CEU Courses for SLPs

Guided by the 6 Principles of Culturally Responsive Practice (Verdon, 2015), this course describes the latest research on supporting multilingual and multicultural children with communication disorders. Examples of this framework in action around the world are presented, and opportunities for reflection and planning of SLPs’ own culturally responsive practice are provided.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This four-hour course describes the components of motor planning and the areas of impact. Assessment, strategies for supporting clients with motor planning challenges, and tips for discussing praxis with caregivers are also addressed.

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 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 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.

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 1 of a two-part series. Research is limited regarding the implications of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) for communication, with most research dating back to the 1990s and early 2000s. The types of SCD, as well as the neurological manifestations and the pathological changes that produce them are discussed in this course. The role of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the treatment of these patients is also addressed.

This course describes the function of the ASHA Board of Ethics and discusses essential elements of the ASHA Code of Ethics. It also provides tips for integrating the Code of Ethics into daily practice.