CEU Courses for SLPs

This is Part 1 of a two-part series that provides an overview of reflux and its impact on our patients. This course describes basic functions of the esophagus, upper esophageal sphincter (UES), and lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Diseases/disorders and other risk factors that contribute to reflux are also discussed.

SLPs who use a smartphone for work-related email, calls, scheduling, or social media introduce potential risks to their business and patients, should the sensitive data stored on and transmitted through the phone be compromised. This course describes the importance of smartphone security and hands-on steps to secure mobile devices.

This course, which is based on the textbook Guide to Clinical Supervision, provides tools, tips, and strategies needed to navigate the complex nature of the supervisory process. Evidence-based supervisory models are discussed, along with methods for building relationships, providing feedback and resolving conflict. Easy-to-use resources are also provided.

Collaboration within the school setting is paramount to student success. This course examines the skills an SLP needs to be a confident collaborator within school-based teams, including how to vary communication style based on communication partners and situations in order to achieve desired outcomes. Resources and strategies for effective interprofessional collaboration are also provided.

This course provides an overview of the Neurodiversity Movement as defined by the movement’s Self-Advocates. It discusses history of the movement, important terminology, and goals, and describes neurodiversity-affirming therapy practices for ally service providers.

This course describes effective rapport building, communication, and collaboration skills that are necessary for team members to support and serve the needs of students with communication impairments in both regular and special education classrooms in the public schools. Collaboration models, benefits and challenges, and strategies for working with parents, educators and other service providers are discussed.

This course provides an overview of the psychosocial impact of aphasia, with particular attention to depression and anxiety as well as barriers to accessing mental health services. The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between speech-language pathologists and mental health providers, and of supports such as stepped psychological care, peer befriending, support groups, and communication partner training, is also discussed.

Montessori is based on the principles of free choice and purposeful activity and focuses on the well-being of the whole person, including physical, spiritual, social, mental, and emotional needs. This course describes how SLPs can utilize functional goals and language-based activities to incorporate key components of the Montessori philosophy into therapy with older adults.

Utilizing a bilingual framework, this course explores the implementation of a Cycles Approach for highly unintelligible bilingual (Spanish-English) speakers as well as speakers of several other languages. Topics include critical components of a bilingual approach, treatment targets for Spanish-English and multilingual speakers, and strategies for working with multilingual families.

This course describes how vision impacts learning, as well as common signs and symptoms of visual problems. It discusses the basics of visual screening, and provides an overview of visual treatment options, including glasses, vision therapy, and classroom recommendations and strategies for the teacher or therapist.