CEU Courses for SLPs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has identified that the majority of adults do not have proficient health literacy to understand health information, with some subgroups more adversely impacted than others. The status of health literacy in the U.S., and evidence-based strategies to ensure that information and services match individuals' capacity to understand and use them, are discussed in this course.

Five specific approaches to support SLPs in selecting, defending, and applying evidence-based clinical strategies in their practices are described in this course. Specifically, how to utilize a discipline-specific glossary of terminology and differentiate the basic skill remediation approach from the learning strategies approach are addressed. How to elevate intentional use of prompting hierarchies and adjust this prompting via a continuum of support are also discussed.

Depression and other mental health challenges are prevalent in individuals with aphasia. Recent research on the mental health status of individuals with aphasia, along with mental health and well-being screening options and basic counseling approaches that can be used by SLPs, are discussed in this 20Q.

This course, which is based on the textbook Evaluating & Enhancing Children's Phonological Systems: Research & Theory to Practice by Barbara W. Hodson, discusses the knowledge and skills needed to plan and implement evaluation and optimal treatment for children with highly unintelligible speech. Topics also include phonological development/acquisition and current challenges in this area of our field.

The ways in which cultural and linguistic diversity impacts service delivery for stuttering in children are discussed in this course. A review of the research on this topic is provided, along with a discussion of how diversity affects the presentation of stuttering, and best practices for providing a culturally-responsive stuttering assessment for children.

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. The complex symptomatology of Lewy body dementias (Parkinson’s disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies) along with evaluation and intervention approaches for PTs, OTs, and SLPs are examined in this Master Class. Case studies emphasize opportunities and approaches for interprofessional collaboration to provide comprehensive, person-centered care.

Patients who are losing weight or demonstrating behaviors that decrease oral intake are at high risk for adverse events, especially in the geriatric population. The impact of impaired cognition on feeding, and strategies to assess and treat patients who are struggling at mealtimes, are described in this course.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Theories of aspiration pneumonia risk management are described in this course, including use of decision-making frameworks and management guidelines in interdisciplinary teams. Medically complex case studies are discussed to show how these theories can be put into practice to improve patient outcomes.

Basic clinical management skills related to pulmonary function and communication after a total laryngectomy are described in this course. Information about medical/surgical treatments, anatomic and physiologic changes, communication options, and pulmonary rehabilitation management is provided.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. How aspiration pneumonia develops, and a risk management approach that focuses not just on swallowing but on evaluating and treating the whole patient, are discussed. A multi-step system that can improve risk assessment and decision-making for patients with complex medical conditions and multiple risk factors for aspiration pneumonia is presented.