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Pediatric Bilingual-Learner Primer For Therapists – Live Webinar
March 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm MST
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe foundational patterns of bilingual development and how bilingual environments may influence participation, engagement, and functional performance in pediatric clients.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify cultural and linguistic factors that impact assessment, goal setting, and intervention planning for bilingual learners across pediatric practice settings.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize strategies to reduce bias and support culturally responsive, family-centered care when working with bilingual and multilingual pediatric populations.
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes |
Course introduction, objectives, scope of practice framing, and relevance of bilingual contexts in pediatric therapy |
| 10-25 Minutes |
Overview of bilingual environments in pediatric practice: cultural context, family systems, and therapy settings |
| 25-45 Minutes |
Foundational patterns of bilingual development: typical trajectories, simultaneous vs. sequential bilingual experiences, and implications for participation |
| 45-60 Minutes |
How bilingual environments intersect with motor development, sensory processing, executive functioning, play, self-regulation, and daily routines |
| 60-115 Minutes |
Cultural and linguistic factors influencing assessment and goal setting in pediatric therapy |
| 115-120 Minutes |
Summary; Q&A |
