Hyatt Regency Birmingham - Wynfrey Hotel Up to 1.60 ASHA CEUs / 16.0 ABESPA CEHs / 1.50 AAA CEUs
Convention Schedule Overview Hyatt Regency - Wynfrey Hotel Birmingham AL
Wednesday February 10
Exhibit Set-up (Prefunction) 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Pre-Registration (Foyer) 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday February 11
Convention Registration (Foyer) 6:00 am - 5:30 pm Complimentary Breakfast (Prefunction) 7:00 am - 9:00 am Instructional Sessions 8:30 am - 12:00 pm 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm ABESPA Luncheon Forum and Ethics Session (Wynfrey AB) 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ABESPA Monthly Meeting (Essex Boardroom) 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Door Prize Giveaway (Prefunction) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm SHAA Dinner Meeting (Wynfrey A-C) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Speaker: Dr. Margot Beckerman
Friday February 12
Convention Help Desk (Foyer) 6:00 am - 5:00 pm Complimentary Breakfast (Prefunction) 7:00 am - 8:30 am Instructional Sessions 8:00 am - 11:30 am 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Lunch (Committee Meetings) 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Many thanks to the Convention Committee for finding stellar speakers in all areas
AAC: Becky Adams Lee Johnston Adult: Kandis Chatman Larry Molt Kandis Chatman Audiology: Heather Baty MS, CCC-SLP Marsha Kluesing VP for Convention Jill Smith 2015-2017 Child: Judy Cutchen Elizabeth Gwaltney Claire Tynes
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Schedule is subject to change Thursday, February 11 8:30 am – 10:00 am 8:30 am – 12:00 pm (continued) Bread and Chocolate: Self-Care 101 (Introductory) Dysarthria From Diagnosis to Discharge: Perspectives from *ABESPA Content II* Neurology and Speech Pathology Regarding Diagnosis, Lou Lacey, MA Dysphagia and Speech (Intermediate) Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham AL Leslie Harper, MS, CCC-SLP Participant will be able to UAB Hospital, Birmingham AL . Identify the causes, signs and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue Will Meador, MD . Recognize the paradoxical relationship between Compassion Fatigue University of Alabama, Birmingham AL and Compassion Satisfaction Dan Phillips, EdD, CCC-SLP . Determine a self-care plan which incorporates positive internal University of Alabama, Birmingham AL dialogue Duane Trahan, MS, CCC-SLP 8:30 am – 10:30 am UAB Hospital, Birmingham AL Participant will be able to Continuum of Care: When Hearing Aids Are Not Enough . Explain the neuropathology in the differential diagnosis of the types (Introductory) of dysarthria Haley Noble Godbold, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA . List oral and pharyngeal dysphagia treatment strategies associated Cochlear Americas, Fairhope AL with different types of dysarthria. Participant will be able to . Provide a differential diagnosis and treatment strategies based on descriptions in case studies. . Discuss the impact of hearing loss on daily communication and socialization . Explain Impairment, Activity limitation, Participation Restriction in treatment planning and client outcome measures mild and . Identify the candidacy criteria for cochlear implant, Hybrid and bone moderate dysarthria conduction systems . Apply evidence based practice to dysarthria management . Describe how cochlear implant, Hybrid and bone conduction systems work Dysphagia and Aphasia: We Can and Should Treat Both, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Part 1 - Dysphagia (Intermediate) John (Jay) Rosenbek, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-NCD Best Practices for Supporting Learners with Down University of Florida, Gainesville FL Syndrome to Become More Independent and Better Participant will be able to Communicators, Part 1 (Intermediate) . Apply attention and intention therapies to men and women with Amy Allison, BS aphasia Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City, Mission KS . Reconstruct the VNeST program for aphasia treatment Participant will be able to . Recite the criteria for recommending tube feedings in . Describe the unique learning profile of learners with Down institutionalized, demented Syndrome . Select appropriate strengthening techniques for rehabilitation of . Assess the best way to support a learner with Down Syndrome in the neurogenic swallowing disorders least restrictive environment Score with Core: Implementing Core Vocabulary in the . Identify ways in which well-meaning adults shut down Classroom (Introductory) communication instead of encouraging it Janet Lehr, MS . Design and compose therapy goals which promote independence Independent Consultant, Severna Park MD and enhanced communication Participant will be able to . Implement new strategies to improve on task behavior and compliance during therapy sessions . Explain the power of core vocabulary . Give examples of ways to modify their curriculum to use core vocabulary . Give examples of ways to teach core vocabulary . Identify resources (web sites, podcasts, etc.) for implementing core vocabulary
Thursday, February 11 (continued) 8:30 am – 12:00 pm (continued) 11:00 am – 12:00 pm What’s the Evidence on Language and Literacy That Leading Technology for Audiology (Intermediate) Informs Our Practices with Children With Primary Greg Ollick, Sr., BSEE, BA, MA Language Impairment, Part 1 (Intermediate) Med-Acoustics, Stone Mountain GA C. Melanie Schuele, PhD, CCC-SLP Participant will be able to Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN . Identify the utility of Malco MB-11a as an alternative to Participant will be able to conventional systems for newborn infant hearing screening . Describe current evidence and a framework for classification of . Describe the efficacy of the new GSI TympStar Pro system for primary language impairment diagnostic evaluation of the middle ear in infants, children and . Summarize the evidence on language and literacy acquisition in adults children with primary language impairment . List the clinical advantages of the new generation of MicroMedical . List multiple implications of the extant evidence base for the VNG hardware and software for diagnostic testing of pediatric participant’s job setting. patients and adults . . Describe his/her approach for sharing information on language Identify the advantages of the VivoSonic Gen 2 clinical AEP system impairments with parents and teachers. 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (60 CE minutes) 10:00 am – 11:00 am ABESPA Forum and Advances in Mobile Audiometry and How This Can Benefit Ethics and the Alabama Speech-Language Pathologist and Your Clinical Practice (Introductory) Audiologist (Introductory) (Session is repeated on Friday, 1:30 - 2:30) Yvonne Saxon, JD Reneé Lefrançois, MHSc Alabama Attorney General's Office, Montgomery AL Clearwater Clinical, Ottawa ON CANADA Participant will be able to Participant will be able to . Understand Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech Language . Identify and describe a clinically valid tablet-based audiometer Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) Rules of Ethics . Differentiate between validated and non-validated mobile . Appraise the importance of following work rules and ABESPA audiometry applications requirements . Discover new uses for mobile audiometry . Recognize unethical conduct which can affect licensure . Devise additional clinical activities using mobile audiometry . Utilize solutions to potential ethical dilemmas 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Speech Understanding and Hearing Aid Outcomes in Older Comprehensive Articulation and Phonological Processes Adults, Part 1 (Intermediate) Assessment Using the GFTA-3 and KLPA-3 (Intermediate) Larry E. Humes, PhD Ruth Fernandez, PhD, CCC-SLP Indiana University, Bloomington IN Shannon Wang, MA, CCC-SLP Participant will be able to Pearson, San Antonio TX . Identify hypotheses or explanations for the speech-understanding Participant will be able to problems of older adults . Name two differences between the GFTA-2 and GFTA-3 . Explain the nature of each explanation, as well as the limitations of . Name two differences between the KLPA-2 and the KLPA-3 each . Illustrate with a case study when dialect sensitive scoring would be . Apply this understanding to both unaided and aided speech appropriate understanding in older adults . List two factors to consider when evaluating an examinee’s speech . Recognize that speech-understanding measures are just on aspect of sound error patterns aided outcomes of relevance to older adults . Critique the appropriateness of GFTA-3 and KLPA-3 and assessment measures for speech sound disorders based on the technical qualities (i.e. reliability and validity) that are presented Social media is social. We're looking Speech Understanding and Hearing Aid Outcomes in Older to touch one heart at a time, with Adults, Part 2 (Intermediate) Larry E. Humes, PhD one great story at a time. Indiana University, Bloomington IN Shawn Amos See learning objectives for Part 1
Thursday, February 11 (continued) 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm . Identify potential negative and positive effects of various hearing aid signal processing schemes on speech cues Best Practices for Supporting Learners with Down . Describe how advanced hearing aid processing can facilitate Syndrome to Become More Independent and Better provision of a more robust speech signal to the brain Communicators, Part 2 (Intermediate) . Relate the importance of cognitive development to counseling with families throughout the hearing aid process Amy Allison, BS Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City, Mission KS 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm See learning objectives for Part 1 AL State Department Updates (Intermediate) Contemporary Concepts in Vestibular Assessment *ABESPA Content II* (Introductory) (Session is repeated on Friday, 9:30 - 11:30) Devin McCaslin, PhD, CCC-A Stephanie Frucci, EdS, CCC-SLP Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN AL State Department of Education, Montgomery AL Participant will be able to Participant will be able to . Explain the technique associated with video head impulse testing . Identify current case law pertinent to the practice of speech- . Describe the best electrode location for recording oVEMPs language pathology in the schools . Explain the measurement parameters associated with the video . Write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and goals that head impulse test adhere to current state and federal expectations. . Describe the different techniques to account with EMG during the . Recognize current issues and trends in the practice of school-based cVEMP examination speech-language pathology. Dysphagia and Aphasia: We Can and Should Treat Both, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Part 2 - Aphasia (Intermediate) Alabama Newborn Hearing Screening: Best Practices in John (Jay) Rosenbek, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-NCD University of Florida, Gainesville FL Identification and Intervention (Intermediate) See learning objectives for Part 1 Lauren A. Casady, BS Auburn University Doctoral Student, Auburn AL Reality AAC - Learning Language the Fun Way! Participant will be able to (Introductory) . Outline the rationale for performing Newborn Hearing Screenings. Jane Odom, MEd . Describe the effectiveness of Newborn Hearing Screenings in Prentke Romich, Surprise AZ identifying children with hearing loss (and what it means when a Participant will be able to child is not identified). . Name 6 stages of language development . Recognize risk factors associated with the onset of hearing loss. . Effectively select commercial apps to support learning language . Identify their own professional role in recognizing children with . Identify 4 strategies of linguistic competency hearing loss and how to apply best practices in treatment/intervention. . Describe 4 different therapy methods used to successfully teach a student using AAC 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (30 CE minutes) What’s the Evidence on Language and Literacy That Making Social Networking Work for You (Introductory) Informs Our Practices with Children With Primary *ABESPA Content II* Language Impairment, Part 2 (Intermediate) Margot Beckerman, AuD, CCC-A C. Melanie Schuele, PhD, CCC-SLP University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor MI Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN Participant will be able to See learning objectives for Part 1 . Identify various social media platforms available. 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm . Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of social media in the professions. Pediatric Amplification in Support of the Developing . Identify how ASHA is leveraging social media tools to meet the Cognitive System (Intermediate) needs of members. (Session is repeated on Friday, 9:00 - 10:00) Mandy Weydeck, AuD, CCC-A Oticon, Fort Worth TX Participant will be able to . Describe the impact hearing loss can have on a child’s cognitive development Friday, February 12
8:00 am – 9:00 am 8:00 am – 11:30 am Auditory Brainstem Response and Early Diagnosis of Achieving Communication Freedom with Teens and Hearing Loss: Obtaining ABR Results in Difficult-to-Test Adults Who Stutter: A Process of Collaboration, Success, Situations (Intermediate) and Fun, Part 1 (Intermediate) Kelly Baroch, AuD, FAAA, CCC-A David A. Shapiro, PhD, CCC-SLP Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC Participant will be able to Participant will be able to . Recognize the relationship between obtaining complete test . Describe the key elements for treating teens and adults who results at the initial ABR appointment and reducing loss to follow- stutter, including specific goals, objectives, and procedures up rates. . Discuss how to individualize and integrate affective, behavioral, . Discuss diagnostic ABR protocols which may help reduce test and cognitive components within treatment for stuttering time. . Explain how to help people who stutter achieve a positive and . Demonstrate developmentally supportive positioning and touch realistic prediction of communication success to help infants achieve an optimal sleep state. . Understand that “communication freedom” must be defined . Identify new types of technology which may allow for more from the perspective of each individual who stutters effective/efficient ABR evaluations. Cards Against Pediatric Audiology (Intermediate) . Recognize the importance of minimizing ABRs under sedation/anesthesia when possible. Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD, CCC-A The Ohio State University, Columbus OH . Analyze case studies from difficult to test environments and populations Participant will be able to . Describe current diagnostic principles in pediatric audiology Leadership, Advocacy, and Volunteerism: What You Do . Discuss “best practices” in pediatric audiology based on current Makes a Difference (Introductory) evidence *ABESPA Content II* . Describe ethical considerations related to diagnosis of hearing Margot Beckerman, AuD, CCC-A loss in children University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor MI Evaluating and Enhancing Children’s Phonological Participant will be able to Systems: An Update, Part 1 (Intermediate) . Identify at least three benefits to joining the ASHA online Barbara Williams Hodson, PhD, CCC-SLP community Wichita State University, Wichita KS . Describe at least three traits common to great leaders Participant will be able to . Identify up to three skills acquired through ASHA’s Leadership . Identify Phonological Deviations Development Program . Clarify Speech Acquisition “Norms” . Identify three reasons why members choose not to volunteer . Determine Severity Ratings . Describe up to three internal or external rewards for being an ASHA volunteer . Select Optimal Phonological Pattern Targets . identify three skills acquired through volunteer leadership that . Understand Phonological Pattern Cycles transfer to other settings including work . Document Progress . Describe three reasons why it is important to advocate Innovative Assistive Technology Solutions for the 8:00 am – 9:30 am Classroom (Introductory) Ellen Anson, MA Ethical Challenges in Audiology and Speech-Language Hoover City Schools, Hoover AL Pathology (Intermediate) Elizabeth Stewart, MEd, NBCT Larry Molt, PhD, CCC-SLP, CCC-A Homewood Middle School, Homewood AL Auburn University, Auburn AL Participant will be able to Participant will be able to . Identify specific assistive technology tolls that can be used in the . Identify common ethical issues facing audiologists and speech- elementary and secondary classrooms for students with special language pathologists needs . . Generalize these types of issues to their own practice Design assistive technology solutions that help students be successful with grade level standards . Differentiate among choices in dealing with ethical issues . Apply strategies using assistive technology solutions to real-life . Select the appropriate ethical response to each issue classroom and therapy situations
Friday, February 12 (continued)
9:00 am – 10:00 am 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Pediatric Amplification in Support of the Developing GSI Tympstar Pro: An Overview of Operation, Features, Cognitive System (Intermediate) and Clinical Uses (Introductory) (Session is repeated from Thursday, 3:30 - 4:30) Blakely Ellis, AuD, CCC-A Mandy Weydeck, AuD, CCC-A Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham AL Oticon, Fort Worth TX Greg Ollick, Sr., BSEE, BA, MA See Thursday session for learning objectives Med-Acoustics, Stone Mountain GA 9:00 am – 11:30 am Participant will be able to . Understand the operation and features of GSI Tympstar Pro Physiologically-Based Voice Therapy (Intermediate) . Discuss the advantages of GSI Tympstar Pro in a pediatric Mary J. Sandage, PhD, CCC-SLP population Auburn University, Auburn AL . Identify the limitations of the equipment Participant will be able to . Utilize customization and electronic reporting through GSI Suite . Describe the primary physiologically-based therapy approaches to use in voice treatment 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm . Differentiate application of the basic voice therapy approaches Funding Augmentative Communication Devices - based on the visual assessment of voice function Funding Requirements: Navigating the Process . Integrate aspects of different therapy approaches to meet the needs of the individual client (Intermediate) *ABESPA Content II* Sonia Moore Cleckler, MS, CCC-SLP . Determine which clients will benefit from voice therapy and AL Department of Rehabilitation Services, Montgomery AL which may not Participant will be able to 9:30 am - 11:30 am . Prepare written justification to secure funding for an augmentative communication device following the Alabama AL State Department Updates (Intermediate) Medicaid format *ABESPA Content II* . Clearly explain the justification of one device over all others as (Session is repeated from Thursday, 3:30 - 5:30) the least costly, equally effective alternative form of treatment Stephanie Frucci, EdS, CCC-SLP . Interpret funding requirements from various payer sources and AL State Department of Education, Montgomery AL identify all documents required to produce a complete funding See Thursday session for learning objectives packet 10:00 am – 11:30 am 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Winning in a Challenging World: The Transition from Management of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) in Student to Professional (Introductory) Children and Adults (Intermediate) *ABESPA Content II* Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD, CCC-A The Ohio State University, Columbus OH Heather Wigley Baty, AuD Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham AL Participant will be able to . Describe how to link assessment results to management of APD Margaret Johnson, SLPD, CCC-SLP Samford University, Birmingham AL . Apply an evidence based approach for management tools and techniques Participant will be able to . Critique tools and techniques based on evidence . Discuss the importance of evaluating and refining competencies when on-boarding as new practitioners into clinical positions . Develop a plan to address communication issues for children and adults with auditory processing disorders . Recognize the various generations in the workplace and identify the opportunities to develop as a high-functioning professional 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm during the transition into the workplace Achieving Communication Freedom with Teens and Adults Who Stutter: A Process of Collaboration, Success, and Fun, Part 2 (Intermediate) David A. Shapiro, PhD, CCC-SLP Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC See learning objectives for Part 1 Friday, February 12 (continued)
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Assessment and Intervention of Culturally and/or Beyond Requesting: I Have More To Say With Tobii Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Populations (Introductory) Dynavox Communication Software (Introductory) Melissa Garcia, MS, CCC-SLP Patrick Brune, MS, CCC-SLP Texas A&M International University, Laredo TX Tobii Dynavox, Wilton Manors FL Participant will be able to Participant will be able to . Explain second language acquisition . Name two communicative functions beyond requesting and . Conduct an assessment of CLD populations describe why they are important . Use interpreters during the assessment and intervention process . Describe two strategies that move AAC communicators beyond . Distinguish language/speech difference versus a language/speech requesting disorder . List three partner communication strategies that move AAC Dysphagia and the MBSS: The Disorder Guides the communicators beyond requesting Treatment (Introductory) . Develop a plan to teach at least one communicate function to an individual using AAC in an everyday setting Jennifer Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT Talk Tools, Charleston SC 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Participant will be able to . Identify two disorders that could each occur before, during, and Professional Civic Engagement in Developing Countries: after the swallow Relevance for Pediatric Clinical Practice (Intermediate) . List three normal and appropriate physiologic attributes of the *ABESPA Content II* VFSS viewed Judith T. Blumsack, PhD (Retired) . Discuss positive attributes of disordered swallows and plan Sandra Clark-Lewis, AuD, CCC-A appropriate treatment Kelli M. Watts, AuD, CCC-A Evaluating and Enhancing Children’s Phonological Auburn University, Auburn AL Systems: An Update, Part 2 (Intermediate) Participant will be able to Barbara Williams Hodson, PhD, CCC-SLP . Describe implementation considerations associated with Wichita State University, Wichita KS professional civic engagement in developing countries See learning objectives for Part 1 . Discuss student training ramifications of professional civic engagement in developing countries 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm . Identify advantages and disadvantages of utilizing RECD predictive values in pediatric hearing aid fitting in different Advances in Mobile Audiometry and How This Can populations Benefit Your Clinical Practice (Introductory) . Describe common challenges of using tele-audiology for (Session is repeated from Thursday, 10:00 - 11:00) management of hearing health care in developing countries Reneé Lefrançois, MHSc Clearwater Clinical, Ottawa ON CANADA 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm See Thursday session for learning objectives Practical Aspects of Tinnitus Assessment and Treatment (Introductory) Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD, CCC-A The Ohio State University, Columbus OH Participant will be able to . List tools and approaches to assess tinnitus that can easily be Whether via social media or in incorporated into audiologic evaluation person, building your . Describe management tools and techniques that can be incorporated into standard practice relationships is a long-term . Develop a tinnitus team for referrals process, and the ultimate goal . Address unique areas of tinnitus including pediatrics and those that present with hyperacusis is to strengthen your network one person at a time.
Raymond Arroyo
Meetings of General Interest Day Time Location ABESPA Luncheon Forum and Ethics Presentation (must have pre-registered for the meal – check your name badge for confirmation; 60 CE minutes TH 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Wynfrey AB offered) ABESPA Monthly Meeting TH 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Essex Boardroom
SHAA Dinner Meeting TH 6:30 pm Ballroom (must have pre-registered – check your name badge for the dinner symbol)
AAC Luncheon Meeting F 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm Devon Boardroom
CELL Luncheon Meeting F 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm Essex Boardroom
School Affairs Luncheon Meeting F 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm Riverchase A
ABESPA proudly supports the Annual Convention of the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama (SHAA)
Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Telephone: (334) 269-1434; (In AL) 1-800-219-8315 Fax: (334) 834-9618 400 S. Union Street, Suite 485 PO Box 304760 Montgomery AL 36130-4760 www.abespa.org
ABESPA is an independent agency of the executive branch of the government of the state of Alabama. ABESPA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disabilities in employment or the provision of services. SHAA 2016 Instructional Sessions by Track
Schedule is subject to change (Q) Multidisciplinary (2) ABESPA Content Area II (Instructional Level is “Intermediate” unless otherwise noted.) Augmentative/Alternative Communication Track Day Time Speaker Bread and Chocolate: Self-Care 101 (Introductory) Q 2 TH 8:30 am - 10:00 am Lou Lacey Score with Core: Implementing Core Vocabulary in the Classroom TH 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Janet Lehr (Introductory) Q Ethics and the Alabama Speech-Language Pathologist & Audiologist TH 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Yvonne Saxon (Introductory) Q (60 CE minutes) Reality AAC - Learning Language the Fun Way! (Introductory) Q TH 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Jane Odom Making Social Networking Work for You (Introductory) (30 CE minutes) Q 2 TH 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Margot Beckerman Leadership, Advocacy, and Volunteerism: What You Do Makes a Difference FR 8:00 am - 9:00 am Margot Beckerman (Introductory) Q 2 Ethical Challenges in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Q FR 8:00 am - 9:30 am Larry Molt Innovative Assistive Technology Solutions for the Classroom Ellen Anson FR 8:00 am - 11:30 am (Introductory) Q Elizabeth Stewart Funding Augmentative Communication Devices - Funding Requirements: FR 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Sonia Cleckler Navigating the Process Q 2 Beyond Requesting: I Have More To Say With Tobii Dynavox FR 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Patrick Brune Communication Software (Introductory) Q
Speech Pathology Adult Track Day Time Speaker Bread and Chocolate: Self-Care 101 (Introductory) Q 2 TH 8:30 am - 10:00 am Lou Lacey Leslie Harper Dysarthria From Diagnosis to Discharge: Perspectives from Neurology and Will Meador TH 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Speech Pathology Regarding Diagnosis, Dysphagia and Speech Dan Phillips Duane Trahan 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Dysphagia and Aphasia: We Can and Should Treat Both, Parts 1 and 2 TH John (Jay) Rosenbek 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Ethics and the Alabama Speech-Language Pathologist & Audiologist TH 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Yvonne Saxon (Introductory) Q (60 CE minutes) Making Social Networking Work for You (Introductory) (30 CE minutes) Q 2 TH 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Margot Beckerman Leadership, Advocacy, and Volunteerism: What You Do Makes a Difference FR 8:00 am - 9:00 am Margot Beckerman (Introductory) Q 2 Ethical Challenges in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Q FR 8:00 am - 9:30 am Larry Molt Achieving Communication Freedom with Teens and Adults Who Stutter: A 8:00 am - 11:30 am FR David Shapiro Process of Collaboration, Success, and Fun, Parts 1 and 2 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm Physiologically-Based Voice Therapy FR 9:00 am - 11:30 am Mary Sandage Winning in a Challenging World: The Transition from Student to Heather Baty FR 10:00 am - 11:30 am Professional (Introductory) Q 2 Margaret Johnson Funding Augmentative Communication Devices - Funding Requirements: FR 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Sonia Cleckler Navigating the Process Q 2 Dysphagia and the MBSS: The Disorder Guides the Treatment (Introductory) FR 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Jennifer Jones Beyond Requesting: I Have More To Say With Tobii Dynavox FR 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Patrick Brune Communication Software (Introductory) Q SHAA 2016 Instructional Sessions by Track
Schedule is subject to change (Q) Multidisciplinary (2) ABESPA Content Area II (Instructional Level is “Intermediate” unless otherwise noted.) Audiology/Deaf & Hard of Hearing Track Day Time Speaker Bread and Chocolate: Self-Care 101 (Introductory) Q 2 TH 8:30 am - 10:00 am Lou Lacey Continuum of Care: When Hearing Aids Are Not Enough (Introductory) TH 8:30 am - 10:30 am Haley Noble Godbold Advances in Mobile Audiometry and How This Can Benefit Your Clinical Practice (Introductory) (Session is repeated Friday, 1:30 - 2:30) TH 10:00 am - 11:00 am Reneé Lefrançois
Speech Understanding and Hearing Aid Outcomes in Older Adults, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm TH Larry Humes Parts 1 and 2 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Leading Technology for Audiology TH 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Greg Ollick, Sr. Ethics and the Alabama Speech-Language Pathologist & Audiologist (Introductory) Q (60 CE minutes) TH 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Yvonne Saxon
Contemporary Concepts in Vestibular Assessment (Introductory) TH 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Devin McCaslin Pediatric Amplification in Support of the Developing Cognitive System TH 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Mandy Weydeck (Session is repeated on Friday, 9:00 - 10:00) Alabama Newborn Hearing Screening: Best Practices in Identification and TH 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Lauren Casady Intervention Making Social Networking Work for You (Introductory) (30 CE minutes) Q 2 TH 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Margot Beckerman Auditory Brainstem Response and Early Diagnosis of Hearing Loss: FR 8:00 am - 9:00 am Kelly Baroch Obtaining ABR Results in Difficult-to-Test Situations Leadership, Advocacy, and Volunteerism: What You Do Makes a Difference FR 8:00 am - 9:00 am Margot Beckerman (Introductory) Q 2 Ethical Challenges in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Q FR 8:00 am - 9:30 am Larry Molt Cards Against Pediatric Audiology FR 8:00 am - 11:30 am Gail Whitelaw Pediatric Amplification in Support of the Developing Cognitive System FR 9:00 am - 10:00 am Mandy Weydeck (Session is repeated from Thursday, 3:30 - 4:30) Winning in a Challenging World: The Transition from Student to Heather Baty FR 10:00 am - 11:30 am Professional (Introductory) Q 2 Margaret Johnson GSI Tympstar Pro: An Overview of Operation, Features, and Clinical Uses Blakely Ellis FR 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (Introductory) Greg Ollick, Sr. Management of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) in Children and Adults FR 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Gail Whitelaw Advances in Mobile Audiometry and How This Can Benefit Your Clinical Practice (Introductory) FR 10:00 am - 11:00 am Reneé Lefrançois (Session is repeated from Thursday, 10:00 - 11:00) Judith Blumsack Professional Civic Engagement in Developing Countries: Relevance for FR 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Sandra Clark-Lewis Pediatric Clinical Practice 2 Kelli Watts Practical Aspects of Tinnitus Assessment and Treatment (Introductory) FR 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Gail Whitelaw
Schedule is subject to change (Q) Multidisciplinary (2) ABESPA Content Area II (Instructional Level is “Intermediate” unless otherwise noted.) Speech Pathology Child Track Day Time Speaker Bread and Chocolate: Self-Care 101 (Introductory) Q 2 TH 8:30 am - 10:00 am Lou Lacey Best Practices for Supporting Learners with Down Syndrome to Become More 8:30 am - 12:00 pm TH Amy Allison Independent and Better Communicators, Parts 1 and 2 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Score with Core: Implementing Core Vocabulary in the Classroom TH 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Janet Lehr (Introductory) Q 8:30 am - 12:00 pm What’s the Evidence on Language and Literacy That Informs Our Practices TH C. Melanie Schuele With Children With Primary Language Impairment, Parts 1 and 2 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Ethics and the Alabama Speech-Language Pathologist & Audiologist TH 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Yvonne Saxon (Introductory) Q (60 CE minutes) Comprehensive Articulation and Phonological Processes Assessment Using Ruth Fernandez TH 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm the GFTA-3 and KLPA-3 Shannon Wang Reality AAC - Learning Language the Fun Way! (Introductory) Q TH 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Jane Odom State Department of Education Updates (Repeated Friday) 2 TH 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Stephanie Frucci Making Social Networking Work for You (Introductory) (30 CE minutes) Q 2 TH 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Margot Beckerman Leadership, Advocacy, and Volunteerism: What You Do Makes a Difference FR 8:00 am - 9:00 am Margot Beckerman (Introductory) Q 2 Ethical Challenges in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Q FR 8:00 am - 9:30 am Larry Molt Ellen Anson Innovative Assistive Technology Solutions for the Classroom (Introductory) Q FR 8:00 am - 11:30 am Elizabeth Stewart Evaluating and Enhancing Children’s Phonological Systems: An Update, Parts 8:00 am - 11:30 am FR Barbara W. Hodson 1 and 2 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm State Department of Education Updates (Repeated from Thursday) 2 FR 9:30 am - 11:30 am Stephanie Frucci Winning in a Challenging World: The Transition from Student to Professional Heather Baty FR 10:00 am - 11:30 am (Introductory) Q 2 Margaret Johnson Funding Augmentative Communication Devices - Funding Requirements: Navigating the Process Q 2 FR 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Sonia Cleckler Assessment and Intervention of Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Populations (Introductory) FR 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Melissa Garcia Beyond Requesting: I Have More To Say With Tobii Dynavox Communication FR 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Patrick Brune Software (Introductory) Q
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Michael K. Powell
SHAA Honors the Character and Accomplishments of Ron Goldman
Last year saw the passing of Ron Goldman, a life member of SHAA and a man whose accomplishments will impact the lives of countless people for many years to come. His kind words and ready smile will be missed at this convention.
Ronald Goldman, PhD., was a leader in the profession of speech-language pathology and audiology for over 40 years. Dr. Goldman earned his MS and PhD degrees in speech and hearing from the University of Pittsburgh. He later served as a professor at Tulane University, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was the director of speech-language pathology as well as the training director of a large interdisciplinary training program at the Sparks Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders. He was named professor emeritus in the school’s Department of Biocommunication in 1995.
During his career, Dr. Goldman published numerous research articles on auditory processing, articulation, and fluency disorders. He was one of the first to foresee the need for and then develop assessment procedures and remedial programs that could be employed with very young children. The tests and programs developed by Dr. Goldman include the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination, Goldman-Fristoe- Woodcock Auditory Skills Test Battery, Goldman-Lynch Sounds and Symbols Development Kit, Listening to the World and Auditory Skills Assessment (ASA). The Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation is one of the most frequently employed diagnostic procedures used by speech-language pathologists in the United States.
Dr. Goldman served on many committees and boards for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA], the Council for Exceptional Children [CEC], the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation [ASHF], the Louisiana Speech and Hearing Association, and the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama [SHAA]. He Dr. Goldman had a kind was president of the Tennessee Speech and Hearing and generous spirit. In Association, vice president for planning for ASHA, and the 2013, he donated an president of ASHF. He was also active as an associate autographed copy of the editor for such publications as Topics in Language, Exceptional Children, Journal of Childhood Communication GFTA-2 to SHAA. Disorders, and Journal of Language Disorders and Rehabilitation. For many years he Drs. Ron Goldman and served on numerous review boards for the National Institutes of Health, the Department Margaret Johnson of Education, and other federal shared the distinction of agencies. The GFTA-3 is featured in a being ASHA Fellows. Dr. Goldman was honored by numerous national and state associations for his clinical, teaching, and research session by contributions. SHAA presented him with their Distinguished Ruth Fernandez and Achievement Award for outstanding contributions in the development of innovative clinical procedures. ASHA awarded him fellowship status Shannon Wang, and later gave him their highest award, the Honors of the Association. Thursday, 1:30 - 3:30. In 2010, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation awarded Dr. Goldman the Frank R. Kleffner Clinical Career Award for his exceptional clinical, teaching, and research contributions. Discovery Toys SHOEBOX Audiometry Our Exhibitors Junith Koon Gina Stefanelli 1971 Breckenridge Dr NE 1306 Wellington St. W Suite 501 Atlanta GA 30345 Ottawa ON K1Y 3B2 CANADA 678-777-8697 877-349-9934 [email protected] [email protected] Accelerated Care Plus Lindsay Benson eSWALLOW USA Southern Audiometric Instruments 4999 Aircenter Circle STE 103 Mona Strickland Jim Poitevint Reno NV 89502 106 Hidden Dr. P.O. Box 11247 800-350-1100 Scottsboro AL 35769 Montgomery AL 36117 [email protected] 256-571-0443 334-399-1604 [email protected] [email protected] Advanced Bionics Karalee Needelman Med-Acoustics, Inc. Super Duper Publications 28515 Westinghouse Place Janice Ollick Amy Foist Valencia CA 91355 1685 E Park Place Blvd 5201 Pelham Road 661-348-2185 Stone Mountain GA 30087 Greenville SC 29615 [email protected] 770-498-8075x102 864-284-4507 [email protected] [email protected] Aegis Therapies Amy Prescott National Stuttering Association TalkTools 1000 Fianna Way Tammy Flores Beth Howard Fort Smith AR 72919 119 W 40th Street, 14th Flr 2209 Mechanic Street 479-201-3821 New York NY 10018 Charleston SC 29405 [email protected] 212-944-4050 888-529-2879 [email protected] [email protected] Alabama Ear Institute Harry Wooten NHC Rehabilitation Tara Therapy, LLC 300 Office Park Dr., Suite 210 Suzanne Lawrence Jackie Burke Birmingham, AL 35223 100 E. Vine St. PO Box 0428 205-879-4234 Murfreesboro TN 37130 Orchard Park NY 14127 [email protected] 865-474-7323 618-973-3634 [email protected] [email protected] Audiology Systems, Inc. Chris Beschta Oticon, Inc. TMC 50 Commerce Drive, Suite 180 Mandy Weydeck Heather Torres Schaumburg IL 60173 580 Howard Ave 8477 S Suncoast Blvd 847-534-6920 Somerset NJ 08873 Homosassa FL 34446 [email protected] 214-437-5302 225-372-2637 [email protected] [email protected] CaptionCall Heide Kraus Pearson Tobii Dynavox 4215 S Riverboat Rd Marissa Norman Matthew Broyles Salt Lake City UT 84123 5601 Green Valley Drive 2000 2nd Ave S Apt 213 801-293-6572 Bloomington MN 55304 Birmingham AL 35233 [email protected] 952-681-4174 850-3243-5340 [email protected] [email protected] Champion, Partners in Rehab Bart Hyche Prentke Romich Company Usborne Books & More 1514 Owens Street Trudi Blair Kelly Akers Gadsden AL 35904 1022 Heyl Road 2529 Oneal Circle 256-543-1030 Wooster OH 44691 Hoover AL 35226 [email protected] 330-262-1984 256-872-5063 [email protected] [email protected] Charity League Charissa Porter Restore Therapy Services VitalCare Technology PO Box 530233 Lori Reed Bobby Newton Birmingham, AL 35253 245 Cahaba Valley Parkway, Suite 200 5928 Hixson Pike A314 205-613-7846 Pelham AL 35124 Hixson TN 37343 [email protected] 205-942-6820 423-488-1313 [email protected] [email protected]
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Amy Allison, BS, has a double bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Brigham Young University and began working in the field of developmental disabilities in 1995. She has served in various roles including Medicaid Case Manager, Group Home Supervisor, Service Coordination Supervisor, and direct care provider before joining the Down Syndrome Guild as their Executive Director in January of 2003. During the past 13 years Amy has been responsible for overseeing dramatic growth and expansion of the organization which now serves 1,400 families, 22 hospitals, 45 school districts and countless service providers. Under Amy’s leadership, DSG was presented with the National Down Syndrome Congress Parent Group of the Year Award and the Support Kansas City Best in Non-Profit Leadership Award. Ingram’s Magazine recognized Amy as a Kansas City Top 40 Under Forty winner for her passion and dedication to serving individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the professionals who serve them.
Ellen Anson, MA, has taught children with a variety of disabilities for almost 40 years. She was originally trained in assistive technology through TASC (Technology Assistance for Special Consumers) as part of a teacher-train-teachers grant in 1994. As technology has changed and grown, she has continued to find innovative ways to adapt what is available in order to give student with even the most significant challenges a way to access their environment and be actively involved in their curriculum. She served on the state committee to write the Alabama Extended Standards to align with Alabama's College and Career Ready Standards and has facilitated teachers with Hoover City Schools who teach students on the Alabama Extended Standards to find innovative ways to teach the standards in a way that is meaningful to their students, many times using assistive technology to bridge the gap. She has received various awards, including Teacher of the Year (Center for Developmental Learning) from Huntsville City Schools in 1995, Outstanding Educator from the Organization of Alabama PTAs in 2007, Teacher of the Year (Rocky Ridge Elementary) from Hoover City Schools in 2013, Teacher of the Year from Alabama District 3 in 2014 and was among the Final Four for Alabama Teacher of the Year in 2014.
Kelly Baroch, AuD, FAAA, CCC-A, is a clinical audiologist with Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center and the coordinator of the Infant Hearing Program, which she developed in 2003. She completes diagnostic ABR hearing evaluations and hearing aid fittings with both inpatient and outpatient newborns and infants. She has given numerous state and national presentations on early identification and intervention of hearing loss in the medically complex population, auditory development in infants, and the effects of the NICU environment on sensory development. She is involved with several research projects and consults with Audiology and NICU programs nationally.
Heather Wigley Baty, AuD, MBA, MCD, is currently the Directory of Hearing and Speech at Children's of Alabama, where she has worked for over 17 years. She obtained her doctorate in clinical audiology from A. T. Still School of Health Science, her MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her MCD and BS from Auburn University. She is an adjunct professor for A. T. Still University. She also serves on the ASHA Audiology Advisory Council and SHAA Executive Board.
Margot Beckerman, AuD, CCC-A, is the Assistant Director of the Vestibular Testing Center (VTS) at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. Prior to her work at the University of Michigan, Dr. Beckerman was the Audiology Program Director at Allegiance Health, a community health system in Jackson, Michigan. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association as the Chair of the Audiology Advisory Council. She received the Honors of the Association from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2013. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a Master's degree in Audiology from Northwestern University. She received her AuD from A. T. Still University.
Judith Blumsack, PhD, is an associate professor emerita in the Department of Communication disorders at Auburn University. she received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her PhD from Florida State University. Dr. Blumsack's interests include rehabilitative audiology and educational audiology. She served on the board of directors of the Alabama Academy of Audiology from 2012-2014 and served on the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees from 2009-2012. Dr. Blumsack received the Auburn University College of Liberal Arts Academy of Outstanding Teachers Award in 2011.
Patrick Brune, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist with over 25 years of experience working with children and adults with AAC needs. His career has included practice in school, university, home health, and private practice settings. He is now part of the Tobii Dynavox Clinical Application team where he develops educational materials and presents AAC workshops nationwide.
Lauren Casady, BS, is the Newborn Hearing Assistant for Family & Children Healthcare Services at the Alabama Department of Public Health. Originally from Macon, Missouri, Lauren received a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a minor in Spanish from The University of Mississippi in May 2014. She currently attends Auburn University where she is pursuing a doctorate in the field of audiology. She is the present Secretary of Auburn University's Student Academy of Audiology chapter and has recently utilized her Spanish skills and clinical knowledge to provide hearing healthcare to over 300 children and their families in Guatemala as a member of the 2015 Auburn Audiology Outreach Team. Lauren currently works as a Newborn Hearing Screener for Baptist Medical Center.
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Sandra Clark-Lewis, AuD, CCC-A, is a Professor Emerita at Auburn University in the Department of Communication Disorders. She has been involved in the clinical training of audiology students throughout her career, She taught undergraduate and graduate courses and directed 3rd and 4th year placement of doctoral students for many years. In 2009, Dr. Clark-Lewis developed a partnership between Auburn University and the Municipality of Guatemala City to provide hearing health care for 2000 children enrolled in 11 schools in Guatemala City. During the initial trip to Guatemala, audiology doctoral students trained school personnel in hearing screening procedures. During the last eight years, she has returned to Guatemala with Auburn University doctoral students, faculty and alumni to provide hearing health care to Guatemalan children.
Sonia Moore Cleckler, MS, CCC-SLP, is the Program Specialist for Speech-Language Pathology for Children's Rehabilitation Service, a division of the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS). She coordinates the statewide Augmentative Communication/Technology Program and reviews/processes augmentative communication device (ACD) prior approval request packets related to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, insurance companies, and CRS. She also serves as the external quality control reviewer for all Medicaid-funded ACD requests throughout the state. In addition to coordinating the CRS ACT Program, Sonia also coordinates the CRS statewide Oral Health Program by reviewing and monitoring orthodontia services funded by the Alabama Medicaid Agency and other third party payers to insure standards are met and reimbursement issues are kept to a minimum within the ADRS. Past work experience includes speech/special education positions in the public school system, inpatient/outpatient hospital experience and extensive work experience in long term care. Sonia earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Speech Pathology from the University of Montevallo.
Blakely Ellis, AuD, CCC-A, received her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and Doctor of Audiology from Auburn University. Upon graduation, she began a career at Children's of Alabama and has been a member of the staff since 2012. Her passion in audiology is diagnostic testing, specifically auditory brainstem response testing. Dr. Ellis serves as the audiologist on the cardiovascular multi-disciplinary team at Children's. She lives in Hoover with her husband Nathan.
Ruth Fernandez, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Research Director with Pearson Clinical Assessment. Dr. Fernandez was educated at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) where she earned her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and Communication Disorders. Dr. Fernandez earned her doctoral degree at the University of Texas in San Antonio with a specialty in culture, literacy and language. Her work experience includes service provision in schools, area hospitals, home health agencies and free standing clinics. In 1992, she began work at OLLU as a clinical instructor, bilingual certification officer and in 2009, as a professor. She currently serves on the ASHA Advisory Board for Speech-Language Pathologists and as President to the Texas Organization of the Multicultural Multilingual Audiologist and Speech Pathologists. Dr. Fernandez has contributed her expertise to elements of the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation - Third Edition, Kahn-Lewis Phonological Analysis - Third Edition, Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation - Third
Edition (Spanish) and to a variety of other Pearson products. Stephanie Frucci, EdS, CCC-SLP, is the SHAA Liaison to the Alabama State Department of Education. Prior to joining the State Department, she served for fifteen years as a speech-language pathologist in the Elmore County Schools and in the Marietta City Schools. Stephanie was also a clinician at Baptist Medical Center East in Montgomery. She received both her Bachelor's degree in English and Master's degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Alabama, and her Education Specialist degree from Auburn University, Montgomery, in Collaborative K-6 Special Education.
Melissa P. Garcia, MS, CCC-SLP, is a doctoral candidate at Nova Southeastern University, pursing an EDD with a concentration in speech-language pathology. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Science & Disorders from Texas A&M University Kingsville in 1995 and a Master's Degree in Communication Science & Disorders from Southern Connecticut State University in 1998. She worked for Bilingual Therapies for six years as a Team Leader (supervised SLP's in Connecticut and Maryland) and school based SLP. The last year in Connecticut she provided consultative bilingual speech-language pathology services (evaluations and in-services) for several school districts. She currently holds a Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinic Director position at Texas A&M International University in the department of Communication Sciences & Disorders. For the past eight years she has been the faculty advisor for the university National Student Speech-Language-
Hearing Association chapter and for the past two years she has been the faculty advisor for the Students for Global Communication university student organization. She is the past president of the ASHA Hispanic Caucus. She has presented at the state, national and international level.
Haley Noble Godbold, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA, joined Cochlear Americas in June of 2011, and currently serves as Clinical Technical Manager for Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. In this role, she provides training and education related to cochlear implants and assistance with the clinical and surgical care of cochlear implant and Baha recipients. Prior to this role, Haley spent several years as a clinical audiologist at Nashville ENT, where she managed both cochlear implant and Baha recipients. She received her Doctor of Audiology from Auburn University and Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama. Haley currently resides in Fairhope, Alabama.
Leslie Harper, MS, CCC-SLP is a Speech Pathologist at UAB in the outpatient clinic with 9 years of experience. She obtained her BS and MS degrees from the University of Montevallo. Her clinical interests have included Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy and assessment and treatment of Motor Speech Disorders including those associated with Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s Disease.
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Barbara Williams Hodson, PhD, CCC-SLP, has published two phonology tests (one in Spanish), a computer software phonological analysis program, and three books, the most recent being, Evaluating and Enhancing Children’s Phonological Systems: Research and Theory to Practice (2010). In addition, she has published a number of research articles in scholarly national and international journals, as well as chapters in textbooks. Hodson also has given several hundred Clinical Phonology presentations nationally and internationally. Prior to joining the faculty at Wichita State University, Hodson taught at San Diego State University and the University of Illinois (where she received her PhD). Her major research interests have been: Applied Phonology and Metaphonology, Early Literacy, and Spanish Phonology. Her major professional goal has been to develop more effective assessment and remediation procedures for children with highly unintelligible speech. Hodson’s recent recognitions include: the American Speech-Language- Hearing Foundation’s Frank R. Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award (2004), the Wichita State University Excellence in Research Award (2008), and ASHA Honors of the Association (2009).
Larry E. Humes, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor and Department Chair, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University. He received his Master's degree in clinical audiology from Central Michigan University and his PhD in audiology and hearing science from Northwestern University. He has served on the editorial board for the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology and the Australian Journal of Audiology as Section Editor or Associate Editor for Ear and Hearing and the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, and as Editor-for-Hearing for the latter journal. He is currently the Editor for the American Journal of Audiology. His accomplishments include over 150 scholarly publications and more than 200 presentations. His current research activities focus on age-related changed in auditory perception, including speech- understanding ability, and on outcome measures for hearing aids. Professor Humes is a Fellow of the International Collegium of Rehabilitative Audiology (ICRA), ASHA, and the Acoustical Society of America. He received the Honors of the Association from ASHA in 2007 and was awarded the Alfred E. Kawana Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publications from ASHA in 2008. He received the James Jerger Career Award for Research in Audiology from the American Academy of Audiology in 2008.
Margaret L. Johnson, SLPD, CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Samford University, where she has been responsible for overseeing the development of new undergraduate and graduate programs. Prior to her move to Samford in 2013, Dr. Johnson served on the faculty of the University of Montevallo for 18 years as Assistant Professor, Clinical Supervisor, Graduate Program Coordinator and Chair of the department. Dr. Johnson was recognized as an ASHA Fellow in 2012, and received the Honors of the Association that same year from SHAA, as well as the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award at Montevallo in 2009, and the Distinguished Clinical Achievement Award from SHAA in 2007. Over the years, she has served as President, Vice President, Elections Chair, and Ethics Chair for SHAA and served on ASHA’s Legislative Council for 9 years. Dr. Johnson’s clinical focus has been on aphasia, apraxia, and traumatic brain injury, though she has a broad background relating to neurogenic communication disorders. She, along with a team of colleagues from UAB, created a treatment protocol entitled, "Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy II”, which has been shown to be effective in producing structural changes in the brain.
Jennifer Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Deaf Education and Elementary Education from Converse College and then pursued higher education by completing her Masters and PhD in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Jones has 24 years of professional experience working with adult and pediatric populations in hospital in-patient, out-patient, and in-home settings. She ventured into private practice in January of 2001 by founding Therapeutic Interventions of Georgia, Inc., which has grown exponentially. Dr. Jones currently works primarily with children who have oral-motor, feeding, and swallowing impairments. She has extensive training with cochlear implants, sensory disorders, and feeding problems.
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Lou Lacey, MA, is the Director of the Emotional Wellness at Children's of Alabama. She holds her Master's degree in Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 25 years’ experience working with victims of trauma. She is currently working with staff members at Children's in an effort to prevent Compassion Fatigue. Lou provided clinical supervision and training for counselors, social workers and volunteers for 17 years. She is the former Director of CHIPS Child Abuse Center at Children's, Treatment Director of Bradford Health Services, and Program Director for Rape Response.
Renée Lefrançois, MHSc, obtained her Master's degree in Audiology from the University of Ottawa in 1999. She went on to pursue a cochlear implant fellowship and has focused on cochlear implants for a good part of her career. In 2014, she accepted an exciting new role as Director of Auditory Products with a Canadian medical device company based out of Ottawa, Ontario, where she resides. Renée has had the opportunity to travel extensively while working in her field, and in the process was fortunate to work together with many different audiologists and multidisciplinary teams. She was one of the founding members of the humanitarian group CanHEAR Uganda in 2007 and has traveled to Uganda on several occasions to teach audiology and help develop a sustainable hearing health program there. Her areas of interest include population and community health, global audiology/humanitarian endeavors, innovation in audiology, ototoxicity, and the genetics of hearing loss.
Janet S. Lehr, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist working as an independent consultant for AAC. Janet received her B.S. from Gettysburg College with a major in Psychology and a minor in Elementary Education. She completed her MS in Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Vermont and has completed numerous post-graduate courses in the areas of Special Education, American Sign Language, and Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC). Janet brings to the field of AAC her background of experience as a first grade teacher, a special education teacher, an adult education instructor, a sign language interpreter, and as a Speech Language Pathologist, in both public schools and a rehabilitation hospital setting. Previously Janet worked as an AAC Consultant for the Prentke Romich Company.
Devin McCaslin, PhD, currently serves as associate professor at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center in Nashville. He received a Master's degree in Audiology from Wayne State University and a PhD in Hearing Science from The Ohio State University. McCaslin maintains a clinical practice and is an instructor in both the Doctor of Audiology and PhD programs. His major academic, clinical and research interests relate to clinical electrophysiology, tinnitus and vestibular assessment. He also serves on the American Academy of Audiology Board of Directors and is the Deputy Editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.
Will Meador, MD, is a Clinical Skills Scholar and instructor in the UAB School of Medicine in Birmingham. Dr. Meador completed a BS in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory University and then went on to complete medical school at the University of Mississippi and a neurology residency at UAB. His interest in the inner workings of the nervous system have guided his pursuits for almost two decades. He has specialized in Multiple Sclerosis and treats many patients with speech and language impairments. His work has included involvement in multiple clinical trials at UAB that focused on developing new treatments for neurologic disease. He was recently awarded a Clinical Care Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis from the National MS Society. He has also published multiple articles on subjects ranging from symptomatic treatment of clinical symptoms to mouse models of nerve regeneration.
Lawrence F. Molt, PhD, CCC-SLP, CCC-A, is an Associate Professor and College of Liberal Arts Engaged Scholar in Auburn University’s Communication Disorders Department and Director of Auburn’s Neuroprocesses Research Laboratory. Dr. Molt received his Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Tennessee in 1986. He is dually certified in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and was in the inaugural cadre of Board-Certified Specialists in Fluency Disorders. He has received teaching awards at several universities and from ASHA and is an ASHA Fellow. Dr. Molt has presented and published journal articles and textbook chapters in various areas of motor or neuromotor functioning and neurological processing in several different populations, including stuttering, cluttering, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Alzheimer's disease. He is a past president of the International Fluency Association, the National Council of State Boards of Examiners in Aud. & SLP, and Coordinator of ASHA Special Interest Group
4: Fluency and Fluency Disorders. He currently serves as the Immediate Past President of SHAA and Chair of ASHA-PAC.
Jane Odom, MEd, is the Director of Implementation Resources for the Prentke Romich Company. Jane represents PRC at local, regional, and national conferences, and she works regularly with SLPs, OTs, educators and family members to address the needs of people with speech, language and cognitive disabilities. She is responsible for focusing nationally on increasing our knowledge of the education segment and creating innovative approaches to implement PRC devices and Unity. Jane earned her B. S. and M. Ed. degrees from Temple University and has over 13 years of teaching experience in the field of Special Education. She also was the Language Instructor for the ACES (Augmentative Communication and Empowerment Seminar) program at Temple University for nine years where she taught AAC device users alongside professionals about how to use and implement AAC devices in everyday life. Jane now run the AAC Language Lab and is responsible for writing all content on the site.
Greg Ollick, Sr., MA, BSEE, is the founder of Med-Acoustics, Inc. which has been a distributor of audiological instrumentation in the Southeast since 1978. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics Engineering at the Wallace Cook Institute for Electronics Engineering. He has over 35 years of experience in the design, sales, installation, marketing and support of audiological instrumentation. Greg is an engineering and product design consultant for InterAcoustics, and he has consulted for several other major manufactures on equipment design and specification projects, including auditory evoked potential, real ear measurement and otoacoustic emissions. Greg is also an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Biomedical Engineering Society, and is past chairman of the Technical Standards Committee of the National Association of Special Equipment Distributors.
Dan Phillips, EdD, is a speech pathologist at UAB where he is a Clinical Instructor in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology. He also serves as the Co-Director of the UAB Voice Center. He is a graduate of Auburn University, the University of Memphis, and Samford University. His clinical interests include the effects of aging on voice and speech, hypokinetic dysarthria in Parkinson's disease, and clinical training of graduate students studying communication disorders.
Jay Rosenbek, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Emeritus Professor for the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Florida. His clinical specialties include neurologic abnormalities of language, speech and swallowing. He is board certified in the area of neurogenic communication disorders. His research has concentrated on developing behavioral treatments and measures for determining their effectiveness. He is presently investigating treatments for deficits in emotional communication and for swallowing disorders following neurologic disease. He is coordinator for the graduate introductory course on rehabilitation science and for the Rehabilitation Science Doctorate in the department. He is a Fellow in the Speech-Language Hearing Association and received both the Honors of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and the Kleffner Career Clinical Award for 25 years of outstanding clinical service.
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Mary J. Sandage, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at Auburn University. She earned her MS degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Iowa and her PhD in Exercise Science at Auburn University. She has been a clinician for over 23 years, specializing in the assessment and treatment of upper airway and voice disorders, with a particular expertise in treating professional voice. Her current research interests include upper airway thermoregulation and hormonal influences on voice production. She is also a singing teacher and former ASHA Special Interest Group 3, Voice & Voice Disorders Coordinator.
Yvonne Saxon, J.D., is a native of Mobile, Alabama. She is a 1981 graduate of Blount High School, a 1985 graduate of Hampton University, and a 1988 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. Attorney Saxon is employed by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division. She has served as General Counsel for the Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology for 25 years.
C. Melanie Schuele, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she directs the School SLP specialty track in the SLP master’s program. She is the project director for a PhD training grant funded by the US Department of Education. Prior to her PhD studies, Dr. Schuele provided speech- language services in public schools and early intervention. Her training and research interests focus on school-based issues. She conducts research in complex syntax and early literacy acquisition. and teaches course in child language impairment and speech sound disorders. Dr. Schuele co- authored The Intensive Phonological Awareness Program (2014), a small-group Tier 2 intervention that builds children’s foundational phonological awareness skills, preparing them for early decoding and spelling instruction. Dr. Schuele is a frequent provider of professional development at the local, state, and national levels. She has provided extensive volunteer service to ASHA.
David Shapiro, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Fellow of ASHA, a Board Certified Fluency Specialist, and the Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. For 38 years, Dr. Shapiro has taught workshops, provided clinical service, and conducted research on six continents. His book, Stuttering Intervention: A Collaborative Journey to Fluency Freedom (2011, PRO-ED, www.proedinc.com) is in its 2nd edition and continues to find a wide international audience. Dr. Shapiro is actively involved in the International Fluency Association (IFA) and International Stuttering Association (ISA), received IFA's Award of Distinction for Outstanding Clinician, and served as IFA's President from 2012-2014. Dr. Shapiro is a person who stutters, has two adult children with his wife, Kay, and lives near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Elizabeth Stewart, MEd, NBCT, is a special education teacher at Homewood Middle School in Homewood, AL. She has been in Homewood for 11 years and works with students with moderate to severe disabilities. Elizabeth is a graduate of Auburn University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Collaborative Special Education, K-12. She also received a Master’s Degree in Collaborative Special Education, 6-12, from The University of Alabama, Birmingham. Elizabeth has an interest in assistive technology and enjoys learning ways AT can change the lives of her students.
Duane Trahan, MS, CCC-SLP, is a Speech Pathologist at UAB in the acute care and outpatient setting with 10 years of experience. He obtained his BS and MS degrees from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. His interests lie in oral/pharyngeal/esophageal dysphagia evaluation and treatment and Speech Pathology for the head and neck cancer patient.
Shannon Wang, MA, CCC-SLP, is a Senior Research Director with Pearson Clinical Assessment, Ms. Wang's background is as a speech-language pathologist, focusing on assessment and intervention with preschool and school-age children. Her research interests include morphosyntactic development in children with specific language impairment, the relationship between language ability and literacy acquisition and considerations of cultural differences when developing standardized assessments. Ms. Wang's work with Pearson includes development of Assessment of Literacy and Language, Children's Communication Checklist - 2, US Edition, Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Third Edition: Receptive, Bracken Basic Concept Scale -Third Edition: Expressive, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Preschool 2, Spanish Edition, Preschool Language Scales - Fifth Edition, Preschool Language Scales - fifth Edition, Spanish, Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation - Third Edition, and Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis - Third Edition.
Kelli Watts, AuD, joined the faculty of Auburn University as an Assistant Clinical Professor in August 2011. She received her Doctorate of Audiology from Auburn University in 2008 and her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders from Auburn in 2004. Prior to joining the faculty at Auburn, she worked for North Alabama Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, P.C., in Huntsville, AL, where she supervised third and fourth year audiology doctoral students. Dr. Watts' areas of interest include balance assessment and rehabilitation, tinnitus management, and tele practice. She also accompanies audiology doctoral students who serve hearing impaired children in Guatemala City each May.
Mandy Weydeck, AuD, CCC-A, is the Oticon Pediatrics Account Manager for Texas and Alabama. Mandy has specialized training in pediatric audiology having worked exclusively in large medical centers serving the birth-21 population. She completed her undergraduate work at Texas Christian University and received her Doctorate of Audiology degree with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation emphasis from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Mandy's interests include early identification of hearing loss and amplification for the pediatric population.
Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD, is an audiologist, the Director of The Ohio State University speech- Language-Hearing Clinic and the audiology faculty member on the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) grant at the Nisonger Center at The Ohio State University. She is interested in a range of clinical and professional issues, including auditory processing disorders in children and adults, the assessment and management of tinnitus and hyperacusis, and pediatric/educational audiology. She has Board Certification with a Specialty in Pediatric Audiology, currently the only audiologist with this certification in Ohio. She is a past president of the Ohio Academy of Audiology, the American Academy of Audiology, and a past chair of the Board of Governors of the American Board of Audiology. She teaches coursework in pediatric audiology, including the area of auditory processing disorders, tinnitus, evidence based practice, and ethics, and provides direct clinical services. In addition, she supervises both AuD and SLP students in clinical practicum.
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available for for available desk. nursing mothers. nursing Ask at the registration registration the Ask at Private area area Private SHAA 2016 Convention: Schedule of Sessions Riverchase ARiverchase B Wynfrey A-B Wynfrey C Wynfrey D Wynfrey E Avon Lacey** 8:30 Lehr Harper, Meador, Schuele Allison Rosenbek Godbold Self-Care 101 - Phillips, Trahan Continuum of Care (8:30 - 10:00) 10:30 Implementing Language and Literacy Down Syndrome - Dysphagia Lefrançois (repeated Friday) Dysarthria from 10:30 Core Vocabulary Part 1 Better Communicators Humes Advances in Mobile Audiometry Diagnosis to Discharge - Part 1 Speech Understanding Ollick 12:00 Part 1 Leading Technology 12:00 - 1:30 ABESPA Luncheon Forum and Ethics Presentation with Yvonne Saxon (60 CE minutes) - Wynfrey AB Luncheon plate available by preregistration only
1:30 Fernandez, Wang Humes Schuele Allison Rosenbek McCaslin - Assessment using the Speech Understanding 3:30 Odom GFTA-3 and KLPA-3 Part 2 Language and Literacy Down Syndrome - Aphasia Contemporary Concepts
Thursday, Feb 11 Thursday, Reality AAC Part 2 Better Communicators Weydeck (repeated Friday) Vestibular Assessment 3:30 Frucci** Part 2 Support of Cognitive System - (repeated Friday) Casady 5:30 State Dept Updates Newborn Hearing Screening 5:30 - 6:30 Door Prize Giveaways (Prefunction Area) 6:30 SHAA Community Dinner with Dr. Margot Beckerman (30 CE minutes)**
Molt Beckerman** (8:00 - 9:00) Baroch (8:00 - 9:00) 8:00 Anson, Stewart Shapiro Hodson Ethical Challenges Leadership, Advocacy, Volunteerism Whitelaw Auditory Brainstem Response - (8:00 - 9:30) 10:00 Weydeck (repeated from Thursday) Innovative Assistive Comm Freedom Children's Phonological Sandage Cards Against Support of Cognitive System Teens and Adults Systems Frucci** Pediatric Audiology 10:00 Technology Solutions who Stutter Part 1 (repeated from Thursday) Physiologically-Based Baty, Johnson** - Part 1 State Dept Updates Voice Therapy Transition from Student to Professional 11:30 11:30 - 12:30 Boxed Lunch Meetings: CELL (Essex), School Affairs (Riverchase A), and AAC (Devon)
Cleckler** Ellis, Ollick 12:30 Funding AAC Devices Shapiro Hodson Garcia Jones Whitelaw GSI Tympstar Pro - Management of APD (12:30 - 2:00) Lefrançois (repeated from Thursday) 2:30 Comm Freedom Children's Phonological Culturally/Linguistically Dysphagia Brune (2:00 - 3:00) Advances in Mobile Audiometry
Friday, Feb 12 Friday, Feb Teens and Adults Systems Diverse Populations and the Beyonnd Requesting who Stutter Blumsack, Clark-Lewis, Watts** 2:30 Part 2 MBSS Part 2 Whitelaw Professional Civic Engagement - (12:30 - 4:00) Tinnitus 4:30
Return CE Packet; Receive Attendance Certificate (Your CE packet may be turned in any time after your last session.) Key: Audiology Adult Child AAC ALL tracks ** ABESPA Content Area II, pending confirmation at time of printing; see Attendance Grid for content areas confirmed by ABESPA.