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LANGUAGE AND LEARNING
IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS (SLP)
The Educational Impact of Language
Learning Disabilities: Identification,
Goal Writing, & Curriculum-Based
Intervention
SA 1:30PM-4:30PM
Marriott/Plaza 1/2

Session: SC34
3 Hrs

Level: Intermediate Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Lisa Chattler, Los Alamitos Unified
Sch Dist; SallyAnn Giess, Summit Sch; Francine
Wenhardt, Chapman U

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
SCIENCE (SLP)
Acoustic Technology for Clinical
Assessment & Treatment of Speech and
Voice Disorders: A Hands-on Workshop
SA 1:30PM-4:30PM
Marriott/Atrium 3

Session: SC35
3 Hrs

Level: Intermediate Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Amy Neel, U of New Mexico; Soren
Lowell, Syracuse U; Tara McAllister Byun, New
York U
This session is developed by, and
presenters invited by, SIG 19: Speech
Science and Speech and Language
Science. Inexpensive software packages
for acoustic analysis are valuable tools
to diagnose and treat speech and voice
problems. After an introduction to
acoustic science, this hands‑on workshop
will focus on using acoustic tools for
objectively assessing and providing
biofeedback treatment for clients
with articulation disorders, dysarthria,

SWALLOWING AND SWALLOWING
DISORDERS (SLP)

patient engagement, differentiating
instruction based on client needs,
utilizing authentic routines/materials,
and extending learning beyond therapy
sessions through co‑creating. Templates,
rubrics, tips, and resource links will be
shared with participants for each topic
with specific how-to approaches.

Dysphagia Dynamics: Person-Centered
Care Across the Continuum in a Shifting
Landscape

VOICE AND ALARYNGEAL
COMMUNICATION (SLP)

Level: Intermediate Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Nancy Swigert, Baptist Health
Lexington; Debra Suiter, U of Kentucky; Renee
Kinder, Encore Rehab

SA 1:30PM-4:30PM
Marriott/Olympic 3

SA 1:30PM-4:30PM
Marriott/Plaza 3

Session: SC36
3 Hrs

This session is developed by, and
presenters invited by, Swallowing and
Swallowing Disorders and SIG 13 ‑
Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
(Dysphagia). Our clients experience
a continuum of care and will receive
services in settings other than our own.
How do we develop evidence‑based,
person‑centered goals that consider care
across the spectrum of settings? How do
we communicate and collaborate with
healthcare and educational professionals
involved with our clients? How do
healthcare and education regulations
affect care provision? This course
highlights the many components to fully
addressing the care of our clients using
case examples.

TELEPRACTICE (GI)

Assessment & Management of Muscle
Tension Dysphonia: A Multi-Disciplinary
Approach

Session: SC38
3 Hrs

Level: Intermediate
Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Claudio Milstein, Cleveland Clinic
Learner Sch of Medicine; Marshall Smith, U of
Utah; Kristine Tanner, Brigham Young U

This session is developed by, and
presenters invited by, SIG 3: Voice
and Voice Disorders. Muscle tension
dysphonia (MTD) is a common voice
disorder that can severely impair
communication. Children and adults
may experience voice problems for days
to years before effective management,
many having undergone multiple costly
and unnecessary diagnostic tests and
treatments. In this course, clinical cases
will be used to demonstrate effective
multidisciplinary techniques to resolve
MTD. Regardless of your practice
setting, there is a place for you in the
multidisciplinary team!

Telepractice: A Comprehensive
Overview of Strategies & Approaches for
New or Experienced SLPs
SA 1:30PM-4:30PM
Marriott/Georgia 1/2

Session: SC37
3 Hrs

Level: Intermediate Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Nathan Curtis, Waldo County General
Hosp; Amy Reid, Waldo County General Hosp
This session is developed by, and
presenters invited by, Telepractice. This
course provides "tried and true" clinical
approaches, strategies and techniques for
telepractice. Key elements of telepractice
will be discussed and supported by
video demonstrations. Topics covered
will include building partnerships,
developing a digital library of materials,

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SHORT COURSES * SATURDAY

This session is developed by, and
presenters invited by, SIG 16: School‑
Based Issues and Language and Learning
in School‑Age Children and Adolescents.
As school‑based SLPs shift the location
of their service delivery from the
speech therapy room to the classroom,
they may find that the traditional
way of evaluation and goal‑writing
doesn't necessarily fit with classroom
activities. This short‑course will present
information on assessing and interpreting
assessment results for educational
impact, writing goals that are relevant
to and measurable in a school setting,
and ideas on providing therapy in the
classroom setting.

voice disorders, and accented speech.
Participants will be provided with links
for software and audio files they can
download to their laptops to work along
with presenters during the session.
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