Presented by the Annette Eskind Institute of Learning at Currey Ingram Academy

Preregistration required at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5cec964US9-AI5O2vWUfKg

Students are approaching this school year with the impact of last year's pandemic. Once again, they are facing a new year filled with unknowns, which inherently influences their social relationships. Therefore, is it anxiety or a social (pragmatic) communication disorder or both that significantly impact their ability to build relationships with others? Through participation in this seminar, participants will expand their understanding of how anxiety can impact students' social and communication abilities. Parents and teachers will demonstrate improved ability in recognizing anxiety & social (pragmatic) communication disorder in students. There will also be a discussion on how we, as speech-language pathologists and other professionals, can treat social (pragmatic) communication disorders with an anxiety component. Various therapeutic strategies and resources for the student, parent, and teacher will be provided.

Presented by Kristin Davis, MS, CCC-SLP
After receiving her bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky and her master's degree at Miami University, Kristin began her career as a speech-language pathologist in Nashville in 1998. For more than 20 years, Kristin has been providing therapy to children in pediatric rehabilitation settings, schools, and private practice settings. In July 2015 Kristin joined Word of Mouth Clinical Associates in Brentwood, TN. Kristin has focused her career on understanding and treating the pragmatic-social language abilities of children with selective mutism, ADD/ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and various other social-emotional disorders.