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Articles for SLP CEUs
Decision-Making: What Science Tells Us About Approaching Ethical Dilemmas
November 20, 2020
This course will review the science of decision-making and how factors such as bias, cognitive dissonance, willful blindness, and “group think” may have an adverse influence on our ability to make... Read More
Ethics
Evidence-Based Practice Decisions in Child Language Assessment
November 17, 2020
This course will present research regarding the current assessment practices of school-based speech-language pathologists, as well as providing evidence-based recommendations for optimizing assessment... Read More
External Cognitive Aids for Adults with Acquired Cognitive Deficits
November 11, 2020
Editor's Note: This text is a transcript of the course, External Cognitive Aids for Adults with Acquired Cognitive Deficits, presented by Jessica Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP.Learning OutcomesAfter this co... Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Research Watch Report: Telepractice in Aphasia
November 5, 2020
COVID-19 has created an increased need for telepractice services. While some SLPs and their clients are comfortable with the telepractice model, SLPs who provide services to adults with neurogenic lan... Read More
Aphasia Research Watch Report Telehealth and Telepractice
20Q: A Comprehensive Pre-assessment Process for Differentiating Language Difference from Language Impairment in English Learners in Schools - Part 2
October 15, 2020
In this article, Dr. Roseberry will describe what is meant by Response to Intervention (RtI) and explain its components. She will then describe practical strategies for carrying out RtI with English l... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Cultural and Linguistic Diversity School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
20Q: A Comprehensive Pre-assessment Process for Differentiating Language Difference from Language Impairment in English Learners in Schools - Part 1
October 15, 2020
Immigrants play a huge role in fueling the U.S. economy. In fact, studies have shown that immigrants are more likely than native-born Americans to start and own businesses. Although immigration is goo... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Embedding Intervention Strategies into Everyday Activities of Infants/Toddlers and Their Families
October 14, 2020
While embedded intervention is logically appealing and commonly accepted as a recommended practice, implementation often lacks the intentionality and sufficiency necessary to facilitate child progress... Read More
Early Intervention Language Disorder(s)
Dementia Diaries Part 3: Evidence-Based Intervention
October 7, 2020
We need the background and the history of the different types of dementia and the different stages. That gives us our foundation. But this course goes into the evidence-based intervention component an... Read More
Adult Aural Rehabilitation: Indications and Assessment
October 7, 2020
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Adults receiving cochlear implants require aural rehabilitation, though it is not always recommended as frequently as it is for children. This course will examine... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Cochlear Implants Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Sleep: The Challenge of Aging
October 5, 2020
Do we accept that disrupted sleep is "normal" in the elderly? What is understood about the nature of those sleep difficulties? This course will discuss specific sleep challenges in the elderly as well... Read More
Dementia Diaries Part 2: Staging on the Severity Continuum
October 2, 2020
Why should we use dementia staging? Well, it is our roadmap for how we should treat a patient. It allows us to know what deficits the patient has because each stage of decline has a set of characteris... Read More
20Q: Face Masks and Communication - Implications for SLPs
October 2, 2020
A Q & A discussion of how face masks may impact communication in healthcare settings, particularly for people with hearing loss. In addition, this article reviews strategies for SLPs and other health... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Hearing and Hearing Loss
Neurogenic Dysphagia in Older Adults with Motor Disorders: Part 2
September 30, 2020
n Part One, we really had a strong focus on the central nervous system. In Part Two, we're going to touch on the central nervous system again when we talk about multiple sclerosis, but we really are g... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Adult Aural Rehabilitation: Therapy and Goals
September 25, 2020
This course examines evidence-based best practices and considerations for doing aural rehabilitation with adults with cochlear implants including therapy goals and target selection. Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Cochlear Implants
Dementia Diaries Part 1: Understanding the Types of Dementia
September 24, 2020
This is the first part of a four-part series discussing the types of dementia. In this series, we are going to be looking at dementia symptoms that affect a population that we are dedicated to serving... Read More
Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Collaborative Therapy Isn't Pushy
September 23, 2020
IDEA states that schools must ensure that a student with a disability is removed from the general education environment only when the nature or severity of the student's disability is such that he/she... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Language Disorder(s) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
20Q: Addressing the Needs of Children and Teens with Traumatic Brain Injury
September 15, 2020
In this 20Q article, Dr. Ciccia answers questions regarding the prevalence of TBI and concussion in children and teens, and the communication issues that occur as a result. She provides very valuable... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer
Neurogenic Dysphagia in Older Adults with Motor Disorders, Part 1
September 11, 2020
This course began with something that is within my wheelhouse which is working with older adults with various types of neurodegenerative disorders and different types of neurogenic issues. Then, of co... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Healthcare Professionals & Covid-19: Navigating a New World with Older Adults
September 1, 2020
When COVID-19 hit, I often found myself in tears because the people I had been caring for were at high risk for the virus. I thought about the patients who live in skilled nursing facilities that were... Read More
Professional Issues
20Q: Modern Hearing Aids - A Primer for Speech-Language Pathologists
August 17, 2020
According to the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), approximately 15% of American adults (about 37.5 million) report some difficulty hearing and about 28.8 milli... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Hearing and Hearing Loss