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The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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Option(s):
eWorkshop
Author(s):
Ann Clonan, MEd, CCC-SLP, Claire Miller, PhD, CCC-SLP, BRS-S, Brenda Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP
Description:
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Recent evidence indicates that implementation of developmentally-supportive care leads to improved outcomes for preterm infants. This program explores terminology and diagnoses specific to the NICU, and helps you to understand the history of developmental care and knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:
- recognize infant states, cues of stress, and levels of comfort
- utilize appropriate assessment/management methods
- discuss the role of speech-language pathology in interdisciplinary assessment and treatment
- identify clinical indicators of swallowing dysfunction that signal the need for objective assessment
- design treatment goals that can be implemented in the infant’s overall developmental care plan
System Requirements
To complete this web workshop program, you will need the following plugins:
And one of the following browsers:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later, Netscape 7.x, Firefox 1.x or later, or Opera 7.11
- Mac OS X: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, Opera 6, or Safari 1.0 (Mac OS 10.2x or later only)
- Linux: Konqueror 3.3.1, Mozilla 1.7.3, Firefox 1.x
Continuing Education:
Date(s):
7/21/2011 to 4/22/2014
CEUs:
0.3
Instructional
Level:
Intermediate
Item #(s):
WEB4400
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