October 2026: 29 New Speech Therapy Courses
October brings 29 new courses and podcast episodes to Speech Therapy PD, including 22 live and interactive courses for SLPs and more than 35 hours offered for ASHA CEUs. This month’s new learning spans AAC, language and literacy, feeding and swallowing, autism, executive functioning, supervision, educational audiology, adult neurorehabilitation, and more.
October is also International AAC Awareness Month and ADHD Awareness Month, making it a timely month to build your skills in both areas. Start with Introduction to Play-Based AT and AAC for Pediatric SLPs and continue with AAC Conference 2026 on October 25, or learn more about the executive functioning differences that often affect neurodivergent learners in Executive Functioning: Practical Strategies. You’ll also find new courses on joint attention, language assessment, feeding support, clinical supervision, and communication across the lifespan.
Full Course Lineup:
October 1
Learning the Invisible: How Children Learn Emotion Words
Garrett Oyama, MS, CCC-SLP, with Nikhita Prabhu, MA
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Learn how children build an understanding of emotion words and other abstract concepts, and consider what research on repetition, vocabulary diversity, and context may mean for teaching words such as jealous, anxious, and frustrated.
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October 2
Introduction to Play-Based AT and AAC for Pediatric SLPs
Janelle B. Hansen-Bundy, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine the connection between play and early language development while building foundational knowledge of assistive technology, AAC, alternative access methods, communication systems, and adaptive toys for children with complex communication and motor needs.
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October 4
Narrative Intervention in the Classroom: Evidence to Practice
Megan Israelsen-Augenstein, PhD, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.30 ASHA CEUs
Learn how to bring evidence-based narrative intervention into general education classrooms for students with Developmental Language Disorder and other language and literacy difficulties, including intervention planning, collaboration, intensity, and progress monitoring.
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October 5
Your Thoughts Are Not the Boss: Staying Clear Under Stress
Stephanie Michele Sweigart, MS, CCC-SLP
On-Demand Podcast • 0.05 ASHA CEUs
Learn how mindfulness of thoughts, grounding, thought labeling, and the S.T.O.P. technique can help clinicians recognize thought patterns connected to stress and respond more intentionally.
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October 5
From Treatment Plans to Patient Values: Values-Driven Practice
Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS, with Melissa Del Pino, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Consider how personal values, cultural identity, autonomy, relationships, quality of life, and meaningful participation can inform functional goals and person-centered clinical decision-making.
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October 6
Music-Based Sensorimotor Interventions for Children with Autism
Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, with Jessi Teich, PhD, MT-BC, MTA, NMT-F™
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine the science connecting music, rhythm, sensory processing, motor control, and self-regulation, along with how music-based sensorimotor interventions may fit within interdisciplinary support for autistic children.
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October 7
Choosing the Right Tools for Language Assessment
Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, with Michelle Ivey, PhD, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Use the RIOT framework to consider information from multiple sources when selecting and interpreting language assessment tools and building a more complete picture of a child’s strengths and needs.
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October 8
Speech, Language & Literacy: The Connections SLPs Can’t Ignore
Char Boshart, MA, CCC-SLP, with Kim Kramer, MSEd, MS, CCC-SLP, C-SLDS
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine the connections among speech, language, literacy, and reading development, including red flags SLPs may recognize and ways to support literacy within their scope and competence.
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October 9
Finding Your Niche in Feeding Therapy and Building a Practice Around It
Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, with Jean Hawney, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC
On-Demand Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Consider the clinical, ethical, and logistical factors involved in building a feeding-focused private practice, from identifying your niche and training needs to shaping services around your expertise and the families you serve.
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October 9
Joint Attention Foundations: Development and Assessment
Janine Benner, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASDCS
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.20 ASHA CEUs
Examine joint attention from a developmental, neurodiversity-affirming perspective and learn strength-based approaches for assessing joint attention, interpreting findings, and identifying meaningful starting points for intervention.
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October 12
Impedimento cognitivo vascular: lo que los SLPs no pueden ignorar
Damaris Sánchez Rivera, MS, CCC-SLP, with Jackie Rodríguez, MS, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Conoce el impedimento cognitivo vascular desde una perspectiva clínica, cultural y comunitaria, incluyendo su relación con condiciones de salud comunes y el papel de los SLPs en la identificación, educación y alfabetización en salud.
Este curso se presentará en español.
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October 13
The Evidence Behind Responsive Feeding Therapy
Madi Metcalf, MS, CCC-SLP, with Jeanne Marshall, B Sp Path, PhD, and Valerie Gent, BAppSc (Speech Pathology), MMedRes, PhD Candidate
On-Demand Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine the evidence behind responsive feeding therapy, how it differs from responsive feeding, and how this framework may be used when supporting children with pediatric feeding disorder and ARFID.
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October 13
The Role of SLPs in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Serena Jaskolka, MS, CCC-SLP, CDP
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine the SLP’s role in swallowing, cognition, and communication within skilled nursing facilities, with an emphasis on functional outcomes, patient priorities, and effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
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October 14
From Recommendations to Reality: Feeding and Swallowing Support
Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, with Elisa Thurman, MS, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Learn how school teams can communicate, collaborate, and coordinate care to move feeding and swallowing recommendations from paper into consistent, student-centered support throughout the school day.
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October 15
Through a Child’s Eyes: How Visual Experience Shapes Concepts and Language
Garrett Oyama, MS, CCC-SLP, with Bria Long, PhD
On-Demand Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Consider how children use everyday visual experiences to build categories and concepts, and what emerging research may tell us about word learning, generalization, and the difference between knowing an object and knowing its label.
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October 16
The Bad Lunch Myth: Bias and Equity in School Feeding
Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, with Lily Glasgo, PhD, OTR/L
On-Demand Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine how cultural expectations, policy, and bias can influence school feeding systems and consider the role clinicians and interdisciplinary teams play in supporting more inclusive, student-centered feeding experiences.
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October 19
Communication, Recovery, and Life After a Brain Tumor
Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS, with Ana Hernandez, MS, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Hear an SLP and brain tumor survivor’s perspective on communication, cognition, fatigue, relationships, identity, advocacy, and meaningful support throughout recovery and life after treatment.
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October 20
Schema Play in Autistic Children
Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, with Kelsie Olds, OTR/L
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Learn about eight common play schemas and how recognizing repeated patterns of play can help clinicians better understand how autistic children and gestalt language processors interact with objects, movement, space, and their environment.
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October 21
Auditory Experience and Development in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, with Ryan McCreery, PhD, Beth Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP, and Beth Heinrichs-Graham, PhD
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine research into the factors that may contribute to differences in language and cognitive development among children who are deaf or hard of hearing, including auditory experience and neural patterns that support language and cognition.
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October 22
A Motor-Informed Approach for Autistic Non-Speakers
Jessie Mewshaw, MS, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.15 ASHA CEUs
Learn about the BELIEVE Framework, a motor-informed approach to supporting autistic non-speakers that emphasizes communication access, multimodal expression, intentional motor coaching, mutual respect, and support-team education.
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October 23
Bridging the Gap: The Heart of Educational Audiology Collaboration
Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, with Tena L. McNamara, AuD, CCC-A/SLP, Laura Parnell, AuD, CCC-A, and Kim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC-A
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Consider ways educational audiologists, SLPs, early intervention providers, educators, and families can strengthen collaboration, communication, IEP and 504 planning, and transitions for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
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October 25
AAC Conference 2026
Hosted by Elizabeth Ardoin, MS, CCC-SLP, Janelle B. Hansen-Bundy, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP, and Megan Stewart, MS, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Conference • 0.35 ASHA CEUs
Build your knowledge of AAC, adaptive access, play, sensory supports, and literacy across three sessions covering indicating responses, feature matching, access methods, lesson design, and strategies for supporting individuals with complex communication needs.
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October 26
Vibración, Voz y Nervio Vago: Fundamentos de la Estimulación Vibratoria
Damaris Sánchez Rivera, MS, CCC-SLP, with Gloriana Cruz Rivera, ClinScD, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examina la relación entre la vibración, la voz y el nervio vago, incluyendo mecanismos fisiológicos, mitos frecuentes y posibles aplicaciones de técnicas vocales y vibratorias en la práctica clínica.
Este curso se presentará en español.
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October 27
Gender-Related Language Patterns in Autistic Individuals
Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, with Kelly Coburn, PhD, CCC-SLP
On-Demand Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Examine research on gender-related language patterns among autistic adults, along with the current debate surrounding gestalt language processing, Natural Language Acquisition, and the evidence supporting different language-processing frameworks.
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October 27
Trauma Informed Care for Infants
Madi Metcalf, MS, CCC-SLP, with Ramya Kumar, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC, NDCS, SBCS, TIP
Live and Interactive Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Learn how responsive feeding, caregiver involvement, and trauma-informed care can support infants and families while honoring feeding cues, comfort, previous experiences, and individual needs.
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October 28
Executive Functioning: Practical Strategies
Diana Pellicano, MS, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.15 ASHA CEUs
Examine the neuroscience behind executive functioning and its connection to ADHD, including challenges with task initiation, working memory, time management, impulse control, and emotional regulation. Learn eight strategies to support executive skills and greater independence while avoiding accommodations that may contribute to prompt dependence.
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October 29
Supervision in Practice: Supporting SLP Students with Disabilities
Justine Springs, MA, CCC-SLP, and Katherine Mendez, MA, CCC-SLP
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Consider how clinical educators can support SLP graduate students with disabilities through responsive communication, accommodations, clear clinical expectations, and multiple ways of demonstrating competency while maintaining appropriate standards.
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October 30
Growing Great SLPs: The Heart of Clinical Supervision
Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, with Justine Springs, MA, CCC-SLP, and Katherine Mendez, MA, CCC-SLP
On-Demand Podcast • 0.10 ASHA CEUs
Learn what draws experienced clinical educators to supervision, the qualities that support effective mentoring, and how stronger partnerships between academic and clinical faculty can help prepare future SLPs for clinical practice.
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October 30
Joint Attention Essentials: Goals and Intervention
Janine Benner, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASDCS
Live and Interactive Webinar • 0.20 ASHA CEUs
Build on joint attention assessment by learning how to develop strength-based, neurodiversity-affirming goals, collect meaningful data, monitor progress, and support shared attention through play, routines, and everyday interactions.
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Keep Learning This October
Whether you’re joining us for AAC Conference 2026, attending a live and interactive webinar or podcast, or fitting learning into your schedule with an on-demand course, October offers many ways to keep building your knowledge and supporting your clinical practice.
Speech Therapy PD is home to the largest video course library for SLPs, with more than 1,600 courses covering topics across settings, specialties, and the lifespan. With live and interactive courses, SLP podcasts, and on-demand learning, you can find the topics you need while earning ASHA CEUs and continuing to grow throughout your career.
Please note: Course schedules, presenters, and details are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances such as presenter illness or other scheduling conflicts. We will notify registered participants as soon as possible of any changes. For the most up-to-date information, please check out our website.
