This 90-minute presentation will include an overview of basic palliative care principles and philosophy in addition to a case study illuminating how palliative care can serve people living with long-term illnesses.
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Research insights into the cause, course and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have exploded over the past decade, yielding insights and raising new questions regarding intervention in ASD. Although the treatment options available to families have outpaced the scientific literature, advances in our understanding of intervention efficacy have real world implications for individuals and families impacted by ASD and providers. This talk will provide a forum for critical review and evaluation of the scientific literature on intervention in autism, providing a foundation for the consideration and evaluation of treatment approaches as well as a paradigm for how to discuss them with families.
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Though short-term memory and language are frequently thought of as separable cognitive processes, resent research demonstrates that the two processes are strongly linked. This talk will cover current research dealing with the interface of short-term memory and language, and the implications of this work on aphasia assessment and treatment.
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In this session, participants will have the opportunity to examine trends in the states relating to the laws and regulations governing support personnel. Participants will examine the evolving role of support personnel as well as on-line resources available on the roles and supervision of both audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel. Through scenarios, attendees will explore the impact of support personnel in various practice settings.
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This half-day session, which is supported by the UW ASAP! Program, will inform providers of their role in early identification and treatment of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Speech-language pathologists working with young children in a variety of settings (school, clinic, private practice) are welcome to attend.
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After attending this presentation, participants will be able to:
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Children who are deaf are at risk for differences in executive functions (EFs). These differences correlate with social, language and literacy outcomes. This presentation reviews the literature on the impact of deafness and hearing loss on cognition as well as strategies to improve EFs in all children with language delay.
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Phonomotor treatment employs a multi-modal (e.g. visual, acoustic, verbal, oral tactile-kinesthetic) treatment approach to strengthen impaired phonology in aphasia. This treatment aims to improve linguistic skills (e.g. word retrieval and reading) by tapping into cognitive skills (e.g. memory and attention). Case studies will be used to illustrate this treatment program.
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Our goal in supporting the communication development of children is to guide each toward becoming spontaneous, independent communicators. The foundation for building generative communication is rooted in the principles of typical language development, making these benchmarks the best available to guide our assessment and intervention when working with AAC users.
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This presentation addresses the rationale and strategies for working on sentence level skills in school-age children. The focus is on increasing comprehension and expression of written complex sentences which are characteristic of school texts and expected in written assignments across the school years.
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Most treatments for aphasia are highly explicit, or conscious, whereas rapid, easy typical language use is supported largely by implicit, unconscious processes. This talk will explore the differences between explicit and implicit processes and how these different systems may be addressed in treatment for acquired language disorders.
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“Complex communicators” may remain entirely non-symbolic. These modalities can be shaped into conventional forms through scaffolding. Further communication development may not include symbolic communication; but it is possible for non-symbolic communicators to become more effective by using socially acceptable, non-symbolic forms for a variety of communicative functions.
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Velopharyngeal Inadequacy (VPI) can contribute to severe unintelligibility for a child. The presenter will review anatomy and the formation of the glottal stop as a maladaptive place of articulation. The speaker will outline a treatment hierarchy and suggest therapeutic techniques targeting eliminating the error place and promoting appropriate articulation.
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At the end of the presentation, the participant will demonstrate these learning objectives:
This research sought to determine whether derivational morphological awareness influences reading comprehension at the sentence level in high school students, from grades ten through twelve. Derivational morphological awareness was measured using a morphological awareness measure developed by Wilson-Fowler (2011). Sentence comprehension was measured using the Test of Silent Reading Efficiency and Comprehension (TOSREC; Pearson, Rashotte, Torgeson & Wagner, 2010). Correlations and regression analyses will be conducted. The expected outcome is that derivational morphological awareness will significantly influence reading comprehension at the sentence level.
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There are few studies with Vietnamese children who speak English as a second language. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to examine the use of English past tense among typically developing Vietnamese children, ages 6;0-8;0, who speak English as a second language.
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Four subjects with moderate Parkinson’s disease completed inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength training in an ABAB within-subject withdrawal design study. One subject received LSVT-type voice treatment prior to participation in phase two only. Effects on maximum respiratory pressures, vocal quality, and quality of life will be discussed.
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Many studies have examined the emergent and early literacy skills of children; however, few have specifically focused on the writing abilities of young children. The current study was conducted to describe the writing abilities of kindergarten children and identify the potential relationship between early literacy skills and writing ability.
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Although traditionally in the territory of the respiratory therapist, a tracheostomy affects breathing, swallowing and voice and thus it is critical for the Speech Language Pathologist to be familiar and comfortable with trach related issues. This talk will review anatomy and physiology related to tracheostomy in addition to common pitfalls and complications.
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This presentation will provide an overview of stuttering treatment approaches used with preschool and school-age children who do and do not have co-existing speech, language, and genetic disorders. Challenges associated with and models for treating children with co-existing disorders will be discussed and case examples and outcome data for children treated with regular programming and modified programming will be presented.
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An overview of one team’s approach to teaching social communication skills in an elementary school – collaboration between the special education teacher and the SLP. The approach is based on Michelle Garcia Winner’s concepts of Social Thinking, but adapted to the individual and ever-changing needs of the students. We will describe the process through which we came to work together to run groups that vary in types and levels of social impairment and span kindergarten through sixth grade. We will also discuss issues around student eligibility, time management and scheduling, and the roles of other educators and family members that lead to successful generalization of social communication skills.
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Common practice in performing videoflouroscopic swallowing studies can vary greatly from facility to facility and are often based on institutional practice, clinician training and experience. A few simple measurements can be performed that greatly enhance the usefulness of the exam, particularly in performing serial examinations over time, and also to help inform physicians to guide medical and surgical management of dysphagic patients.
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Is the Clinical a.k.a. “Bedside” Swallow Evaluation (CSE) a screening tool or a true evaluation of swallow function? This 30-minute presentation will address this, some-times controversial, question. Presentation will include CSE shortcomings and strategies to improve the sensitivity and specificity of the CSE.
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This panel hopes to provide the venue for a lively discussion regarding advantages of both instrumental assessments. Challenging case studies will be provided along with strategies for improving visualization of bolus materials, use of compensatory maneuvers and rational for selecting FEES vs. FLOURO for select patient populations or diagnostic groups.
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Post stroke dysphagia is common and associated with increased risk of poor outcome. Its assessment has been controversial, particularly the problem of how to screen patients for dysphagia in the first hours after hospital admission. We’ll talk about these issues and also discuss new findings regarding prognosis and recovery.
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This presentation will assume a basic understanding of appropriate diagnosis of speech and language delays in children from culturally and linguistically diverse populations. With that background knowledge, learners will be presented with best practices in current topics regarding the treatment of speech and language disorders in CLD populations. Topics will include identifying language of treatment, identifying treatment goals, models of delivery, delivery approaches, general therapy techniques, and special considerations when working with this population. While the majority of examples will be provided from Spanish-English bilinguals in a school-based setting, other language examples will be given and the principles covered will be applicable to broader populations of children in the 3 – 21 age range.
Learning Objectives:Over the course of the presentation, participants will describe how efficacious intervention strategies targeting social communication for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Nurtured Heart Approach™ can meld together into a conceptual framework that supports and facilitates the development of positive relationships. We will demonstrate how to shift negative energy within a relationship into a productive and positive relationship that teaches children how to regulate their emotions, leading to a decrease in challenging behaviors. The Nurtured Heart Approach™ creates the foundation that supports parents, teachers and therapists and weaves a common thread between providers, regardless of theoretical orientation, that promotes a culture of positivity within families, classrooms and therapy settings. When we create social relationships with children based on successes and positive engagement, the result is significant improvement in emotional regulation, social communication, positive and sustained social engagement, reduction in maladaptive behaviors, and a growing positive sense of self.
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Of all patients with dysphagia, it is a small fraction that benefits from surgical intervention. There are several procedures directed at glottic closure, outflow across the UES, and laryngeal separation/diversion that should be familiar to all SLPs that care for dysphagia patients. In this presentation, the fundamental indications, advantages, and disadvantages to these procedures is reviewed in detail.
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Cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction can cause symptomatic dysphagia and lead to the development of a Zenker's diverticulum. The CP muscle has an important coordinated role in deglutition and preventing LPR. The diagnosis can be confirmed on MBSS. Treatment options of CP dysfunction include diet modification, medically controlling exacerbating factors and surgery.
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Looking beyond dysphagia with critical aspiration risk and inadequate nutrition, many aspects of swallowing disorders can negatively impact quality of life. This talk will review anatomy and physiology that leads to sensations such as globus as well as discuss medical, behavioral, and manual management of such disorders.
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This panel session will update attendees on current issues and challenges for school-based practitioners. We will discuss advocacy strategies, bargaining issues, as well as tools and resources available to school based SLPs. Ample time for questions and answers will be provided.
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Speech Pathologists in the medical setting face the challenges of patients with chronic or severe dysphagia. In the outpatient setting, we typically schedule patients ~2x/week based on our schedule and tradition. As a profession, we have meager but emerging evidence suggesting proper “dosage” for particular populations/disorders. This presentation will discuss evidence for mass practice based on principals of neuromuscular research as it applies to dysphagia therapy.
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This panel is designed to present a variety of challenging dysphagia cases, along with discussion regarding medical, surgical and therapeutic approaches from a panel of physicians and speech language pathologists.
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