This is Part 1 of a two-part series. This course will discuss dysphagia following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Specifically, etiology, characteristics, and assessment of dysphagia following TBI will be addressed.

This course will explore the speech production of highly unintelligible Spanish-speaking children along with recommended assessment and intervention practices. Phonological patterns and deviations will be discussed and case examples of transcribed productions will be analyzed. Recommendations for intervention will include considerations for pattern-oriented approaches as well as optimal practice words for treatment.

Do you struggle with choosing vocabulary for your students' augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) systems that will promote communication success across environments and communication partners? Core vocabulary should be considered when choosing an appropriate AAC system, writing goals, and developing powerful communication for individuals who use AAC.

This course will review the incidence of children with feeding and swallowing in schools, the relationship to special education requirements, and common challenges that school-based SLPs face in addressing the needs of these children. It will discuss how to apply an ethical decision-making approach to these challenges, and provide specific ideas for resources to use in approaching the dilemma.

Effective clinical documentation has never been more important for the Speech-Language Pathologist than it is in today’s healthcare climate. This course will help SLPs working with the aging population to effectively document skilled care for aging patients with cognitive-communication disorders.

This course will introduce modern video-based assessment methods of pragmatic language across six new pragmatics domains (including nonverbal language) that produce a comprehensive pragmatic language profile, and discuss how using these results leads to more accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. Social communication profiles of individuals with various neurodevelopmental disorders will also be reviewed to assist clinicians with differential diagnosis. The course is designed to address the needs of children and young adults, ages 6 to 18.

This empirically supported course will address suicide awareness, screening, intervention, and referral principles. Suicide assessment tools and management principles that are used with specific age groups and populations will be discussed, and case studies will be presented.

Many SLPs find themselves overwhelmed and stressed each day, which can lead to burn-out. This course focuses on why stress occurs, the 3 main causes of stress for many SLPs, and how to use mindfulness and positivity to reduce and manage stress.

This course will focus on the process of selecting and implementing augementative/alternative communication (AAC) supports that are functional and personally relevant for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Demonstration of various strategies for clinical use, depicted through case-study examples, will also be included.

This is Part 2 of a three-part series. This course will briefly discuss normal anatomy and physiology of swallowing function and choosing appropriate candidates for FEES. Case studies of 4 patients with moderate dysphagia will review case history, video of FEES, interpretation and recommendations.