Event Dates:1/29/2025-2/17/2025
Format(s):
Online Conference
It’s no secret that effective collaboration in the school setting is crucial to students’ success, but how do we collaborate effectively? In this 20-day online conference, get practical strategies and tools to help you affirm your role, maximize student outcomes, and improve generalization of skills, all while managing your own workload.
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SIG Perspectives
In this article, authors explored how online program management companies
(OPMs) are utilized by institutions in higher education to build programs or expand them
into online learning environments. Authors provided an overview of the benefits,
disadvantages, and prevalence of OPM usage.
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 10 activity explores the use of simulation and artificial intelligence (AI) in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) programs. Articles focus on the importance of debriefing during simulated clinical experiences; students’ self-efficacy ratings for aphasia assessment and treatment after participation in a simulated aphasia escape room; and the use of ChatGPT to teach plain language writing to graduate students in CSD.
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SIG Perspectives
This SIG 16 activity includes recent research that focuses on providing SLPs with strategies to implement research-based and evidence-based interventions in schools. Articles examine training in research-based behavioral interventions and their implementation; the shift from a reactive, practitioner-based model of support in assistive technology to a proactive, team-based coaching model for students with complex communication needs; and the challenges and opportunities school-based SLPs face regarding the implementation of research-based interventions within multitiered systems of support (MTSS).
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Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 10 CE activity focuses on three articles related to rare competencies in
communication sciences and disorders. The first article reveals a rationale for including
traumatic brain injury content in audiology programs in order to provide quality care for
patients with posttraumatic audiovestibular disturbances. The second article describes
the perceived effectiveness of a dedicated counseling course for early career speechlanguage
pathologists and graduate students. The final article explores how speech-language
pathology graduate students and preservice teachers for deaf and hard of
hearing students can learn to effectively collaborate to support the children they serve.
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On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar can help new and experienced school-based SLPs expand their impact on the way language and literacy intervention is done in their school buildings. This webinar will give SLPs practical solutions for breaking down silos within their schools; infusing their expertise into their schools' culture and climate; and emerging as a leader in their schools and/or districts.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar explores the special education process from referral to dismissal under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as it relates to students with speech-language disorders. The speaker discusses the role of the SLP, response to intervention (RTI) strategies, and the development of IEPs with specific goals to meet the individual needs of students. The webinar discusses principles and rules from the ASHA Code of Ethics that support ethical decision-making throughout the process.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
When providing services for elementary students with speech sound disorders, you might ask: Is pull-out the best service delivery model for this student? How can I collaborate with teachers to promote generalization? Would classroom-based services be appropriate? This on demand webinar will review models of co-teaching and apply them to specific students and situations, explore practical resources to enhance collaboration, and guide you through developing a plan to increase effective collaboration in your work environment.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This course focuses on neurodiversity-affirming practices. Five articles discuss the need for neurodiversity-affirming care; research design and reporting in autism intervention research; knowledge, experience, and training of school-based professionals and their familiarity with early communication access for autistic children; themes in spoken narratives produced by autistic adults whose genders are marginalized; and gestalt language processing.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar explores approaches to enhance education through classroom-based service delivery models. The presenter discusses how to integrate a variety of models into your current modes of service delivery. The webinar showcases successful case studies and best practices for fostering collaborative practices and improving student outcomes within a classroom setting. You will walk away with practical strategies and tools to transform your practices for both professional and student growth.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 1 activity focuses on evidence-based practices in literacy related to word
reading, morphology, and vocabulary. The first article highlights the relationship between
literacy and vocabulary learning and provides a tutorial on treatment options for
vocabulary-based interventions for children with identified vocabulary deficits. The
second article describes the developmental sequence of alphabet knowledge and
demonstrates how to address this knowledge within three different service delivery
modules. The third article explains the importance of targeting morphology in schoolbased
speech and language therapy to support the literacy development of students with
developmental language disorders. The final article describes the skills required for
successful word reading and outlines how a speech-language pathologist can carry out
an evidence-based approach for both assessment and intervention.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This course focuses on best practices, perspectives, and challenges in the assessment and intervention of developmental language disorders in culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) populations. The articles discuss resources to interpret and use common standardized language assessments in English for CLD school-age youth; increasing Spanish-speaking caregivers’ use of language-promoting strategies in everyday activities with infants and toddlers; and treatment of bilingual children to promote progression in both languages.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
Many young adults with mild-to-moderate communication disorders struggle to achieve their postsecondary goals. This on demand webinar equips SLPs working in private practice, health care, or school settings to utilize language-based social-emotional coping strategies to help young adults with language impairments improve their self-efficacy, career readiness, and employability.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
SLPs charged with delivering collaborative services in elementary, middle, and high schools face a variety of considerations. You may have questions like, how do I find consensus and shared goals? How can I find time for shared planning and execution? How do I overcome barriers to collaborative practice? This introductory-level on-demand webinar reviews practical resources, strategies, and evidence-based practices for collaborative service delivery.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 10 activity focuses on student perceptions and experiences. In the first article, the experiences of SLP graduate students who previously worked as Speech-Language Pathology Assistants are compared with students who did not come into their programs with such experience. Implications for prospective students and program development are discussed. Next, authors investigate experiences of students and graduates of clinical doctorate programs, including the application process, their career goals and outcomes, and their general reflections on their decision to pursue the doctor of speech-language pathology degree. Third, authors present an examination of SLPs’ perceptions of graduate students in CSD who speak with vocal fry (a low-pitched, grating voice quality). Finally, in a mixed-method study, graduate and undergraduate students participate in a learning-by-teaching experience in two CSD courses. Three years of data is presented.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 10 activity includes four articles exploring mindfulness, quality of life, and the impact of COVID in CSD programs. In the first article, outcomes are studied when graduate SLP students engage in a remote synchronous mindfulness program (RSMP). In the second article, a tutorial for contemplative pedagogy in CSD classrooms is introduced. Next, the quality of life and sleep among Brazilian SLP students during the COVID-19 pandemic is explored. The last article describes an exploratory study characterizing CSD doctoral students’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
In this SIG 10 activity, Farrugia explores the preparatory experiences of SLPs working in early intervention (EI) in Michigan, as a first step toward understanding how to best prepare students for practice and on-the-job learning in EI. McDaniel, Hessling Prahl, and Schuele provide a tutorial for a PhD Student–Mediated Mentorship Model (PSMMM) used within their lab. The PS-MMM teaches PhD students to be research mentors, encourages graduate clinicians to transition to research and doctoral training, and aims to increase the research experiences available to undergraduate and graduate students. Ronney and Kirby offer a critical review regarding service-learning with audiology students and their clients/patients. They describe best practice and common challenges to inform future research. Finally, Brackenbury and Kopf describe how game-based learning can facilitate student and client instruction through increased motivation and engagement, including suggestions for implementation in classroom and clinical settings.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
Do you need a raise but don't know where to start? Do you want to improve your working conditions? Advocacy does not have to be intimidating. This session from ASHA's 2021 Schools Connect online conference shares a unique framework to guide your individual negotiations with administrators and leaves you with practical tips to build your confidence as a successful self-advocate.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
Speech-language pathologists recognize that the students they serve have unique strengths and challenges. However, it can be difficult to use a strengths-based approach when eligibility determination and program planning usually focus on what students can't do. It is only when we acknowledge students' assets and resources that we can support them in pursuing their life aspirations. This on demand webinar explores tools for assessment, intervention, and post-secondary planning to help SLPs leverage students' strengths to support areas of need during the IEP process.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 16 Perspectives course includes recent research that focuses on the relationships between SLPs and other school professionals. Articles explore the collaborative relationship between SLPs and classroom teachers; teachers' perspectives and the SLP’s role in supporting students with autism in the classroom; and school principals' perspectives, including their perceptions of integrated classroom-based services (ICBS).
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This course is based on a recently published SIG 1 Perspectives forum, Language Sample Analysis Tutorials. The articles in the forum focus on three types of language sample analysis and best practices for conducting them utilizing the Computerized Language Analysis (CLAN), Systematic Analysis of Language Transcriptions (SALT), and Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised (SUGAR).
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 1 Perspectives activity focuses on assessing and treating students with intellectual disability (ID) in the areas of language and literacy. The first article discusses the primary components of a parent-implemented language intervention for children with fragile X syndrome. The second article discusses emergent and conventional literacy skills and the strengths and challenges in reading and spelling for adolescents with ID. The third article describes the key components and modifications that can be utilized in narrative interventions when working with individuals that are diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The final article provides the parents’ perspectives of the home and school literacy experiences of children with ID in preschool.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar shares a framework for collaboration and consultation that school-based SLPs can use to support young students in their natural learning environments. The course examines the benefits of developing collaborative relationships with parents, teachers, and other professionals-as well as the importance using culturally responsive practices when engaged in consultation and collaboration-to improve student outcomes.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 16 Perspectives activity includes research that focuses on caseload issues and articulation intervention. Articles discuss the relationship between school factors and speech-language therapy enrollment in public schools; the efficacy of using the SATPAC (Systematic Articulation Training Program Accessing Computers) approach with children receiving intervention through response to intervention; and the effectiveness of biofeedback technologies as a form of intervention for speech sound production.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 1 Perspectives activity focuses on how to work with students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their caregivers via telepractice. The first article provides five practical tips for supporting families of children with ASD while implementing effective interventions via various telepractice modalities. The second article reviews the feasibility of implementing telehealth programs related to behavioral interventions for families and their children with ASD. The third article explores the usability of a web-based application of the JASPER social communication intervention. The fourth article discusses the results of a survey completed by speech-language pathologists who utilized telepractice to teach children with autism to access and use augmentative and alternative communication devices. The final article shares current available research related to the barriers of and solutions to conducting telehealth assessment and interventions for families and their students with ASD.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar explores the expertise and tools needed to successfully conduct a comprehensive feeding and swallowing assessment in a school setting. The presenter provides step-by-step guidance to boost clinicians' confidence as they navigate this unique environment and leverage available resources to clearly identify students' feeding and swallowing needs when establishing eligibility and implementing preferred practice recommendations in the educational setting.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 1 activity focuses on ethical challenges that audiologists and SLPs may face in various school-based scenarios. A 5-step ethical decision-making approach is presented. An ethical decision-making model is used to help prepare clinicians for the ethical continuation of telepractice in schools. Some thoughts and tools for connecting ethical practices with the provision of culturally sensitive/responsive services are provided.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 1 Perspectives activity focuses on the relationship between language and executive function (EF) in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and/or developmental language disorder (DLD). A clinical model of language therapy for adolescents with DLD and concomitant EF deficits was proposed. Finally, a theoretical framework for understanding and promoting metacognition and EF as part of assessment and treatment plans for speech-language pathologists was discussed.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
Working as a school-based SLP is exciting and rewarding-when you understand your role! This on demand webinar provides SLPs who are new to the school setting with effective practices, resources, and an introduction to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The speakers share practical strategies to support a workload approach to services, helping you balance the work you are given with the time you have. The webinar includes tips for scheduling your days and tracking your work for maximum impact, creative service delivery models, specific intervention ideas to take back and use immediately with students, and tips for advocating for a realistic and manageable workload.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
SLPs are charged with doing more with less time. This session from ASHA's 2021 Schools Connect online conference shares a way to address caseload and time challenges. The workload calculator is a tool that can be used to critically analyze an SLP's caseload. The speaker walks learners through using the tool so you can analyze your caseload to increase workload efficiency and productivity.
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eWorkshop
This session from ASHA's 2021 Schools Connect online conference explores issues related to conducting screenings and assessments for speech-language services in schools. The speaker discusses ways to streamline the screening referral and assessment process, the SLP's role in Response to Intervention (RTI)/Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and how to address complications the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced related to managing screening and assessment needs in schools.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
This session from ASHA's 2021 Schools Connect online conference shares five key tips for SLPs to use when communicating with school administrators. The presenter - a former school-based SLP who has been a district-level special education administrator for more than 10 years - provides key insights for preparing for and having discussions with administrators.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
Many factors can contribute to school SLPs feeling stressed and emotionally exhausted: large caseload sizes, innumerable paperwork responsibilities, minimal administrative and peer support, and conflicting roles within their work setting, to name a few. This recorded session from ASHA's 2021 Schools Connect online conference discusses and defines burnout, provides evidence-based strategies that you can implement immediately to reduce caseload- and workload-related stress, and provides examples of ways to advance change on caseload and workload issues on a larger scale.
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SIG Perspectives
Pedagogical practices in communication sciences and disorders have grown thanks in part to innovative techniques from other fields. The articles in this activity each present models that can be successfully incorporated into our discipline. Slavych describes models of backward course design—course development that starts by focusing on learning outcomes before considering content or teaching methods. Squires and Squires introduce best–worst scaling, a method for examining group preferences, and reported on how it can inform admissions practices. Speights Atkins et al. describe models of mentoring undergraduate research experiences and their applications in two communication sciences and disorders research labs. Finally, Perryman et al. examine the effects of a mixed-reality simulation in which actors playing parents interacted through computer avatars with undergraduate students carrying out clinical procedures.
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SIG Perspectives
The articles included here examine the current state of education of three topics within our discipline. DeJarnette and Wegner report on the classroom and clinical training that graduate students in speech-language pathology receive in augmentative and alternative communication. Domholdt and Billings identify associations and disconnects within graduate programs’ interests and practices in teaching population health concepts—that is, clinical care regarding communities and large systems. Finally, Tucker et al. examine practicing audiologists’ and speech-language pathologists’ interests in obtaining a research-based PhD in communication sciences and disorders and barriers to starting and completing a doctoral program.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
The SLP scope of practice has expanded in recent years to include literacy; however, it can be difficult for school SLPs to carve out their role within the school literacy team. This course focuses on the relationship between the school SLP, reading specialist, and/or special education teacher and how SLPs can cultivate that relationship to provide unified interventions that promote school-wide student success. The speaker shares examples of how school-based SLPs have successfully integrated into the school literacy framework.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 16 Perspectives course highlights some of the realities faced by school-based SLPs and their students. Articles discuss the challenges that are all too often experienced by SLPs and our students, as well as recommendations for how to increase satisfaction with school-based positions, reduce burnout, and increase the mental health, representation, and motivation of our students.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
In this activity, four recent SIG 10 articles are presented. First, Domsch, Stiritz, and Huff utilized a mixed-methods design to examine the cultural awareness of students in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) during and after a study-abroad experience. Next, Franca, Boyer, and Pegoraro-Krook explored activities designed to promote cultural and clinical competence in a collaboration between CSD programs in the United States and Brazil. Then, Veyvoda and Van Cleave reviewed the literature on service-learning and community-engaged learning, described how these approaches could be used in distance-learning modalities, and explored how doing so could be accomplished during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, Towson et al. studied the effectiveness of coaching paired with the use of a mixed-reality simulator as CSD students practiced interprofessional communication skills in role-play scenarios.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
This recorded session from ASHA’s 2021 Schools Connect online conference provides practical, time-saving strategies for integrating speech and language services into classrooms. The speaker discusses strategies that are easily transferrable to face-to-face and consultative service delivery models, with a focus on specific ideas that SLPs can take back and use immediately.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
The concept of mindfulness—which can improve professional and personal outlook—focuses on three major features: intention, attention, and attitude. This course answers the question: What if school-based professionals apply the three features of mindfulness to understanding ASHA’s Code of Ethics and daily ethical practice?
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar explores methods and strategies that school-based SLPs can use to improve educational access for populations identified as at-risk for being entangled in the school-to-confinement pipeline. The course supports SLPs in identifying key features and implications of the school-to-confinement pipeline by examining historical, legal, philosophical, and sociocultural factors that contribute to it. The course equips SLPs to increase other educational stakeholders’ awareness of issues pertaining to the school-to-confinement pipeline.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This activity focuses on the childhood maltreatment consequences on social pragmatic communication. Based on a complex family and social conception of neglect, a logical model illustrating public health services for children experiencing neglect is proposed. The role of speech-language pathology in prevention, policy, and practice is outlined. The importance of assessing the narrative language of children exposed to complex trauma is also emphasized.
Format(s):
SIG Perspectives
This SIG 16 Perspectives course highlights novel approaches to eligibility decision-making, intervention, and the roles and responsibilities of school-based SLPs. Articles discuss how to utilize a design thinking framework when making eligibility recommendations for children with oral and written language disorders; using electropalatographic therapy for the remediation of speech sound disorders; and ideas of how to prepare to be a fact witness or an expert witness if called to testify in a special education dispute or civil litigation case.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
Providing effective, efficient, and impactful services to students on our growing caseloads, requires innovation and flexibility with various service delivery options. This on demand webinar uses case examples to illustrate ways SLPs can confidently recommend and implement consultative services to our colleagues and families we work with. The speaker also uses case examples to demonstrate how collaborative consultation and coaching can work with different age groups, severity levels, and intervention targets. The webinar also includes evidence to support the efficacy of consultation, as well as talking points to help build your case for this type of service delivery with administrators, teachers, and families.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged school personnel to mobilize infection control strategies to protect the health of students, teachers, SLPs, and other school staff. This on demand webinar explores evidence-based strategies to improve infection control and promote health within school settings, with a focus on addressing the special needs of children with speech, language, and hearing considerations.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This course explores considerations, recommendations, strategies, and resources to support school-based SLPs as they navigate the challenges of hybrid and remote instructional models, which many SLPs are now using due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters will discuss practical strategies for conducting assessments in person and via telepractice, recommended language to use within reports and associated documentation, and ideas for increasing student engagement in virtual settings. This course – part of the SIGnature Series – was developed by SIG 16: School-Based Issues.
Format(s):
eWorkshop
This session—a recorded session from ASHA’s 2020 Schools Connect conference—explores how to use the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework to develop comprehensive feeding support and caregiver training plans for children with complex medical needs. The speaker discusses the multifaceted impact medical complexities have on oral feeding and how the ICF framework can influence the assessment of a child’s feeding needs.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar reviews the evolution of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), examines myths and misunderstandings about this service delivery context, and discusses the essential components of thorough implementation. Presenter Maureen Staskowski highlights the differences among MTSS, RTI, and “treating students off-caseload” and discusses using MTSS to help students with both decoding and language comprehension in the framework of the Simple View of Reading. Lastly, the presenter shares tips for coping with workload issues related to MTSS and advocating for SLPs’ contributions to raising student outcomes using MTSS.
Format(s):
On Demand Webinar
This on demand webinar will discuss and demonstrate interactive whiteboard technologies as an exciting and impactful way to provide meaningful intervention experiences to school-age children and adolescents. The speaker will share creative ideas and specific examples on how to use Promethean and Smart boards in a fun and functional manner.
Format(s):
Micro Course
SLPs often operate from a deficits perspective due to the practical need to focus on assessment and qualification for services. In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – the presenter will demonstrate how to focus on students’ communicative strengths in order to build rapport with students and foster positive, collaborative relationships with other stakeholders. Then the presenter will guide you through actionable steps to practice using a series of checklists to identify a student’s strengths and reflect on the results.
Format(s):
Micro Course
Dynamic assessment, which seeks to identify a child’s individual skills and learning potential, can be a useful but labor-intensive process. In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute activities – the presenter will demonstrate how you can efficiently collect data through dynamic assessment using the META (Match – Extend – Try it – Assess) Map tool to extend and expand on the student’s communicative strengths. Then the presenter will guide you through actionable steps to use the tool and reflect on the results.
Format(s):
Micro Course
Writing meaningful social communication goals can be difficult, but using a strengths-based framework can make it a bit easier. In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute activities – the presenter will utilize a goals rubric to help school SLPs write meaningful and measurable social communication goals that support independence and engagement as long-term objectives. Then the presenter will guide you through actionable steps to use the rubric to write student goals and reflect on the outcomes.
Format(s):
Micro Course
Paraeducators are consistent communication partners who can be powerful extenders to support long-term student goals like independence and engagement. In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute activities – the presenter will demonstrate an observational process school SLPs can use to support effective collaboration with paraeducators to increase students’ generalization of communication skills. Then the presenter will guide you through actionable steps to put the process into practice and reflect on the outcomes.
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