Hanen Membership for Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-language pathologists become Hanen members when they take one of our two Certification workshops – It Takes Two to Talk® or Learning Language and Loving It™. You’ll choose between these workshops based on your own professional needs and interests.
If you work with families of children with language delays…
The It Takes Two to Talk Certification Workshop provides you with the knowledge and tools you need to effectively involve parents in the intervention process in order to help them achieve the best possible language outcomes for their child.
Based on the recognition that parents are adult learners with specific needs, goals, life experiences and knowledge, It Takes Two to Talk equips you with an effective teaching methodology that accommodates all learning styles and ensures that parents are actively engaged in the learning, thereby maximizing their ability to both understand and apply their learning effectively to everyday interactions with their child.
If you consult to educators in early childhood settings…
The Learning Language and Loving It Certification Workshop provides you with an effective framework for empowering educators to promote the social, language, and early literacy skills of all young children (ages 0-5), whether they’re typically developing, have or are at risk for language delays, or are second-language learners. You’ll learn how to help educators learn and apply responsive interaction strategies consistently and across contexts in their day-to-day interactions with children.
Please note: If you are a current Hanen member who has already taken the It Takes Two to Talk Certification Workshop, and you are interested in Learning Language and Loving It, you are eligible to register for the Learning Language and Loving It Advanced Workshop. This workshop builds on the adult learning content covered in the It Takes Two to Talk workshop and does not require completion of a comprehensive pre-workshop online assignment.
After the Workshop...
Completing the It Takes Two to Talk or Learning Language and Loving It workshop is just the beginning of your journey with Hanen. Both workshops provide you with a one-year, renewable Hanen membership that’s designed to continuously enrich your career as a speech-language pathologist and support your growth as a clinician and Hanen Group Leader.
Our worldwide network consists of over 8000 speech-language pathologists who enjoy the following benefits of Hanen membership:
1. The ability to take advanced Hanen workshops
If you work with families of children with language delays, and you choose to take the It Takes Two to Talk workshop, you become eligible to register for Advanced Hanen Workshops to learn how to implement the Hanen approach with the specific populations you work with. For example:
If you work with educators in early childhood settings, and you choose to take the Learning Language and Loving It Certification Workshop, you will be eligible to register for the ABC and Beyond Advanced Workshop, which focuses specifically on the promotion of emergent literacy among 3-5 year-olds. Based on cutting-edge research in emergent literacy development, this workshop is perfect for you if you train or consult to educators in settings where early literacy is a central focus.
Click here for a complete list of Hanen workshops.
2. The ability to register for Hanen e-Seminars
The Hanen Centre offers its members a variety of convenient online professional development opportunities called e-Seminars.
Informative, interactive and approved for Continuing Education Credits, Hanen e-Seminars keep members
up-to-date on the latest research, sharpen their clinical skills, and enhance their application of the Hanen approach in their day-to-day work. Members enjoy exclusive access to a growing number of e-Seminar topics at substantially discounted rates.
Click here for a complete list of current e-Seminars.
3. Access to a dynamic member website
Hanen’s website contains a rich member-only area, designed to connect you with members worldwide and to support your ongoing development as a clinician and Hanen Group Leader.
In the Hanen member website, you’ll be able to:
Stay informed and up-to-date with the most current research in your field
Think of the member website as Early Language Intervention Central – we bring to our members the most current research and topics of interest in user-friendly Hanen form. You’ll have access to dozens of new and relevant articles on a variety of clinical topics, such as how to apply specific research to your daily work.
Create your own member profile
You’ll create a professional profile page where you may list the programs you’re certified in, as well as what your credentials and specialties are, and offer any details you wish regarding your place of employment. This searchable profile is a great way for parents, as well as other SLPs, to be able to find you, and you’ll have a unique URL to add to your business card.
Promote your Hanen Programs® to parents
You’ll be able to list the details of upcoming Hanen Programs you may be offering, as well as your organization’s details, so that parents can find you when conducting a search for a program or a Hanen Certified SLP in their area.
Access program updates and consult with Hanen Program Directors
You’ll be able to access all your program materials and program updates, and get in touch with Hanen Program Directors to ask any questions you may have.
Find and chat with your fellow Hanen Certified SLPs around the world
You’ll be able to connect with other SLPs to share experiences and to find out how they’re implementing the Hanen approach in their work setting.
Participate in discussion forums
You can use the Hanen Member Website to network with other professionals around the world to receive valuable advice and to share your stories.
We’d Love To Welcome You
As a Hanen member, you begin what we hope is a long affiliation with us. We commit to you that your learning is not a one- or two-time workshop experience, but an ongoing journey of building and expanding your knowledge and skills as an early language interventionist, as you take advantage of our ongoing professional development offerings and the opportunities to interact with your fellow members around the world.
If you share Hanen’s vision of empowering the important people in a child’s life to be primary language teachers for their children, then we would love to welcome you to the Hanen network.
Register for a workshop in your area and join our professional community!