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Session 1This session will include foundational information regarding the domains of social andemotional development for learners who experience deafblindness. The presenter will discuss both the content central to the domains of social and emotional development, as well as strategies for facilitating learners skill development in these areas.Key content will include: Importance of emotional development and the role of social skills to both school andpost-school success Criticality of trust when working with learners who experience deafblindness Interconnectedness of trust and social-emotional development Building a learner s positive self-image Connecting the identification and communication of one s own feelings to a positive self-image A close examination of social skill development: what, how, when, and where these skills can and should be introduced and practiced Ways in which to partner with families to facilitate social skill developmentSession 2Although this session could prove beneficial as a stand-alone session, it will likely be much more beneficial if the participants attend session #1, also. This second session will incorporate and build upon concepts presented in the first.Key content will include: Elements important to building trusting relationships Ways in which to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of relationships with peers, family members, and educational team members Benefits of participating in group work in general education classrooms Strategies for supporting natural social interactions between learners who experiencedeafblindness and the groups named immediately above Strategies for teaching peers to meaningfully interact with a learner who experiences Deafblindness |
