FEAT NT Presents Winner CCC-SLP

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FEAT-NT Fall Conference

Winner CCC-SLP

Date:Sep 10 & 11, 2008 (Wednesday and Thursday)

Location: Colleyville Center in Colleyville, Texas

Times: 8:30 Registration (Wednesday only)

9:00am - 12:00pm conference

12:00 - 1:00pm lunch

1:00pm - 4:00pm conference

Registration: Registration forms available at

http://www.featnt.org/downloads.php?cat_id=7

Complete and mail to FEAT-NT P.O. Box 92123 Southlake, TX 76092

Registration Fees:

Parent: $185.00 After August 20: $200.00

Professional: $200.00 After August 20: $225.00

Group of 5 or more: $185.00 each

Limited parent scholarships available, contact Lynette at 817-849-

1122.

Presenter:

Winner, MA, CCC

Topics:

Wednesday - " Social Cognitive Deficits Across the School and Home

Day: The ILAUGH Model of Social Cognition "

Designed for parents & professionals to understand the inner mind of

persons high on the Autism Spectrum (Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS or

High Functioning Autism), with ADHD, Non-Verbal Learning Disability

or have no working diagnosis but they fit the clinical picture!

Participants will learn not only functional treatment strategies they

can use both at school and at home, but they will also better

understand why these students' react and respond the way they do.

On this day we will introduce the I LAUGH model of Social Cognition

which helps to demonstrate how social processing difficulties impact

not only social skills but also the ability to work as part of a

group and focus on specific academic tasks such as written

expression, reading comprehension and organizational skills for many

of our students.

We will also address how best to approach writing IEP goals that

impact real, albeit, slow change in how students understand the world

around them. Concepts related to assessment will also be introduced

and the problem with using only standardized tests to qualify these

students will also be explored. This workshop is noted for its depth

in explaining WHY students with social skills difficulties have

related academic challenges, which impact them across their school

and home day.

Thursday - " Thinking About YOU Thinking About ME "

All participants, whether parents or professionals, leave this

workshop day with not only new insights into the treatment of their

students but also with a new awareness of their own intuitive

perspective taking skills. believes that when adults learn

more of their own intuitive social thinking skills they become better

teachers to students who need coaching to develop these skills.

Persons with social cognitive deficits, which includes those with

diagnosis such as Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, PDD-

NOS, NLD and ADHD often have difficulty efficiently considering and

responding to the perspective of those around them. Perspective

taking is referred to as " Theory of Mind " in the research. This

workshop will explore how central the skill of " perspective taking "

is to all social contact and interpretation be it non-verbal or

verbal.

This workshop day is an exploration of what it means to be able

to " take perspective " and how a deficit in this area impacts students

heavily in every environment in which they participate be it school,

home, community, and/or work. Perspective taking as a social

executive functioning skill will be discussed. will

introduce a model of explaining 3 different levels of perspective

taking deficits along with overall prognosis for each of these

levels.

Functional educational strategies to facilitate growth in thinking

about how other people think and the related social skills will be

reviewed to teach to students who function higher on the autism

spectrum or with related deficits. A four-step model of developing

social communication skills will be introduced. The audience will be

encouraged to be active participants across the day. Video tape

examples of treatment strategies will be heavily utilized.

Winner, MA, CCC is a speech language pathologist who

specializes in the treatment of students with social cognitive

deficits, which includes diagnoses such as Asperger syndrome, Autism

and Non-Verbal Learning Disability. She has a private practice in San

, California where she works with clients, consults with families

and schools internationally; she also travels nationally giving 4

different workshops. has written two books: " Inside out:

What Makes The Person With Social Cognitive Deficits Tick " (2000)

and " Thinking About You, Thinking About Me (2002). A video of her

work was also released in 2003. is known for her very

practical and down-to earth approach in working with these students,

while also using a humorous and relaxed style when sharing

information with parents and professionals.

To read more about Ms. Winner, please go to:

www.socialthinking.com

Venue/Location: Colleyville Center

Date: 09/10/2008

Start Time: 08:30 AM

End Time: 04:00 AM

Address: 5301 Riverwalk Drive

Colleyville, Texas 76034

For Further Information

Contact: Lynette Rorer or Laurie Snyder

Phone: 817-849-1122

Email: events@...

Additional Dates: 09/11/08