The It Takes Two to Talk® Certification Workshop - saslha

The It Takes Two to Talk ® Certification WorkshopIf you’re a speech-language pathologist who works with young children with language delays (birth to 5 years), andyou want to learn how best to help parents play a primary role in their child’s early language intervention, the ItTakes Two to Talk ® workshop is for you.What the It Takes Two to Talk ®workshop offersIt Takes Two to Talk focuses on the most critical aspectof early language intervention – parent involvement.This 3-day workshop provides a simple but powerfulframework for helping parents play a primary role intheir child’s intervention – a framework that you canapply to a variety of clinical contexts, including bothindividual therapy and group training.The “how” of involving parents in early languageintervention developed by The Hanen Centre isbased on best practice in the field of adult education.It includes information on learning styles and howthese affect individual learning needs and preferences.It also provides an effective teaching methodologythat accommodates all learning styles and ensuresthat parents are actively engaged in the learning,ensuring that they both understand and are able toapply their learning effectively to everyday interactionswith their child.Workshop ContentThe It Takes Two to Talk workshop’s main topics include: Introduction to the Hanen approach to parentimplementedearly language intervention Learning styles and principles of adult education,and their application to facilitating parents’learning to be effective language facilitators The Hanen teaching methodology for effectivelyfacilitating parents’ use of responsive interactionstrategies (using adult education principles) It Takes Two to Talk’s three clusters of responsiveinteraction strategies – child-centred, interactionpromoting,and language modeling strategies The stages of learning in terms of self-awareness,attitude and behaviour change and how to adaptthe use of coaching and videotaping with feedbackto each stage in order to facilitate parents’ learningand application of responsive interaction strategies Efficacy studies on It Takes Two to Talk Strategies for getting Hanen Programs ® started inyour communityUpon completion of the workshop, you will be able to:1. Implement an effective methodology forengaging parents and facilitating theirinvolvement as their child’s primarylanguage facilitatorThe It Takes Two to Talk workshop provides apowerful framework for incorporating the Hanenapproach into everyday clinical practice in thefollowing ways: Adapting a direct therapy approach to onethat involves and educates parents so thatthey may assume a primary role in theintervention process Offering one-to-one parent training usingthe It Takes Two to Talk Leaders Guide andother resources Facilitating parents’ learning of responsiveinteraction strategies in one-to-one therapy,supported by program resources (guidebookand companion DVD) Offering videotaping and feedback sessionsto parents as part of individual therapyto strengthen their understanding and useof language intervention strategies withtheir children Involving families in setting goals for eachchild based on his or her developmental stageby using checklists included in theIt Takes Two to Talk Leaders Guide Supplementing home programming by usingprogram resources to provide examples andillustrations of what’s been discussed intherapy for use at home

2. Offer It Takes Two to Talk ® - The HanenProgram ® for Parents of Children withLanguage DelaysThe It Takes Two to Talk workshop certifies youto offer the evidence-based It Takes Two to TalkProgram to parents of young children who haveexpressive and/or receptive language delays.This includes children with specific languageimpairments, as well as those with developmentaldelays, who are at the early stages of communicationand language development – i.e. children who arepre-intentional, children who are intentional, butnonverbal, and those who use single words and/orshort utterances.3. Gain easy access to ongoing support andprofessional development with a HanenmembershipWith the It Takes Two to Talk workshop, you’ll jointhe Hanen network of thousands of professionalsworldwide, and gain exclusive access to: Advanced Hanen Workshops that provideoutstanding professional development andcontinuous learning (approved for ASHAContinuing Education Credits) Convenient online training opportunities on avariety of clinically relevant topics (approvedfor ASHA Continuing Education Credits) A dynamic member website that enablesyou to:- network with other SLPs around the world- access program materials and other helpfulresources for working with parents- stay current with access to an extensivearticle archive that breaks down the latestresearch for you and explains how to applyit to your daily work Ongoing clinical and program support fromHanen Program Directors and the Hanen TeamWorkshop FormatIt Takes Two to Talk is a 3-day workshop consisting ofapproximately 6 hours of training per day (excludingscheduled breaks). In a small group setting, you’llparticipate in experiential, hands-on activities as yourworkshop instructor guides you through the processof teaching adults in the context of a parent groupin an It Takes Two to Talk Program, as well as in thecontext of everyday clinical practice. In a supportiveenvironment, you’ll have the opportunity to practiceeach component of the teaching process and to selfevaluate,as well as receive constructive feedback fromyour instructor.Workshop ResourcesThe It Takes Two to Talk workshop provides you withall the resources you’ll need to lead the It Takes Two toTalk Program, and to work effectively with parents onan individual basis. These resources include: The It Takes Two to Talk ® Making HanenHappen Leaders Guide – a session-by-sessionguide which outlines how to offer the entireprogram and includes all program handoutsand checklists. It Takes Two to Talk ® Program Slides DVDwith embedded video clips - contains slidesand embedded video examples for use in eachsession of an It Takes Two to Talk Program orindividual parent training It Takes Two to Talk ® Parent Guidebook -a step-by-step, easy-to-read guide for parentsto effectively build the communication skillsof their child. It Takes Two to Talk ® Companion DVD -Real-life video examples of parents using It TakesTwo to Talk strategies with children at variouscommunication stages. May be used duringtherapy sessions or at home by parents in orderto reinforce what they have learned. Introduction to Hanen DVD – a movingintroduction to It Takes Two to Talk from theperspective of parents. Includes an introductionto two other Hanen Programs ®