The latest research on brain development stresses the importance of helping the child to develop a healthy self-identity. Recognizing that emotional development is not in place at birth, adult-child interactions help to build a strong self-identity and emotional resilience in children. This session will focus on the Active Learning strategies developed by Dr. Lilli Nielsen, what she called the Five Phases of Educational Treatment, that address social and emotional development in children who are visually impaired, blind, or deafblind.
Presenters: Kate Hurst, Active Learning Space Content Developer and Julie Lemman, Deafblind Consultant