Getting Stuff Done

Content

This webinar gave an understanding of what is executive functioning is and why we need to know more to support children with hearing loss. This course was run over two afternoon sessions to facilitate attendance by teachers, SENCOs, TODs and speech & language therapists.

The course included:

• An overview of executive functioning is and what cluster of skills it involves;
• Why is important from developing speech and language skills to accessing the whole curriculum;
• The Teenage brain and executive functions;
• Strategies and practical materials to support children and teens when emotion reguation and impulse control are the big issues;
• Putting knowledge into practice in therapy sessions: sharing ideas and resources;
• Case Studies.

Here is a short video introducing and outlining the executive function course.

Target Audience

Teachers of deaf children, class teachers, SENCOs and speech & language therapists.

Presenter

Diana Harbor, HearTogether

Diana is dual trained as a Speech and Language Therapist and Audiologist and over the years has worked in both fields. Diana began as an audiologist and research associate in 1999, working for the MRC Institute of Hearing Research. In 2001 she joined the Nottingham Paediatric Cochlear Implant Programme (now NAIP) as a specialist speech and language therapist. In 2006 Diana joined the growing team at The Ear Foundation developing the Education programme, delivering courses and creating education resources. Diana helped co-lead activities and summer residentials with teenagers with hearing loss. More recently she has been practising educational audiology and works as a consultant SALT for Leicester City SEND service. Diana also runs her independent SALT practice, Khuluma and is a project manager at Hear Together.