This session from ASHA’s 2021 Schools Connect online conference provides a wealth of strategies, tips, and tools for SLPs to increase their skills in conducting group intervention sessions via telepractice. The presenter highlights evidence-based practice recommendations as well as common sense strategies for making these recommendations work in the real world.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Describe strategies to support student engagement and learning in group telepractice sessions 
• Outline concrete steps to take before, during, and after group telepractice sessions to facilitate attendance, build e-helper competence, and support follow-through of session strategies 
• List predicted barriers to successful group telepractice sessions and brainstorm possible solutions

Presenter Information

T.J. Ragan, MA, CCC-SLP,is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Clinic Director for the University of Georgia Speech & Hearing Clinic. She is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist specializing in pediatric speech, language, and literacy evaluation and treatment. She has experience in private practice; public, private, and charter school systems; early intervention programs; nonprofit agencies; and teletherapy. T.J. is a strong believer in lifelong learning, and she served for 6 years as the Professional Development Manager for ASHA's Special Interest Group 1 (Language Learning and Education). She has been an SLP since 2002 and has expertise in the evaluation and treatment of late talkers, children with cleft palate or velocardiofacial syndrome, hearing loss, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, ADHD, and other language-based learning disorders, congenital syndromes, multiple disabilities, and children who require augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC) to communicate.

Financial Disclosures:

• Salary from the University of Georgia for employment as Director of the UGA Speech & Hearing Clinic
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• Professional Development Committee for ASHA SIG 1 (Language Learning and Education)

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: July 14, 2021
End date: October 14, 2027

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).