Speech-language pathologists see children with a variety of communication challenges, often with co-morbid issues such as sensory processing disorder (SPD). This course will focus on SPD and its impact on speech/language skills as well as strategies to support the children with whom SLPs work.

This course will review techniques for clear and effective communication as well as verbal and written communication with those from other cultures. This course will also discuss writing and selecting health materials and identifying assessment tools to ensure that clients understand the therapy services provided and have the skills needed to access, understand, and use health information.

SLPs see children with a variety of social-emotional challenges, but anxiety may be the most prevalent. This course will focus on anxiety and its impact on speech/language skills, as well as strategies to decrease anxiety in the children with whom SLPs work.

This course will discuss case examples of abnormal anatomy of the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, hypopharynx and larynx in adults, compiled over 20 years of evaluating and treating voice and swallowing disorders in an Otolaryngology practice.

This course will use video demonstrations to present evidence-based approaches for improving reading within a group context. Participants will learn how to conduct interesting, interactive groups that support language and reading re-development.

This is Part 5 of the five-part series, Targeting the Social, Academic, & Transition Needs of Young Teens with ASD. Transitioning young adults with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s syndrome to post-secondary education must be a comprehensive and thoughtful process to facilitate a plan for success. This course will outline the ingredients for successful use of a camp service delivery environment, as well as potential pitfalls. This course is presented in partnership with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

This is Part 4 of the five-part series, Targeting the Social, Academic, & Transition Needs of Young Teens with ASD. This course will describe (1) types of inferences, (2) difficulties making inferences, and (3) evidence-based strategies to promote the ability to make inferences. This course is presented in partnership with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

This is Part 3 of the five-part series, Targeting the Social, Academic, & Transition Needs of Young Teens with ASD. This course will discuss the factors that affect narrative comprehension for learners with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and a continuum for developing narrative comprehension. Specific strategies for supporting learners with ASD in accessing narrative text along a continuum will be addressed. This course is presented in partnership with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

This is Part 2 of the 5-part series, Targeting the Social, Academic, & Transition Needs of Young Teens with ASD. The self-determination of youth and young adults with disabilities has been linked to more positive school and adult outcomes. This course will introduce self-determination, review the evidence for its importance to adolescent development, and discuss evidence-based practices to promote self-determination and student involvement in educational and transition planning. This course is presented in partnership with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

This is Part 1 of the 5-part series, Targeting the Social, Academic, & Transition Needs of Young Teens with ASD. Many protocols used for assessing social communication skills of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are based on behavioral observations. Social cognition encompasses processes underlying observable social communication behaviors, such as processes including personal constructs, which can be assessed using repertory grids. Repertory grids offer a person-centered view of social cognitive processes, which may provide a starting point for social pragmatic language intervention. This course is presented in partnership with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).