Better Hearing and Speech Month
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month – a time to raise public awareness, knowledge and understanding of communication disorders. This year’s theme, “Early Intervention Counts”, highlights the importance of early identification (EI) and treatment of speech-language disorders. SpeechPathology.com has over 35 courses related to early intervention that can assist you in better serving young children and their families. Our top EI courses include:
First Verbs, First Books & Focused Stimulation - Presenter Susan Hendler Lederer discusses the evidence for facilitating first verbs by integrating focused language stimulation and gestures during shared book reading at home and in therapy. Book recommendations will be provided.
Language Sample Techniques - Presenter Jennifer Garrett, PhD, CCC-SLP addresses how to obtain a quality language sample by focusing on the setting, materials, types of interactions and sample size.
Routine Scripts and Rule Books for Young Children: Teaching Effective & Preventative PBS Strategies - Presenter Pamelazita Buschbacher, Ed.D, CCC-SLP describes the Positive Behavior Support (PBS) process and discusses ways to prevent challenging behaviors and teach young children acceptable social, emotional and communicative skills.
Pearson’s EBP Briefs
SpeechPathology.com and Pearson have partnered to offer a new approach to learning/new approach to earning CEUs with Pearson’s Evidence-based Practice Briefs (EBP). Pearson's EBP Briefs are case studies designed to assist with using evidence-based practice in everyday clinical decision-making. Each case will examine a clinical question, analyze current literature and discuss the resultant clinical decision and its application to clinical practice.
This is a great way to learn from the experts and earn your CEUs at the same time. Check out the first of many articles here, and be on the lookout for more Pearson’s EBP Briefs coming soon.
Upcoming Series
Stuttering Assessment and Treatment: What Every SLP Needs to Know
Guest Editor: Craig Coleman, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F
Join us June 15-19, 2015 for a live webinar series organized by Guest Editor Craig Coleman, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F. This week-long conference will provide a comprehensive overview of assessment and treatment of stuttering. The series is intended to provide clinicians with a thorough background in assessment and treatment principles, including counseling, working with families, goal writing, measuring outcomes, and the ICF framework of stuttering. Register now for this virtual conference.
Rush University Series: Diagnosis & Treatment of Complex Cases in Speech-Language Pathology
Guest Editor: Richard Peach, PhD, CCC-SLP
We invite you to join us throughout the month of July to learn from Guest Editor Dr. Richard Peach, along with the teaching faculty of the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology at Rush University, a large, academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois. As both master clinicians and content experts in their own areas of specialty, the presenters will offer advanced discussions regarding evaluation and intervention for a variety of complex clinical cases. With topics ranging from pediatric and adult language disorders, motor speech disorders and dysphagia, to head and neck cancer and trachs and vents, this series promises to offer participants valuable insights concerning the management of patients with communication disorders in a tertiary health-care setting.
Looking forward to sharing another exciting month with you at SpeechPathology.com!
Regards,
Amy
