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12th Annual Otolaryngology Update in New York City
Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeons practice both the medical and surgical aspects of our specialty. Advances can come rapidly from different areas. Most educational courses focus on a particular part of the specialty, such as sinus surgery, otology, or facial plastic surgery. Therefore, there is a strong need for a comprehensive update course in the New York City area. This course will allow the participants to receive a cogent but comprehensive update and review on all aspects of the spe... |
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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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11-18 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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14-Night Society Islands & Tuamotus CME Cruise - CME Topics TBA & Dermatology
CME Topics TBA, Dermatology
14-Night Society Islands & Tuamotus CME Cruise
March 20 - 30, 2019
Onboard the MS Paul Gauguin
ROUNDTRIP ECONOMY AIRFARE FROM LOS ANGELES INCLUDED
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Ian Landells, more TBA
Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands ● Huahine, Society Islands ● Bora Bora, Society Islands ● Rangiroa, Tuamotus ● Fakarava, Tuamotus ● Taha'a, Society Islands ● Moorea, Society Islands |
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3-Night Miami Beach Stay & 4-Night Havana CME Cruise - Clinical Pearls in Cardiology & Urology
Clinical Pearls in Cardiology & Urology
3-Night Miami Beach Stay & 4-Night Havana CME Cruise
March 18 – 25, 2019
At the Nobu Hotel and Onboard the Azamara Journey
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Richard Casey, Dr. Guy Tremblay
Miami, Florida ● Key West, Florida ● Havana, Cuba |
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7-Night Western Caribbean CME Cruise - Psychiatry and Pediatric Update
Psychiatry and Pediatric Update
7-Night Western Caribbean CME Cruise
March 9—16, 2019
Onboard the Symphony of the Seas
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Adelle Atkinson, Dr. Mark Feldman, Dr. Lawrence Martin
Miami, FL ● Roatan, Honduras ● Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico ● Cozumel Mexico ● Nassau, Bahamas |
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10-Night Mardi Gras & Caribbean CME Cruise - Emergency Medicine & Update on Pain Control
Emergency Medicine & Update on Pain Control
10-Night Mardi Gras & Caribbean CME Cruise
March 1 – 11, 2019
Onboard the Celebrity Reflection
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Lydia Hatcher, Dr. Mitchell Shulman
Fort Lauderdale, Florida ● New Orleans, Louisiana ● George Town, Grand Cayman ● Cozumel, Mexico |
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12-Night Australia & New Zealand CME Cruise - Clinical Pearls in Family Medicine
Clinical Pearls in Family Medicine
12-Night Australia & New Zealand CME Cruise
January 31—February 12, 2019
Onboard the Celebrity Solstice
Presenting Faculty: Mr. Shelley Brown, Dr. Vivien Brown, Dr. Sol Stern
Sydney, Australia ● Melbourne, Australia ● Fiordland National Park, New Zealand ● Dunedin, Port Chalmers, New Zealand ● Akaroa, New Zealand ● Wellington, New Zealand ● Bay of Islands, Russell, New Zealand ● Tauranga, Rotorua, New Zealand ● Aucklan... |
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12-Night Antarctica Adventure CME Cruise - Update in Rheumatology, Respirology, Sleep Medicine & Pain
Update in Rheumatology, Respirology, Sleep Medicine & Pain
Antarctica Adventure CME Cruise
January 24—February 5, 2019
Onboard the Silversea Silver Cloud
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Philip Baer, Dr. Harry Birman, Dr. Erica Weinberg
Santiago, Chile ● Ushuaia, Argentina ● Drake Passage ● Antarctic Sound, Antarctica ● Antarctica Peninsula, Antarctica ● Antarctica South, Shetland Islands, Antarctica |
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14-Night Vietnam & Philippines CME Cruise - Update in Respirology & Cardiology
Update in Respirology & Cardiology
14-Night Vietnam & Philippines CME Cruise
January 19—February 2, 2019
Onboard the Celebrity Millennium
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Andrew Ignaszewski, Dr. Pearce Wilcox
Hong Kong, China ● Manila, Philippines ● Boracay, Philippines ● Ho Chi Minh (phu My), Vietnam ● Hue/danang (chan May), Vietnam ● Hanoi (Halong Bay), Vietnam |
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14-Night Chile & Argentina CME Cruise - Update on Cardiology, Palliative Care and Primary Care
Update on Cardiology, Palliative Care and Primary Care
14-Night Chile & Argentina CME Cruise
January 6—20, 2019
Onboard the Celebrity Eclipse
Presenting Faculty: Dr. John Axler, Dr. Nicola Macpherson, Dr. Petr Polasek
Valparaiso, Chile ● Puerto Montt, Chile ● Chilean Fjords ● Strait of Magellan ● Punta Arenas, Chile ● Ushuaia, Argentina ● Cape Horn, Chile ● Puerto Madryn, Argentina ● Punta del Este, Uruguay ● Montevideo, Uruguay ● Buenos Aires, Arge... |
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7-Night Eastern Caribbean CME Cruise - Endocrinology & Family Medicine
Endocrinology & Family Medicine
7-Night Eastern Caribbean CME Cruise
December 30, 2018—January 6, 2019
Onboard the Celebrity Edge
A NEW CLASS OF SHIPS DESIGNED TO SHATTER EXPECTATIONS!
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Carol Joyce, Dr. Vu Kiet Tran
Fort Lauderdale, Florida ● San Juan, Puerto Rico ● Tortola, B.V.I ● Phillipsburg, St. Maarten |
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10-Night Honolulu & Hawaiian Islands CME Cruise & Resort - Family Medicine & Care of the Elderly
Family Medicine & Care of the Elderly
10-Night Honolulu & Hawaiian Islands CME Cruise & Resort
November 21—December 1, 2018
Onboard the Norwegian Pride of America & at the Alohilani Resort
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Peter Lin, Dr. Greg Thomson
Honolulu, Oahu ● Kahului, Maui ● Hilo, Hawaii ● Kona, Hawaii ● Nawiliwili, Kauai |
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3 Days in Quito & 7-Day Galapagos CME Cruise - Updates in Endocrinology
Updates in Endocrinology
3 Days in Quito & 7-Day Galapagos CME Cruise
October 24 – November 3, 2018
Onboard the Silversea Silver Galapagos & at the JW Marriott in Quito, Ecuador
10% OFF FOR CANADIAN RESIDENTS
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Alice Cheng, Dr. Robert Josse
Quito, Ecuador ● San Cristobal/Roca Leon Dormido ● Bartolome/Playa Espumilla, Santiago ● Punta Vincente Roca, Isabela/Punta Espinoza, Fernandina ● Caleta Tagus, Isabela/Bahia Elizabeth, Isabela ... |
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15-Night Vietnam, Cambodia & Mekong CME Cruise - Clinical Updates in Endocrinology & Neurology
Clinical Updates in Endocrinology & Neurology
15-Night Vietnam, Cambodia & Mekong CME Cruise
October 16-31 2018
Onboard the AMA Waterways AmaDara
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Kathryn Giles, Dr. Robyn Houlden, Dr. Vincent Woo
Hanoi, Vietnam ● Ha Long Bay ● Siem Reap, Ankor, Cambodia ● Tonle Sap Lake ● Mekong River ● Phnom Penh ● Mekong River ● Ho Chi Minh
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14-Night Japan, Korea & China CME Cruise - Dermatology, Psychiatry, & Family Medicine
Dermatology, Psychiatry, & Family Medicine
14-Night Japan, Korea & China CME Cruise
October 13-27, 2018
Onboard the Celebrity Millennium
Presenting Faculty: Dr. Alain Brassard, Dr. Vivien Brown, Mr. Shelley Brown, Dr. Michael Rosenbluth
Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan ● Mt Fuji (Shimizu), Japan ● Kobe, Japan ● Kochi, Japan ● Hiroshima, Japan ● Kagoshima, Japan ● Nagasaki, Japan ● Busan, South Korea ● Jeju Island, South Korea ● Seoul (Incheon), South Korea ● ... |
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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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21-16 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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21-17 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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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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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.
Co... |
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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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