CEU Courses for SLPs

Clinicians who utilize thickened liquids in their clinical practice are aware of their benefits, but what about the risks and contraindications? Advantages and disadvantages of thickened liquids are reviewed in this course with a focus on clinical outcomes, including impacts on medication administration, lung health, and hydration. Product types are evaluated to facilitate appropriate choices for individual clients.

Targeted phonological instruction (i.e., “accent modification”) provided by SLPs may help non-native speaking adults communicate more effectively in their new language, but can also prompt ethical concerns. The nature of accents, their connection to linguistic discrimination, and best practices for ethical provision of elective accent modification services are discussed in this course.

Discrete skill practice can elicit high numbers of client productions, yet lacks naturalness and is often not engaging for students. This Fast Class discusses the “whole-part” framework for embedding language instruction into engaging and naturalistic contextualized activities, as well as how to connect skill-focused practice to larger thematic units.

Children with language impairment often demonstrate numerous, persistent grammatical errors when speaking, leading to the need for effective, explicit instructional techniques. In this Fast Class, instructional supports and contextualized units to facilitate learning and generalization of spoken grammar targets are discussed and demonstrated.

Cultural humility, the ways it is different from cultural competence, and methods for incorporating it into everyday clinical practice are discussed in this course. Topics include the importance of clinician self-reflection for examining attitudes on cultural humility and fostering acceptance & inclusion, and the potential benefits to clients by creating more authentic, meaningful therapeutic relationships.

Motor variability refers to the natural variation that occurs in repeated task movements. Evidence for this task variability in swallowing, and how it can be influenced by age-related changes (presbyphagia), are described in this course. Discussion includes ways to improve diagnostic accuracy by using this information to differentiate typical variation from true impairment in swallowing performance.

A discussion of bullying in adult living communities and day centers, including definitions, characteristics, incidence, and causes, is presented in this course. The different types of bullies and their typical targets, as well as the impact of bullying on older adults, are described. Interventions for the organization, the bully, and the target are reviewed to help communities minimize and even prevent bullying.

Increasingly, SLPs are serving individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). MCI, cognitive reserve, and modifiable risk factors that can reduce the risk of dementia are defined and described in this course. An overview of cognitive/communicative deficits associated with MCI, as well as assessment and management considerations, is also provided.

Yoga isn't just for adults in the studio! What yoga for children entails, and how and why to incorporate it into speech therapy, are described in this course. Discussion includes the ways in which yoga can help children feel more connected to their goals and work, find calm in the sessions, and have a more holistic and mindful experience.

The personal experience of the presenter, as an individual with a disability and an occupational therapist, and perspectives on what healthcare providers should know about living with a disability are shared in this course. Discussion includes consideration of disability and accessibility in diversity/equity/inclusion frameworks, disability supports, and social factors that impact persons with disabilities.