2012 Convention Short Courses

Short Courses are optional 3-hour ticketed seminars that provide more in-depth interaction at the intermediate level or above and are led by presenters who hold expertise in the subject matter. Short Courses marked as "Invited" have been developed by the Convention Program Committee, Specialty Recognition Boards, Special Interest Groups, or the host state association. Anyone may purchase tickets to attend the "Invited" courses.

Short Course tickets cost $70 each and may be purchased when registering for the Convention.

*Various Short Courses were developed by Special Interest Groups (SIGs). ASHA members who are SIG affiliates may purchase tickets to SIG-developed Short Courses for $35 each. To learn more about the Special Interest Groups and become an affiliate, call the ASHA Action Center at 800-498-2071.

Short Courses on Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Thursday, November 15

*SC01 Meeting the Challenge: Supporting Essential Functions in Clinical Supervision (Invited)
Topic: Academic and Clinical Education Sub-group: Clinical Education and Supervision (GI)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Debra Schober-Peterson, Georgia State University; Jean Jackson, EBS Healthcare; Susan Ritchie, Cherokee County School District; Alicia Davis, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B310

This session is developed by SIG 11: Administration and Supervision. This short course will address important issues concerning clinical education and professional development. A panel of experts will discuss issues related to students at risk for marginal clinical performance, as well as practicing clinicians who are struggling to meet performance expectations. The session will also include discussion pertaining to cultural awareness and sensitivity issues related to the clinical experience.

SC02 Providing Culturally Responsive Services to Early Communicators With Complex Communication Needs
Topic: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (SLP)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Cynthia Cress, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B303

This session will cover practical strategies for recognizing and responding to issues related to cultural and language differences (CLD) that can affect service delivery for children and adults who are early communicators. The session will include videotaped and live applications of assessment and intervention strategies for early communicators with CLD.

*SC03 Getting Started in Telepractice: Clinical & Practical Issues (Invited)
Topic: Business, Management, and Professional Issues (GI)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Deborah Theodoros, University of Queensland; Michael Towey, Waldo County General Hospital/Voice & Swallowing Center of Maine
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B302

This session is developed by SIG 18: Telepractice. This short course will discuss the clinical and practical issues to be considered in getting started in telepractice, the models of telepractice that might be used, and the various technologies and digital tools needed to provide effective treatment. Clinical examples of telepractice will be provided to illustrate these issues.

SC04 Writing Appropriate Treatment Goals for School-Age Children Who Stutter
Topic: Fluency (SLP)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Nina Reeves, Stuttering Therapy Services & Seminars; J. Scott Yaruss, University of Pittsburgh
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B305

This session will discuss the process of writing appropriate, attainable treatment goals for school-age children who stutter. We will begin with a consideration of what constitutes successful treatment, followed by a detailed review of how to prepare measurable, objective goals that can be applied in a variety of clinical settings.

SC05 What Is the Script for School? Supporting Academic Success
Topic: Language and Learning in School-Age Children and Adolescents (SLP)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Nancy Creaghead, University of Cincinnati
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B306

Teachers have expectations regarding rules for behavior and communication that may not be made explicit to students. Children with language literacy and learning disabilities may be especially at risk for not understanding these classroom "scripts." This presentation will address collaboration with teachers to support students in following the classroom script.

*SC06 "Netting" Free & Evidence-Based Information on the Internet (Invited)
Topic: Language and Learning in School-Age Children and Adolescents (SLP)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Judith Kuster, Minnesota State University–Mankato
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B304

This session is developed by SIG 1: Language Learning and Education. Providing services based on using the best evidence available is important in any setting, and mandatory when following IDEA guidelines. This session, featuring efficient ways to explore both the visible and invisible Web, will demonstrate using the Internet to find reliable information for clients and their families and clinically relevant evidence-based resources.

*SC07 A Clinician's Guide to Training Assistive Technology Following Brain Injury (Invited)
Topic: Language Disorders in Adults (SLP)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Laurie Ehlhardt Powell, Western Oregon University
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B301

This session is developed by SIG 2: Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders. Assistive technology for cognition (ATC) offers an effective means of compensating for cognitive impairments following brain injury. This short course will focus on the systematic training of ATC using the Training Assistive Technology in the Environment ATC Toolkit developed and evaluated as part of a 3-year NIDRR field-initiated grant.

SCGA  Anticipation: Neural Bases & Clinical Implications in Swallowing in Adults (Invited)
Topic: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (SLP)
Presentation Time: Thursday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Kate Krival, Kent State University
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B210

This session is developed by our local host, the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The presenter will explore the anticipatory stage of swallowing through a review of the literature and a primer in relevant neurologic processes. Traditional and innovative therapies for acquired dysphagia in adults, including bolus challenges, taste, touch, chemesthetic, visual and auditory input, and context-embedded therapy (e.g., mealtime strategies), will be discussed.

Friday, November 16

*SC08 Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience (Invited)
Topic: Academic and Clinical Education: General Academic Education (GI)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: John Folkins, Bowling Green State University; Jennifer C. Friberg, Illinois State University; Colleen F. Visconti, Baldwin-Wallace College
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B301

This session is developed by SIG 10: Issues in Higher Education. This short course will introduce participants to the best practices in undergraduate education and discuss the evidence showing their success. Emphasis will be on the areas of research and clinical experience. Individuals who are actively engaged in the design and implementation of undergraduate research and clinical experiences will share their perspectives related to their challenges and successes with these endeavors in an interactive session.

*SC09 Practical Strategies for Building Vocabulary in Students Who Use AAC (Invited)
Topic: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (SLP)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Carole Zangari, Nova Southeastern University; Gloria Soto, San Francisco State University
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B302

This session is developed by SIG 12: Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Improving the vocabularies of children with AAC needs is an ongoing concern for many clinicians and educators. This presentation discusses current research on semantic development in AAC and presents strategies for group and individual instruction appropriate for students of different ages. Participants will be given access to online materials for vocabulary instruction appropriate for students using AAC across preschool, elementary, and secondary grades levels.

SC10 AAC & the SCERTS Model for Children With Autism Spectrum
Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorders (SLP)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Emily Rubin, Communication Crossroads
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B305

This course will describe the critical role of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) within the SCERTS Model, a multidisciplinary, comprehensive educational program for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Case reviews will illustrate a range of AAC, including the use of object- and picture-based communication supports, video modeling, and written language.

SC11 Leadership & Clinical Excellence: Up Close & Personal
Topic: Business, Management, and Professional Issues (GI)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Wayne Secord, The Ohio State University; Michael Towey, Waldo County General Hospital/Voice & Swallowing Center of Maine; Elisabeth Wiig, Boston University; Robert Fox, The Ohio State University; Gloria Petit-Clair, Anne Arundel Public Schools; Steven Griffin, Reynoldsburg City School; Tracy Grammer, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center; Lisa Erwin-Davidson, North County Health System, Inc.; Karen Bright, Arkansas Children's Hospital; Maureen Staskowski, Macomb Intermediate School District
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B304

Why are some clinicians so successful? This program will take a critical look at the nature of clinical and school-based leadership and describe a number of practices and perspectives that build effective programs and ensure clinical excellence. Come and meet six of our best clinical leaders "up close and personal."

SC12 A Stutter Isn't a Stutter: Addressing Individual Differences in Treatment (Invited)
Topic: Fluency (SLP)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Kenneth Logan, University of Florida; Michael Susca, University of the Pacific
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B303

This session is developed by the Convention Program Committee. People who stutter present with a wide variety of problem profiles. Clinical research on stuttering, however, is typically protocol-driven and thus capable of promoting a "one size fits all" mentality in assessment and treatment. This short course provides clinicians with a framework for identifying the many differences that exist across people who stutter and strategies for developing effective and relevant treatment plans that take such differences.

*SC13 G.R.O.U.P. – The Group Rehabilitation Online Utility Pack: An Ida Institute (Invited)
Topic: Intervention/Rehabilitation for Adults with Hearing Loss (Aud)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Jill E. Preminger, University of Louisville; Regitze Willemoes, Ida Institute; Joseph Montano, Weill Cornell Medical College; Jean-Pierre Gagne, University of Montreal
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B310

This session is developed by SIG 7: Aural Rehabilitation and Its Instrumentation. The GAR Multi-Media Manual (GARMM) is a Web-based tool. It applies Ida Institute learning principles, including interactive learning. The GARMM will be discussed and participants will be become familiar with this treatment approach.

SC14 Death by Documentation
Topic: Language Disorders in Adults (SLP)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Michele Kramer, Healthpro Rehab/Therapy Partners; Alissa Vertes, Healthpro Rehab/Therapy Partners
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B306

Medical necessity is THE hot topic in our industry as a result of pre-payment and post-payment audits. Headlines in health care journals and news articles describe the continuing need for compliance reviews to focus on comprehensiveness of therapy documenting medical necessity, patient progress, and prior level of function to support

*SC15 Shift Happens: Strategies for Approaching the Changing Face of Health Care (Invited)
Topic: Business, Management, and Professional Issues (GI)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Mary Casper, HCR ManorCare; Paul Rao, National Rehabilitation Hospital; Carmen Vega-Barachowitz, Massachusetts General Hospital
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B304

This session is developed by SIG 15: Gerontology. Sparked by fundamental changes in public and private health care reimbursement, regulatory issues, and changing patient demographics, the altered arena of health care poses a variety of service delivery, scope of practice, and ethical challenges for speech-language pathologists. A panel of experts will discuss these challenges and strategies for coping with them in the acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and skilled nursing settings.

*SC16 World Disability & Functioning: Facing Challenges in the New Millennium (Invited)
Topic: Global Issues and Practices Across the Discipline (GI)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Armando Vasquez Barrios, Pan American Health Organizaton
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B301

This session is developed by SIG 17: Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders. In this session, international speaker Dr. Vásquez Barrios, regional adviser on rehabilitation and disability for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), speaks on the worldview on disability as fundamental human right. Learn policies that recognize and promote the health and well-being for all people and how to generate a new culture of respect for difference and diversity around the world.

SC17 Critical Literacy & Persuasive Writing: Profiles of Bilingual Adolescents
Topic: Issues in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations (GI)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Robin Danzak, University of South Florida–Sarasota/Manatee; Elaine Silliman, University of South Florida; Ruth Bahr, University of South Florida
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B305

Assessment and instructional/intervention applications of the profile approach to struggling ELLs are presented. Critical literacy and self-regulated strategy development were used to increase persuasive writing complexity of bilingual middle school students. Ways to combine quantitative and qualitative data to yield student profiles are discussed.

SC18 Introduction to Research Grant Writing
Topic: Research Issues Across the Discipline (GI)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Steven Barlow, University of Kansas; Jordan Green, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Nadine Martin, Temple University; Robert Burkard, University at Buffalo
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B302

Sponsored by ASHA's Research and Scientific Affairs Committee, this session provides professional development to researchers and researchers-in-training who wish to secure extramural funding. The NIH grant application process (first submission, peer review, revision, and funding) will be highlighted with reference to individual investigator projects and collaborative translational research projects.

SC19 Unique Considerations & Challenges in CAS Intervention (Invited)
Topic: Speech Sound Disorders in Children (SLP)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Margaret Fish, Margaret A. Fish, Ltd.; Julie Hoffman, St. Louis University; Ruth Stoeckel, Mayo Clinic; Shelley Velleman, University of Vermont
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B310

This session is developed by Motor Speech in Adults and Children and Speech Sound Disorders in Children. Panelists will present information on how to solve difficult challenges that are unique to CAS, as well as provide practical and evidence-based intervention techniques and approaches for some of the more difficult-to-treat speech and language deficits exhibited by children with CAS. Topics to be discussed include designing intervention using cognitive motor learning principles; selecting intervention goals and stimuli; and addressing deficits in vowels, prosody, and morphology.

SC20 Sensorimotor Integration: Nexus Between Dietary Modification & Oropharyngeal Exercise (Invited)
Topic: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (SLP)
Presentation Time: Friday, November 16, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Jacqueline Hind, University of Wisconsin–Madison; JoAnne Robbins, University of Wisconsin/William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital; Georgia Malandraki, Teachers College–Columbia University; Zata Vickers, University of Minnesota; Rich Hartel, University of Wisconsin
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B303

This session is developed by the Specialty Board on Swallowing. This short course will focus on the relationships among fluid rheology, sensory characteristics and perception, dietary modification, and Isometric Progressive Resistance Oropharyngeal (I-PRO) therapy. Discussion will emphasize translating what is understood about neural and biomechanical underpinnings (relative to rheologic and sensory information) into clinical practice for patients with dysphagia.

Saturday, November 17

SC22 There's a Need & We Can Help
Topic: Business, Management, and Professional Issues (GI)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Joanne Wisely, Genesis Rehab Services; Lisa Milliken, Synergy Care
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B304

Medicare and insurance auditors are finding more reasons to deny SLP services. We will provide detailed guidelines required to pass "Medical Necessity" reviews, from expectations of codes through levels of skilled care, clinical documentation, and efficacy studies. The most recent updated coverage policies and regulations will be reviewed and interpreted.

*SC23 Filling Fluency Files Affordably: Netting for Stuttering Information & Materials (Invited)
Topic: Fluency (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Judith Kuster, Minnesota State University–Mankato
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B310

This session is developed by SIG 4: Fluency and Fluency Disorders. Designed to be both theoretical and practical and specifically focused on fluency disorders, this short course will feature online collaborations for finding evidence-based treatment for stuttering, free or inexpensive online continuing education offerings, and appropriate search strategies for uncovering information and materials about stuttering.

*SC24 Collaborating With Teachers in Preschool Programs Serving English-Language Learners (Invited)
Topic: Issues in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations (GI)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: M. Adelaida Restrepo, Arizona State University
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B306

This session is developed by SIG 14: Issues in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity. The purpose of this course is to introduce evidence-based collaborative strategies to address the needs of preschool English-language learners (ELL). Language development in bilingual children provides a basis for understanding differences versus disorders and the need to support both languages in ELL. Classroom-based collaborative models (e.g., dialogic reading, story retelling) between SLPs, teachers, and parents are presented.

SC25 Ensuring Communication & Curriculum Access for Students With Severe Disabilities
Topic: Language and Learning in School-Age Children and Adolescents (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Jane Kleinert, University of Kentucky; Jacqui Kearns, University of Kentucky
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B303

School-based SLPs are required to provide communication services that support access to the general curriculum, even for students with the most significant disabilities. This short course will present an evidence-based communication intervention process to facilitate such access for these for students. Video demonstrations and supportive materials will be provided.

*SC26 Difficult Speech & Resonance Disorders in School-Age Children: Case Presentations (Invited)
Topic: Speech Sound Disorders in Children (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Lynn Marty Grames, St. Louis Children's Hospital; Kristina Wilson, Texas Children's Hospital; John Riski, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B301

This session is developed by SIG 5: Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders. It will describe and demonstrate techniques for diagnosing and treating difficult speech, resonance, and nasal airflow disorders found in school-age children.

*SC27 Thickened Liquids: Taking Responsibility for What Our Patients Consume (Invited)
Topic: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Authors: Jane Garcia, Kansas State University; Edgar Chambers IV, Kansas State University
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B302

This session is developed by SIG 13: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia). This short course addresses the complex issues surrounding the use of thickened liquids in clinical management. Foundation knowledge important to clinicians will be provided from the perspective of a speech-language pathologist and a food scientist. Products and service delivery will be a major focus. Misinformation and myths will be addressed.

*SC28 Headphones: What We Can't Hear Can Hurt Us(Invited)
Topic: General Interest: Cross Disciplinary and Other (GI)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Richard Lichenstein, University of Maryland Medical Center
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B305

This session is developed by SIG 8: Public Health Issues Related to Hearing and Balance. Headphones may pose a safety risk to pedestrians, especially in environments with moving vehicles. We found 116 reports of death or injury from 2004 to 2010. Most reports stated the victim was wearing headphones at the time of the crash, and many cases mentioned that a warning was sounded before the crash.

*SC29 Literacy, Common Core Standards, & the School-Based SLP (Invited)
Topic: Language and Learning in School-Age Children and Adolescents (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Patricia (Trici) Schraeder, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Cornelia Cave, Lakeland School/Mercy College; Barbara Decker, Idaho State University; SallyAnn Giess; Jennifer Schultz, South Central Education Cooperative; Martha Testa, Whitman-Hanson Regional School District
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B306

This session is developed by SIG 16: School-Based Issues. It will assist school-based providers in understanding and incorporating literacy and the national Common Core Standards in their practice. Presenters include members of ASHA's AdHoc committee on Literacy and will present practical application in using the CCS in developing IEP goals, consultation, and collaboration with other professionals.

SC30 Dementia Therapy: Outside the Box
Topic: Language Disorders in Adults (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Peggy Watson, Consultants in Dementia Therapy PLLC; Nancy Shadowens, Consultants in Dementia Therapy PLLC
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B310

The focus of the presentation will be to provide an overview including understanding the dementia, evaluations, staging, documentation including medical necessity, goal-writing, and how to implement evidence-based interventions for successful outcomes.

SC31 Feeding Disorders & ASD: Multidisciplinary Perspective of Assessment & Treatment
Topic: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Rashelle Berry, Marcus Autism Center; David Jaquess, Marcus Autism Center
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B303

This presentation will provide assessment and treatment tools and protocols, case illustrations, and suggestions for transdisciplinary treatment collaboration in the remediation of mealtime concerns and functional deficits associated with children who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

SC32 Respiratory Function: Assessment & Treatment in Disease (Invited)
Topic: Voice, Resonance, and Alaryngeal Speech (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Paul Davenport, University of Florida; Jeannette Hoit, University of Arizona; Susan Baker Brehm, Miami University of Ohio; Jessica E. Huber, Purdue University; Karen Wheeler-Hegland, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center; Linda Stachowiak, MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando; Christine Sapienza, University of Florida
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B304

This session is developed by the Convention Program Committee. It will focus on discussion of the central and peripheral control of respiration, with translation to the impact of disease on breathing function.

*SC33 Perioperative Voice Recovery: Wound Healing & Exercise Physiology Perspectives (Invited)
Topic: Voice, Resonance, and Alaryngeal Speech (SLP)
Presentation Time: Saturday, November 17, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Authors: Mary Sandage, Auburn University; Michael Johns, Emory Voice Center; Ryan Branski, New York University
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B302

This session is developed by SIG 3: Voice and Voice Disorders. Guidelines for care of the voice following laryngeal surgery can be confusing, with little regard to the specific needs of the individual. This course will provide an interdisciplinary exploration of optimal perioperative voice care via basic knowledge of wound healing biochemistry, muscle physiology, and current clinical practice patterns