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This course helps audiologists and speech-language pathologists distinguish between science and questionable or pseudoscientific claims—and shares tips for talking about this distinction with patients, clients, and families. The course provides tips and examples for identifying common indicators of pseudoscience as well as practical strategies you can use when talking with patients, clients, and families.

Learning Outcomes 
You will be able to:

• Identify common warning signs associated with pseudoscientific treatment claims 
• Describe the factors that make pseudoscience alluring 
• Implement basic strategies for talking with clients, patients, and families about pseudoscience

Presenter Information

Alison K. Morrison, AuD, CCC-A, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education and a pediatric audiologist at the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic. Dr. Morrison holds the certificate of clinical competence in audiology from ASHA, and she is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Morrison teaches undergraduate courses in the specialty area of audiology as well as the graduate audiology practicum course for candidates in the Master’s SLP program. She also supervises visiting doctoral students completing clinical training at the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic. Dr. Morrison’s specialty area is in diagnosis and (re)habilitation of infants and children with hearing loss. She is pleased to collaborate with school systems and other professionals in the northeast Georgia region to improve the outcomes of children in the state. Dr. Morrison has served in various leadership roles at the state and national levels. She is also proud to have co-founded and chaired the annual UGA Pediatric Audiology Symposium, which brings clinically relevant, evidence-based continuing education to pediatric audiologists in the state of Georgia and beyond.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Clinical Associate Professor and Audiology Clinic Coordinator at the University of Georgia
• Member of the AAA Coding and Reimbursement Committee
• Commissioner of the Georgia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Member of the Georgia Academy of Audiology

Patrick Finn, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at University of Georgia. His main research interests are critical thinking, evidence-based practice, and the scientific evaluation of treatment. Throughout most of his career, he focused on the communication disorder of stuttering; but in the last several years, he has shifted his focus to the concept of critical thinking and its application to evidence-based practice. His publications have included research on measurement issues related to stuttering treatment outcome; investigations of conceptual and methodological issues related to long-term recovery from stuttering; and, most recently, the development of critical thinking skills in students and clinicians. He has served as an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Associate Editor for the Journal of Fluency Disorders, Editor for SIG 10 Perspectives (Issues in Higher Education), and as an inaugural Editor-in-Chief for the scholarly review journal The Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. He also served as a member of ASHA’s Journals Board for 4 years.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Professor at the University of Georgia
• ASHA member
• Guest Editor and ad hoc reviewer of ASHA publications 

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59 p.m. ET on the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Start date: November 1, 2025  
End date: November 1, 2030

This course is offered for 0.05 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Related area).