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Articles for SLP CEUs
Research Watch Report, Issue 5
November 13, 2017
The impact of digital media on child learning has received quite a bit of attention of the past couple decades. This study not only reviews much of that literature, but adds some relevant data. The re... Read More
Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness Research Watch Report School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Treatment of Patients with Low-Level Cognitive Function
October 30, 2017
This is Part Two of a two-part series that will provide guidance on the assessment and treatment of individuals who present with low-level cognitive functioning. Part Two will examine evidence-based p... Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Evidence-Based Practices in Selecting & Using Standardized Tests: Considerations for Speech Testing
October 18, 2017
Today’s course is going to focus on some considerations when testing for speech sound disorders. First, we are going to cover issues of reliability, validity and diagnostic accuracy as they relate t... Read More
Apraxia Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
20Q: Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS): Diagnosis and Treatment
October 13, 2017
This 20Q article provides some key facts regarding the common characteristics of CAS and how CAS can be differentiated from dysarthria or a phonological delay or disorder. Dr. Skinder-Meredith offers... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Apraxia
Justifying Speech-Language Pathology Services in a Turbulent Health Care Environment
October 4, 2017
Change is one constant in healthcare. And the thing that I have noticed ever since I joined the field of speech pathology as a clinical fellow (CF) is that change is constant, whether it be changes in... Read More
Aphasia Dysarthria Dysphagia (Adult) Professional Issues Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Curriculum-Based Assessment & Intervention for Students with Brain Injury
October 4, 2017
When we think about brain injuries, many of us envision traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that occur in events like car accidents, or in cases of assault. Another type of brain injury, considered to be a... Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Assessment of Patients with Low-Level Cognitive Function (Part 1)
September 27, 2017
My hope is to shed some light and insight on assessment for patients with low-level cognitive function based on my clinical experience and what is allowed per regulations. This is Part 1 of a two-part... Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Autism & Safety: Keeping Individuals with Autism Safe in Their Homes and Communities
September 20, 2017
The following presentation guides the participant through tips on how to prevent elopement in individuals with autism, along with how to create a plan if a child wanders from a safe place. Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Service Delivery: Thinking Outside the Box
August 30, 2017
We are going to be talking about a variety of different service delivery options that can be used in your school-based practice. I love the current job that I have because I get to interact with so ma... Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Functional Treatment for Acquired Brain Injury in Inpatient Rehabilitation
August 30, 2017
First, we will start with the mechanisms and symptoms of acquired brain injury (ABI). ABI is a true health crisis in the United States. Statistics show that in 2013, there were 2.5 million people who... Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Research Watch Report, Issue 4
August 23, 2017
Children who enter school speaking a non-mainstream dialect must quickly learn to dialect shift (a.k.a “code-switch”). Similar to bilingual children, they have two sets of syntactic, semantic, mor... Read More
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Language Disorder(s) Research Watch Report School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Research Watch Report, Issue 3
July 19, 2017
Reading programs generally feature many components, any of which could contribute to teaching literacy skills. The Orton-Gillingham approach (upon which several popular reading programs are based) is... Read More
Apraxia Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness Research Watch Report School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools Stuttering
Promoting the 3:1 Caseload Model Effectively
July 11, 2017
This text-based course is a transcript of the webinar, Promoting the 3:1 Caseload Model Effectively, presented by Marva Mount, MA, CCC-SLP.Learning ObjectivesAfter this course, participants will be ab... Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Research Watch Report, Issue 2
June 26, 2017
Peer Communication Support for Teen AAC Users This article identified a method for increasing peer communication in middle-school AAC users. The treatment program consisted of three pre-interventio... Read More
Language Disorder(s) Research Watch Report School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
SLP Considerations in Pain Management
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June 21, 2017
Epidemiology of PainThe Ethics and Health Policy Related to Pain emphasizes that medical professionals (including allied health professionals) must ask the following questions to effectively manage pa... Read More
Professional Issues Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
20Q: Early Childhood Stuttering: Background and Assessment
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June 14, 2017
As the first article for the new monthly 20Q (20 Questions) series for SpeechPathology.com, I am delighted that Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, F-ASHA and Nina A. Reardon-Reeves, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-F... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Stuttering
Pearson's EBP Briefs: Auditory-Verbal Therapy as an Intervention Approach for Children Who are Deaf: A Review of the Evidence
June 12, 2017
Luanne is a mother of three children ages six, four, and five months. Her youngest child, Olivia, failed her newborn hearing screening and was later diagnosed with a bilateral sensorineural hearing lo... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Pearson's EBP Briefs: Do Patients Treated for Voice Therapy With Telepractice Show Similar Changes in Voice Outcome Measures as Patients Treated Face-to-Face?
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June 1, 2017
Clinical ScenarioLB is a 47-year-old singer who performs in a nightclub three nights a week for about eight hours each night. He developed concerns with his voice characterized by complaints of vocal... Read More
Telehealth and Telepractice Voice and Resonance Disorders
Pearson's EBP Briefs: An Evidence-Based Approach to Teach Inferential Language During Interactive Storybook Reading With Young Children
June 1, 2017
Kate is a speech-language pathologist who works in an elementary school serving many children from low-income families. As part of her practice, she works with kindergarten children, many who have lim... Read More
Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Our Aging Patients: Ethical Decision-making With the Aging Population
June 1, 2017
Ethics is currently a hot topic in the field. According to Kumer and colleagues, ethics is defined as a moral philosophy or a set of moral principles that determine what is right, good, virtuous, true... Read More
Ethics Veterans Affairs (VA) courses