Workshops offered for ASHA continuing education units (ASHA CEUs) or professional development hours (PDHs)—sponsored by the Washington Speech-Language Hearing Association (WSLHA)—will take place on Wednesday, December 4, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Workshop tickets are available for purchase through registration. Tickets are $80 each. ASHA members who are members of WSLHA may take advantage of a half-price disount on the workshops.
This session is developed by, and presenters invited by, WSLHA. Eating is a fundamental daily task that encompasses not only food consumption, but also social interaction, cultural norms, and shared values. Mealtimes play an essential role in providing individuals with basic nutritional sustenance as well as emotional, physical, and psychological connections to their social networks. As will be discussed in this session, swallowing is not an isolated sensorimotor action; dysphagia’s resulting disability reflects the complex interactions between individuals and their environment, extending beyond the impairment. Attendees will then be encouraged to consider more comprehensive and innovative approaches to management to optimize the health and wellbeing of individuals with dysphagia that account for its broad biopsychosocial nature, including the influence of the disorder on both individuals and their family systems. See more information about this workshop in the Program Planner.
This session is developed by, and presenters invited by, WSLHA. This session covers recent interdisciplinary research examining the influence of the visual system on screening and intervention through promising studies assessing the pupillary response in relation to diagnostic predictors for ASD. The pupillary light reflex (PLR) is a mechanism for examining the autonomic nervous system and brain function non-invasively. The PLR informs much about neurodevelopment, efficiency of brainstem activity, and visual attention. Dynamic assessment and evidence-based techniques following a decision-making model for treatment goals will be discussed which include enhancing visual attention to communication partners for pre-verbal treatment strategies, setting the foundation for optimal outcomes across ASD Levels 1-3. Outcome targets include verbal speech and/or competent AAC use and improving advanced pragmatics focusing on salient social cues in later development. See more information about this workshop in the Program Planner.
This session is developed by, and presenters invited by, WSLHA. This session describes Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC), a treatment approach for children with CAS. While this method was designed especially for children with severe CAS, the cueing strategies are helpful for children with moderate or mild CAS and for children with phonologic impairment. Participants will learn the basic hierarchy of DTTC and how to move up and down the hierarchy. Suggested cueing techniques are described and demonstrated and attendees will have practice in doing them. Video examples are used to illustrate both the DTTC hierarchy and cueing methods. Attention is given to common problems that may arise, especially with children who have co-existing difficulties. Issues related to home practice and parent involvement are also discussed. See more information about this workshop in the Program Planner.