Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind

by Dr. Westby and Dr. Hutchins

In this course, participants will be provided information on the implications of hearing loss on fatigue, theory of mind, and autobiographical memory. Participants will be taught how to assess theory of mind in persons with hearing loss and assess autobiographical memory in persons with hearing loss. Dr. Hutchins and Westby will discuss strategies to promote development of theory of mind and autobiographical memory in children with hearing loss.
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Course Curriculum

    1. Course Handouts

    2. Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind – Module 1 – 26 minutes

    3. Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind – Module 2 – 35 minutes

    4. Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind – Module 3 – 39 minutes

    5. Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind – Module 4 – 17 minutes

    6. Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind – Module 5 – 35 minutes

    7. Quiz - Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind

    8. COURSE EVALUATION - Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind

    9. ASHA Verification Form - Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind

    10. ASHA Verification Form -Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind

    11. LSLS CEU Letter - Autobiographical Memory and Theory of Mind

    12. ISBE Professional Development Hours

    13. Completion of Approved Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Hour(s) Certificate

    14. RID Directions

3 Learner Outcomes

  • Describe the ways hearing loss influences fatigue, theory of mind, and autobiographical memory.
  • Assess theory of mind in persons with hearing loss and ABM in persons with hearing loss
  • • Employ strategies to promote development of theory of mind and autobiographical memory in children with hearing loss

Meet Your Instructor

Dr. Tiffany Hutchins

Dr. Hutchins has researched the relationships from mother-child interaction strategies to social cognition and child cognitive and language development. She has developed and validated new measures of theory of mind (theoryofmindinventory.com) that can be used in research and practice. She has investigated the social validity and efficacy of story-based interventions to promote social learning. Most recently, Dr. Hutchins has conducted translational research in autobiographical, episodic, and semantic memory. The primary focus of her Social Cognition lab is to develop and evaluate assessments and treatments to support memory and social connection in children and adults with developmental disabilities as well as hearing loss. Dr. Hutchins teaches courses in the development of spoken language, cognition and language, measurement in communication sciences, and language disorders

Dr. Carol Westby

Dr. Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a consultant for Bilingual Multicultural Services in Albuquerque, NM and holds an affiliated appointment in Communication Disorders at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. She is a fellow of the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), has received the Honors of ASHA and the Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Achievement Award, and holds Board Certification in Child Language and Language Disorders. Dr. Westby has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Geneva College and the University of Iowa's Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology and the ASHA Award for Contributions to Multicultural Affairs. She has published and presented nationally and internationally on theory of mind, narrative/expository development and facilitation, adverse childhood experiences/trauma, qualitative methodologies, assessment and facilitation of written language, metacognition/executive function/ADHD, and issues in assessment and intervention with culturally/linguistically diverse populations. Dr. Westby has a BA in English from Geneva College and an MA and PhD in Speech Pathology from the University of Iowa.