This course will describe how to reduce and manage job-related stress by rethinking daily routines and schedules. New strategies and techniques for managing stress and finding balance will be discussed, along with alternatives to multi-tasking.

Leaders are not only found at the top of the organizational chart, but also throughout every level. You likely know people that influence you in a remarkable way without a "Boss" title. This course will explore the ways that you can be a game-changing leader and positive influencer, regardless of your official title.

This course will provide current information on characteristics of gifted and twice exceptional students to help SLPs identify such students. It is essential to recognize twice exceptional students in order to maximize outcomes in speech therapy as well as to foster educational success.

This course discusses the specific mental health challenges that adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) confront. It will also address ways in which SLPs can identify warning signs, differentiate social thinking challenges from a mental health challenge, and collaborate with others in order to work effectively with students when they are struggling with mental health issues.

Despite popular thinking, sight word learning is a phonological and linguistic process, not a visual one. This course will illuminate how leading with speech instead of print is a more effective approach for struggling readers. Participants will learn an easily applicable technique that they can use with students and share with colleagues immediately.

Morphosyntax is a significant area of weakness for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). This course will review the evidence associated with different methods of selecting grammatical treatment targets and different approaches to grammatical intervention for children with DLD. This course is presented in cooperation with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

This course will discuss motor and non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease and review the evidence-based treatment approaches for hypokinetic dysarthria.

This course will review the health impacts of domestic violence, how to build a trauma-informed practice, and strategies for handling survivor disclosures. An effective, evidence-based approach designed for use in healthcare and clinical settings, the CUES model, will be highlighted to promote universal education about healthy relationships. Signs of domestic violence and mandatory reporting will also be covered. This course is designed for healthcare practitioners such as audiologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists.

This course will provide an overview of basic foundational information about childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) that is appropriate for new clinicians seeking a starting point for working with children with CAS, or more experienced clinicians who need to refresh and update their knowledge.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Speech-language pathologists involved in dysphagia evaluation and therapy face many challenges, such as how to handle a patient/family that does not agree with the recommendations. This course will address ethical and legal considerations when working with this type of client, including ethical concerns with waivers and patient-centered plans of care.