As healthcare and reimbursement are changing, therapists often find themselves facing questions of ethics when working with clients who are aging. This course will review the principles of bioethics and how they apply to SLPs working with aging adults. Decision-making scenarios will be presented and discussed for application of knowledge.
Live Webinar
Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 3:00 pm ESTCEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify major principles of bioethics and how they apply to clinical practice.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain each principle of bioethics in order to apply them to the practice of speech-language pathology.
- After this course, participants will be able describe how to apply ethical principles to everyday practice situations.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | History of bioethics |
| 10-20 Minutes | Principles of bioethics |
| 20-40 Minutes | Ethics and aging |
| 40-55 Minutes | Interactive case studies |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Presented By
Amber B. Heape, ClinScD, CCC-SLP, CDP
Dr. Amber Heape is a clinical specialist for a large healthcare company where she focuses on clinical education, mentoring, coaching for effective documentation, and developing clinical programs. She is an adjunct professor of masters and doctoral level courses in speech-language pathology and has presented continuing education courses across the United States. Dr. Heape is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and advocates for quality services with aging adults.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional Area)
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
continued, LLC, DBA AudiologyOnline, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 1 continuing education clock hour(s) for Kansas licensed Speech Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: LTS-S1370.
California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board: SpeechPathology.com is approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board as a Continuing Professional Development Provider, approval number PDP 268. This course may meet the requirements for 1 hours of continuing education credit for SLPs as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. The responsibility for determining whether or not this specific course counts toward an individual's requirements for license renewal is up to the individual. Please refer to the CA state board rules regarding allowable topics and self-study limits: http://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/licensees/ce_req.shtml. Live webinars on SpeechPathology.com do not count as self-study courses toward California professional development requirements.
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Clinically certified members of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) can accumulate continuing education equivalents (CEEs) for their participation with SpeechPathology.com. One hour of coursework equals 1 CEE. All SAC members are encouraged to participate in on-going education.