CEU Courses for SLPs

This course discusses the specific mental health challenges that adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) confront. It will also address ways in which SLPs can identify warning signs, differentiate social thinking challenges from a mental health challenge, and collaborate with others in order to work effectively with students when they are struggling with mental health issues.

Despite popular thinking, sight word learning is a phonological and linguistic process, not a visual one. This course will illuminate how leading with speech instead of print is a more effective approach for struggling readers. Participants will learn an easily applicable technique that they can use with students and share with colleagues immediately.

This course will discuss motor and non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease and review the evidence-based treatment approaches for hypokinetic dysarthria.

This course reviews the health impacts of domestic violence, how to build a trauma-informed practice, and strategies for handling survivor disclosures. An effective, evidence-based approach designed for use in healthcare and clinical settings, the CUES model, are highlighted to promote universal education about healthy relationships. Signs of domestic violence and mandatory reporting are also covered. This course is designed for healthcare practitioners such as audiologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists.

This course will provide an overview of basic foundational information about childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) that is appropriate for new clinicians seeking a starting point for working with children with CAS, or more experienced clinicians who need to refresh and update their knowledge.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Speech-language pathologists involved in dysphagia evaluation and therapy face many challenges, such as how to handle a patient/family that does not agree with the recommendations. This course will address ethical and legal considerations when working with this type of client, including ethical concerns with waivers and patient-centered plans of care.

This course provides an overview of pediatric dysphagia, with a specific focus on the role of the speech-language pathologist in the assessment and treatment of infants and children with dysphagia. Clinical protocols for clinical and instrumental assessments are reviewed and options for treatment interventions are summarized.

This course will address the challenges and opportunities for speech-language pathologists who evaluate cognitive-communication disorders in children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Specific, evidence-based strategies for nonstandard assessment will be discussed.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. This course will review specific aspects of ASHA's Code of Ethics that are related to dysphagia. It will also discuss how to complete a thorough dysphagia evaluation, including chart review, clinical evaluation, justification of therapy services and documentation.

Families of children with hearing loss present with unique needs and challenges. Families’ issues commonly center around accepting hearing loss as well as planning management. Children need support regarding social, emotional and academic development. Hearing loss may impact speech, language, listening, reading, and learning – skills that are critical during childhood years and beyond. The impact of hearing loss on children and families is individual but there are many common challenges even for those with the most access to resources and support.This course will present information and resources for social workers, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, school personnel, therapists and other professionals to support them in their work with families of children with hearing loss.