Ready to recharge your AAC toolbox with fresh ideas and practical strategies?
Join Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, CLC, Stephen, MA, CCC-SLP, Allison Bean, PhD, CCC-SLP, Amy Miller Sonntag, SLPD, CCC-SLP, Bethany Frick Semmler, PhD, CCC-SLP, Mariesa Rang, MA, CCC-SLP, Sharon Mankey, MAT, CCC-SLP, and Meredith Suhr, BA, as they share their expertise, passion, and best tips for supporting AAC users.
You will learn how to design individualized AAC plans that foster true buy-in, integrate AAC into pediatric feeding disorder sessions, and select devices that meet the needs of even the most complex bodies. Discover when and how to use partner-assisted and auditory scanning, plus strategies to build communication step by step from simple switches to robust systems.
Explore vocabulary selection and prediction for early communicators, aided language stimulation during therapy, and how to choose the right CPT and ICD-10 codes for intervention. You will also gain tools for training first responders to confidently communicate with AAC users. Along the way, you will explore complex adaptive systems theory and see how it can transform your approach with nonspeaking autistic children.
This dynamic lineup of sessions is designed to fill your cup with knowledge, joy, and confidence, so you can walk away ready to make a lasting difference for AAC users across the lifespan.
Join Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, CLC, Stephen, MA, CCC-SLP, Allison Bean, PhD, CCC-SLP, Amy Miller Sonntag, SLPD, CCC-SLP, Bethany Frick Semmler, PhD, CCC-SLP, Mariesa Rang, MA, CCC-SLP, Sharon Mankey, MAT, CCC-SLP, and Meredith Suhr, BA, as they share their expertise, passion, and best tips for supporting AAC users.
You will learn how to design individualized AAC plans that foster true buy-in, integrate AAC into pediatric feeding disorder sessions, and select devices that meet the needs of even the most complex bodies. Discover when and how to use partner-assisted and auditory scanning, plus strategies to build communication step by step from simple switches to robust systems.
Explore vocabulary selection and prediction for early communicators, aided language stimulation during therapy, and how to choose the right CPT and ICD-10 codes for intervention. You will also gain tools for training first responders to confidently communicate with AAC users. Along the way, you will explore complex adaptive systems theory and see how it can transform your approach with nonspeaking autistic children.
This dynamic lineup of sessions is designed to fill your cup with knowledge, joy, and confidence, so you can walk away ready to make a lasting difference for AAC users across the lifespan.
