Quality of Life Begins at Birth - 5: How Educators Can Enhance this Process with Successful Interactive Development
We are innately meant to communicate. From the first moments of birth, infants are "hard-wired" to connect with parents, caregivers, and educators. Though we are naturally equipped, there are strategies you will learn to facilitate this process to promote the communicative journey. Birth-5yrs of age are significantly formative years for well-adjusted, resilient behavior in our children, and attendees will leave with the strategies to equip young children with strong verbal skills to ensure academic success. Additionally, attendees will learn that the speech mechanism is engineered to chew and swallow a variety of textures and consistencies of food to ensure adequate hydration and nutrition. Problem-solving strategies for children with feeding issues will also be explored. Finally, attendees will understand how strong communicative skills and healthy feeding behaviors equate to a most favorable quality of life.
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Wednesday Mar 8, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
Wednesday, March 8th, 2-4 pm.
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Amy Danielsen, MA, CCC-SLP, attended Augustana College and Northwestern University where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Communication Science and Disorders (CSD). Amy has worked in a variety of settings including preschool, school-age, and private practice. As Clinic Director at NYU, she taught seminars on clinical intervention strategies for graduate CSD students. Amy has also worked with the geriatric population to enhance cognition and swallowing strategies. She has facilitated several seminars including: Modifying Curriculum in Inclusive School Settings for Special Needs Students, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies for School-Age Fluency Disorders, and Purposeful and Intentional Parenting for Communicative Success in the Preschool Years.
This is a Make it Count Pre-conference Event and does NOT require full registration but it is encouraged.
Fees/Admission
A charge of $15 is required for attendance.
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