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Book Study - I See You in There

Description:
The Special Education Technology Center will be leading a book study on Brenda Robertson Del Monte's book, I See You In There. In this book study, we will engage with both the content and the author in a way that informs our implementation of AAC in home and school settings and helps us connect with students with complex communication needs and their caregivers in a genuine way. This book is a collection of the author’s personal stories of people she has come in contact with over her life but mostly over the last 23 years of her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). FREE books will be provided by Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession for Washington State educators while supplies last!

Sessions:
2/07 Session 1- What Matters/Believe In Your Why
2/14 Session 2- Grief
2/21 Session 3- Diagnosis and Prognosis
2/28 Session 4- Access
3/07 Session 5- Celebrating the Individual
3/14 Session 6- I See You In There
3/21 Session 7- Except and Accept
3/28 Session 8- Early Adopters

Learning Objectives:
1. Reflect on why you became a therapist/special ed teacher and understand that your journey so far brings a unique skill set to the table
2. Gain understanding on how the cycle of grief impacts parents of children with disabilities
3. Learn and apply the idea that “Access trumps language”
4. Individualize your approach to match each unique student in order to see them for who they are
5. Identify your “early adopters” and create a starting point with key players to begin to elicit change in your school

Presenters: Brenda Del Monte, MA, SLP-CCC & Sarah Kinsella, MA, SLP-CCC