1. Powerful Paraprofessionals Creating Positive Relationships Deborah C. Lickey Project Coordinator: Virginia Paraprofessional Early Childhood Training Project

2. Agenda Who’s Here? The Multiple Opportunities for Paraprofessionals to Promote Positive Relationships Accessing the CSEFEL Materials and Trainings to Further Professional Development Identifying the Importance of Teaching Social Emotional Skills: Why, When, What, and How Developing Friendship Skills

3. Participant Objectives Participants will be able to identify the unique opportunities that Paraprofessionals encounter throughout their day to influence social-emotional skills. Participants will be able to use the CSEFEL website for additional information regarding social-emotional development Participants will be able to discuss why it is important to be more intentional about teaching social emotional skills. Participants will be able to identify strategies for supporting the development of friendship skills.

4. Who is being Represented in our group today? Paraprofessionals  In Early Childhood?  In Elementary School?  In Special Education? Teachers? Directors/ Administrators? Parents? Others?

5. Unique Opportunities for Paraprofessionals to Teach Social Skills throughout the day… Snack time Outside More Ideas… Why might these opportunities be different for Para-professionals vs Teacher point of view and focus?

6. The CSEFEL Model: A Comprehensive Tool to Teach Multiple Social Emotional Skills http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/index.html

7. CSEFEL Modules offer multiple resources for teaching social skills Powerpoint Training Kits Social stories Feeling Charts …And lots more