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Articles for SLP CEUs
Pearson's EBP Briefs: The Effects of Multimedia E-Book Use on Vocabulary Acquisition for Children With Language Impairments
November 7, 2018
Jane is a school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) with seven years of experience. A few years ago, her school district provided SLPs with touchscreen tablets to support using communicative and... Read More
Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Palliative Care across the Health Care Continuum: The Role of the SLP in Each Setting
November 7, 2018
Thank you so much for your participation today as we discuss the role of the SLP in palliative care. In my experience, palliative care is a concept that many people are unfamiliar with and is often mi... Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Discourse Intervention in Aphasia: The clinical value of stories and conversation
October 23, 2018
Before I begin, I would like to conduct some polls. The first question is, “When seeing patients, how many of you engage them in conversation?” This could be asking patients about how their day wa... Read More
Aphasia Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Connecting to Communicate: Designing Telepractice Services
October 16, 2018
This is Part 2 of the three-part series, Connecting to Communicate: A Telepractice Series. How do I get started in telepractice? How do I know my clients or patients will benefit from telepractice ser... Read More
Telehealth and Telepractice
Connecting to Communicate: Defining Telepractice
October 15, 2018
This is Part 1 of the three-part series, Connecting to Communicate: A Telepractice Series. What is telepractice? How is it different from telemedicine, telehealth, or connected health? Why are schools... Read More
Telehealth and Telepractice
SIMQ: The Debrief and its Importance in the Simulation Learning Experience
September 26, 2018
In this SimQ article, we will focus on a specific aspect of the simulation learning experience; the debrief. The discussion will address the importance of the debrief as part of the learning process.... Read More
Simulations
20Q: From Kanner to DSM 5 - Autism from an SLP Lens, Part II
September 21, 2018
As most of you know, a previous edition of 20Q was From Kanner to DSM 5: Autism from an SLP Lens – Part I. In that article, Dr. Theresa Bartolotta answered questions regarding how theories of the un... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Dysarthria - Back to the Basics: Treatment
September 20, 2018
How do we decide who might benefit from therapy? How do we make therapeutic recommendations? I like to consider how much the dysarthria is affecting someone's activities or their participation in ever... Read More
Dysarthria Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Dysarthria - Back to the Basics: Differential Diagnosis and Assessment
September 10, 2018
Since this is a “back to basics” course, we will start with the basics. A motor speech disorder is any disorder of speech that results from a neurological impairment. That neurological impairment... Read More
Dysarthria Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
20Q: Adolescent Language Intervention: What Works?
September 6, 2018
Choosing interventions for language disorders in the adolescent age group is challenging for both pediatric and adult-focused speech-language pathologists. Language issues at this age are often subtle... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Language Disorder(s) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Dentition: Oral Health, Hygiene and the Swallow (Part 2)
August 30, 2018
My experience in many facilities, and I hope yours is different than mine, was that mouth care was spotty at best. Many times, we really didn't have mouth care and unfortunately, that seemed to be rel... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Pragmatics and Social Communication: Treatment Strategies
August 15, 2018
In this course, I am going to clarify the difference between a social skill and social communication. We are also going to discuss evidence-based practices (EBP). We are going to talk about ways to ge... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Voice and Communication Across the Gender Continuum
August 10, 2018
I am delighted to be presenting today on the topic of modifying voice and communication across the gender continuum. If you have never treated anyone for voice modification, it's important to remember... Read More
Voice and Resonance Disorders
Dentition: Oral Health, Hygiene and the Swallow (Part 1)
August 8, 2018
This course is Part 1, which will cover the information on dentition. Part 2 (Course 8412) will focus more on mouth care. The impact of dentition, or sometimes the lack of dentition, is a very importa... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
20Q: From Kanner to DSM 5 - Autism from an SLP Lens, Part I
August 2, 2018
In the United States, July and August are typically the hottest months of the year. So far, this year has been no exception other than it has been exceptionally hot! I suppose it’s fitting, therefor... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
SIMQ: A Student Perspective of Simulations for Clinical Training
July 30, 2018
This course addresses the perspectives of a graduate student who has experienced simulations as part of her clinical training program. We will probe her thoughts on the strengths and limitations of th... Read More
Simulations
Pragmatics and Social Communication: Educational Impact
July 24, 2018
When we talk about educational impact, I want to first clarify to any SLPs in any setting the importance and relevance of how a pragmatic language disorder can impact educational success. I am a treme... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Language Disorder(s) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Speech-Language Pathology Student Anxiety, Expectations, and Needs During Clinical Practicum
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July 11, 2018
Clinical practicum and the supervisory process is a major component of graduate programs for student clinicians training to become speech-language pathologists. The American Speech-Language Hearing As... Read More
Parallels in Cognitive Symptoms in Psychological Health and Acquired Brain Injury Diagnosis
July 2, 2018
To begin, I wanted to talk about Phineas Gage. He was one of the first documented cases where psychological changes occurred following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Phineas Gage was an iron worker i... Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Clinical Decision-making in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students: Quantitative Findings
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July 2, 2018
Clinical decision-making, a product of critical thinking, is defined as a “contextual, continuous, and evolving process,” where data are “gathered, interpreted, and evaluated” in order to make... Read More
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