The impact of unilateral hearing loss and single sided deafness often goes unnoticed and untreated. Special considerations should be given to the challenges of listening with only one normal hearing ear for successful auditory development and communication.

This course will provide an overview of the Fluency Friday Program, an annual community-based, one-day workshop for young children and adolescents who stutter. Comprehensive objectives from differing perspectives will be discussed, including those of graduate students, professionals, parents and clients. Ideas for starting a similar program for children who stutter in your local community will be presented, along with videos from past participants.

This course will guide attendees through an in-depth exploration of the role of the caregiver in the therapy process. Specifically, we will explore the importance of understanding the caregiver’s unique perspective on the patient and treatment process, and factors that impact level of engagement in treatment.

This course will review the literature and practice considerations related to the use of thickeners in the medically fragile infant population. Thickener types will be described and complications of use will be discussed.

This course will provide background information about the need for social-pragmatic group treatment with students having language impairments along with psychiatric diagnoses. Ideas for group facilitation, discussion topics and treatment activities will be provided.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. This course will provide a very brief refresher of the principles and techniques used in cognitive rehabilitation of the pediatric population. Several case studies will be discussed and the presenter’s favorite and most useful strategy ideas will be presented and discussed in detail for attendees’ application in everyday cognitive rehabilitation treatment. (Part 1: Course 7962)

This course will provide a framework and foundation for treatment approaches and techniques based on the type of speech sound disorder exhibited by a patient. Treatment differences based on the severity of the speech sound disorder as well as patient progress will be discussed.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. This course will provide a brief overview of the principles and techniques used in cognitive rehabilitation of the pediatric population, and will provide a step by step guideline for the development of compensatory strategies and accommodations for persistent cognitive deficits. Several case studies will be discussed and practical strategy ideas will be reviewed for application in everyday cognitive rehabilitation treatment. (Part 2: Course 7963)

This course will review the benefits of using a collaborative model of care for pediatric patients with complex communication disorders. Examples of group therapy and co-treatment will be presented via videos.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Children with resonance disorders (hypernasality, hyponasality and cul-de-sac resonance) present challenges for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in all settings. This course is designed to provide simple, yet very reliable low-tech evaluation techniques for practicing SLPs who frequently or occasionally see clients with cleft palate, hypernasality, or suspected velopharyngeal dysfunction. (Part 1: Course 7915)