CEUs for SLPs

Video Based Assessment of Pragmatics and Video Modeling

Course Description

This session introduces modern video-based assessment methods of paralinguistic aspects of pragmatic language and discusses how using these results lead to more accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. This presentation reviews nonverbal language profiles (such as affect, eyebrow movement, vocal inflections) of individuals with various neurodevelopmental disorders to assist clinicians with differential diagnosis. Additionally, this session presents an evidence-based treatment approach to address social language deficits (including paralinguistics) through a real-life video-based peer modeling method that targets comprehension of social context cues, reading and using facial expressions, vocal inflections, tone of voice. This session highlights specific skills such as detecting sarcasm, deceit and expression of empathy This presentation discusses case studies and study results conducted with elementary, middle, and high school individuals with various neurodevelopmental disorders (N=41).

Course Agenda

5 mins - Disclosures, Introduction
25 mins - Review of current research
50 mins - Objectives
1. will define communicative intent and explain instrumental versus affective intent and Pragmatic Judgment versus Performance in context of social communication, and their implications in social skills treatment.
2. will explain how teaching paralinguistics such as paralinguistic decoding and use of paralinguistic cues is critical in improving social communication, specifically the ability to understand communicative intent and social context
3. will identify and comparatively analyze pre and post- treatment study results with two clinical groups, high functioning autism and social communication disorder
30 mins - Results and Recommendations
10 mins - Q&A

CEUs/Hours Offered

ASHA: 0.2 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate 
CA SLPAHB: 2 hrs 
CMH: 2 hrs

About the Presenter

Dr. Adriana Lavi

Bio and Disclosures

Learning Outcomes

1. will define communicative intent and explain instrumental versus affective intent and Pragmatic Judgment versus Performance in context of social communication, and their implications in social skills treatment.
2. will explain how teaching paralinguistics such as paralinguistic decoding and use of paralinguistic cues is critical in improving social communication, specifically the ability to understand communicative intent and social context
3. will identify and comparatively analyze pre and post- treatment study results with two clinical groups, high functioning autism and social communication disorder

Satisfactory Course Completion Requirements

This course must be watched in its entirety. In order to receive the CMH or the CEU certificate, a quiz is required to be completed with 80% success.

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Accommodations. Contact Dr. Lavi (909) 724-8564 or [email protected]  if you require accommodations such as video course transcripts or video captioning.

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