CEU Courses for SLPs

Early literacy experiences are critical for the development of oral language and later academic success. This course explores why & how early intervention providers in all disciplines need to facilitate these experiences by incorporating literacy into their therapy.

This is Part 4 of a four-part series on severe phonological disorders. Selecting multiple targets and anticipating rapid change across all sound errors requires a different method of writing and documenting goals and objectives. This course examines how to establish a baseline for general speech intelligibility, and how to write goals and objectives that can be quickly and easily measured to document progress. (Part 1: Course 8923, Part 2: Course 8928, Part 3: Course 8938)

New research and a fresh outlook by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) confirm that screen-time for young children is rapidly increasing at younger ages. This course provides strategies for staying current on this rapidly evolving topic and shares tools for supporting caregivers of today's youngest and most vulnerable media users.

This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on severe phonological disorders. After selecting multiple target phonemes based on complexity theory principles, incorporate the targets into therapy using maximal contrast pairs and evidence-based selection of practice words. This course focuses on therapy activities that support new sound acquisition in meaningful contexts and promote target phoneme use across levels of difficulty in each session. (Part 1: Course 8923, Part 2: Course 8928, Part 4: Course 8946)

This course reviews the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for SLPs, with a focus on counseling and behavioral change for adults with aphasia or cognitive deficits following acquired brain injury. Literature updates and case examples from the presenter's clinical practice are included.

This is Part 2 of a four-part series on severe phonological disorders. Careful assessment and analysis of a child’s phonologic knowledge has the potential to maximize speech sound progress in the shortest amount of time. This course will describe an assessment routine that can provide the information needed for target sound selection and create the foundation for setting measurable, yet flexible, goals that reflect improvement in speech intelligibility.

This is Part 1 of a four-part series on severe phonological disorders. Research-based selection of speech sound targets for treatment has the potential to significantly accelerate children’s therapy progress. This course examines research supporting use of a non-traditional approach to selecting speech sound targets in order to facilitate rapid change in overall intelligibility. It then discusses how to apply that research to treatment decisions in daily clinical practice. (Part 2: Course 8928, Part 3: Course 8938, Part 4: Course 8946)

This course will examine the similarities and differences between hearing loss (HL) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) so that SLPs can assist in differential diagnosis for children 0-3 years old. Evaluation tools, speech/language characteristics of the degrees of hearing loss, listening skill progression, and typical pragmatic skill development of children with hearing loss will also be discussed.

This course offers an overview of issues related to assessment and intervention of speech sound disorders (SSD) in children, including the articulation-phonology distinction, interpretation of speech acquisition norms, and the Phonological Intervention Taxonomy. It will also discuss using parents as therapy extenders and the impact of SSD on children’s activities and participation.

This course will review case studies of individuals who use augmentative/alternative communication (AAC). Participants will learn how to apply knowledge of communication independence levels, a continuum of goals, and evidence-based intervention strategies in order to determine appropriate plans for treatment.