Title: Thematic Units in School-Based Practice: Addressing Language and Speech Sound Disorders Through a Hybrid Model of Service Delivery (2 hours)
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Dr. Kelly Koch is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi and a Speech-Language Pathologist. She has worked in public schools and private clinical settings, both in person and through telepractice. Her primary research interests are in language disorders, literacy, Autism, and family-centered practices.
Katherine Hays, M.S., CCC-SLP is a clinical supervisor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She provided speech-language services for students between the ages of 3 and 21 in the public school system for eight years. Her primary interests include early language development, speech sound disorders, and pediatric assessments/diagnostics.
Speaker Disclosure Statements:
Dr. Kelly Koch: Financial Disclosure- none declared. Non-Financial Disclosure- non declared.
Katherine Hays: Financial Disclosure- non declared. Non-Financial Disclosure- With LSHA, Relationship Board of Directors, Role Director at large
Title: Explicit Storybook Instruction on Narrative Detail in African American Preschool Children (1 hour)
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Dr. LaShawn Bridges, SLPD, CCC-SLP is the special services program consultant in the area of speech language pathology, and related services in a school district in South Carolina. She has worked as the educational associate for speech services at the SC Department of Education, as well as a speech language pathologist in the public schools, private practice, and in the medical setting
Speaker Disclosure Statements:
Dr. LaShawn Bridges: Financial Disclosure- WITH Speech Language Solutions, LLC., ROLE Instructional Personnel, RECEIVED financial compensation. Non-Financial Disclosure- None declared.
Title: Dysphagia Management in Educational Settings (2 hours)
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Kristen West MA CCC-SLP is a Speech Language-Pathologist with experience in a variety of pediatric settings. She has experience in birth to 3 early intervention, pediatric acute care, NICU, CICU, PICU, transitional care, inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient pediatrics. She is a mentor in the MedSLP Collective and has presented on the topic of pediatric dysphagia in the schools at the local, state and national level. She is the pediatric consultant for the Dysphagia Outreach Project. She has also served as adjunct faculty at Edinboro University in PA. Currently, she is a safe feeding consultant and early intervention SLP for a local educational agency in Pennsylvania and is pursuing a doctorate in education.
Speaker Disclosure Statements:
Kristen West- Financial Disclosure: WITH Westmorland Intermediate Unit, ROLE employment, RECEIVED salary. Non-Financial Disclosure- WITH The Med SLP Collective, ROLE mentor; WITH The Dysphagia Outreach Project, ROLE Board Member- Pediatric Consultant; WITH ASHA, ROLE Member- incoming committee of ambassador representative for PA; WITH PSHA, ROLE Member- participant in AdHoc committee on School SLP issues
Title: School-Age Fluency Disorders: Telepractice Ideas for Individual and Group Therapy (1 hour)
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Anne Zappi Williams, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-F is a clinical supervisor and Board Certified Specialist in Fluency at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her interests include fluency disorders, speech sound disorders, and language development. She is a part-time doctoral student and leader of the National Stuttering Association Lafayette Family Chapter.
Ran An is a doctoral student in the Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, and an associate professor of the School of Foreign Languages at DLOU University, China. Her areas of research interest include fluency disorders, childhood language disorders, and speech sound disorders.
Speaker Disclosure Statements:
Anne Z. Williams: Financial Disclosure- WITH UL Lafayette, ROLE employee, RECEIVED salary. Non-Financial Disclosure- WITH National Stuttering Association, ROLE Chapter leader
Ran An: Financial Disclosure- WITH UL Lafayette, ROLE graduate student, RECEIVED tuition waiver and stipend. Non-Financial Disclosure- None declared.
Title: A Comparison of the Expanding Expression Tool and the iPad Application of Naming Therapy on the Vocabulary Skills of Elementary Student with a Language Impairment (1 hour)
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Dr. Lauren Miley has been a practicing speech-language pathologist in the school system for 9+ years. She is passionate about helping students succeed in the academic setting and forming positive relationships with students and their families. She enjoys collaborating with other specialists, working with students with significant disabilities, and providing assistive technology supports.
Speaker Disclosure Statements:
Dr. Lauren Miley: Financial Disclosure- None declared. Non-Financial Disclosure- None declared.