Professional Issues CEU Courses for SLPs

This course addresses infection control precautions both broadly and as related to COVID-19. It discusses how to select personal protective equipment, hand hygiene products, and disinfectants that are appropriate for specific clinical situations and settings, as well as how to properly implement these and other infection control measures.

Numerous factors have contributed to the values and aptitudes of today’s students, aka Generation Z. All charged with their instruction should be cognizant of these characteristics, which may impact styles of learning. This course explores what social scientists tell us about Gen Z's strengths and limitations, and how best to adapt education, training and clinical service provision for these individuals.

This course identifies strategies to engage in social media in a professional and ethical manner and avoid potential pitfalls and ethical violations. The ASHA code of ethics and privacy laws are explained as they relate to social media.

This course focuses on the fundamental components of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): Standard Transactions and Code Sets, HIPAA 5010, National Identifiers, Privacy (including protected health information), Security, and Breach Notification. It also describes how to document HIPAA compliance and discusses the impact of HIPAA on marketing and telepractice.

It is imperative for clinicians and educators to be aware of the neurodiversity movement in order to better support all human rights. This course discusses what neurodiversity is and the history of the movement, as well as the potential for trauma related to behavioral interventions. Case examples demonstrate how to apply a paradigm shift to clinical practice that seeks to accept and celebrate differences rather than mask them.

Systems of privilege have created a wide division of inequality. This course describes types of privilege and their effects in healthcare, to help professionals identify their privilege and use it to make a difference in their places of employment.

Social distancing and isolation associated with the COVID-10 pandemic have begun to take a toll on patients in residential settings, but SLPs can help mitigate the long-term consequences. This course will discuss the risk factors for and effects of isolation, as well as potential strategies to prevent or reverse pandemic-related cognitive decline.

Implicit biases affect how people perceive, evaluate, and react to others. This course will provide an overview of implicit biases, including what they are, where they come from, and their effects. Strategies will be discussed that can reduce the influence of implicit biases, in order to allow healthcare professionals to better meet the needs of those they serve.

This course will discuss how face masks and other Covid-19 responses such as social distancing may impact communication in healthcare settings, particularly for people with hearing loss. It will provide strategies that professionals can use to optimize communication for all patients when face masks are worn.

The purpose of this course is to educate allied health care professionals on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) fundamentals. Incidence, transmission, and prevention and infection control considerations relevant to patient management will be outlined.