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Maximize your impact by involving parents in the intervention process
To make the biggest difference for young children with language delays, it’s vital to include parents as key players in the intervention process. But how do you go about engaging and coaching them effectively?
The SPARK Communication workshop offers a clear and practical framework for transforming early language intervention into a natural, enjoyable and ongoing process. You’ll learn how to help parents better understand their child’s communication and coach them to use evidence-based responsive interactions strategies during everyday interactions with their child.
This highly interactive online workshop offers:
- A set of responsive interaction strategies drawn from Hanen’s evidence-based It Takes Two to Talk® Program – You’ll use these strategies in your daily work and share them with parents so they can facilitate their child’s communication development during everyday activities and routines.
- A structured one-to-one parent coaching framework that’s based on principles of adult learning – This consists of a clear, 4-step coaching model that can be used during individual consultations and therapy sessions. This framework considers the needs of adult learners and effectively supports parents’ application and generalization of strategies.
- Action Plan and resources – You’ll gain a clear action plan for applying the framework and strategies with children and their families, as well as downloadable videos and handouts to use in your 1-1 sessions.
Who is the workshop for?
The SPARK Communication workshop is designed for a variety of professionals who play important allowedroles supporting young children with language delays and their families. This includes SLP assistants, communications disorders assistants, early childhood special educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists, special education teachers, and many more.