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Treatment for Patients with PTSD

Gail Pashek, Ph.D,CCC-SLP

May 17, 2010

When do you start treatment for patients with PTSD? Do you need to defer treatment until PTSD symptoms are dealt with by other professionals?   Read More


Funding for AAC Assessments

Patricia Ourand, M.S.,CCC-SLP

May 17, 2010

Is the funding source critical to the successful outcome of an AAC assessment?   Read More


How to Prepare an SLP Denial of Treatment Claim

Gary Mertz, M.S.,CCC-SLP

May 10, 2010

How do I prepare for an SLP Denial (of a treatment claim)since most facilities request the SLP to either write the "denial letter" or provide quite a bit of support to a senior manager who writes the...   Read More

 


Accessing Visual Supports for Intervention

Linda Hodgdon M.Ed, CCC-SLP

May 10, 2010

How do you suggest teachers, parents, students access the ability to make visual supports?   Read More


Literacy Instruction for Children with Autism

Tina Veale, Ph.D,CCC-SLP

May 3, 2010

What kind of programs do you like/recommend when working on developing literacy skills with children with ASD?   Read More

 


HIPAA and School-based SLPs

Rex Crosby Otr

May 3, 2010

How do HIPAA Privacy Rules apply to school-based SLPs?   Read More


Is Linguistic Overload Causing Disfluent Speech?

Carole Zangari, PhD, CCC-SLP

April 26, 2010

I have been working with a student with Down's syndrome for several years. We have worked primarily on vocabulary and articulation. She is quite verbal and uses pretty good syntax and morphology....   Read More


Choosing an Appropriate Communication Modality

Lynn Dudek, M.A.,CCC-SLP

April 26, 2010

How do you choose which communication modality to use for children with ASD?   Read More


Use of Oral Rinse Spray During Oral Care

Gale Estes-Waddell ., M.A.,CCC

April 19, 2010

Do you augment typical oral care with a chlorhexidine oral rinse spray?   Read More


Addressing Edema When Performing FEES

Eric Blicker ., M.A.,CCC-SLP

April 19, 2010

How do you address or comment on edema when performing FEES?   Read More


Family Guidance with AAC Devices

Kristi Murphy, M.A.,CCC-SLP

April 5, 2010

I have a family who has access to Boardmaker and other Low Tech AAC devices. The family is moving "full-steam ahead" with wanting their child to use these types of devices, however I feel the child is...   Read More


Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Cheryl Gerard, Ph.D

March 22, 2010

I am working with a student (6 years old) with VPI of unknown origin. He demonstrates some hypernasality in his speech (mild to moderate). I have only been working with him for a week. Can you give me...   Read More


Measuring Disfluencies in Preschool Children Who Stutter

Carole Zangari, PhD, CCC-SLP

March 22, 2010

I am currently working with a 3 year old with a fluency disorder. What are your personal methods of reporting objective behavioral measures of stuttering for preschoolers?   Read More


Demonstrating Empathy Towards Children

Adina Soclof, M.S.,CCC-SLP

March 22, 2010

What are the six skills for demonstrating empathy to children and why are they beneficial?   Read More


Using AAC with a Child Diagnosed with Down Syndrome

Amy Skinder-Meredith, Ph.D,CCC-SLP

March 15, 2010

I have a 13 y/o child with Down Syndrome and cognitive impairment. The parents generally interpret for the child and feel that AAC inhibits the child's ability to improve oral language, meaning, they...   Read More

 


Differentiating Biological Factors and Environmental Factors in Child Assessment

Jane Lieberman, Ph.D,CCC-SLP

March 15, 2010

Why is it helpful to differentiate between biological factors and environmental factors when assessing children for language and/or early literacy disorders and weaknesses?   Read More

 


Cognitive Prerequisites Not Required for AAC Use

Patricia Ourand, M.S.,CCC-SLP

March 15, 2010

Can an individual with severe cognitive impairment use an AAC device?   Read More

 


Phonotrauma: Therapy Suggestions and Vocal Hygiene

Lori Lombard, Ph.D

March 8, 2010

If the vocal folds are too wide apart from misuse and abuse of the voice, what exercises can be done to get the vocal folds corrected? The student's voice is very husky.   Read More


Lingual Frenectomy: Candidacy and Considerations

Robert Mason, Ph.D,CCC-SLP

March 8, 2010

At the beginning of this school year a father referred his 11 year old son for lisping. Upon examination I noted that his frenulum was attached producing a highly defined heart shaped pattern. In othe...   Read More


Core Vocabulary Versus Fringe Vocabulary

Kristi Murphy, M.A.,CCC-SLP

March 8, 2010

What is the difference between "core vocabulary" and "fringe vocabulary" and how they are used on AAC devices?   Read More


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