Professional Issues CEU Courses for SLPs

SLPs must know how to select and use cybersecurity and privacy to safeguard protected health information. Common myths regarding cyber threats and defenses in healthcare, and their impact on providers, patients and vendors, are discussed in this course. The pitfalls of using cybersecurity analogies and how to question assumptions and avoid future myths are also addressed.

Mindfulness can be used in personal and work settings to recenter the body and mind from anxiety and stress into calm. This course describes mindfulness as a way to build upon one’s emotional intelligence and be present and non-judgmental, thus allowing for focused, productive responses to situations beyond one’s control.

Cultural humility, the ways it is different from cultural competence, and methods for incorporating it into everyday clinical practice are discussed in this course. Topics include the importance of clinician self-reflection for examining attitudes on cultural humility and fostering acceptance & inclusion, and the potential benefits to clients by creating more authentic, meaningful therapeutic relationships.

A discussion of bullying in adult living communities and day centers, including definitions, characteristics, incidence, and causes, is presented in this course. The different types of bullies and their typical targets, as well as the impact of bullying on older adults, are described. Interventions for the organization, the bully, and the target are reviewed to help communities minimize and even prevent bullying.

The personal experience of the presenter, as an individual with a disability and an occupational therapist, and perspectives on what healthcare providers should know about living with a disability are shared in this course. Discussion includes consideration of disability and accessibility in diversity/equity/inclusion frameworks, disability supports, and social factors that impact persons with disabilities.

Mindfulness, as a practice and tool for managing stress as a speech-language pathologist, is discussed in this course. Various mindfulness strategies and ways to used them in daily work are described, and opportunities to practice strategies are provided.

While improving and advocating for the emotional and physical wellbeing of patients, healthcare workers frequently neglect their own. Specific symptoms of professional burnout, practical techniques for decreasing burnout, and helpful resources for healthcare providers are described in this course.

Information about building a trauma-informed culture in the workplace, including steps to prepare staff/professionals for providing trauma-responsive care to children and their families, is discussed in this course. Essential techniques and strategies for use in the classroom are provided, along with ways to help staff who may have experienced or are experiencing trauma.

The differences between management and leadership, and the importance of leadership in health care, are described in this course. Differing leadership styles and ways to develop leadership skills are also discussed.

This course describes the stages, causes, symptoms, and consequences of compassion fatigue and chronic stress. It also introduces tools for assessing levels of stress and strategies for preventing/minimizing the development of compassion fatigue in the work setting.