CEU Courses for SLPs

This course provides an overview of Social Communication Disorder (SCD). Topics reviewed include common characteristics, methods for evaluation, differential diagnosis from autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and evidence-based interventions.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series on childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Differential diagnosis of CAS and other speech sound disorders (SSDs) can be challenging. This course demonstrates the steps of the differential diagnosis process, including rating perceptual features of CAS and interpreting test results. Case studies are included for additional practice.

Critically ill individuals are often unable to participate actively in clinical-decision making, and the responsibility for this often falls to the caregiver. This course addresses caregiver and clinician roles and challenges, as well as factors to consider when counseling individuals caring for patients with swallowing disorders. The Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act and its applications are also discussed.

This is Part 4 of the four-part series, Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence & Reducing Challenging Behaviors. This course addresses designing and implementing a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Plan that is child-centered, with a focus on skill-building for functional and developmentally appropriate communication. Strategies are provided for preventing challenging behaviors as well as teaching replacement behaviors.

This course provides information to help participants differentiate between central and peripheral leakage of tracheoesophageal voice prostheses and identify the potential causes. Specific solutions are discussed, including problem-solving applicable to both inpatient and outpatient settings.

This is Part 3 of the four-part series, Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence & Reducing Challenging Behaviors. This course discusses the steps of the Positive Behavior Support Process, with a particular focus on Functional Behavioral Assessment and developing a working behavior hypothesis statement.

This course identifies the basic functions of an artificial larynx as well as strategies to optimize use across both inpatient and outpatient settings. Additionally, it discusses techniques to assess and train patients to use the artificial larynx and apply simple troubleshooting techniques.

Using complexity as a guideline for careful selection of phonologic targets can support the re-organization of a child’s speech sound system. This 20Q discusses characteristics and components of the child's phonological system and of stimuli that should be considered when selecting targets, and how to apply the complexity approach via practical therapy strategies.

This is Part 2 of the four-part series, Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence & Reducing Challenging Behaviors. This course focuses on teaching evidence-based, targeted social-emotional skills (e.g., identifying and expressing emotions, self-regulation, social problem-solving, friendship skills, and co-operative responding) to young children via the Pyramid Model in order to promote their social-emotional development, prevent challenging behavior, and better prepare them academically.

Scrutiny is the name of the game in skilled nursing facility (SNF) clinical service delivery. This course discusses how to create bullet-proof documentation using appropriate language and coding for Medicare Part A and B claims, and how to support the interdisciplinary team with iron-clad support for patient-driven payment model (PDPM) payment components, including cognitive and mood assessment tools.