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Preventing Medical Errors in Speech-Language Pathology
This course addresses the impact of medical errors on today’s health care with a focus on root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety. Multiple scenarios of real and potential errors in the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology across the continuum of practice are included, along with recommended strategies for preventing them. Evidence shows that the most effective error prevention occurs when a partnership exists among care facilities, health care ... |
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The Power of Skepticism and Critical Thinking
The Power of Skepticism and Critical Thinking is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that examines how positive skepticism and critical thinking are necessary in clinical practice.
The history of health care abounds with treatments that persisted (although they didn’t work) for many years without ever being seriously challenged. How did this happen? More to the point, how is it that this continues to happen today? At least a part of the answer can be found in a very long ... |
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Alzheimer’s Disease: A Practical Guide
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Practical Guide is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that offers healthcare professionals a basic foundation in Alzheimer's disease prevention, diagnosis, and risk management.
This course will present practical information to aid healthcare professionals as they interact with clients who are diagnosed with any of the many types of dementia. We will review what is normal in the aging process, and what is not; diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's dis... |
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Personality and Temperament: Connecting with Young Clients
Personality and Temperament: Connecting with Young Clients is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that demonstrates how differences in personality and temperament impact how children behave and how adults communicate and connect with them.
Understanding differences in temperament and personality among adults and children will ultimately assist us in developing better relationships with our clients and enhancing therapy interventions, plans, and goals. Within the context of ... |
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HIV/AIDS: Adherence Issues
HIV/AIDS: Adherence Issues is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that discusses adherence issues in populations at high risk for HIV infection.
HIV and AIDS are medical terms that are linked together due to the progressive nature of HIV, with the end result of untreated (or undertreated) HIV becoming AIDS. The virus affects people of all ages, from children born to mothers with HIV, to adolescents, to adults, and elders. People who live with HIV can live almost normal life... |
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Improving Communication with Your Young Clients
Improving Communication with Your Young Clients is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that teaches communication skills for use with young clients and their families.
Healthy professional and personal relationships rely heavily on effective and respectful communication skills. Professionals can benefit from enhancing their repertoire of communication techniques to improve the quality of relationships with families and children who have communication skills deficits. The co... |
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Animal Assisted Therapy
Animal Assisted Therapy is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides the information and techniques needed to begin using the human-animal bond successfully to meet individual therapeutic goals.
In Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) the human-animal bond is utilized to help meet therapeutic goals and reach individuals who are otherwise difficult to engage in verbal therapies. AAT is considered an emerging therapy at this time, and more research is needed to determine the... |
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12-Night India’s Golden Triangle & The Sacred Ganges CME River Cruise - Neurology, Cardiology & Family Medicine
Neurology, Cardiology & Family Medicine
12-Night India’s Golden Triangle & The Sacred Ganges CME River Cruise
October 17 – 29, 2019 Onboard the Uniworld Ganges Voyager II
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Kathryn Giles, Dr. Jeff Habert, Dr. Guy Tremblay
New Delhi ● Agra ● Jaipur ● Kolkata ● Kalna ● Matiari ● Murshidabad ● Baganagar ● Mayapur ● Bandel ● Chandannagar
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12-Night Iberian Adventure CME Cruise - Update in Cardiology & Infectious Diseases
CME Topics TBA
12-Night Iberian Adventure CME Cruise
September 15 - 27, 2019
Onboard the ms Nieuw Statendam
Presenting Faculty: TBA
Amsterdam, Netherlands ● Cork, Ireland ● Vigo, Spain ● Lisbon, Portugal ● Cadiz, Spain ● Gibraltar, British Territory ● Malaga, Spain ● Cartagena, Spain ● Rome, Italy
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13-Night Society Islands, Cook Islands, Tonga & Fiji CME Cruise - Cardiology & Palliative Care Update
CME Topics TBA
13-Night Society Islands, Cook Islands, Tonga & Fiji CME Cruise
September 7-21, 2019
Onboard the MS Paul Gauguin
ROUNDTRIP ECONOMY AIRFARE FROM LOS ANGELES AND RETURN FROM FIJI INCLUDED
Presenting Faculty: TBA
Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands ● Moorea, Society Islands ● Taha'a, Society Islands ● Bora Bora, Society Islands ● Aitutaki, Cook Islands ● Vava’u, Tonga ● Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji ● Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji ● Beqa Isla... |
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12-Night Scandinavia & Russia CME Cruise - Update in Emergency Medicine and Pain
Update in Emergency Medicine and Pain
12-Night Scandinavia & Russia CME Cruise
July 20 – August 1, 2019
Onboard the Celebrity Reflection
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Joel Bordman, Dr. Mitchell Shulman
Amsterdam, Netherlands ● Berlin, Germany ● Helsinki, Finland ● St. Petersburg, Russia ● Tallinn, Estonia ● Stockholm, Sweden ● Copenhagen, Denmark |
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12-Night Dublin to Reykjavik CME Cruise - Update on Women's Health & Imaging
CME Topics TBA
12-Night Dublin to Reykjavik CME Cruise
June 29 – July 11, 2019
Onboard the Regent Seven Seas Navigator
Presenting Faculty: Richard Boroditsky & TBA
Dublin, Ireland ● Douglas, UK ● Fishguard, UK ● Cork, Ireland ● Galway, Ireland ● Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland ● Kollafjord, Denmark ● Akureyri, Iceland ● Isafjordur, Iceland ● Reykjavik, Iceland |
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7-Night Lisbon & Douro River CME Cruise - June 1 - 8, 2019
Pain & Potpourri of Family Medicine
7-Night Lisbon & Douro River CME Cruise
June 1 - 8, 2019
Onboard the AmaDouro
Presenting Faculty: Dr. John Axler, Dr. Sol Stern
Lisbon ● Porto ● Regua ● Barca d’Alva ● Vega Terron ● Pinhao ● Bitetos |
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11-Night Amalfi Coast & Greek Isles CME Cruise - Updates in Women’s Health and MusculoSkeletal Disorders
Updates in Women’s Health and Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
11-Night Amalfi Coast & Greek Isles CME Cruise
May 25—June 5, 2019
Onboard the Celebrity Edge
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Julia Alleyne, Mr. Joel Alleyne, Dr. Robert Reid
Rome, Italy ● Catania, Sicily ● Valletta, Malta ● Santorini, Greece ● Athens, Greece ● Mykonos, Greece ● Nauplion, Greece ● Katakolon, Greece ● Naples, Italy |
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12-Night Dublin to London CME Cruise - Endocrinology & Diabetes
Endocrinology & Diabetes
12-Night Dublin to London CME Cruise
May 23 – June 4, 2019
Onboard the Silversea Silver Cloud
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Phil Hardin, Dr. Vincent Woo
Dublin, Ireland ● Iona, UK ● Lunga, UK ● Oban, Scotland ● Mallaig, UK ● Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland ● St. Kilda, UK ● Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland ● Noss, Scotland ● Aberdeen, UK ● Eyemouth, UK ● Hull, England ● Ramsgate, UK ● London, UK |
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Ethics for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Ethics for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that examines ethical issues that SLPs and audiologists may encounter in clinical practice.
Ethical decision-making is based on awareness, intent, judgment, and behavior. The speech-language pathologist (SLP) or audiologist must be aware that an issue has ethical significance. Then a judgment must be made with the intent to make the ethically correct decision, and action taken. Ethics ... |
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Cultural Awareness in Clinical Practice
Cultural Awareness in Clinical Practice is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides the foundation for achieving cultural competency and diversity in healthcare settings.
Cultural competence, responding to diversity and inclusion, are important practices for healthcare professionals. This course will help you to gain an awareness of bias and provide strategies to adjust your clinical mindset and therapeutic approach to adapt to “the other” – people who differ... |
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The Speech-Language Pathologist in Long-Term Care
Skilled nursing facilities have unique challenges for healthcare professionals. Multiple federal regulations, a complex billing system, and the long-term nature of skilled nursing facility residents make this a setting that requires an orientation to its unique traits. This course provides an overview of skilled nursing facilities as a work setting for speech-language pathologists. The structure, organization, and reimbursement structure of skilled nursing facilities will be described. The ave... |
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Communication with Elders
With the increasing number of older people in the United States, it is vital for healthcare professionals to communicate effectively and respectfully with elders. This course provides an overview of aging changes that affect communication, dysfunctional communication habits to avoid, and strategies for appropriate communication with elders. |
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Aging: Challenges for Clinicians
Aging: Challenges for Clinicians is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that provides a review of the aging process, illustrating potential challenges and effective solutions.
Americans are living longer and there are proportionately more older adults than in previous generations due to the post-World War II baby boom. Many Americans are now living into their eighties and beyond. In healthcare, the volume of older people may soon outnumber the supply of healthcare professionals... |
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Building Resilience in your Young Client
Building Resilience in your Young Client is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that offers a wide variety of resilience interventions that can be used in therapy, school, and home settings. It has long been observed that there are certain children who experience better outcomes than others who are subjected to similar adversities, and a significant amount of literature has been devoted to the question of why this disparity exists. Research has largely focused on what has been... |
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When Your Young Client is Defiant
When Your Young Client is Defiant is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides practical strategies for managing challenging and defiant behavior in young clients.
Adults are often at a loss when it comes to handling defiance and power struggles. Some lecture the child on disrespectful behavior. Others ignore it, hoping it will go away. All parents find it a frustrating and annoying part of the parenting experience (the same may be said for many clinicians). For cli... |
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Practical Reviews in Otolaryngology
Practical Reviews in Otolaryngology keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Otolaryngology each month. Each issue contains: downloadable audio of 10-12 articles summarized and reviewed in each issue; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned. |
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Ethics for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists encounter ethical issues across the spectrum of practice settings, from pediatric treatment to care of elders in skilled nursing facilities. This course will present an overview of ethical issues that arise in speech-language pathology and audiology practice, including barriers to ethical thinking, evidence-based ethics, economics, discrimination, abuse, bullying in the workplace, boundaries, confidentiality, social media, and infection control.
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Developing Community Based Aphasia Groups
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify the rationale for developing community based aphasia groups.
After this course, participants will be able to describe types of community based aphasia groups.
After this course, participants will be able to summarize ways in which groups can be developed and maintained.
Course Abstract
During this course, Dr. Laures-Gore discusses the rationale for creating community based aphasia groups and describes the ... |
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The PICO Template for Reviewing Speech-Language Therapy Apps: A decision-making tool for SLPs
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to define population in terms of the specific EBP suggestions
After this course, participants will be able to define intervention in terms of the specific EBP suggestions
After this course, participants will be able to define comparison in terms of the specific EBP suggestions
After this course, participants will be able define outcome in terms of the specific EBP suggestions
After this course, participants will be able... |
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Assessment for Special Education Eligibility
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify federal requirements associated with evaluation for special education.
After this course, participants will be able to identify possible additions to federal requirements established by the state or the local school district.
After this course, participants will be able to identify best practice in administering standardized assessments.
After this course, participants will be able to identify effective infor... |
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Phonetically-consistent Approach to /r/ Remediation
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify the 8 /r/ controlled vowels.
After this course, participants will be able to describe how to phonetically evaluate and treat the various word positions of the 8 /r/ controlled vowels.
After this course, participants will be able to state measurable and objective IEP goals for the /r/ phonemes.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the differences between visual and non-visual /r/ controlled... |
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Differential Treatment of School-Age Children Who Stutter
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the specific contributing factors involved in the treatment of a school-age child who stutters (i.e. cognitive, social, emotional).
After this course, participants will be able to describe the multi-factorial nature of fluency disorders in school-age children (i.e. variables of temperament, environment, physiological, speech and language abilities).
After this course, participants will be able to explain how t... |
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The Art of Interpreting Audiograms for Speech-Language Pathologists
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the dimensions, purpose and function of audiograms.
After this course, participants will be able to provide a descriptive analysis of the levels of hearing loss recorded on an audiogram.
After this course, participants will be able to provide a descriptive analysis of the types of hearing loss recorded on an audiogram.
Course Abstract
The Art of Interpreting Audiograms was developed for speech-language pat... |
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Direct or Indirect Treatment: When to Use What with Preschool Children Who Stutter
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the characteristics of a client for whom indirect intervention would be most appropriate.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the characteristics of a client for whom direct intervention would be most appropriate.
After this course, participants will be able to list at least 3 activities that can be used for indirect intervention.
After this course, participants will be able to list at le... |
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Using Signs in Early Intervention
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe important milestones in the development of manual activity in the first 12 months of an infant's life
After this course, participants will be able to sequence the developmental acquisition of gestures and explain their predictive values for vocabulary development
After this course, participants will be able to describe how to incorporate skills in observing babies' manual activity with formal instruments that ... |
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Putting the Person First: Counseling Skills and Strategies
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to list the concepts and techniques that facilitate effective counseling within the field of communicative disorders.
After this course, participants will be able to implement techniques to manage defense mechanisms of clients and families.
After this course, participants will be able to identify and employ emotional intelligence to facilitate clinical success.
After this course, participants will be able to list conditi... |
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Cluttering: Troubleshooting the Challenges
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to list three challenges related to cluttering identification, diagnosis, and treatment.
After this course, participants will be able to state what it means to "go in through the back door" to increase awareness.
After this course, participants will be able to state one way to effectively prioritize treatment goals for cluttering.
After this course, participants will be able to state the key to increasing motivation in c... |
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Stuttering Therapy: Empowering SLP’s to Overcome the Impossible in Treating Negative Beliefs and Feelings
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify appropriate goals for addressing the negative emotions and feelings related to stuttering.
After this course, participants will be able to list 2 activities for addressing feelings and emotions in stuttering therapy.
After this course, participants will be able to describe how to utilize basic counseling skills related to stuttering therapy.
Course Abstract
That’s impossible! How many times have we said ... |
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The As, Bs and Cs of Ethics in the Schools
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to provide a definition of an ethical dilemma.
After this course, participants will be able to explain the difference between morals and ethics.
After this course, participants will be able to list three ethical dilemmas that might present within the school setting.
Course Abstract
This course will highlight ethical dilemmas that may present in the school setting. Participants will be provided strategies to recognize ... |
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Vanderbilt SLP Journal Club - Understanding and Treating Minimally Verbal Children with Autism
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify the common clinical characteristics associated with minimally verbal children with autism.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the typical developmental course of communication abilities in minimally verbal children with autism and factors that best predict language acquisition in these children.
After this course, participants will be able to describe evidenced-based options for communica... |
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Oral Care with Dementia Patients - Dealing with Care-Resistant Behaviors
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify three oral health issues in the elderly.
After this course, participants will be able to describe three to four components of an oral assessment.
After this course, participants will be able to discuss behavioral interventions for reducing care resistant behaviors.
After this course, participants will be able to describe two to three strategies for improving staff participation in oral hygiene programs.
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Counseling in Stuttering Treatment
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify basic principles of counseling.
After this course, participants will be able to describe aspects of the skilled helper model of counseling.
After this course, participants will be able to describe counseling approaches to utilize in stuttering intervention.
Course Abstract
As defined by ASHA, our scope of practice includes counseling people with communication disorders and their families. However, many spe... |
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Whet your APPetite with a Bountiful Menu of Social Skill Teaching Options
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify quality apps that would contribute to social learning and understanding.
After this course, participants will be able to describe 3 ways to customize apps to enhance their effectiveness for students of different ages, skills and learning styles.
After this course, participants will be able to describe how students become less dependent on prompts as they generalize social skill goals.
Course Abstract
Explo... |
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Dysphagia in Neurodegenerative Disease: Focus on ALS and Parkinson’s Disease
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the typical progression of dysphagia in individuals with ALS.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the role of the speech-language pathologist in working with individuals who present with dysphagia secondary to ALS.
After this course, participants will be able to describe typically observed patterns of swallowing in individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
After this course, participants wi... |
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Goal Writing Aligned with State Standards
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to explain how Common Core State Standards align with speech and language deficit areas.
After this course, participants will be able to discuss how to avoid a “one size fits all” approach to utilizing the CCSS.
After this course, participants will be able to write goals and objectives for a variety of students using the CCSS that are tailored to meet specific, identified student needs.
Course Abstract
In order to... |
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Creative Treatment for Children Who Stutter: Community-Centered Assessment and Intervention
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the rationale for community-centered care.
After this course, participants will be able to identify methods of assessment in community-centered care.
After this course, participants will be able to identify principles of treatment in community-centered care.
Course Abstract
We are moving into an era where family-centered intervention may not be sufficient to serve the needs of children who stutter. As the ... |
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Assessment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Cleft Palate &/or VPD
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the key components of assessment of speech sound disorders in children with cleft palate and/or VPD.
After this course, participants will be able to identify simple tools to help detect the presence of nasal air emission and judge resonance.
After this course, participants will be able to describe methods for differentiating between obligatory articulation errors and compensatory articulation errors.
After th... |
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Cleft Palate - What do I hear? What do I do?
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the perceptual speech characteristics of velopharyngeal dysfunction regarding resonance, airflow and articulation.
After this course, participants will be able to identify the structural-functional implications of oral anomalies in children presenting with speech problems.
After this course, participants will be able to list instruments for assessing velopharyngeal function for speech.
After this course, part... |
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EBP for Working with Adults Who Stutter: Four Clinical Profiles
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to explain the philosophy of, and techniques belonging to the Fluency Shaping, Stuttering Modification, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy approaches.
After this course, participants will be able to describe appropriate responses to counseling challenges coming from adult clients who stutter, especially those who have had little to no therapy prior to the time they seek you out.
After this course, participants will be able to... |
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HIPAA: Defining Privacy Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe the importance of HIPAA and its application to Speech-Language Pathology.
After this course, participants will be able to define covered entities that are covered by the Privacy Rule.
After this course, participants will be able to define Protected Health Information (PHI).
After this course, participants will be able to describe how HIPAA interacts with other laws, such as the HI-TECH Act, in the practice of... |
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Integrating Literacy Learning into Therapy for Students with AAC Needs
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to describe strategies providing alternative access to reading and writing materials for students who use AAC.
After this course, participants will be able to identify tools for emergent literacy assessment.
After this course, participants will be able to describe methods for embedding literacy activities into AAC therapies.
After this course, participants will be able to identify resources for additional information in ... |
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Therapy for the Child with Cleft Palate or Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify articulation distortions that can and should be treated with therapy.
After this course, participants will be able to identify articulation distortions that cannot be treated with speech therapy.
After this course, participants will be able to describe therapeutic pedagogy with which therapy should begin.
After this course, participants will be able to describe therapy techniques which can be used to teach co... |
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Cranial Nerves and Dysphagia: Making the Connection
Course Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants will be able to identify the cranial nerves associated with swallow function.
After this course, participants will be able to identify the muscles innervated by the cranial nerves.
After this course, participants will be able to identify stages of the swallow with their associated cranial nerve.
After this course, participants will be able to list disease processes that can contribute to cranial nerve dysfuntion.
After this course, ... |
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