Resources and Strategies for Supporting Multilingual Children in Early Intervention Settings

Overview:

During this live, 3-hour presentation, Kelly Arellano, M.S., CCC-SLP, will explain how to implement best practices in assessing and treating multilingual children in early intervention (0-3 years) settings. Professionals who attend will learn about multilingual language and speech development, cultural and linguistic considerations when interviewing and coaching families from a variety of backgrounds, and a myriad of resources that can immediately be implemented in EI settings to support multilingual children with language and speech deficits.

This training also focuses on cultural humility and cultural competence. Participants will learn about culture and how it relates to family values, as well as how culture impacts language socialization and language development in children from multilingual/multicultural families. Participants will learn that all fields with a basis in behavioral psychology research are skewed toward a Mainstream Middle Class Western bias, and learn to use a Skilled Dialogue Framework with families of all backgrounds in order to rectify these biases. Non-biased assessment will be covered. Ethnographic interviewing is explained, as well as authentic assessment measures, and information about biases in current EI assessments. 

Learning Objectives:

Learner Objective 1: As a result of this presentation, the participant will be able to compare and contrast simultaneous and sequential bilingual language development including important bilingual language milestones.

Learner Objective 2: As a result of this presentation, the participant will be able to define cultural humility, cultural competence, and identify their own cultural biases which may impact their practices.

Learner Objective 3: As a result of this presentation, the participant will be able to identify resources that assist in completing evidence-based assessments for culturally and linguistically diverse populations in early intervention settings.

Outline:

• Demographics
• Culture and Language in EI Settings
• Laws and Regulations:                              
  • IDEA Part C, CA Early Intervention Services Act, Title 17

      

• Working with Interpreters
• Bilingualism Information
• Assessments and Resources
• Treatment Considerations

*Approved Course Reimbursement for California Early Start Service Providers

This professional development event was approved for reimbursement through an Early Start provider training initiative funded by the California Department of Developmental Services. To determine if you qualify for complete reimbursement of event fees, read the following documents or send an email to earlystart@dds.ca.gov.

• Document: "Reimbursement for Early Start Provider Training"
• Enclosure B: "Early Intervention Provider Training Request Form"
• Enclosure C: "Early Intervention Provider Training Verification Form"

Per the CA DDS: To be eligible for reimbursement, early intervention service providers and/or their staff must be serving a regional center consumer in the Early Start program and must be attending an approved training (this course is approved). To read all eligibility criteria, see the first document. 

Note: Hola Clinic Bilingual Speech Language Pathology Inc. does not guarantee the reimbursement of course fees to eligible participants, but does acknowledge that this course has been approved for reimbursement through the CA DDS for certain eligible parties as outlined in the documents referenced above (see this link for a complete list of approved courses). Funds are available from the state until further notice; it is advisable that attendees contact their local regional center or the CA DDS to ensure they are reimbursed if they qualify. Should funds cease to be available or attendees not be eligible for reimbursement, Hola Clinic Bilingual Speech Language Pathology Inc. will not be held responsible for refunding participants' fees. Participants who register for this event acknowledge and agree to these terms and conditions. 

*Speech Language Pathology CEUs for SLPs and SLPAs:

Hola Clinic Bilingual Speech Language Pathology Inc. is a licensed California Professional Development Provider under the Speech Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aide Dispenser's Board of California. We provide CEU certificates to your staff following completion of trainings. We are not an ASHA Certified CEU provider, but our trainings count toward SLP's required ASHA CEUs as long as staff keep record of their certificates and are licensed to practice in California.