Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Event Registration - Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association

AAC Foundations Across the Lifespan: Assessment & Intervention

6/6/2024 - 6/7/2024
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST

Location: Ft. Hays State University - Albertson Hall 169, 600 Park St., Hays, KS 67601

Event Description

Join us on the campus of Ft. Hays State University this summer for an opportunity to earn 1.2 ASHA CEUs!

Thursday, June 6
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Session
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Session

Friday, June 7
8:00 am - 11:30 pm Session
11:30 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Session

Course description: In this two-day workshop, participants will learn foundational AAC knowledge related to assessment and intervention across the lifespan. Hands-on opportunities with AAC systems will be provided throughout the two-day experience.

Learning Outcomes (after attending this session, attendees will be able to:)
1. identify 3 foundational principles of working with AAC with individuals with communication disorders
2. apply the steps of assessment and two elements of feature matching related to AAC
3. list 6 teaching strategies to use when teaching AAC to individuals with communication disorders and their support system

Presenter Disclosures:

Susan Koerner:
- Financial: Salary from KUMC, honorarium for speaking at this workshop and lodging provided by KSHA.
- Nonfinancial: KUMC AAC Lab director, Susan Koerner SLP social media
Julie Gatts:
- Financial: Salary from University of Kansas, honorarium for speaking at this workshop and lodging provided by KSHA.
- Nonfinancial: CoDirector of Pardee AAC Lab and no other financial disclosures.

Two-Day Outline
Thursday June 6th 9:00-4:30	Friday June 7th 8:00-3:30
Morning	Morning
Objective: Developing a shared point of view Presentation topics: Clinical Philosophy Communication Bill of Rights Least dangerous assumption Presuming competence Part time AAC/multimodal communication SLP role: Problem solver AAC Jargon and terms Hardware Software Company names Dedicated v not dedicated “Hidden curriculum” of AAC for the SLP Contacting reps Contacting tech support What you need to know to call Statewide resources ATK Pardee lab Funding rules and regs Myths v reality Coding EBP Teaching Strategies Modeling Wait time Responding Attributing meaning Recasting Event casting Least to most	Objective: AAC in Acquired Disorders Presentation Topics Appropriate options Degenerative Motor Disorders Aphasia TBI Overarching Concepts Relevance/application Impact Opportunity Participation based goal setting Individualizing a pageset Layout Button Style Content Communication partner training Brainstorming about barriers
Afternoon	Afternoon
Objective: Foundational Assessment Skills Presentation Topics: Feature matching This is Not a test Accessing devices Hands on time with devices Finding features Comparing features across devices Exploring How do you… Change the voice? Change the access method? Hide buttons? Edit a button?	Objective: Pediatric AAC Presentation Topics Parent involvement/coaching Core vocabulary Literacy supports Lesson planning Vocabulary selection Tracking progress Language sample analysis

Registration:

Before May 17th
KSHA members: $149
Non-members: $249
KSHA student members: $30
Non-member students: $60

After May 17th
KSHA members: $169
Non-members: $269
KSHA student members: $50
Non-member students: $80

Thanks to Ft. Hays State University CSD Department for hosting this conference!

CANCELATION:
If notified by email (ksha@ksha.org) before June 1st, registration will be refunded minus the $30 cancelation fee.