Communication Development: Prelinguistic and Early Language Learning Webinar
Presenters: Deirdre M. Muldoon, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D, LBA & Christine Murray, MS, CCC-SLP
Date and Time:
Thursday, July 24, 2025
8:00-9:00am EST
Time Ordered Agenda (approximate time frame):
• Introduction & Disclosures, etc. (5 minutes)
• Core deficits ASD (10 minutes)
• Reciprocity in communication (15 minutes)
• Joint attention in communication (10 minutes)
• Means-end in communication (10 minutes)
• Conclusion and Q & A (10 minutes)
This webinar will be offered through Zoom.
Description:
The goal of the webinar is to help practitioners recognize early communication difficulties (for example, trouble orienting to a speaker, difficulty with back-and-forth conversation) in children with ASD and to provide them with basic strategies for facilitating communication at the earliest stages. The program will cover early communication skills and strategies of joint attention, means-end and reciprocity in language and play. The webinar is for practitioners who are eager to learn skills to facilitate early communication and who are working with a child with autism spectrum disorder who is an early, emerging communicator. The webinar will offer applied, evidence-based strategies for engaging children in language and play.
Target Audience: Practitioners who are working with a child with autism spectrum disorder who is an early, emerging communicator
Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• identify aspects of early communication development and how it relates to later language development
• identify basic communication strategies for engaging a child in communication through three aspects of early language development (reciprocity, joint attention and means-end)
• identify reciprocal strategies relevant to communication and play for prelinguistic children
Presenter Disclosures:
Deirdre M. Muldoon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr. Muldoon receives a salary from the Research Foundation for SUNY/Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, where she is a Senior Research Scientist.
Dr. Muldoon does not have a relevant non-financial relationship to report.
Christine Murray, MS, CCC-SLP
Ms. Murray receives a salary from the Research Foundation for SUNY/Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, where she is an Education Specialist. Christine is an adjunct clinical instructor for the University of North Carolina TEACCH Autism Program.
Ms. Murray does not have a relevant non-financial relationship to report.
Registration:
These webinars are offered AT NO COST to participants living in New York State through our grant funding from the New York State Education Department. The funding is administered by The Research Foundation for SUNY. A registration fee only applies to those requesting CEUs. There is a $15 registration fee for out-of-state registrants.
After you register, you will automatically receive a confirmation email with your zoom link. Please contact us if you have not received the confirmation email within 24 hours.
Policies:
Attendance policy: In order to receive a certificate of attendance or CEU certificate, participants must attend the entire session to receive credit. Attendance is tracked through your unique Zoom link. Partial credit will not be awarded. Upon competition of the entire session, attendees will receive an email with an evaluation form to complete. After the evaluation form is completed, attendees will receive a certificate of attendance via email. CEU certificates will be emailed within 48 hours of the webinar completion.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation must be made 24 hours before the start of the event to receive a refund. This includes CEU registration fees. Please send cancellation request to [email protected]. We do not allow same-day cancellations. In the unlikely event that we need to cancel the webinar, we would provide a refund to each participant.
Accommodation Requests: Accommodation requests can be sent to [email protected]. Please send requests by July 17, 2025, if possible.
Concerns or complaints: If you have any concerns or complaints regarding our CEUs or webinar, please contact Jerilyn Hans ([email protected]). Complaints and resolutions will be reviewed on an individual case basis.
Continuing Education:
There is a $5 registration fee for each CE selected.
Each organization/entity uses their own calculation to determine the number of CEUs based on contact hours. As with all continuing education, the attendee should verify CEU requirements by their professional organization and/or state licensure board.
BEHAVIOR ANALYST CERTIFICATION BOARD: The University at Albany/CARD Albany is an authorized continuing education provider for BACB continuing education. Provider number: OP-22-0612
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS: CARD Albany is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. CARD maintains responsibility for the program.
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS: University at Albany, SUNY, Center for Autism and Related Disabilities is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0194.
NEW YORK STATE SOCIAL WORKERS: Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, SW CPE, is recognized by the New York State Education Department State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed master social workers # 0292.
CONTINUING TEACHER AND LEADER EDUCATION: CARD Albany is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s Office of Teaching Initiatives as an approved provider of CTLE for Professional Classroom Teachers, School Leaders and Level III Teaching Assistants.
NEW YORK STATE PSYCHOLOGISTS: Center for Autism and Related Disabilities is recognized by the New York State Education Department State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists in NYS #PSY-0083.
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION: This course is available for .10 ASHA CEUs, no partial credit is available (Intermediate level). In addition to the attendance requirements above, those requesting ASHA CEUs must also complete an informal learning assessment by July 31st. Please visit ASHA's website for eligibility information.
