Learn the vocabulary and clinical reasoning principles that will allow you to create defense-worthy documentation. Content includes an overview of the Medicare requirements for therapy services and multiple examples of documentation in its good, better and best states. It may be helpful to view course #6570, Medicare Muscle: Creating Defensible Documentation prior to taking this course. This course is open-captioned.

Simulation-based clinical education provides students with a sophisticated, controlled, learner-centered experience that allows for repeated practice of clinical decision-making skills in a risk-free environment. The success of a simulation-based curriculum is determined by a well-designed teaching plan founded on strong instructional guidance. Simulation activities, regardless of the modality, must support the learning objectives of a course, as well as utilize an evidence-based teaching approach to promote higher levels of cognitive function, including analysis, synthesis and evaluation (Bloom, 1956), and facilitate student learning. This course will review the practical aspects of implementing simulation into Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) clinical education using an evidence-based instructional model.

Many young children will go through a period of temporary disfluency as they develop more complex language abilities. This course will educate speech-language pathologists on what to look and listen for in order to differentiate between typical developmental disfluencies and disfluencies that warrant closer attention. This course is open captioned.

Pearson's EBP Briefs are case-based courses designed to assist with everyday decision-making in clinical practice. This case will examine the clinical question, “For a preschool student with a severe phonological disorder, will incorporating a non-developmental target sequence be a more efficient approach than a developmental target sequence for improving speech sound production?” The related literature search and analysis, along with the resultant clinical decision and application to clinical practice, will also be discussed. A good assessment tool for this course is the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation - 3rd Edition (GFTA-3).

This course will provide evidence-based information to refresh and update the SLP's knowledge on the topic of clinical voice evaluation, in the areas of perceptual and instrumental assessment of the voice. This course is open captioned.

Pearson's EBP Briefs are case-based courses designed to assist with everyday decision-making in clinical practice. This case will examine the clinical question, “Do students with language disorders and those who have low language skills benefit more from classroom-based instruction on narratives or from instruction outside of the classroom to improve comprehension of and retelling of narratives?” The related literature search and analysis, along with the resultant clinical decision and application to clinical practice, will also be discussed. A relevant assessment tool for this case is the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals – 5th Edition (CELF-5).

In this course, we will review the role visual supports play in the lives of several people with dementia. We will also discuss strategies for introducing visual supports to people with dementia and their family members/caregivers. This course is open captioned.

Speech-Language Pathologists are an integral part of the Response to Intervention (RtI) process in the educational setting. This course will provide suggestions for how the SLP can provide the most support for student success through the use of interventions that work successfully for all three Tiers. This course is open captioned.

This is Part 4 of a four-part series, Forget Me Not…Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient with Dementia. Functional and meaningful therapy is key in an effective dementia treatment program model. This course will give specific examples of therapy activities to address multiple goals. Caregiver education examples and environmental modifications appropriate for patients with dementia will complete the discussion. This course is open captioned.

Providing speech therapy services in skilled nursing facilities can be a daunting and rewarding experience. This session will describe the roles of key interdisciplinary team members, discuss medical complexities affecting clinical decision making, and provide guidance on creation of treatment plans and goal building to support reimbursement of services. (This is part 2 of a 2-part series.) This course is open captioned.