Thinking about Thinking: Assessing Foundations for Social-Emotional Development
Dr. Carol Westby, CCC-SLP
This presentation addressed strategies to evaluate toddlers, preschool, and school-age children’s level of theory of mind (ToM) and provided justification for targeting ToM in intervention. Participants reviewed current research documenting neural bases for emotional understanding and ToM, and described the developmental stages of theory of mind from infancy through adolescence.
ASHA: 0.2 ASHA CEUs, Advanced Level
Dr. Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a consultant for Bilingual Multicultural Services in Albuquerque, NM and holds an affiliated appointment in Communication Disorders at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. She is a fellow of the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), has received the Honors of ASHA and the Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Achievement Award, and holds Board Certification in Child Language and Language Disorders. Dr. Westby has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Geneva College and the University of Iowa’s Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology and the ASHA Award for Contributions to Multicultural Affairs. She has published and presented nationally and internationally on theory of mind, narrative/expository development and facilitation, adverse childhood experiences/trauma, qualitative methodologies, assessment and facilitation of written language, metacognition/executive function/ADHD, and issues in assessment and intervention with culturally/linguistically diverse populations. Dr. Westby has a BA in English from Geneva College and an MA and PhD in Speech Pathology from the University of Iowa
Explain theory of mind (ToM)
Evaluate strategies to evaluate toddlers, preschool, and school-age children’s level of theory of mind (ToM)
Identify current research documenting neural bases for emotional understanding and ToM
Describe the developmental stages of theory of mind from infancy through adolescence.
This course must be watched in its entirety. In order to receive the completion certificate, a quiz is required to be completed with 80% success.
Financial— Dr. Westby receives a speaking fee from the Lavi Institute
Nonfinancial— No relevant non-financial disclosures.
15 mins – Disclosures, Introduction
60 mins – objectives
Explain theory of mind (ToM)
Evaluate strategies to evaluate toddlers, preschool, and school-age children’s level of theory of mind (ToM)
Review current research documenting neural bases for emotional understanding and ToM
Describe the developmental stages of theory of mind from infancy through adolescence.
30 mins – Review of recommended methodology and strategies
15 mins – Q&A
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