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Animal Assisted Therapy in Communication Sciences and Disorders: The State of...
This course will review the evidence base for animal-assisted therapy (AAT), including discussion of areas where further research is needed, and will describe uses of AAT in speech-language treatment...
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Incorporating Animal-Assisted Therapy into Speech-Language Pathology Clinical...
A review of practical guidelines related to incorporating animal-assisted therapy into clinical practice.
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20Q: Criteria for Diagnosing Apraxia of Speech (AOS) in Adults
Apraxia of Speech (AOS) is a neurologic speech disorder that causes an impairment in the ability to program and coordinate sensorimotor commands, which are necessary for the production of normal...
View ArticleHow Science Informs Ethical Decision-Making: Application to Case Studies
This course applies the science of decision-making to case studies of ethical dilemmas that speech-language pathologists may experience, by providing an ethical decision-making framework and strategies...
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Payment for SLP Services: Navigating Payer Sources, Payment Systems, &...
This course defines and illustrates the interrelationship of payer guidelines (e.g., coverage, supervision), the specific payment system (e.g., prospective payment, fee-for-service), and practice...
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20Q: Teletherapy Basics for School-Age Children
This course addresses how to complete SLP responsibilities and ensure HIPAA compliance when working remotely in teletherapy.
View ArticlePost-Extubation Dysphagia: Critical Information for Critical Patients
Intubation provides access to mechanical ventilation for critically ill patients, but what happens when the patient is extubated? This course provides information about risk factors for and causes and...
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Decision Making for Alternate Nutrition and Hydration - Part 1
This course reviews patient and family concerns that impact the ANH decision-making process, including religious beliefs and culture. Advance directives are discussed and resources for...
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Decision-Making for Alternate Nutrition and Hydration - Part 2
This course discusses criteria, such as prognostic indicators, that are used by healthcare professionals when making ANH recommendations. Benefits and burdens of ANH vs. oral intake in various disease...
View ArticleLanguage Development in Non-Mainstream Cultures
This course discusses these differences in cultural populations such as multilingual and non-mainstream dialect-speaking children, in order to better inform assessment and intervention methods in our...
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20Q: Non-Speech Oral Motor Treatments: Any evidence?
The issue about whether non-speech oral motor treatments (NSOMTs) should be used in speech therapy is still controversial. This course gives a quick review of non-speech oral motor movements, a summary...
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COVID-19 and Dysphagia: What We Need to Know
This course explores causal mechanisms of swallow dysfunction in patients with COVID-19 and discusses critical information about assessment and treatment of these vulnerable patients, such as the need...
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20Q: Applying Complexity Research to Promote Rapid Improvement for Children...
Using complexity as a guideline for careful selection of phonologic targets can support the re-organization of a child’s speech sound system. In this 20Q, learn how to apply complexity via practical...
View ArticleFundamentals of HIPAA for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Editor’s Note: This text is a transcript of the course, “Fundamentals of HIPAA for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists” Learning OutcomesAfter this course, participants will be able...
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Working with Students and Patients from Generation Z
This course explores what social scientists tell us about Gen Z's strengths and limitations, and how best to adapt education, training and clinical service provision for these individuals.
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20Q: Social Communication Disorder
This course provides an overview of social communication disorder. Topics reviewed include common characteristics, methods for evaluation, differential diagnosis from ASD, and evidence-based...
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Supporting Intimacy in Aphasia
Editor’s Note: This text is a transcript of the course, Supporting Intimacy in Aphasia, presented by Amand Stead, PhD, CCC-SLP. Learning OutcomesAfter this course, participants will be able to:Identify...
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Caregiver Training for Individuals Caring for Patients with Dysphagia
Critically ill individuals are often unable to participate actively in clinical-decision making, and the responsibility for this often falls to the caregiver. This course addresses caregiver and...
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20Q: Infection Control Guidelines for SLPs
This article provides practical guidelines for implementing infection control principles within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including discussion of personal protective equipment (PPE) and...
View ArticlePerspective-Taking: Understanding Challenges, Fears and Joys of Parents of...
Learn about serving and working with diverse populations including parents of children with special needs.
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