"How to" slp interventions master course - part 1
4-hour course
Section a: How to Apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in SLP Therapy.
Section b: How To Implement Multisyllabic Word Reading Intervention Program for Upper
Elementary Students with Reading Disabilities.
CEUs/Hours Offered
ASHA: 0.4 ASHA CEUs,
Advanced
CA SLPAHB: 4 hrs
CMH: 4 hrs
Course Description
Section a: How to Apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in SLP Therapy.
This lecture allows participations to strengthen their engagement skills with clients and learn the basics of the therapeutic modality, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The lecture begins with highlighting engagement skills to help promote the client’s motivation to adhere to treatment, and to enhance the practitioner’s understanding of the origin of a client’s motivation to engage in treatment. An introduction to CBT is provided, and how it directly relates to social pragmatic objectives. Furthermore, aspects of CBT that can be utilized to increase self-efficacy in clients, specifically related to their perceived competency of Speech and Language abilites, are addressed. Throughout the presentation, implications and applications of these ideas when working with clients, parents, and supervisees are discussed.
Section b: How To Implement Multisyllabic Word Reading Intervention Program for Upper
Elementary Students with Reading Disabilities.
As students move into the upper elementary grades, they face a greater number of texts with more
complex words, yet many lack a systematic approach for decoding these words. Students with
reading disabilities (RD), even those who have attained foundational reading skills, often experience
substantial difficulty with multisyllabic words. This two-hour webinar provides an overview of
processes involved in multisyllabic word reading and describe the research-based instructional
practices that comprise the Word Connections program. Word Connections is a supplemental,
targeted reading intervention program for students in third grade and above. It includes 40 lessons
(40-min) focused on multisyllabic word reading fluency. Several experimental studies of the Word
Connections program have been conducted and students who participated in the intervention
showed greater gains in word reading skills. In this session, Dr. Toste demonstrates the
instructional routines used for each of the seven components of Word Connections and discuss
considerations for effective implementation.
Course Agenda
Section a
10 mins - Disclosures, Introduction
80 mins - Objectives:
1. Utilizing engagement skills that increase a client’s and/or family’s level of motivation and engagement in treatment;
2. Describing the foundations of CBT and its applications to Speech and Language Therapy, specifically social pragmatic objectives.
3. Listing practical tips when entering situations with parents, supervisees, and clients.
20 mins - Recommendations
10 mins - Q&A
Section b
10 mins - Disclosures, Introduction
90 mins - Objectives:
1. Describing the components of the Word Connections program.
2. Using the teacher manual to guide implementation of the Word Connections program.
3. Drawing from multiple resources to facilitate delivery of interventions that effectively support
advanced word reading development for upper elementary students with or at-risk for RD.
10 mins - Recommendations
10 mins - Q&A
About the Presenters
Victoria H. Simeone, MSW, LSW
Financial— Victoria received a speaking honorarium from the Lavi Institute for this presentation.
Nonfinancial— No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Victoria H. Simeone, MSW, LSW is a licensed child mental health social worker specializing in trauma and behavioral disorders. She is a mental health clinician at the Rutgers Day School, Adolescent and Child Partial Hospitalization Program/University Behavioral Health Care, serving children ages 4-13 with a primary focus on treatment of trauma based disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, behavioral management and social skills training, as well as providing behavioral assessment and treatment, ongoing individual play or verbal psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, in addition to collaboration on educational needs and medication management.
Financial— Dr. Toste received a speaking honorarium from the Lavi Institute for this presentation.
Nonfinancial— No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Jessica R. Toste is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at The University of
Texas (UT) at Austin. She holds research affiliations with the Meadows Center for Preventing
Educational Risk and Texas Center for Equity Promotion; and is a fellow with the IES-funded
Research Institute for Implementation Science in Education (RIISE). Her research is focused on
methods for intensifying intervention for students with persistent reading challenges and reading
disabilities, and she is principal investigator on research grants from the Institute of Education
Sciences (IES) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She is associate editor for the Journal of
Learning Disabilities, current President of CEC’s Division for Learning Disabilities, and Vice-President
for CEC’s Division for Research. Dr. Toste is an award-winning teacher; she was the recipient of a
2023 President’s Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, 2022 Dean’s Distinguished
Teaching Award, and was named one of the 2017 “Texas 10” professors at UT Austin.
Learning Outcomes
Section a
1. Utilize engagement skills that increase a client’s and/or family’s level of motivation and engagement in treatment.
2. Describe the foundations of CBT and its applications to Speech and Language Therapy, specifically social pragmatic objectives.
3. List practical tips when entering situations with parents, supervisees, and clients.
Section b
1.Describe the components of the Word Connections program.
2. Use the teacher manual to guide implementation of the Word Connections program.
3. Draw from multiple resources to facilitate delivery of interventions that effectively support
advanced word reading development for upper elementary students with or at-risk for RD
Satisfactory Course Completion Requirements
This course must be watched in its entirety. In order to receive the CMH or the CEU certificate, a quiz is required to be completed with 80% success.
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