2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
3/11/2020 | 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Mind Matters: Fostering Theory of Mind in Young Children with Hearing Loss | Empire C
Mind Matters: Fostering Theory of Mind in Young Children with Hearing Loss
Social emotional skills are the foundation to functional relationships with friends, family and peers. Theory of Mind is a critical component of social emotional development that allows people to take the perspective of others. Due to a variety of converging factors, research has shown that many children with hearing loss have delayed or disordered Theory of Mind development, negatively impacting their ability to form strong relationships with others. These deficits,
which may appear even in infancy, have the potential to ripple across an individual’s lifespan. It is therefore essential to teach Early Interventionists how to coach families on goals, activities and strategies to target pre-Theory of Mind skills in order to minimize deficits before they occur. This workshop is tailored to therapists working in Early Intervention. It will present an overview of typical and atypical Theory of Mind development within the wider context of social emotional skills in order to provide therapists with a foundation to explain why it is a critical component of therapy. Throughout the workshop, participants will receive resources that they can take back to their clinic and share with their clients. Participants will also receive specific activities that target the pre-development of Theory of Mind. Through collaboration and group work, participants will discover why it is critical to target these skills when children are under 3 years old, and will feel empowered to begin implementing activities, strategies and resources during their next therapy session.
- Analyze typical and atypical development of Theory of Mind within the realm of Social Emotional Development
- Apply learned information about Theory of Mind to your current caseload
- Evaluate research articles pertaining to Theory of Mind and children with and without hearing loss
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Landon Lacey
(), MED-EL, landon.lacey@medel.com;
Landon Lacey is a Speech-Language Pathologist with a specialization in working with children with hearing loss and their families through Early Intervention. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in 2008 and her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2013 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Landon is the recipient of the Federal Pediatric Hearing Loss Education Grant which provided additional graduate-level training in working with children with hearing loss. Landon worked for three years in Chicago with Child’s Voice School serving children with hearing loss in Early Intervention by providing home-based and center-based auditory-verbal therapy (2013-2016). Landon is currently a Consumer Engagement Manager in the Midwest Region for the MED-EL Corporation where she provides support and outreach services for MED-EL recipients, cochlear implant candidates, speech-language pathologists, educators, audiologists and cochlear implant clinics.
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Lyra Repplinger
(), lyra.repplinger@medel.com;
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