Facilitating Early Social Skill Development in Speech, Language, and Occupational Therapy Sessions

Social skills are a vital part of early childhood development and can influence many areas, such as academics, behavior, and mental health. Facilitating social skill development in early elementary, middle school, and high school students using structured play activities can encourage positive peer relationships and overall academic success. This 1-hour course discusses social skill development; the importance of social skills in academics, behavior, and mental health; and the benefits of play-based activities to facilitate social development. The presenter suggests ways therapists, teachers, and parents can support early social skills during play and other activities. Free visuals are also included. This course is included with the Functional Communication Webinar Package.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe social skill development from birth to three years.
2. Identify areas impacted by social skill development.
3. Recognize activities that support social skill development.
4. Identify strategies to support social skill development during play-based activities.

Course Information

• Target Audience: introductory level SLPs, intermediate level OTs, COTAs, and other professionals addressing social skills
  Note: While many professionals may benefit from the course content, we can only guarantee acceptance of continuing education credit as described in the following CEU section.
• Course Instructor:  Chloe Hill, MA, CCC-SLP
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• Learning Assessment: Objective post-test
• CE Broker course code: 20-684639

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approved Provider #8215. This course is approved for 0.1 AOTA CEU or 1 contact hour under this Classification Code: Category 2, OT Process: Intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Chloe Hill, MA, CCC-SLP, is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in Southern California. She works with children with language and articulation needs from early intervention through high school. She has experience with a variety of diagnoses, including autism spectrum disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, cleft palate, and intellectual disability. She currently treats patients in a pediatric clinic setting as well as creating digital curriculum and teaching resources for speech-language pathologists and special educators.

Disclosures

• Financial: Chloe Hill receives a speaking fee from Sensational Brain LLC and also receives profits from sales of her digital curriculum and teaching resources.
• Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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