This course will discuss case examples of abnormal anatomy of the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, hypopharynx and larynx in adults, compiled over 20 years of evaluating and treating voice and swallowing disorders in an Otolaryngology practice.

SLPs see children with a variety of social-emotional challenges, but anxiety may be the most prevalent. This course will focus on anxiety and its impact on speech/language skills, as well as strategies to decrease anxiety in the children with whom SLPs work.

This course will review techniques for clear and effective communication as well as verbal and written communication with those from other cultures. This course will also discuss writing and selecting health materials and identifying assessment tools to ensure that clients understand the therapy services provided and have the skills needed to access, understand, and use health information.

Speech-language pathologists see children with a variety of communication challenges, often with co-morbid issues such as sensory processing disorder (SPD). This course will focus on SPD and its impact on speech/language skills as well as strategies to support the children with whom SLPs work.

This course defines cultural and linguistic competency and related terms, and presents factors that may affect the ability to provide culturally and linguistically competent care. This course addresses the need for self-awareness in culturally and linguistically competent medical care, the differences between disease and illness, and factors that may influence a patient's experience of illness as well as the health beliefs and practices of some cultures. An approach to eliciting a patient’s cultural health beliefs in order to aid delivery of culturally appropriate treatments will be discussed.

This course will focus on the ethical treatment of supervisees. It will discuss the importance of confidentiality relative to supervisee performance, the need to avoid having more than one relationship with the supervisee, and recognizing the power differential between the supervisor and the supervisee. It will also address the supervisee with disabilities.

Looking for a way to classify skills of children who use augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) and track progress? This course will discuss stages of development in AAC that assist SLPs in defining level of functioning for appropriate evaluation and treatment planning.

Do dysphagia and aspiration inevitably lead to aspiration pneumonia? Our current evidence base suggests that the answer is, in fact, no. This course will enable clinicians to identify the clients on their caseload who are at higher risk for illness and to identify and address those risk factors that can be modified to reduce the likelihood of aspiration-related illness.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Do you dream of starting your own business but don't know where to start? This course will describe various business structures including the pros and cons of cash-based versus insurance-based practices. The role of the SLP as a business owner will be also be discussed.

The process of dyslexia identification is complex and dynamic, and dependent on an effective screening methodology. This course will discuss a model that integrates the science behind assessment development with the current research on the symptoms, causes, and risk factors of dyslexia. This course is presented in partnership with Pearson Clinical Assessment.