Communication Services for Individuals with Severe Disabilities
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WhatWhhat isi theirthheiir role?rolle?? WhatWhhat doesddoes anan SLPSLP do?ddo? • HowHow can I helphelp provprovidersiders ununderstandderstand mmyy cchildhild anandd encouraencouragege communcommunication,ication, as s/hes/he transitions to newnew classescllasses at tthbii thethe beginningbeginning ofo fthhlf thethe schoolschool year?year?? • Some professionals from other disciplines are makinmmakingak g recommendations about AAC anandd SGDs.SGDs. IsIs thisthis ok?ok? ( - !!. • 5H • I * 0 J& , B . B * – 00 0 000 K. – 0 L 00 • ( - !!. • I * 0 J@ : M /N * 1 * / 1 – = 0 3 . B . *. * – 00 .* F . • A 9 . * 0 0 . 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WhatWhhat program shouldshhould I use?use? • What communication services are available forfor children who are deaf-blind?deaf-blind? • Is it appropriate to work on communication skills if the child has a degenerative condition? • Special Populationsns •WhatW hat approach is best forfor enhancing communication skills forfor my child’s syndrome or specificspecific disability?disability? •WhatW hat are the recommended assessment and intervention strategies for individuals with Down syndrome?syndrome? • Do children with severe disabilities reallyreally benefit from beingbeing around typicaltypical peers? • Peers in interventionon • How are typically developing children affecteddb by interactions with children who have severe disabilities?disabilities? • AreAre yes/noyes//no questionsquestions a goodgoodd wayway toto startsttart teachingtteaching someone toto communicate?communiicatte?? • WhatWhat shouldshould wewe do ifif an individualindividual doesdoes notnot communicatecommunicate withwith signs or pictures? •What if the child shows no interestint in communication? •Intervention strategieses • WhatWhhat shouldshhould wewe dod ifif a childchhild demonstratesddemonsttrattes communicationcommuniication skillsskkills at home,home, but doesn’t use thosethose skills skills at at school? school? • Why would an SLP work with a child who doesn’t talk? • IfIf we areare supposedsupppop sed tot provideproviidde “communication“communiicattiion servicesserviices andandd supports”,supports”, what is that supposed to include beyond teaching and therapy?therapy? • Treatment typeses • What is evidence based practice and how do I determine if an intervention is evidence based? •WhatWh att isis thethe differencedifference betweenbettween individualinddiividual andand group treatment?ttreattment? • Does oral motor treatment helphelp with speechspeech and communication development?development? 4 ) . • M9 B N * P B 20 0 – 0 . . – . • = 0 – 0 * 0. 00 . / – " . # * * $ • A . 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B . – 9! * 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 . • L B 0 * – . 1 – . *. 4 – * * . 0 4 • A 0 1 . < 0 0 8 4 Accessing services: Assessmentsment and EligibilityEligibility Fundingg issues in sserviceervice delivery • Types of services available • Need/qualification • Assessment of severe ID • Communication services • Lack of services/resources • Medicare/Medicaid • Eligibility (age, cognition) • Length of service/termination • AAC • Teaming • Development • Literacy • Maintenance services • Cultural issues • Behavior management • Special populations • Peers in intervention • Intervention strategies • Treatment types Intervention practices • AreAre communicationcommuniicatiion servicesserviices typicallytyypipically consideredconsideredd medicallymeddiicallllyy or educationallyedducatiionally necessary?necessary?y? • How can communication services, includingg AACA services, be documented as educationallyeducationally necessary?necessary? • Need/qualificationn • TheThhe schoolschhool districtdisttriictt ATAT teamtteam says thatthatt aas studentttuddentt we serve doesddoes not nott qualifyqualiqualifyf forfor AACAACC becausebecause she sh has some speech. The student is about 50%50% unintelligible to familiarfamiliar partners in known context conditions.conditions. • Does a school’s obligationobligation to provideprovide AT devices/servicesdevices/services mean that the district alwaysalways payspays forfor them?them? • If my child