development, cognition, autism, sensory processing, behavior and attachment. This seminar also includes social-emotional development as it relates to cultural influences, adoption, child abuse and neglect.

Walk away with a “social-emotional intervention toolbox” to enhance your client’s overall successful integration into society. The essential strategies and techniques you will learn include:

Scripts and first person stories to develop creative language
Sensory diets that can be easily integrated throughout daily routines
Methods to help the child identify, express and label their feelings
Video modeling techniques to develop joint attention
Activities to reduce stimulation and provide calm
Systems to provide family structure and consistency in the home
Techniques that can be used in the clinic, home and school
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn strategies that can be implemented immediately with some of your most challenging clients.

OUTLINE

Linking Disorders to Social-Emotional Development

Developmental delays
Cognitive delays
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
Sensory Integration/Processing Disorder
Behavioral disorders
Attachment disorders
Foundations for Treatment

Current brain research: What is critical in overall development?
How social-emotional and cognitive development are intertwined
6 core features of solid social-emotional health
Screening and Evaluation Tools

Early signs of ‘at risk’ social-emotional development
Measurement of cognitive functions
Pre-linguistic communication
Expressive and receptive communication
Early and subtle signs of autism
Sensory seeking and/or avoiding behaviors
Fine and gross motor development
Communication Strategies

Interventions to develop receptive skills/ language comprehension
Scripts and first person stories to develop creative language
Communication cards, choice boards and Apps as visual supports
“High-tech” communication devices
Social stories to break down daily activities
Sensory Integration/Processing Strategies

Sensory diets that can be easily integrated throughout daily routines
Sensory breaks that promote focus and self-regulation
Teach child how to self-advocate
Self-Regulation Strategies

Teach child to identify, express and label their feelings
Use high focus/interests as incentives to change behavior
Techniques to teach self-calm and self-control
Guided imagery and visualization for relaxation
Manage behavior and emotions
Joint Attention Strategies

Develop a relationship based on joint interest
Create a need to access interest
Generate motivation
Video modeling
Environmental Strategies

Create a ‘calm’ atmosphere
Visual supports for organization
Reduce stimulation and peer-to-peer conflict
Appropriate vs. inappropriate use of technology
Individualized Treatment Plan: Hands-on Activity

Walk away with a treatment plan in place!
OBJECTIVES

Explain how early forms of communication, sensory, social-emotional and physical development can affect overall cognitive development.
Utilize strategies to strengthen communication, sensory processing and joint attention deficits that impact social-emotional development.
Develop treatment plans that impact the development of social-emotional skills.
Design treatment techniques that can be used in the home, school and clinic environments.
Employ strategies to develop social reciprocity, self-regulation, attention and overall focusing skills.
Determine the family support systems that will ensure realistic and long-lasting plans for the child.

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