Master Class CEU Courses for SLPs

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with Continued Master Class. Implementing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with adults can be challenging and requires a team approach. Evaluation and implementation must include positioning to optimize function, access to required assistive technology devices, and mounting. This course will highlight many variables and modifications that can optimize AAC access.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with Continued Master Class. A comprehensive overview of current trends in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) acute care rehabilitation is provided in this course. ICU liberation, trauma-informed care, diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI), and communication vulnerability, and ways to modify current practice to incorporate these principles, are discussed.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with Continued Master Class. Collaboration between speech-language pathology and occupational therapy professionals to improve individuals' cognitive skills across the continuum of care is highlighted in this course. Evidence-based assessment, treatment planning and intervention strategies for cognition are discussed from an interprofessional viewpoint.

Aging in place is the goal of most elders, but it may require a great deal of support. The impact of normal aging on various systems and the differences between frail and well elders are described in this course. Information and interventions are discussed that allow interprofessional team members to support functional mobility, nutrition and hydration, and health management in their geriatric clients, in order to promote successful aging.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. The complex symptomatology of Lewy body dementias (Parkinson’s disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies) along with evaluation and intervention approaches for PTs, OTs, and SLPs are examined in this Master Class. Case studies emphasize opportunities and approaches for interprofessional collaboration to provide comprehensive, person-centered care.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This four-hour course describes the components of motor planning and the areas of impact. Assessment, strategies for supporting clients with motor planning challenges, and tips for discussing praxis with caregivers are also addressed.

There is growing evidence that supports the benefit of providing care through an interprofessional approach for individuals with complex diagnoses like Parkinson’s disease (PD). This Master Class reviews current research & practice guidelines for providing PT, OT, and SLP treatment set against the background of LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG, in order to positively impact the quality of life and function of those living with PD.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This 4-hour master class discusses how to differentiate between types of pneumonia and identify which patients are at risk for aspiration pneumonia. It describes how to make informed decisions about dietary modifications and exercise interventions, as well as how to manage the special needs of patients at end of life.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This three-hour master class addresses the complex needs of children with multiple disabilities in the early intervention setting, including successful transition to school. A multi-disciplinary approach to augmentative-alternative communication (AAC) and interventions are addressed and case studies are included.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This course provides an overview of school-based telehealth through the individual lens of speech-language pathology, physical therapy and occupational therapy, as well as through a collaborative, multidisciplinary team lens. Relevant terminology, advantages/disadvantages, and evidence-based practices for this method of service delivery are addressed.