CEU Courses for SLPs

Speech-language pathologists are expected by policy authorities to apply appropriate measures to protect patients, co-workers and themselves in clinical situations that may expose individuals to infectious microbes. This article provides practical guidelines for implementing infection control principles within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including discussion of personal protective equipment (PPE) and disinfecting and cleaning products.

Dysphagia is common in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s disease. This course discusses the underlying pathophysiology and appropriate treatment programs for each disease, as well as use of alternate methods of nutrition/hydration.

This course discusses early verb acquisition, choosing first verb targets, and a variety of strategies to facilitate verb learning using children’s picture books as a therapy context.

This course describes the epidemiology of age-related hearing loss, including its prevalence and risk factors. It reviews and evaluates recent public health research that demonstrates a relationship between hearing and cognitive decline and dementia, and discusses potential explanations for this link and how treatment can modify its impact.

This back-to-basics course focuses on functional treatment of common symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) across the continuum of settings, from acute care to outpatient care to return to school and work. Methods of engaging and empowering survivors, including motivational interviewing, are discussed.

Personal narratives offer unique opportunities to help students with developmental language disorders find their voices and improve their language. This course discusses an approach that uses language levels and writing processes to target language expression via written narratives, and includes methods for collecting and analyzing narrative samples. Case examples illustrate planning and implementation of individualized intervention for early elementary through high school students.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). This course discusses the latest evidence on how to treat children with CAS, key treatment components for optimal outcomes, and matching treatments to client profiles. Videos examples and case studies are included for additional practice.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. This course focuses on functional evaluation of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) across the treatment continuum, from acute care to outpatient care to sideline assessment. Symptom identification is discussed, as well as benefits and limitations of both formal and informal assessment tools.

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.