Conference Schedule
Thursday, March 29
8:00 Registration
8:30-11:30
The Dysarthrias: Neuropathology, Functional Profiles, and Communicative
Disability
Ray D. Kent, Ph.D.
Dysarthria will be discussed with respect to recent information in three major areas:
neuropathology (especially neural lesions and resultant motor disturbances), alternatives
in classification and description of dysarthria, and profiles of communicative impairment
and disability. A particular emphasis will be given to new information on impairments of
intelligibility, voice, and prosody.
8:30-10:00
Deaf Culture
Jessica Olson, B.A.
This session will describe Jessica’s experiences growing up in the public schools as a
student who was deaf. She regularly saw audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
The importance of sign language and Deaf Culture will be presented.
8:30-10:00
An Introduction and Overview of AAC - Assessment and Selection
Cynthia Cavanagh, M.A.
Teresa Wyant, M.A.
This session will focus on the introduction of AAC. A specific focus will be placed on
the wide range of devices available, the features of these devices, individuals as
multisystem communicators and assessment factors.
10:00-11:30
Issues Related to the Development and Integration of AAC: School and Home
Cynthia Cavanagh, M.A.
Teresa Wyant, M.A.
This session will provide a more in-depth look at strategies for the introduction and
development of communicative competence of AAC. A range of examples will be
provided to demonstrate the development of communication within home and school
settings. The role of the speech-language pathologist and other team members in this
process will be reviewed. Resources for additional reading and materials development
will be provided.
10:00-11:30
Expert Witnessing in Audiology: What the Attorney Should Have Told You Before
You Got on the Stand.
Bruce L. Plakke, Ph.D.
This session will discuss the basics for testifying as an expert witness. How should you
prepare for a case? What are the general procedures I should expect? Informational
session on giving depositions and testifying in court.
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:30-4:30
Voice Treatment for Children
Moya Andrews, Ph.D.
This presentation will present a developmental perspective on treatment approaches with
children. Illustrative examples of programming and strategies will be presented and the
psychodynamic aspects will also be addressed. The presentation will be focused on the
practical ways to treat infants through adolescents.
1:30-4:30
Professional Voice Issues
Julia Rademacher, M.A.
The purpose of this session is to describe the career demands on a professional voice user
and the impact a voice disorder makes on such an individual. This session will also
provide recommendations for clinicians who assess and treat these clients.
1:30-3:30
Visual Strategies to Enhance Communication
Kathy Cross, M.A.
It can take extensive effort for both the sender and receiver of information to ensure that
the communication attempt accomplished its intent. The use of visual supports/tools can
enhance this communication process. This presentation will introduce the concept of
using visual tools to support both receptive and expressive language. Visuals as they can
be used for schedules, choice boards, communicating “NO,” giving effective directions,
transition helpers, task organizers, and organizing the environment will be discussed.
Examples will be shared. The use of visuals for making books interactive will also be
illustrated.
1:30-4:30
Learning to make Ethical Decisions in Audiology
Jodell Newman-Ryan, Ph.D.
A variety of approaches to improve the ethical decision-making skills of health-care
professionals will be discussed and demonstrated including self-assessment values
questionnaires, literature searches, websites, books, articles, value clarification exercises,
and most importantly, cases and simulations. Through self-assessment and role-playing,
participants will learn to “think on their feet” and make decisions that reflect favorably on
the profession of Audiology.
Friday, March 30
8:00 Registration
8:30-11:30
From Preschool to Adolescence: Intervention Issues in Childhood Stuttering
Patricia Zebrowski, Ph.D.
The focus of this presentation is to provide guidelines for assessment and treatment of
childhood stuttering, with specific emphasis on critical issues relevant to different age
groups within the population of children who stutter. In addition to a description of
treatment strategies for improving speech fluency, such age-related factors as unassisted
or natural recovery (i.e. in preschoolers), desensitization, emotional reactions, motivation
issues and parent counseling will be discussed.
8:30-11:30
Expanding Access to Assistive Technologies
Richard Hurtig, Ph.D.
With the advent of new technologies in Augmentative and Alternative Communication as
well as in Environmental Control Units, it is becoming possible to expand the populations
that can be offered assistive technologies. The presentation will include case
presentations illustrating the uses of AT with critical care patients, individuals with ALS,
and individuals with terminal diagnoses. Part of the presentation will focus on
demonstration of a new class of smart switches developed at the Assistive Devices
Laboratory at the University of Iowa.
8:30-10:00
Cases of Auditory Processing Disorders: A Sudden Epidemic or Over-Diagnosis?
Jodell Newman-Ryan, Ph.D.
Suddenly “treatments” for (C)APD are popularized in the media, children already labeled
as (C) APD are crawling out of the woodwork, and appointments are overflowing with
children suspected of having (C)APD. Yet without professional agreement on whether
this condition exists or how to diagnose and treat it, children with suspected listening
difficulties often are mislabeled and consequently not managed appropriately. A model
will be presented which strongly advocate for APD as a diagnosis of exclusion and
managed of the overall treatment instead of as separate (C)APD.
10:00-11:30
Newborn Hearing Screening and the Significance of Early Identification
Lenore Holte, Ph.D.
In the last decade, positive speech and language outcomes for hearing-impaired children
have been shown to be directly related to the age at which hearing loss is identified and
early intervention begins. The evidence for this relationship will be presented, along with
evidence that universal newborn hearing screening is the most effective way to reduce
age of identification. An overview of the universal newborn hearing screening program
in Iowa will also be presented.
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:30-3:30
Storybook Aided Language Stimulation: Strategies for Improved Verbal Output
for Children
Julianne Daly-Baysden, M.A.
Nancy Baethke, M.S.
The purpose of this session is to demonstrate the use of storybooks and other literary
tools to promote language stimulation. It is geared toward those working in early
intervention and elementary school settings.
1:30-3:00
Demonstrating the Difference We Make in Patient Outcomes
Janel Lehmkuhl, M.A.
This demonstration will describe the role and use of standardized language in an
interdisciplinary computerized clinical documentation system. The contributions made
by Speech Pathology in developing the system and the benefits to the profession will be
discussed.
3:00-4:30
Awareness Deficits in Traumatic Brain Injury
Angela N. Burda, Ph.D.
Often, persons who suffer traumatic brain injuries have limited awareness and insight
into their resulting deficits. This session will review information regarding these deficits
in the TBI population. Additionally, treatment approaches to facilitate improvement in
awareness with this population will also be presented.