CEU Courses for SLPs

This is Part 2 of a four-part series. Children with Developmental Language Disorder are at high risk for reduced literacy skills compared to grade-matched peers with typically developing language. The multiple pathways to literacy impairments are reviewed in this course with a focus on recent longitudinal studies, school-based assessment and intervention frameworks, and advocacy efforts.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. This course discusses evidence-based options for assessment that can be used as alternatives to standardized assessments, in order to determine the presence of a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Methods of collecting and using assessment data to write effective treatment goals are also described.

This is Part 1 of a 4-part series. This course addresses the changing nature of developmental language disorder (DLD), along with concomitant diagnoses, from preschool to young adulthood. Implications for service delivery for all age groups are also discussed.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Speech-language pathologists see children with a variety of communication disorders, often with co-morbid issues such as sensory processing disorder (SPD) and regulatory challenges. The eight sensory systems, behaviors that result from hyperreactive sensory systems, and regulation and regulatory disorders are discussed in this course.

This course helps school-based SLPs look at their caseloads through the lens of eligibility under the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It discusses factors impacting caseload, the consequences of inappropriate identification, and potential solutions to high caseloads.

This course provides an overview of contemporary autism research regarding neurodiverse social communication and discusses the practice implications for SLPs. Topics include autistic cultural competence, clinical priorities, client goals, and consideration for outcomes.

New technologies, expanding scope of practice, and an ever-growing evidence base create exciting opportunities for our profession but can also create ethical conflicts for practitioners. Utilizing a case review format, this course discusses ethical and legal principles as they apply to speech-language pathology practice with both pediatric and adult clients, and provides useful tools for building an ethically sound practice.

This Fast Class demonstrates methods and techniques for targeting language skills within larger literacy-based units, in both in-person and telehealth settings. Specific language skills discussed include narrative retell, grammar and syntax, and vocabulary development.

This Fast Class demonstrates methods and techniques for targeting language skills in older students using expository texts, in both in-person and telepractice settings. Specific language skills discussed include summarizing, increasing complex sentence use, and vocabulary development.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Speech-language pathologists see children with a variety of communication disorders, often with co-morbid issues such as sensory processing disorder (SPD) and regulatory challenges. The impact of SPD and regulatory difficulties on speech/language skills is discussed, and strategies that support each sensory system in order to coregulate with children during therapy are provided.