The 22nd Annual Cullowhee Conference on
Communicative Disorders Announces Speakers
Mr. Perry Flynn
Trends and Service Delivery in North Carolina Schools
Dr. Johanna Price and Dr. Sandra Jackson
Collecting and Analyzing Writing Samples from School-Age
Children and Adolescents
Dr. David Shapiro
Stuttering Intervention: The Inside Story
Dr. Michelle Flippin
Social Communication Intervention for Young Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorders
When:
March 27th 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
March 28th 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Where:
Western Carolina University
College of Health and Human Sciences
(Room 204 – Upper parking level entrance)
Speaker Bios
Perry Flynn, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a member of the ASHA Board of Directors, an Associate
Professor in CSD at UNCG, and the State Consultant in Speech-Language Pathology to the NC
Department of Public Instruction. He plans to present trends in service delivery in the North
Carolina schools.
Johanna Price, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, is a part of our WCU CSD faculty and will be sharing practical
information about how SLPs can use writing samples in clinical practice with school-age children
and adolescents.
Sandra Jackson, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor of Communication Disorders at
North Carolina Central University and will be sharing practical information about how SLPs can
use writing samples in clinical practice with school-age children and adolescents.
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.
Providing clinical services for people who stutter for 37 years, Dr. Shapiro is a regular presenter at
national and international conferences and has taught workshops, provided clinical service, and
conducted research on six continents. His book, Stuttering Intervention: A Collaborative Journey to
Fluency Freedom, is in its 2nd edition (2011, PRO-ED, www.proedinc.com) 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 2006 Award of
Distinction for Outstanding Clinician, and is currently serving as IFA’s elected President for 20132014. Dr. Shapiro has two adult children with his wife, Kay, and lives in Cullowhee.
Michelle Flippin, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University. As
an SLP, Dr. Flippin has over 10 years of experience working hands-on with children with
disabilities and their families. Dr. Flippin's research interests include social communication
intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Dr. Flippin is particularly interested
in understanding how to effectively involve fathers in intervention for children with ASD. Dr.
Flippin has authored a recent AJSLP article evaluating the effectiveness of the Picture Exchange
Communication System (PECS) as well as articles examining parent responsiveness, and the need
for effective father involvement in autism therapy. Dr. Flippin will present on social
communication intervention and family involvement for children with ASD.
Time Ordered Agenda
March 27th
1:00 – 5:00
Mr. Perry Flynn
March 28th
8:30 – 10:00
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:45
2:00 – 5:00
Dr. Sandra Jackson and Dr. Johanna Price
Dr. David Shapiro
Lunch
Reception
Dr. Michelle Flippin
Trends and Service Delivery in North Carolina Schools
Perry Flynn
Cullowhee Conference on Communicative Disorders
March 27, 2014; 1:00 – 5:00pm
Description:
Although categories exist under the Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) label for listening
comprehension and oral expression, these categories are seldom used. Speech-Language
Pathologists play an integral role in diagnosis and entrancement of students who qualify for special
education services in these two categories. This presentation will help clarify the SLP's role in
diagnosis and treatment. Various service delivery options under these two labels will be
discussed and some considerations for determining the most appropriate service delivery model will
be discussed.
Learner Objectives:

Name the characteristics of Specific Learning Disability in the areas of oral expression and
listening comprehension

Discuss the pros and cons of the various service delivery options in these two categories of
eligibility for special education

Present rationale for why particular options are best for individuals after reviewing case study
information
Disclosures:
Financial – Mr. Flynn has no relevant financial disclosures to make.
Non-financial – Mr. Flynn has no relevant non-financial disclosures to make.
Collecting and Analyzing Writing Samples from School-Age Children and Adolescents
Dr. Johanna Price & Dr. Sandra Jackson
Cullowhee Conference on Communicative Disorders
March 28, 2014; 8:30 – 10:00 am
Description:
We will discuss a range of nonstandardized tasks that can be used to assess the writing skills of
school-age children and adolescents with communication disorders. We will describe procedures
that can be used to collect a variety of types of writing samples, as well as variables that can be
measured during the analysis of writing samples. We will provide participants with opportunities to
practice analyses of writing samples.
Learner Objectives:

Distinguish between the various tasks that are used during nonstandardized writing sample
assessment

Describe a variety of procedures for collecting writing samples from school-age children
and adolescents

Identify variables that can be measured during the analysis of writing samples of school-age
children and adolescents
Disclosures:
Dr. Johanna Price:
Financial - Dr. Price is an employee of Western Carolina University and receives a salary from the
university. Otherwise, Dr. Price has no financial disclosures to make.
Non-financial – Dr. Price has no non-financial disclosures to make.
Dr. Sandra Jackson:
Financial – Dr. Jackson will receive an honorarium for her presentation from Western Carolina
University. Otherwise she has no further relevant financial disclosures to make.
Non-financial - Dr. Jackson has no relevant non-financial disclosures to make.
Stuttering Intervention: The Inside Story
Cullowhee Conference on Communication Disorders
March 28, 2014, 10:30am – 12:00pm
David A. Shapiro, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Robert Lee Madison Distinguished Professor
ASHA Fellow, Speech-Language Pathologist
Western Carolina University
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Cullowhee, NC
email: shapiro@email.wcu.edu
Description:
There is hope for people who stutter. This is Dr. David Shapiro’s message – as a person who
stutters and as a speech-language pathologist serving people who stutter and their families for 37
years. This presentation has three purposes: Dr. Shapiro will discuss the core ingredients of his
intervention for teens and adults who stutter and offer lessons he has learned over the years; Present
and former clients and their families will share their experiences of receiving fluency treatment with
Dr. Shapiro and his graduate clinicians at WCU’s Speech and Hearing Clinic and will entertain
questions from the audience; WCU’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Department will
introduce a new scholarship that, once endowed, will support graduate students wishing to
specialize in fluency disorders. Come prepared to learn, to share, and to renew your excitement for
making a meaningful difference in the lives of people who stutter and their families.
Recommended reading: Shapiro, D. A. (2011). Stuttering Intervention: A Collaborative Journey to
Fluency Freedom (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: PRO-ED (www.proedinc.com).
Learner Objectives:

Describe key elements for treating teens and adults who stutter, including specific goals,
objectives, and procedures.

Discuss the importance of integrating affective, behavioral, and cognitive components
within treatment for teens and adults who stutter.

Explain the quintessential nature of the clinician and clinician-client relationship and its
relevance to evidence-based practice.

Understand that “communication freedom” must be defined from the perspective of each
individual person who stutters.

Learn from the wisdom shared by people who stutter and their families who are
receiving or who have received fluency treatment.

Be aware of a scholarship opportunity at WCU designed for specialists in fluency
disorders.
Disclosures:
Financial – Dr. Shapiro is an employee of Western Carolina University. Otherwise he has
no relevant financial disclosures to make.
Non-financial – Dr. Shapiro has no non-financial disclosures to make
Social Communication Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Michelle Flippin, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Cullowhee Conference on Communicative Disorders
March 28, 2014, 2:00 – 5:00pm
Description:
As an SLP working with young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), you are faced with a
myriad of choices for communication intervention. Many variables likely influence your choice of
intervention (e.g., placement, tradition, training, parent preference). Although each of these factors
is important, it is important to also consider the specific social communication profile of each of
your clients in choosing a therapy approach. Children with ASD are individuals who need
individualized communication intervention. This short course will provide you with an overview of
the deficits in social communication that are characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
including imitation, symbolic play, and joint attention. In addition, four popular evidence-based
practices for young children with ASD (i.e., parent responsiveness, prelinguistic milieu therapy,
PECS, and discrete trial training) will be discussed. Finally, this three-hour presentation will
provide you with a roadmap to help you match intervention choices with the needs of your clients
from pre-linguistic through symbolic communication. After completing this workshop, you will
have the tools you need to identify social communication deficits for your clients with ASD and
know how to choose evidence-based intervention that is most likely to help your clients build
functional communication systems.
Learner Objectives:

Identify deficits in social communication characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Describe four evidence-based social communication interventions for children with ASD:
parent responsiveness, prelinguistic milieu therapy, PECS and discrete trial training

Understand which evidence-based intervention may be most beneficial to children with ASD
who demonstrate specific profiles of social communication deficits.
Disclosures:
Financial – Dr. Flippin will receive an honorarium from Western Carolina University for this
presentation. Otherwise she has no relevant financial disclosures to make.
Non-financial - Dr. Flippin has no relevant non-financial disclosures to make.
Registration Form
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**Partial CEU credit will not be provided. Participants must attend both days of the conference to be eligible for
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Conference Fees:
 Attendance: $55.00
 ASHA CEU’s and NCDPI: additional $5.00 ($60.00 total)
Please make checks payable to WCU NSSLHA.
Mail your completed registration form and payment to:
Dr. Bill Ogletree
Western Carolina University
4121 Little Savannah Road
WCU HHS Building, Room 158 A
Cullowhee, NC 28723
*To assure seating, registration form and payment must be received by March 17th, 2014.
If you have questions/need directions, contact Dr. Ogletree via email at Ogletree@wcu.edu.
This program is offered for 1.0 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area)