Effective communication is nowhere more essential than in the healthcare setting where critical decision making about one’s own care and future are taking place. The patient with aphasia presents a tremendous challenge to the SLP as they attempt to provide them with the ability to effectively communicate their wants and needs. The many types and severity levels of the patient with aphasia presents unique challenges in providing effective and consistent service delivery through the many service areas. This course will demonstrate how to set up aphasia therapy using the throughput core measure of JCAHO in order to provide consistent intervention through the continuum of care.
Instructor(s)
Susan Mayfield Cole, MA, CCC-SLP, certified Vital Stim Provider
Susan is one of a select few Speech-Language Pathologists in this country serving on the Ciao Seminars educational team. She brings to our team an extensive teaching and clinical resume. Susan is a certified VS course instructor, an online instructor for the MBSS: The Clearer Picture course and is also a webcast designer/presenter. She serves as a Clinical Specialist providing clinic visits and Making It Work presentations to therapists across the country and consistently receives exceptional ratings for her presentations. Susan previously held clinical and administrative positions at Frye Regional Medical Center, High Point Regional Health System, Graystone Ear, Nose and Throat Associates and Carolina ENT Head and Neck Surgery Center. She is currently the owner of Specialized Therapy Consulting and contracts with a variety of educational and clinical settings. .
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to::
Review the basics of the input and output modalities of language use
Understand the aphasia classification system
Determine a communication needs protocol
Discuss co-morbidities that may affect communication abilities
Determine an educational plan for families and caregivers using a multi modality approach to communication
Agenda
DAY 1
07:30 - 08:00
Registration/Sign-In
08:00 - 09:00
Aphasia Classification System
09:00 - 10:15
Co-morbidities
10:15 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 12:00
Communication Needs Assessment
12:00 - 01:00
Lunch (on your own)
01:00 - 02:30
Treatment through the continuum of care
02:30 - 02:45
Break
02:45 - 03:45
Therapy Plans
03:45 - 04:30
Case Studies, Q&A
CEU's
Contact hours pre-approved for:
CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (SLP)
0.7 CEUs (7 Hours) for SLP/SLPAs
This course is offered for 0.7 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).
Course meets requirements for:
• Call CIAO 888-909-CIAO(2426) if you have questions about CE Approval
CIAO has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
