Based on the textbook, Achieving Communication Competence, this course describes a three-step process to create an effective intervention plan for people with severe communication disabilities. Assessment of environmental factors and communication skills, implementation and modification of intervention plans, and progress reporting are discussed.
To complete this course, you will need to read Achieving Communication Competence. If you do not already have a copy of the textbook, you can purchase it at Attainment Company
Course created on March 29, 2023
On Demand
Course Type: Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/1.5 Advanced, Professional; IACET/1.5; Kansas LTS-S1370/15.0; RESNA/1.5 Advanced; SAC/15.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list three components of the environment that must be assessed when developing an intervention plan.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the four components of communication.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how to modify the intervention plan and with what frequency.
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Yvonne Gillette
PhD ASHA Fellow
As a professor at the University of Akron, Yvonne Gillette has built an AT/AAC Center as a place where faculty, students, and members of the community can learn about technology for communication. The Center functions on and off campus always with the objective of building environmental communication skills individuals can use in daily life, often using technology. Yvonne has conducted workshops, taught classes, delivered presentations at conferences, supervised student clinicians, and written in the areas of severe communication disabilities, augmentative communication, and assistive technology.
Yvonne is a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). She holds an MA and PhD from The Ohio State University. Her most recent published work is with colleagues in the AT Collaborative, which explored the use of personal data assistance features in cell phones with individuals who have significant disabilities.
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Sponsor Disclosure: This course is presented in cooperation with Attainment Company, which publishes the textbook Achieving Communication Competence by Yvonne Gillette.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Advanced Level
1.5 ASHA CEUs
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 15 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 15 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.
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
The continued family of websites, including SpeechPathology.com, is an approved CE provider by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). This course is offered for 1.5 CEUs (Advanced level, Area). The assignment of RESNA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by RESNA.
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.