The 11 t h Annual
Mid-Tenn Conference on
Communication Disorders
This course is offered for .6 ASHA
CEU’s (intermediate level; professional
area) or 6 contact hours. Participants
will receive a certificate of attendance.
Conference Fees
Early Bird Special
Postmarked on or by March 1, 2016
Last
Professionals........................$60
Alumni...................................$60
Students................................$10
)
Payment Methods
Check or money order only
Cash will not be accepted
** For further information contact
Executive Aide, Tammy Walker
(615) 898-2661
nsslha@mtsu.edu
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**Make payable to NSSLHA**
Email
City/State/Zip
Mailing Address
Profession
Name
First
Postmarked after March 1, 2016
Professionals........................$70
Alumni...................................$60
Students................................$20
Mail check/money order to:
MTSU NSSLHA
P.O. Box 364
Cash will not be accepted
Murfreesboro,
TN 37132
March 19, 2016
Business and Aerospace
Building: Room S126
MTSU Campus
Murfreesboro, TN
Who should attend:
Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, students
pursuing careers in communication disorders, students
and faculty within the School of Nursing, Health and
Human Performance, College of Education, and other
pre-professional allied health fields, as well as any
interested faculty and/or student members of MTSU.
About the speaker:
Celeste R. Helling,
M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP
Celeste Helling is a speech-language pathologist
specializing in augmentative communication and
assistive technology service delivery for children
and adults with developmental and acquired
disabilities. She is currently employed with the
North Carolina Assistive Technology Program,
which is administered by the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation Services under the Department of
Health and Human Services. Celeste received her
Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language
Pathology from the University of North Texas. Her
background includes assistive technology service
delivery for children and adults with developmental
and acquired disabilities. Celeste also holds the
Assistive Technology Practitioner credential by the
Rehabilitation
Engineering
and
Assistive
Technology Society of North America. In addition,
she is the recipient of four professional
augmentative communication and assistive
technology honors.
Course Description:
It is generally agreed that successful AAC
outcomes start with comprehensive, accurate
assessment. However, within the field of AAC,
there have been limited opportunities for
education and training in the skills and
knowledge needed to provide comprehensive
evaluations. In addition, the diversity of clinical
practices presents yet another major challenge
for providing quality education and training in the
skills and knowledge needed to provide
comprehensive evaluations. A critical need to
assure that the evaluation process is
comprehensive and systematic is evident. This
session will introduce tools, strategies, and
techniques to assist with providing a framework
for assessment across clinical settings useful for
identifying the best communication system for
persons with complex communication needs. In
addition to incorporating evidence based practice
practices, the AAC assessment frameworks
presented will also include how the assessment
process can assist with language organization
and representation.
Time
Topic
8:00-8:15
Introduction and Topic Review
Conference Objectives
11:00-11:30
1.
Speaker Disclosures:
Celeste Helling is employed as a speech-language
pathologist with the North Carolina Assistive Technology
Program in Charlotte, NC. She is the developer of
several iOS apps, including AAC Evaluation Genie.
Celeste benefits financially from the sale of the app
through the iTunes App Store.
Professional memberships include the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), ASHA
SIG 12, North Carolina Augmentative Communication
Association (NCACA), and the International Society for
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC).
Celeste serves on the NCACA Long Range Planning
Committee, chairs the NCACA Summer Programs
Committee, and serves on the ASHA SIG 12 Professional
Development Committee.
Conference Agenda:
Discuss the philosophy of presumed
communicative competence in the AAC
assessment process.
8:15-8:30
8:30-8:45
Discuss evidence based practices
supporting high quality AAC
assessment outcomes
AAC assessment and the
interdisciplinary team
8:45-9:30
Review AAC assessment models
9:30-9:45
Break
9:45-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30-11:00
Framework for decision making:
The continuum of
communication independence
Framework for decision making:
The participation model
Framework for decision making:
International classification of
functioning, disability, and
health
Framework for decision making:
Communicative competence in
AAC
Framework for decision making:
AAC language-based model for
assessment and intervention
11:30-1:00
Lunch
1:00-1:45
Components of the AAC
assessment process
Identifying user competencies
and presumption of competence
in the AAC assessment process
2.
Discuss the major components of a
comprehensive AAC assessment.
1:45-2:30
3.
Identify assessment frameworks and
tools that can be used to support clinical
observation in the AAC assessment
process.
2:30-2:45
Break
2:45-3:30
Strategies for Feature Match
3:30-4:00
Identifying and supporting
communication partners
4:00-4:15
Q&A
4.
Understand the importance of supporting
primary communication partners
throughout the AAC selection process.