Welcome to SLT Communication Courses
SLT Communication Courses has been set up by a Speech and Language Therapist, Patricia Howard-Jones, to organise and provide training for Parents and Professionals who are keen to develop strategies to help people with communication difficulties.
These courses are aimed at helping adults and children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or learning difficulties in addition to children who have delayed speech and language skills. Some courses are also aimed at people with social communication challenges.
NEXT COURSE: 2-Day Social Thinking Conference, June 12th & 13th 2024
We are pleased to announce the return of Michelle Garcia Winner and Dr Pamela Crooke for a 2-day face to face 'Social Thinking' Conference in London!
The Social Thinking® Methodology is designed to teach and support any individual, (adult or child aged 4+) who has unmet social goals but is experiencing lagging social or organisational strategies to meet those goals, regardless of whether the individual has a diagnosis of ADHD, ASD, etc. or those with no diagnosis.
The social world is an enormous and complex place. Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, clinicians and parents etc. must first gain their own understanding of how the social world works before teaching social emotional learners about it. The Social Thinking Methology relies on both evidence-based and evidence-informed information to teach the social learners about how the social world works. We also believe in the importance of taking time to understand the social learner from their unique perspective. We consider how the individual learns best, what they value, and their social goals. It is only after spending time understanding the social world and the social learner that we begin to tackle strategies for teaching how to work (navigate to regulate) in the social word. For more infomation see
www.socialthinking.com
June 12th & 13th 2024 Conference
Conference Sponsors and Organisers:
SLT Communication Courses
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Cost: £350 for 2 days.
Tea, Coffee and Lunch included
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Venue: Coin Street Conference Centre,
108 Stamford Street, Lambeth, London
SE1 9NH
See map below
Day 1. Wednesday 12th June 2024
Implementing Social Thinking Concepts and Vocabulary: A Day to Develop Team Creativity
Speaker: Dr Pamela Crooke
In this newly updated course, you will learn 15+ practical teaching strategies using Social Thinking Vocabulary and visual frameworks. The activities from this course focus on making abstract social information more concrete through lessons to teach all social learners, both neurodivergent and neurotypically developing, how to socially attend, interpret, problem solve, and respond to social information. Read more...
Time: Registration: 8.45am - 9.25am
Conference: 9.30am - 5pm
Venue: Coin Street Conference Centre, 108 Stamford Street, Lambeth,
London. SE1 9NH
By Underground: Nearest Station: Waterloo
Day 2. Thursday 13th June 2024
Practical Ideas for Teaching Self-Regulation & Building Friendships
Speaker: Michelle Garcia Winner
- Delve into teaching components of the Four Steps of Communication
and strategies and activities related to thinking, physical presence, and how we use our eyes to gather social information (note: this is not about eye contact). Explore strategies and vocabulary for teaching about the social world. - Discover tools for teaching social self-regulation, emotional understanding, and using additional Social Thinking Vocabulary and lessons to support teaching.
- Discussion about the language we use to relate to others. Explore how
to teach social language to encourage conversation. - Overview of tools for teaching emotional understanding and perspective taking through focusing on situational awareness and the social
emotional chain reaction. Read more...
Time: Registration: 8.45am - 9.25am
Conference: 9.30am - 5pm
Venue: Coin Street Conference Centre, 108 Stamford Street, Lambeth,
London. SE1 9NH
By Underground: Nearest Station: Waterloo
