SLPs often operate from a deficits perspective due to the practical need to focus on assessment and qualification for services. In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – presenter Kim Murza demonstrates how to focus on students’ communicative strengths in order to build rapport with students and foster positive, collaborative relationships with other stakeholders. She then guides you through actionable steps to practice using a series of checklists to identify a student’s strengths and reflect on the results.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Identify the communicative strengths of a student on your caseload who has social communication deficits

What is a micro course?
Designed to fit your busy schedule, micro courses are 30-minute courses that are broken into six 5-minute blocks, two of which are speaker-led and four of which guide you through practicing a new strategy with a client on your current caseload.

Learning Assessment
Self-assessment

Other Micro Courses in This Series

• Building on Student Strengths (WEB18261) (available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase)
• Writing Strengths-Based Goals for Students (WEB18262) (available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase)
• Empowering Paraeducators (WEB18263) (available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase)

All four micro courses are part of a course bundle, Focusing on Strengths to Build Student Communication and Engagement, available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase.