An individual's environment and the ability to safely interact with it are at the core of maintaining quality of life across the lifespan. Key roles played by the SLP on the interprofessional collaborative team are described. How these roles positively impact a person’s ability to effectively engage with their routine environments and safely age in place are also discussed.

Aging Service Delivery

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Thu, May 9, 2024 at 12:00 pm EDT

CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to describe the SLP’s role in sustainable discharge planning within the client’s interprofessional team, including considerations and strategies for environmental modification and/or safety in the home.
After this course, participants will be able to describe how to evaluate person-centered environmental factors within the scope of practice of the SLP related to hearing impairment, swallowing, and cognitive-communication that promote quality of life, independence, and aging in place.
After this course, participants will be able to describe how to apply concepts of interprofessional collaborative practice to a service delivery model integrating SLPs into home safety and modification utilizing a case study approach.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Identify the problem/prevalence
10-25 Minutes	SLP scope and interprofessional collaborative practice - application to home safety modification
25-35 Minutes	Home safety modification overview and background
35-45 Minutes	Case study - cognitive communication
45-55 Minutes	Case study - dysphagia
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

Presented By

Jeanne Copeland
MS CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, FNAP

Jeanne Copeland is a Clinical Director and speech-language pathologist for Powerback. She is recognized as a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow through the National Academies of Practice, and is a certified Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC-CT). Jeanne serves in multiple volunteer roles at the state and national level, including as the current President-Elect for the Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Kansas SLP Delegate for the Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. Additionally, she is a member of the Business and Practice Management Topic Committee for ASHA 2024 Convention and the Public Policy Committee through the National Academies of Practice. Jeanne specializes in utilizing interprofessional practice and evidence-based techniques to achieve patient-centered and clinically meaningful outcomes with the medically complex population.

Lindsay Larkin
MS CCC-SLP

Lindsay Larkin is a speech-language pathologist and clinical director for Powerback. Lindsay has worked with the geriatric population in a variety of settings, where she has developed a passion for mentoring new graduates and working with cognitive-communication deficits. She has contributed to articles for the ASHA Leader Live and volunteers as a community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Stacie Delezene
MS CCC-SLP

Stacie Delezene, MS, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and Clinical Director with Powerback. Stacie has worked in a variety of post-acute settings for over 10 years, and has received a Master Clinician recognition with Powerback in Technology, and Cognitive-Communication Disorders. She has presented at the university, state, and national levels on topics relating to dementia care, mentoring in post-acute care, chronic disease management, and interprofessional practice. Stacie has a passion for patient advocacy, and also enjoys learning new ways to integrate technology into evidence-based interventions, in order to promote sustainable outcomes and quality of life along the continuum of care.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Jeanne Copeland is employed by Powerback and was paid an honorarium for this presentation. Non financial: Jeanne Copeland serves ASHA as the State Advocate for Medicare Policy for Kansas. She serves the Kansas Speech-Language Hearing Association (KSHA) as the current President-Elect, is the Kansas SLP Delegate for the Audiology & Speech-Language 6 v0921 Pathology Interstate Compact, and was recently reappointed as the Kansas SLP representative to the Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology Advisory Board.

Financial: Lindsay Larkin is employed by Powerback was paid an honorarium for this presentation. Non financial: Lindsay Larkin has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Financial: Stacie Delezene is employed by Powerback was paid an honorarium for this presentation. Non financial: Stacie Delezene serves the Nebraska Speech-Language Hearing Association (NSLHA) as the Vice President of Education. Stacie is a member of the ASHA SIG 10 (Issues in Higher Education) and ASHA SIG 15 (Gerontology).

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Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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The SLP's Role for Aging Safely in Place: No Place Like Home