Events

Dr. Jeanne Lopez will speak with Deborah Ross-Swain Ed.D., CCC-SLP, of the Swain Center, on “The Role of the SLP in Recognizing and Avoiding Educational Trauma,” on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Learn more and register at https://cshafoundation.org/convergence-2022/.

About the talk: Educational trauma is an inadvertent and unintentional phenomenon
that occurs in school-aged children, particularly children with learning struggles or
differences. Educational trauma can begin as leaning struggles as young as preschool aged
children. Learning how to understand, process and cope with difficulties is a natural part of a
child’s development. But sometimes a child can get stuck-like in the case of learning struggles
or difficulties. An experience or repeated experiences can leave a child with an overwhelming
sense of fear, failure or danger making feel that they have not safety or control over their
learning potential. For some children these feelings become so intense that they get in the
way of their continued emotional, social and even cognitive development. SLPs play an
integral role in the early identification of speech-language, learning or processing skill
weaknesses that can result in learning or educational struggles that can lead to learning and
educational trauma. This session provides an interprofessional practice (IPP) model on early
identification of children at risk for learning and educational trauma. The speakers will
present a model for understanding and mitigating educational trauma and defeat and current
practices and standards that may be contributing factors. Attendees will understand their
role in recognizing and avoiding educational trauma in school-aged children.

Virtual. The 60th Annual CAG EDUCATOR Conference will provide sessions from national experts on how to apply research-based strategies in your classroom and at your school site to develop the potential for diverse advanced and gifted students. Learn more and register at https://cagifted.org/events/.