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SUMMARY:Listening Out Loud: Joyful Communication Beyond Words
DESCRIPTION:Presented by DEEP in partnership with Rare Birds Foundation \n\n\n\nCommunication is about so much more than words. For children living with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) and other conditions that impact speech\, meaningful connection happens through many forms of communication. Learning to recognize and respond to these moments can strengthen relationships\, build confidence\, and create more joyful interactions for the entire family. \n\n\n\nJoin DEEP and Rare Birds Foundation for an engaging webinar featuring Bethany Brown\, SLP\, and Shanna Allman\, a professional therapeutic healthcare clown. Together\, they will introduce the principles of Listening Out Loud\, an approach that combines communication science with the creativity of improvisation to help families and professionals connect more deeply with children who communicate in unique ways. \n\n\n\nDesigned for caregivers\, family members\, educators\, therapists\, healthcare professionals\, and anyone who supports children with complex communication needs\, this session will explore practical\, encouraging strategies that can be incorporated into everyday life. \n\n\n\nYou’ll Learn\n\n\n\n\nHow to recognize communication beyond spoken words\n\n\n\nSimple ways to build meaningful connections through everyday interactions\n\n\n\nHow principles of improvisation can encourage communication\, play\, and engagement\n\n\n\nStrategies for responding to your child’s unique communication style\n\n\n\nWays family members\, educators\, therapists\, and healthcare providers can create more joyful communication experiences\n\n\n\nPractical ideas you can begin using immediately at home\, school\, or in clinical settings\n\n\n\n\nWhether your child communicates through eye gaze\, facial expressions\, gestures\, vocalizations\, AAC\, or other individualized methods\, this webinar will help you see communication through a new lens and leave you with practical tools for building stronger\, more connected relationships. \n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers\n\n\n\nBethany Brown\, SLP\n\n\n\nBio coming soon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShanna Allman\, aka Dr. So-n-So\, is a professional therapeutic healthcare clown with Laughter League\, a national organization that works to bring joy\, laughter\, compassion\, and connection to children’s hospitals and memory care facilities throughout the United States.
URL:https://deepconnections.net/azb/event/listening-out-loud/
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