Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with Continued Master Class. Implementing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with adults can be challenging and requires a team approach. Evaluation and implementation must include positioning to optimize function, access to required assistive technology devices, and mounting. This course will highlight many variables and modifications that can optimize AAC access.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.3 Advanced, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 10351; CE Broker/3.0 CE Broker #20-1245604; IACET/0.3; NBCOT PDUs/3.75 Advanced, Rehabilitation; RESNA/0.3 Advanced
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to differentiate between speech generating device access methods and clinical indicators for each.
- After this course, participants will be able to analyze variables and modifications that impact successful alternative access method use for adults using AAC.
- After this course, participants will be able to apply adult AAC implementation strategies to individual clients needing these services.
Course created on September 3, 2024
Agenda
| 0-60 Minutes | Client Position, Access, and Mounting |
| 60-120 Minutes | The Science (and ‘Art’) of Person-Technology Best Fit |
| 120-180 Minutes | Case Studies Pulling It All Together |
Reviews
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Michelle Lange
OTR/L, ATP/SMS
Michelle Lange is an occupational therapist with over 35 years of experience and has been in private practice, Access to Independence, for over 15 years. She is a well-respected lecturer, both nationally and internationally, and has authored numerous texts, chapters, and articles. She is the co-editor of Seating and Wheeled Mobility: a clinical resource guide. She is the former NRRTS Continuing Education Curriculum Coordinator and Clinical Editor of NRRTS Directions magazine. Michelle is a RESNA Fellow and member of the Clinician Task Force. Michelle is a RESNA certified ATP and SMS.
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Kim Winter
MA, CCC-SLP
Kim Winter is a Speech-Language Pathologist at Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, CT. She has more than 25 years of experience, working exclusively with adults in the medical setting. Kim provides services in the Outpatient Department, as well as the Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders Clinics, providing interventions to individuals with motor neuron diseases, muscular dystrophies and Parkinsonian disorders. Much of her career has been spent providing AAC services to adults with a wide variety of both acquired and developmental disabilities. She has served as a guest lecturer for the graduate level AAC class at the University of Connecticut and in 2011 was selected as a co-presenter on ALS and Management of Dysphagia at the ASHA National Convention. She also manages an AAC lending program within the state of CT, providing AAC devices free of charge to those in need. Kim is a member of ASHA's Augmentative/Alternative Communication Special Interest Group (SIG 12) and previously served on its Professional Development Committee.
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American Occupational Therapy Association
OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 10351. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs/contact hours (Advanced level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
CE Broker
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International Association for Continuing Education and Training
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National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 3.75 NBCOT PDUs (Advanced level, Rehabilitation Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
The continued family of websites, including OccupationalTherapy.com, is an approved CE provider by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). This course is offered for 0.3 CEUs (Advanced level, Area). The assignment of RESNA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by RESNA.