MSHA Preliminary Program

Empowering Professionals for The Future

2010 MSHA Annual Conference
March 25-27, 2010
Radisson Plaza Hotel ~ Kalamazoo, Michigan


The Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to offer continuing education programs in speech-language pathology and audiology.

This program is offered for a maximum of 2.2 CEUs at Intermediate Levels in Professional areas. ASHA Continuing Education Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

The Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association is approved to sponsor State Board Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs) through the Michigan Department of Education. Participants at the MSHA Conference may earn a minimum of .5 or a maximum of 2.2 SB-CEUs.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Highlights:
Cochlear Implant Workshop 7:30am - 3:00 pm
General Registration: 3:00 - 6:30 pm
University Chairs & Directors Meeting: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Exhibits: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Silent Auction: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Wayne Secord Short Course: 6:00 - 9:15 pm
Welcome Reception: 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Cochlear Implant Workshop:7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Top Topics in 2010: Bilaterals, Device failures, Auditory Neuropathy and More… Sponsored by the University of Michigan. Registration begins at 7:30 am, class begins 8:15 am. Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 on your own. Class resumes 1:00 pm and ends at 3:00 pm.

Speakers: Terry Zwolan, Ph.D., CCC-A; Brandi Griffin, M.A., CCC-A; Caroline Arnedt, M.A., CCC-A; Casey Stach, M.A., CCC-A; Rachel Cooper, Au.D.; Amy Paoletti, Au.D.; Ellen Thomas, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT; Shana Lucius, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Kelly Starr, M.A., CCC-SLP, all with the University of Michigan Cochlear Implant Program.

.5 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory to Intermediate

In 2010 cochlear implant technology and outcomes with cochlear implants are better than ever. These improvements have brought about many changes in the field of cochlear implants, including an expansion of candidacy, higher expectations of performance, bilateral implantation, successful implantation of children with auditory neuropathy, and greater expansion of children into educational mainstream settings. The path to success with a cochlear implant is even stronger when children are provided with early identification and early intervention services. This workshop will be presented by the University of Michigan Cochlear Implant team and will encompass all of these trends for 2010 and much more.

There will be a 15 minute break during the morning of this session.

Short Course: 6:00 - 9:15 pm

Becoming an Instructional Leader in Language and Literacy: 101 Ways to Help Children Communicate and Learn in School

Invited Speaker: Wayne Secord, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Senior Research Scientist, The Ohio State University. Wayne Secord has authored or co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed articles, books, standardized tests and intervention programs on assessment and treatment of speech and language disorders, and served as the editor of Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools(LSHSS) from 1992-1998. His clinical publications and other innovations have helped millions of children with disabilities in communication, language and literacy, and empowered thousands of professionals in the field.

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

This program will: (1) consider the nature of instructional leadership and what speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and other educators can do to assume leadership roles in the schools; (2) utilize a novel classroom assessment matrix as a “lens” for analyzing and understanding many of the difficulties students present in language and literacy; (3) examine 28 common classroom problems and how clinicians and teachers can address them collaboratively; and finally (4) discuss 101 ways speech-language clinicians can team (collaborate) with a variety of other educators and parents to improve student performance in reading, writing, listening, speaking, social communication, and executive functions. Participants will leave with a number of practical intervention ideas to improve student performance in school and strategies to collaborate more effectively with teachers, other educators and parents. There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Welcome Reception: 8:00 - 10:00 pm
Everyone Welcome! Hot hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Gather to relax and enjoy the beginning of the MSHA Annual Conference.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Highlights:
Registration: 7:00 am - 5:30 pm
MSHA Business Meeting & Continental Breakfast: 7:30 am
Exhibits: 7:30 am
Silent Auctions: 7:30 am
Poster Sessions: 7:30 am
MSHA Awards Luncheon: 11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Exhibitors’ Cocktail Party: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Raffles: 6:00 pm
MSHA Foundation Gala: 6:30 pm

MSHA Annual Business Meeting & Continental Breakfast: 7:30 am.  Everyone Welcome Continental Breakfast provided.

Short Course: 8:30 - 11:45 am

Challenges and Interventions for Swallowing Through the Ages

Invited Speaker: Joanne Robbins, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-S, ASHA Fellow, Professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Joanne Robbins' research interests focus on the effects of healthy aging and age-related disease on swallowing, with the clinical goals of devising age-appropriate interventions to remediate dysphagia when present and to prevent associated medical outcomes including pneumonia, dehydration and malnutrition. Her National Institute of Health -funded efforts are directed at determining a normative database of swallowing parameters, including pressures generated in the oropharynx, kinematics of oropharyngeal structures and their impact on bolus transit, and food choices throughout the adult lifespan. Also, her work using video fluoroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging is revealing some of the effects of aging on the relationship between changes in the brain and swallowing physiology. Most recently, her Laboratory group is using MRI to quantify muscle in head and neck structures integral to swallowing. Preliminary work in this area suggests that sarcopenia, that is age-related loss of muscle mass, occurs in the tongue and may account for some of the age-related swallowing changes found in healthy old individuals Sarcopenia of head and neck structures may be a big risk factor for dysphagia secondary to the many age-related diseases such as stroke.

There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Short Course: 8:30 - 11:45 am

SLPs, CBI, and RTI: Putting Theory into Practice

Speakers: Jill Matthews, M.A., CCC-SLP, Charlevoix-Emmet ISD; and Colin Macpherson, M.A., CCC-SLP, Mecosta-Osceola ISD.

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Two innovative approaches implementing Curriculum Based Instruction (CBI) and Response to Intervention (RTI) models in the public school setting will be described. A CBI manual and compact disc was created to efficiently integrate specific areas of need in speech and language development with the general education curriculum. The manual/cd enables special education providers to link and write measurable goals and objectives related to the GLCEs. CBI content will be provided in CD format for participants to take with them. A data-based RTI program will also be described in which the SPELT3 was used as a universal screening for both language and literacy impairments. Universal screening results were used to place students in intervention tiers. Data-based, differentiated intervention approaches that address student needs in each of the three tiers will be discussed.

There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Double-Miniseminar: 8:30 - 10:30 am

Auditory Neuropathy and Cochlear Implants

Speakers: Brandi Griffin, M.A., CCC-A, and Caroline Arnedt, M.A., CCC-A, University of Michigan Cochlear Implant Center.

.2 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory

Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Dysnchrony (AN/AD) is currently defined as “a pattern of hearing loss with outer half cell function and dysfunctional neural conduction.” This definition can be overwhelming and allusive for most and leaves parents, therapists, and teachers guessing as to how to help children with this diagnosis. AN/AD is further complicated by the startling variability in auditory and speech/language skills of these patients. This presentation will review the current research this clinic has discovered related to AN/AD along with behavioral characteristics these patients might exhibit. Protocol from the cochlear implant center will be reviewed to demonstrate management of patients with AN/AD by a multidisciplinary team, highlighting cochlear implant candidacy determination as well as case studies, outcomes, and treatment options.

Miniseminar: 8:30 - 9:30 am

Basic Audiology 101 for SLPs

Speaker: Darah Regal, Au.D., CCC-A, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.

.1 CEU
Instructional Level: Introductory

Do you remember how to interpret an audiogram and/or read a tympanogram? Would you like tips on doing hearing screenings? When a patient’s hearing aid or assistive listening devices isn’t working and you are asked to “look at it” would you like current information about how to trouble shoot new audiology technology? Could there be an auditory reason for some articulation errors? This seminar is geared for speech language pathologists who are working with patients with hearing impairment and/or central auditory processing. It will be a fun way to review audiology and learn about new technology.

Miniseminar: 9:30 - 10:30 am

Central Auditory Processing - Does it Exist?

Speakers: Darah Regal, Au.D., CCC-A, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.

.1 CEU
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Central Auditory Processing - Does it exist? How do we test for it? Do any remediations work? This seminar will explore auditory processing from a practical standpoint. Case studies will be examined and recommendations will be made regarding therapy programs that seem to be working for the different areas of auditory processing. Every child with auditory processing problems does not need an FM system. Every child with auditory processing problems does not have decoding issues. What do they need and how do audiologists decide what to recommend will be discussed in this workshop.

Student Round Table: Undergraduate Students

10:00-11:30 am

The process of applying to graduate schools is stressful and you may have many questions about your options for school across the state.  Come meet current graduate students from CMU, EMU, WMU, MSU, and WSU.  They will share with you their personal experience and answer many questions you may have.  Find out everything you wanted to know and more!  This is a great opportunity you don't want to  miss.  We will see you there!

MSHA Awards Luncheon: 11:45 am - 1:15 pm

Pre-registration required for this Lunch. No tickets available on-site.

A delicious luncheon followed by the presentation of MSHA Honors of the Association to Sandra O. Glista, M.S., CCC-SLP; Distinguished Service Award to John Stevens; Clinical Service Award to the Center for Adult Communication Disorders, Speech and Language Pathology Department, William Beaumont Hospitals; Public School Program of the Year Award; and the MSHA Student Scholarship Awards.

After the presentation of awards, MSHA members will be treated to a presentation by Wayne Secord, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Senior Research Scientist, The Ohio State University entitled A Vision for Excellence and Change: Leadership has many characteristics, but good clinics and schools are created by vision, teamwork, and most of all, instructional leadership. Leadership involves more than simply moving in the right direction, it means having a vision for excellence and change, the wherewithal to swim upstream for one’s values and bedrock beliefs, and the incredible ability to do a few things extremely well. This presentation will take a look at how leaders in our field and others come to terms with their own internal and external limitations, gain situational mastery, and ultimately utilize an elegant mixture of science, motivation and heart to create pathways to excellence in communication sciences and disorders.

Wayne Secord is presenting a Short Course on Thursday evening entitled: Becoming an Instructional Leader in Language and Literacy: 101 Ways to Help Children Communicate and Learn in School.

Short Course: 1:30 - 4:45 pm

The Disorganized Student: Connecting Executive Functioning Problems and Escalating School Demands with Learning Difficulties

Invited Speakers: Michael Bambery, Ph.D., Center for Neuropsychology, Learning and Development, Ann Arbor, Michigan

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory to Intermediate

This presentation will focus on identifying learning difficulties in individuals and offer participants useful interventions to help persons with executive dysfunction and memory problems. In addition to information regarding what are executive functions and how they develop over time, we will cover conditions that may impact on attention, memory and executive functioning skills. Specific interventions that target these difficulties and help promote better understanding and learning skills will be covered.

Dr. Bambery is a limited licensed psychologist.  He has completed his doctoral training at the University of Detroit Mercy and his clinical training at Children's Hospital of Michigan.  Over the last 11 years he has provided professional services in a variety of applied locations such as school systems, community and university settings, outpatient clinics, inpatient medical and psychiatric hospitals.  Dr. Bambery is trained in the identification of appropriate assessment and psychotherapeutic techniques for child, adolescent, and adult patient populations suffering from a wide range of severity of emotional distress, incorporating cultural and individual diversity in the process.  Working collaboratively with clients to help them achieve their specific goals for treatment is of utmost importance in his work.

There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Short Course: 1:30 - 4:45 pm

Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: Evaluation and Treatment Using Low Tech and “No Tech” Procedures

Invited Speaker: Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Senior Director, Speech Pathology Department, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Under her direction, the speech pathology program at CCHMC has grown to be the largest in the country and one of the most respected. Ann Kummer does many lectures and seminars on a national and international level in the areas of craniofacial anomalies and business practices in speech pathology. She is the author of many professional articles and 12 book chapters in speech pathology and medical texts. She is the author of the text entitled Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies: The Effects on Speech and Resonance, 2nd edition (Thomson Delmar Learning, 2008), the co-author of the SNAP test that is incorporated in the Nasometer equipment (KAYPentax, Lincoln Park, NJ), and she is one of the authors of the text entitled Business Practices: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists published by ASHA. She is also the developer of the Oral & Nasal Listener (Super Duper Publications, 2007).

Dr. Kummer has received honors of the Southwestern Ohio Speech and Hearing Association (SWOSHA); honors of the Ohio Speech-Language and Hearing Association (OSHLA); and distinguished alumnus award from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders of the University of Cincinnati. She was named one of the top 25 most influential therapists in the nation by Therapy Times in 2006 and one of the 10 Most Inspiring Women in Cincinnati in 2007. She was elected Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2002.

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Children with resonance disorders (hypernasality, hyponasality and cul de sac resonance) present challenges for SLPs in all settings. This seminar is designed to provide current, practical information for practicing speech pathologists who frequently or occasionally see clients with a history of cleft palate or characteristics of abnormal resonance. This presentation will begin with a review of the anatomy of velopharyngeal structures and the physiology of velopharyngeal closure. Characteristics of various resonance disorders and velopharyngeal dysfunction will be described and demonstrated. The presenter will then discuss the types
and causes of velopharyngeal dysfunction and resonance disorders in children.

Specialized diagnostic procedures commonly used in a hospital setting (videofluoroscopy, nasopharyngoscopy, air pressure/air flow measures and nasometry) will be briefly described. The presenter will then describe and demonstrate simple “low-tech” and “no-tech” procedures that can be used for assessment in either a clinical or school setting. Various treatment options, including surgical intervention, prosthetic intervention and speech therapy, will be discussed. Finally, specific therapeutic techniques for this population will be described and demonstrated. This seminar is designed to be informative, practical and fun!

There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Short Course: 1:30 - 4:45 pm

Licensure in Michigan: What it Means for SLPs

Speakers: Julie Pratt, M.S., CCC-SLP, MSHA VP for Legislation, Comprehensive Speech and Language Center, Jackson, MI; Maureen Staskowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, MSHA President, Macomb ISD; and Stephanie Johnson, B.A., MSHA Lobbyist, Capitol Services, Inc.

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

This course will provide information relative to Michigan’s recent acquisition of Licensure for Speech-Language Pathologists. The process of implementation, rules promulgation, and pertinent time lines will be addressed. Members of the Michigan Speech-Language Pathology Licensure Board will be on hand for discussion and to answer questions.

There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Double-Miniseminar: 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Cochlear Implant Candidacy, Performance, and Future Trends

Speakers: Rachel Cooper, Au.D., CCC-A, and Amy Paoletti, Au.D., CCC-A, University of Michigan Cochlear Implant Program.

.2 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory

This presentation will include discussion of factors used to determine candidacy for a cochlear implant for adults and children, with focus placed on procedures that can be used to identify patients who should be referred for a cochlear implant evaluation. Current cochlear implant systems will be described and reviewed. Post-operative management of adults and children will be described including speech perception testing, speech and language evaluation and therapy, and spee3ch processor mapping. Performance outcomes will be presented for various groups of patients such as children with special needs, patients with cochlear anomalies, and the elderly. Future tends in the field of cochlear implants such as: hybrid devices; bilateral cochlear implants; completely implantable devices; and speech processor improvements will be discussed.

Miniseminar: 1:30 - 2:30 pm

Using the SETT Framework to Create Communication Opportunities in the Classroom

Speakers: Raynell Clark, M.A., CCC-SLP and Kim Ceasar, M.A., CFY-SLP, Detroit Public Schools

.1 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory

The SETT Framework is an acronym for STUDENT, ENVIRONMENT, TASK, TOOLS. The SETT Framework is a systematic organizational tool for use in all phases of assistive technology. It will assist IEP teams in gathering and organizing information that can be used to guide collaborative discussions about services that foster increased communication opportunities for students with complex communication needs.

Student Round Table: Graduate Students

 1:30-3:00 pm

Interested in getting valuable input on your resume, portfolio, interviewing skills, and information about potential job settings?  Attend this session to meet current speech-language pathologists who have experience in the hiring process.  Get all your questions answered and obtain valuable tips, ideas, and input from 5 professionals.  You will get a chance to interview the professional as well about your CF experience and any other job related questions.  Don't miss this opportunity!  We will see you there!

Miniseminar: 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Age Appropriate Activities for Non-Verbal Older Students: Where Do I Begin?

Speakers: Raynell Clark, M.A., CCC-SLP and Kim Ceasar, M.A., CFY-SLP, Detroit Public Schools

.1 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory

Providing age appropriate communication activities for older non-verbal students ca be quite challenging. This session will provide practical tips and strategies to support and increase communication opportunities for older non-verbal students with disabilities. Creating fun classroom activities to increase interaction and participation will be the focus of this session.

Miniseminar: 3:30 - 4:30 pm

A Systematic Approach to Remediating Auditory Processing Disorders

Speaker: Beth Holland, M.A., CCC-SLP, Super Duper® Publications

.1 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Experts believe that providing sensory stimulation to the auditory centers of the brain helps students improve auditory attention, auditory memory, and auditory processing of verbal information. This session will discuss current auditory processing research and theory and introduce a theory-based, direct, systematic educational-software approach to auditory training. Topics covered in the presentation include auditory processing and auditory processing disorder theory and research, a systematic approach to remediation for following verbal directions, learning basic concepts, and phonological awareness, and measurable outcomes and individualized instruction using educational software.

Miniseminar: 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Project SALSA: Supporting Acquisition of Language and Literacy Through School-Home Activities

Speakers: Lena G. Caesar, Ph.D., Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Andrews University; and Nickola W. Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Western Michigan University

.1 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

This seminar will present the results of a clinical intervention study that examined the effectiveness of a home-school partnership for stimulating language and literacy in Spanish-speaking children attending a migrant head-start program in southwest Michigan. Evidence will be shared regarding the effectiveness of ‘preschool journaling’ as an approach for expanding children’s ability to produce oral narratives based on content provided by parents.

Snack Break: 3:00 pm in the Exhibits Hall
Everyone Welcome! Cookies and coffee sponsored by Central Michigan University, Department of Communication Disorders

Committee Meetings:
Community and Hospital Services: 4:45 pm

Room Glens 2-3

Public School Committee/Links: 4:45 pm

Room: Great Lakes

NSSLHA Presidents Meeting:  5:00-6:00 pm

Room: Stone Theatre

Current NSSLHA Presidents, you are invited to join together to participate in the first NSSLHA President's meeting, sponsored by MSHA.  Take time to share ideas, network, ask questions and coach each other on what your individual club is working on.  Plus, find out ways MSHA can support you.  The MSHA Conference is the perfect opportunity to come together.

Poster Sessions
Authors present from 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Using Time Slips (a Creative Story-Telling Method) to Improve Communication and Social Connectedness in Persons with Mid to Late Stage Dementia. Presenters: Sara Carobine, M.A., CCC-SLP, Dickinson-Iron ISD; Laurie A. Bahlke, M.A., CCC-SLP, Central Michigan University; and Mark E. Lehman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Central Michigan University.

Facilitating Patient Communication

Presenters: Sally Vermilya, B.S. and Lizbeth Stevens, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Eastern Michigan University

Cleft Lip and Palate: The Role of a Speech-Language Pathologist

Presenters: Abby Lincoln, B.A.; Dana Perkins, B.A.; and Peter LaPine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Michigan State University

Criterion and Norm-Referenced Assessment of Print Awareness in Pre-Literate Urban Preschool Children

Presenters: Elisabeth Fischer McCourt, B.A.; Heather Balog, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Karen O'Leary, M.A., CCC-SLP; and Maryellen Liening, M.A., CCC-SLP, Wayne State University

Associations Among Informants on a Language and Literacy Questionnaire

Presenters: Joyce Irvine, B.A.; Nickola Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; and Barbara M. Howes, MSW, all from Western Michigan University

Sentence Combining Task: Scoring Methods for Differentiating Abilities

Presenters: Michell Magalski, B.S. and Nickola Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Western Michigan University

English Language Literacy Enrichment Comparing Comprehension and Alphabetic-Phonological Approaches

Presenters: Paula Vergunst, B.S. and Nickola Nelson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Western Michigan University

Aspiration Risk in Extubated Patients After Prolonged Intubation

Presenters: Mallory Mast, B.A.; Mallory Magalski, B.A.; Alayna Griffen, B.A.; and Peter LaPine, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Michigan State University

Evaluation of Background Noise Levels and Reverberation Times in Public and Private Elementary Schools

Presenters: Kellee Krautwurst and Darah Regal, Au.D., CCC-A, Andrews University

In addition to the Poster Sessions, all 2010 Public School Program of the Year Award and Clinical Service Award recipients will have Posters on display during Poster Sessions.

Exhibitors’ Cocktail Party & Prize Raffle
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Everyone Welcome! Cash bars available at 5:00 pm
MSHA 50/50 Raffle~Silent Auction~Exhibitors’ Prize Raffle~ Join Us!

MSHA Foundation Gala: 6:30 pm

Join us for the premier Gala Event of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. We will celebrate with a lovely dinner at the historic Kalamazoo Ladies Library Association, downtown Kalamazoo just around the corner from the Radisson Hotel. Tickets are $100 per person and proceeds will provide scholarships for students majoring in the professions of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. For information on the historic building go to: www.kpl.gov/local-history/houses-buildings/333-s-park.aspx

Details on how to obtain tickets will be available in January - for more info contact the MSHA office 517.332.5691 or msha@att.net or contact Sandra Glista at 269.387-8064 or sandra.glista@wmich.edu

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Highlights:
Registration: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Continental Breakfast: 8:00 am
Exhibits Begin: 8:00 am
Poster Sessions: 8:00 am
Public School Forum Luncheon: 11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Medical SLP Forum Luncheon: 11:45 am - 1:15 pm

Continental Breakfast: 8:00 am  Everyone Welcome

Short Course: 8:30 - 11:45 am

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment, Treatment and Intervention

Invited Speaker: Lynn Dudek, MBA, CCC-SLP/L, Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

To address the professional development needs specific to autism, speech-language pathologists must have knowledge and skills regarding (but not limited to): core characteristics of autism; working with families; screening; diagnosis and assessment; evidenced-based interventions; use of augmentative and alternative communication modalities; and collaboration (ASHA 2006b). This presentation will address these specific areas by introducing audience participants to specific interventions and methodologies to increase their skills and knowledge in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Lynn Dudek will also present an afternoon Short Course, Autism Spectrum Disorders: Social Skills which will discuss assessment, planning, and activities that are part of a successful social skills group.
There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

The 2 classes are not necessarily sequential but attendance at both is highly recommended to gain a comprehensive picture of the needs and treatment for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.

Short Course: 8:30 - 11:45 am

Medicare Compliance for SLPs: Enrollment/Claims/Documentation

Invited Speaker: Mark Kander, M.A., Director of Medicare and Medicaid, and Health Care Regulatory Analysis, ASHA.

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Participants will learn diagnosis and CPT coding rules and apply this knowledge to deciphering the Medicare fee schedule and, completing the standard claim form. Clinical documentation rules will also be reviewed and referenced. The session also instructs SLPs how to enroll in the Medicare program as a private practitioner.

Mark Kander has been the director of Medicare and Medicaid and then director of health care regulatory analysis since 1990 in the Government Relations and Public Policy Division of ASHA. He assists members with a wide variety of problems encountered in the Medicare and Medicaid claims process and reviews and comments on draft documents circulated by Medicare agencies. Mark Kander is the co-author of ASHA’s Medicare Handbook for Audiologists and Medicare Handbook for Speech-Language Pathologists (currently under revision). He is a graduate of the Ohio State University (B.S. in business administration) and the George Washington University (M.A. in health services administration).

There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Mark Kander will be speaking at the Medical SLP Forum Luncheon at 11:45 on Saturday.

Double-Miniseminar: 8:30 - 10:30 am

Talk Tools: A Collaborative Approach

Speakers: Katie A. Strong, M.A., CCC-SLP, Michigan State University; and Kittie Butcher, B.A., Michigan State University Extension, Clinton County

.2 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory
Participants will learn of a pilot program in Clinton County targeted at instructing parents to increase their knowledge and skills in promoting language development in their children. Materials from Talaris Parenting Counts and ASHA were used to develop this training program. Additionally, the Earn On Higher Education Task Force identified a need for university training programs in speech-language pathology to increase opportunities for students to collaborate with and educate parents as part of their training in the field of speech-language pathology. Identified goals of this program were to provide parents of children ages birth to three years of age resources and an opportunity to practice strategies to promote language development in their children. A second goal of this program was to provide students studying speech-language pathology an opportunity to interact with parents and develop skills in parent training.

Public School Forum Luncheon: 11:45 am-1:15 pm  Pre-registration required for this Lunch. No tickets available on-site.

.1 CEU
Instructional Level: Intermediate

The Public School Forum will focus on the issue of workload management for Speech-Language Pathologists employed in the public school setting. Presenters will be discussing strategies for employing technology as a tool for service delivery and caseload management.

The forum will also allow Speech-Language Pathologists to participate in speech/language focus groups including building your Evidence Based Practice reference guide.

Written information will be available on the Speech and Language Guidelines Revised, legislative and/or administrative issues. Participants will also have the opportunity to obtain information on and/or join a Public School Subcommittee.

Medical Speech-Language Pathology Forum Luncheon: 11:45 am -1:15 pm  Pre-registration required for this Lunch. No tickets available on-site.

.1 CEU
Instructional Level: Intermediate

The Medical SLP Forum continues to present topics current to providing services in light of expanding technology, limited reimbursement and changing patterns of practice.

Short Course: 1:30 - 4:45 pm

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Social Skills

Invited Speaker: Lynn Dudek, MBA, CCC-SLP/L, Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio

.3 CEUs
Instructional Level: Intermediate

To address the professional development needs specific to autism, speech-language pathologists must have knowledge and skills regarding (but not limited to): core characteristics of autism; working with families; screening; diagnosis and assessment; evidenced-based interventions; use of augmentative and alternative communication modalities; and collaboration (ASHA 2006b). This presentation will address these specific areas by addressing social skills.

Lynn Dudek is also presenting a Short Course in the morning entitled: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Treatment and Intervention. The 2 classes are not necessarily sequential but attendance at both is highly recommended to gain a comprehensive picture of the needs and treatment for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.

There will be a 15 minute break during this session.

Double-Miniseminar : 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Functional Memory Treatment Through the Hierarchy of Recovery

Speakers: Lisa Mammoser, M.A., CCC-SLP and Erica Barker-Erlewein, M.A., CCC-SLP, William Beaumont Hospital.

.2 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory to Intermediate

Memory deficits impact a persons ability to function in everyday situations: from attending a school to caring for a home to returning to work. Traditional treatment typically addresses memory deficits in a simplistic, stimulus/response manner. Generalizing treatment into functional situations has always been challenging as well as time consuming. This session will enhance the clinician’s ability to move their patients with mild to moderate memory deficits through the hierarchy of recovery. Clinicians will leave this presentation with hands-on practice of strategies and techniques, as well as functional treatment ideas and tasks to be able to immediately implement into their practice. As a result of this patient-centered functional therapy approach, patients will take a more active role in their rehabilitation.

Double-Miniseminar: 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Meeting the Speech/Language Needs of School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss in the Mainstream

Speakers: Shana Smith Lucius, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Kelly Nichols Starr, M.A., CCC-SLP, University of Michigan Cochlear Implant Program

.2 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory

Due to recent advancements in hearing technology, early intervention, an IDEA, more children with hearing loss are using spoken language and are being mainstreamed. A strong educational support team is required for these children. Today’s presentation will discuss how hearing loss impacts speech and language outcomes for children with varying degrees of hearing loss. Classroom consideration for this population, including the importance of FM, preferred seating, and pre-teaching and important areas of assessment, such as auditory comprehension, reception and expressive vocabulary, reading comprehension, and articulation, will be discussed. Examples of appropriate short and long-term goals will be provided. Auditory Verbal strategies for listening and spoken language development will be reviewed as they relate to this population. Participants are encouraged to bring challenging cases for group discussion.

Double-Miniseminar: 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Pediatric Dysphagia

Speaker: Anita M. Marzonie, M.A., CCC-SLP, Mott’s Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan

.2 CEUs
Instructional Level: Introductory to Intermediate

This class will address what to expect during assessment and diagnosis of pediatric dysphagia.  The presentation will cover various primary medical diagnoses and dysphagia characteristics consistent with those diagnoses.  Multiple feeding challenges will be described with intervention suggestions and specific compensatory strategies discussed.  Compensatory strategies will include methods of feeding for oral and pharyngeal stages of dysphagia that are relevant to any intervention setting.  Additionally, a review of anatomy as well as gestational and infant pre-feeding development will be addressed.  Attendees will also learn how to obtain a comprehensive feeding history as well as gaining knowledge to interpret early feeding skills and make appropriate recommendations.  Both clinical and instrumental evaluation techniques will be addressed.  Discussion will encompass thorough discussion of each stage of swallowing.

Miniseminar: 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Post Concussion and Brain Injury

Speaker: Robert K. Kreitsch, M.D., Rehabilitation Medicine Associates, Medical Directory, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Brain Injury Program and Post Concussion Program

.1 CEU
Instructional Level: Intermediate

This presentation will be interest and helpful to speech-language pathologists who treat patients with the label of post-concussion syndrome. It will explore the pitfalls and limitations in evaluating these patients and choosing a course of treatment. The emphasis is on achieving a better probability of accurate diagnosis and achieving enhanced outcomes - in a team setting - by treating the right individuals with the right approaches.


This is a Tentative Program!
Changes in scheduling may occur.