February 8th and 15th, 2022

Live Webinar 8-9:30pm EST

  • $89.00

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Course Description:

Participants learned how to teach narrative development skills to children using picture cards and icons. They also learned about teaching higher-level narratives for more advanced students. Other core language skills such as building vocabulary, understanding cause and effect and improving sentence structure were also taught as part of this course.

Target Audience:

SEITs, SLPs, Parents and mental health professionals.

Course Level:

Intermediate Level Course; Assumes participants’ general familiarity with the literature and professional practice in the topic area of social communication disorders. The activity focuses on updating participants’ knowledge, increasing their understanding of concepts and applications, and promoting evidence-based practice.

Instructional Methodology:

2 sessions Live zoom webinar.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the developmental acquisition of narratives.

  • Assess narrative development skills informally.

  • Apply 5 language goals that can be integrated into the narrative programs

Time-Ordered Agenda

2 sessions 8:00-9:30pm

  • Session I: 8:00 - 8:30 pm EST Narrative Development

  • Session I: 8:30 - 8:45pm EST Assessment of Narrative Skills

  • Session I: 8:45-9:30pm EST Introduction to Narrative Based Language Intervention

  • Session II: 8:00-8:30 PM EST Embedding and Expanding Language Skills

  • Session II: 8:30-9:00 PM EST Strategies for Auditory Stories

  • Session II: 9:00-9:30 PM EST Question and Answers

Presenter Biography:

Frumi Garfunkel is the director of Speech Solutions, a private clinic that has been servicing children in Lakewood NJ for the past eleven years. She work with clients with a variety of speech and language deficits. She graduated with a masters degree in Speech Pathology from Kean University in 2000, and have worked in a variety of capacities including the school system and private practice. She lecture on a variety of topics including speech and language disorders and specific programs for remediation.

Disclosures:

Financial: Frumi Garfunkel received an honorarium for the presentation of this course. She is the owner of Speech Solutions LLC.
Non-Financial: There are no-non financial dislosures at this tims.

Course Completion Requirements:

For up to .3 ASHA CEUs

Satisfactory completion of the course and the earning of up to .3 ASHA CEUs is based on attending both sessions of the live webinar, completing a learning assessment, and completing the ASHA credit google form . Partial credit will not be offered for this course.

Refund Policy for LIVE courses:

If program is cancelled or rescheduled by our organization:

TheraSmart reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a course due to extenuating circumstances, inclement weather, speaker availability, or insufficient registration. You will be notified via email or phone at least 24 hours before the start of the class. Participants will be offered an opportunity to reschedule or a full refund for registration and course fee(s) will be issued to registrants (not to include travel or other costs). TheraSmart liability is limited to the tuition fee only.

If registrant cancels:

A full refund, less a 25% administrative fee will be provided if your refund request is received in writing (by mail or email) at least 14 days prior to the course start date. No refunds will be made after the 14 day deadline. Tuition will be forfeited for no-show or cancellations.

Complaint Policy:

We do our best to address your concerns. Any complaints or grievances must be submitted via email to [email protected]. Please include the name, address, phone number, email, profession of person submitting the complaint or grievance, the title of the CE course, as well as the exact nature of the complaint/grievance. The CEA (continuing education administrator) will make an effort to resolve the complaint to the satisfaction of the complainant. This may include issuance of a credit for another CE course or other action suitable to all parties.

Special Needs:

Please indicate any special needs you may have at least 14 days prior to the event by calling or email us. We will try our best to accommodate your needs. This course is applicable to SLPs, SLP assistants, special educators, and teachers.

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