4 WEEK GRAD CREDIT COURSE

Comprehensive Pediatric Assessments in Speech Language Pathology

Starts July 1st, 2024
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Master your Pediatric Assessment Skills

Enroll in this course and learn best practices for evaluating young complex learners. We will review a variety of different assessment types and teach you how to efficiently document the information that matters, beyond a standard score.

Clinically relevant and helpful...
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Outstanding! I would recommend this to new SLPs and seasoned practitioners in the same. A nicely structured, evidence-based, yes easily digestible course that covered so much ground in the area of assessments. Very well organized and a reasonable amount of work to complete, even while working. Thank you for such a thoughtful and thorough course!
Kristy O.
I loved this course! The topic of assessments is universally relevant, no matter what setting or population we are working with. I have felt that I have not developed my skills in this area since entering the field and focusing largely on continuing education for treatment. This was a great foundational course for increasing and updating my depth of knowledge.
Holy F.
I loved this course. I liked the format and the fact that I could complete the coursework at my own pace. The information was thought provoking and I will certainly use the information in future evaluations.
Erin S.

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STEP INSIDE
The Best Kind of Online Course
Watch

Watch pre-recorded videos where we break down the information and discuss it in a way that makes sense

Read

Review the most up to date literature and leave this course knowing the research behind your practice

Discuss

Digest course content with your cohort in an online forum. Leave this course with connections to help you moving forward.

Practice

Take what you learn in this course into your job with weekly extension projects with real-world application

What to expect each week

1 webinar, usually 1 hour in length

1 ten question quiz

3 discussion board posts

1-2 articles as required reading

1 one to two page essay, double spaced

optional office hours

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
  • Foundational knowledge related to ethics, EBP, and assessment
  • The pros and cons of the standardized assessment
  • Assessment strategies beyond the standardized test
  • Comprehensive documentation strategies
This course covers
Ethics & assessment
Purpose of assessment
Assessment research review
Appropriate use of standardized assessments
Norm-referenced vs. criterion referenced assessments
Standardized assessment accommodations
Dynamic assessment techniques
Informal assessment techniques
Custom assessment techniques
Data collection as assessment
Language sampling strategies
Comprehensive assessment documentation
DETAILS
4 Weeks

Starts July 1st with a brief orientation period that begins June 26th, 2024

Flexible Schedule

Work at your own pace with due dates each week

Completely Asychronous

There are no live requirements for this course

2.4 ASHA CEUs / 24 hours of PD

We send information to ASHA on your behalf. Certificates of completion are also provided. Certificates and CEUs are included in registration.

Optional Graduate Credit

1 optional graduate credit is available through our partnership with Fitchburg State University. Grad credit is an additional $210 paid directly to Fitchburg State

Move up the pay scale

This course is designed to meet most districts and employers requirements for moving up the pay-scale with graduate-level credit

Meet your instructors

Owner, Managing Director, & Co-Founder
MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA, LABA
Kate Grandbois

Kate has been an SLP since 2007 and a BCBA since 2014. She has experience working in private practice, outpatient clinics, outpatient hospital settings, and consulting to private schools and legal teams. She specializes in augmentative alternative communication, autism and associated disorders, language development, and integrating AAC into the educational/vocational programming of persons with behavioral needs. Her private practice, Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC, focuses on multidisciplinary treatment, collaboration, and mentorship. She has served as an advisory board member for the HP Hacking Autism Initiative, as adjunct faculty at Northeastern University, and is the former president and cofounder of The Speech and Language Network, Inc.

Kate Grandbois Financial Disclosures: Kate is the owner and founder of Grandbois Therapy and Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.

Kate Grandbois Non-Financial Disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA SIG 12 and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.  Kate is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Mass ABA, and Applied Behavior Analysis International

Director of Continuing Education
MA, CCC-SLP
Amy Wonkka

Amy has worked as a speech language pathologist in the Northeast and Midwest. Prior to becoming an SLP she worked for several years as a 1:1 paraprofessional and home service provider for individuals with complex communication needs. She has experience in home-based, public school, nonpublic school, and outpatient environments. Amy’s clinical interests include augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), autism and other related needs, typical language development, motor speech, phonology, data collection, collaboration, coaching, and communication partner training and support.

Amy Wonkka Financial Disclosures: Amy is employed by a public school district and is a co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.

Amy Wonkka Non-Financial Disclosures: Amy is a member of ASHA SIG 12 and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.

Additional Information
  • Closed captioning for all webinars is available. If you need additional course accommodation please email [email protected]
  • Participants may be entitled to a refund depending on the date of withdrawal
  • This course is not meant to replace clinical advice