You're eager to help your pediatric client function better and live the best life they can. You might have a list of interventions and strategies in your treatment plan. Every tool is at your disposal.

But what if you can’t communicate with your pediatric client?

You can have every intervention in the world - but they won't work if your client can't communicate with you.

Sign language can bridge that gap - and you don't have to be fluent in it.

ASL can break the communication barrier for conditions like childhood apraxia, autism, Down syndrome, hearing loss and many others. Some of your pediatric clients won’t be able to interact fully without your guidance – but let’s face it, learning a new language can be overwhelming.

The good news is that you only needed a few basic signs for children to fully treat your young clients. 

When you sign up today, you'll be able to:

• Learn key signs in this new language without being overwhelmed.
• Give your pediatric clients and their family a basic understanding of ASL so they can function better.
• Make your treatments more effective – and change the futures of your clients.
• Learn medical signs, colors, numbers, the alphabet, questions, greetings, emotions, songs, food/drink and much more.

When you have a universal method of communication that goes beyond the ability to speak, it opens doors for even your youngest clients. Enroll today to learn a fun, interactive tool you can start using immediately.

Sign Language for pediatric clients has never been easier to learn!

Join Jill Eversmann, MS, CCC-SLP in this fun new course! You'll learn: 

• A brief history of ASL and basic rules for producing signs
• 100 Signs, numbers and a manual alphabet - including the difference between signing and spelling.
• How to use proper names, initialized signs and understanding sign formation
• Benefits of ASL 
  • Addresses a variety of learning styles
  • Motor memory, decreased auditory input, multi-modality
  • Improves eye contact and attention
  • Benefits over other signing systems

How any therapist, healthcare provider or educator can successfully use ASL

SLPs

• As an AAC system
• Receptive and expressive language skills
• Improving communication when speech intelligibility is fair to poor
• Reduce auditory overstimulation

OT/PTs

• Specific activities
• Visual representation of motor actions and descriptive terms
• Behavior programs

Early Interventionists/Educators

• Specific signs for educators
• Early cognitive concepts
• Second language
• Visual schedules, classroom management
• Supporting behavior programs
• For children who are not strong auditory learners

Healthcare Providers

• Specific signs for healthcare providers
• Signs for social interaction
• Communicating basic wants and needs

Interactive Labs that show you:

• ASL using songs - including demonstration videos
• Interactive sign reviews, including the manual alphabet, 100 signs and numbers

Plus get bonus resources from Jill Eversmann to learn more about ASL and practice long after the class!

Continuing Education Credits

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Who Will Get the Most Out of This Course?

Speech-Language Pathologists	Educators
Physical Therapists	Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapists	Occupational Therapy Assistants
Early Intervention Staff	Nurse Practitioners
Social Workers	Case Managers

Enroll now to learn from the pediatric instructor with rave reviews!

"This course was excellent. The presenter was the best presenter of a course I have ever attended! Her level of organization, presenting info of relevance, knowledge and ability to convey it were all superb!"

- M. Feder, SLP

"She did a great job of teaching the 100 signs and keeping us engaged. Appreciated how she used movement to keep us tuned in while learning. [I'll be able to] incorporate sings into more of my therapy sessions!"

- K. Rausch, SLP

"Jill's seminar was: 1. Very nicely paced. 2. Well organized. 3. Labs were interspersed throughout the day. 4. Easy to learn signs from her given her clear delivery. 5. Very timely. I enjoyed this very much!"

- S. Hamre, SLP

"I really liked this course. I felt like I learned a lot in a short period of time. I work with deaf and hard of hearing students, [so this] will help me communicate more with these students."

- A. Kajtsa, PT