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Communication with Patients with Aphasia: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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This course is valid from July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022.
This course has been developed for delivery to Occupational Therapists. It is registered with AOTA for 0.1 CEU.
Course Description
This course explored how a multidisciplinary team is beneficial to successful AAC implementation. It provided a description of the areas of expertise for members of the team and ideas for use within that discipline.
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This course is valid from July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022.

This course has been developed for delivery to Occupational Therapists. It is registered with AOTA for 0.1 CEU.

Course Description

This course explored how a multidisciplinary team is beneficial to successful AAC implementation. It provided a description of the areas of expertise for members of the team and ideas for use within that discipline.

Course/Activity Information

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Recall the definition of AAC

  • Define areas of AAC implementation that may be best suited for Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Language Pathology

  • Identify accessories to the device that will enable clients with physical barriers to access the device

  • Identify successful use of the device

  • Recognize one way Occupational and Physical Therapists can use an AAC device to further their discipline’s goals  

     

Time-Ordered Agenda

10 minutes: Pertinent Research

5 minutes: Types of Communication

5 minutes: Intro to AAC

5 minutes: Trial process

20 minutes: Rehab Team Considerations

5 minutes: Accessories Overview

10 minutes: Customization ideas

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Course Completion Requirements 

  1. Attendance and/or Completion of Online Lecture
  2. Completion of Learning Assessment with a minimum score of 70%
  3. Completion of a PD Activity Evaluation

 

 Instructional Personnel 

Teresa Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP  

Teresa joined Lingraphica in 2020. She has more than 12 years of experience in speech-language pathology and has worked as a speech-language pathologist with adults in the acute care, outpatient, skilled nursing and home health settings. Teresa earned her BSBA from the University of Denver and her Masters of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University.  

Relevant Financial Relationships: Teresa Thompson is an employee at Lingraphicare America, Inc. Relevant Non-Financial Relationships: No relevant non-financial relationships exist 

 

 

We are here to help. Please contact us for learning accommodations or your accessibility needs: 

continuinged@lingraphica.com 

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  • Training Hours: 1.00
Additional Charges May Apply
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