Back to Basics: Guidelines for Management of Communication in Rett Syndrome

Name: Back to Basics: Guidelines for Management of Communication in Rett Syndrome
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (1059 reviews)

Course: #4965Level: Introductory 1 Hour 1059 Reviews

This course will summarize the recommendations of the recently published Communication Guidelines in Rett Syndrome. Best practices for assessment and intervention of communication in individuals with Rett syndrome will be described and demonstrated.

Early Intervention and School-Based Neurological and Physical Disabilities Pediatrics

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify the features of Rett syndrome that impact communication
After this course, participants will be able to describe effective strategies for assessment of communication in individuals with Rett syndrome.
After this course, participants will be able to describe strategies for assisting individuals with Rett syndrome to reach their communication potential through best practices in intervention.

Course created on February 18, 2021

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-15 Minutes	Features of Rett syndrome that impact communication
15-25 Minutes	Principles for assessment of communication in Rett syndrome
25-35 Minutes	Principles of AAC assessment and eye gaze technology
35-55 Minutes	Principles for Intervention – developing goals, vocabulary, and managing AAC systems
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q & A

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Presented By

Theresa Bartolotta
PhD CCC-SLP

Theresa Bartolotta, PhD, CCC-SLP has been a speech-language pathologist for over thirty years. She specializes in working with children with complex communication needs, including autism, Down syndrome, and Rett syndrome. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences from Seton Hall University, an MA in Speech-Language Pathology from Queens College of the City University of New York, and a BS in Speech from Mercy College. Theresa holds the CCC in speech-language pathology from ASHA and is a licensed speech-language pathologist in New Jersey and Georgia. Theresa serves as Consultant to the Program for Research and Support for Rett Syndrome at Monmouth University, is on the clinical staff of Tender Ones Therapy Services in Dacula, Georgia, and teaches graduate courses as an adjunct professor. She is part of an international group of grant-funded researchers who developed consensus guidelines for the management of communication in Rett syndrome and now serves as consultant on communication to the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (Rettsyndrome.org).

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Theresa Bartolotta was paid an honorarium for this presentation. She and others in an international group of researchers received grant funding to develop consensus guidelines for the management of communication in Rett syndrome. Nonfinancial: Theresa is the parent of an adult daughter with Rett syndrome, and this may be discussed in this course. She serves as a consultant to the International Rett Syndrome Foundation.

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