This webinar will answer common questions SLPs may have about working with children with social and/or emotional issues: What types of social/emotional issues (including and beyond those associated with autism spectrum disorder) can children exhibit? Do these issues impact communication development and, if so, how? How can we identify early signs, symptoms, and risk factors of social/emotional disorders in young children? What roles do SLPs play when working with children with social/emotional deficits – in language assessment/intervention and beyond? When do we treat? When do we refer?

Learning Objectives:
You will be able to:

• identify the impact social/emotional deficits have on communication and classroom functioning
• design an informal assessment checklist of signs/symptoms of possible social/emotional deficits to differentially diagnose children with communication disorders who may also exhibit social/emotional deficits
• create a flow chart to determine when it is appropriate to recommend speech-language services and when it is necessary to refer a child to other professionals

What is a webinar?

Webinars are slide-based presentation and question-and-answer sessions that you can watch live at a pre-scheduled date and time or on-demand at your leisure after the live event occurs.

Learning assessment

Self-assessment

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