Helping Students Think In A Socially Complex World (12 hours)
This learning option will focus on the fundamentals of social cognition. Participants will examine concepts of communication and gain practical strategies for supporting students in developing better social thinking and related skills.
Learning Outcomes
- To describe the foundations of social language development and its impact on students with social challenges
- To identify the four steps of communication and develop common social vocabulary
- To understand the complexities of perspective taking and the implications for academic and social success.
- To apply communication and perspective taking skills for better problem solving and self-regulation
Provider/Format
This course can be delivered by district personnel through face to face instruction. Instructors should have experience in special education as well as in teaching adults and providing professional development
Instructors
Click here to access curriculum package. Please note that this page is password protected. Contact Lauren Kullar (laurenk@bcpsea.bc.ca) or Leanne Bowes (leanneb@bcpsea.bc.ca) if you require access.
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