CEU Courses Live Webinars for SLPs

This course discusses the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 requirements for determining eligibility for services, as contrasted with clinical identification of a communication disorder. It addresses the disproportionate identification of certain racial-ethnic groups as eligible for special education, as well as recent recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education regarding students with long-term Covid.

This is Part 4 of a four-part series. This course describes intervention strategies for adults with acquired physical disabilities - especially those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - who use augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) devices. Intervention is discussed in terms of matching strategies to specific client characteristics and intervention stages of the disease.

This course presents the Convergence Evidence Framework (CEF; Castilla-Earls et al., 2020) for the assessment of dual language learners. Assessment tools that are compatible with the CEF are also discussed, along with interpretation of testing results.

This is Part 1 of a three-part series on mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This course discusses characteristics, subtypes and diagnostic indicators of MCI, and identifies risk factors for the progression of MCI to dementia. Potential dangers related to polypharmacy in individuals with MCI are also addressed.

This is Part 2 of a three-part series on mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This course describes the anatomical and physiological deterioration observed in various types of mild cognitive impairment, and how the progression from MCI to dementia may be revealed via neuroimaging. The role of neuropsychiatric dysfunction in MCI and executive dysfunction is also discussed.

This is Part 3 of a three-part series on mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This course describes the relationship, including co-occurring risk factors, between MCI and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chemotherapy, and Parkinson’s disease. It will also discuss how MCI can be differentiated from cognitive changes that occur in normally aging adults.

Learn systematic, effective ways to reduce speech sound errors within a Response to Intervention framework. Strategies for deciding whether or not to enroll a child in speech treatment, when and how to treat (and why!), and supporting students’ phonologic learning in the general education setting are discussed. A successful model of intervention at the elementary school level is also provided.

Students who have multiple disabilities often have difficulty with pragmatic language, especially for workforce preparation. The ability to self-monitor interactions as they happen is essential for success in various community settings but is difficult to teach. This webinar discusses using real-time video as a tool to model social language and behavior, and to develop self-monitoring skills.