Adult Language Expression and Comprehension: Screening, Evaluation, and Treatment
Adults can experience language expression and comprehension disorders due to acute neurological insults or chronic and progressive conditions. This course discusses the speech-language pathologist’s role in screening, comprehensive assessment, and development of treatment plans for language expression and comprehension in adults. Learners will engage in understanding use of standardized and informal tests and development of an evidence-based plan of care based on assessment results.
Adults can experience language expression and comprehension disorders due to acute neurological insults or chronic and progressive conditions. This course discusses the speech-language pathologist’s role in screening, comprehensive assessment, and development of treatment plans for language expression and comprehension in adults. Learners will engage in understanding use of standardized and informal tests and development of an evidence-based plan of care based on assessment results.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Intermediate Level
0.15 ASHA CEUs
Kansas Health Department of Aging and Disability Services (Speech)
Approved for 1.5000 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Speech Pathologists and Audiologists by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability. Long Term Sponsorship number LTS-S1057. This activity is approved for 1.5000 contact hours.
Determine how to perform a comprehensive language expression and comprehension assessment in adults.
Differentiate between language expression and comprehension disorders.
Identify at least four treatment interventions for adults with communication disorders.
Outline:
Section 2: Language and Intervention Overview
Section 3: Aphasia Overview and Assessment
Aphasia Description and Etiology
Aphasia Screening & Evaluation
Case Study: Steven’s Evaluation
Section 4: Treatment of Aphasia
Sentence and Connected Speech Production
Case Study: Steven’s Treatment
Section 5: Overview and Assessment of Cognitive-Communication Deficits
Cognitive-Communication Deficits Description and Etiology
Cognitive-Communication Deficits Symptoms
Cognitive-Communication Deficit Screening
Cognitive-Communication Deficit Evaluation
Case Study: Maria’s Evaluation
Section 6: Treatment of Cognitive-Communication Deficits
Organization, Problem Solving, and Executive Function
Instructor: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 30 years of experience. She obtained her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She worked with clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for Aegis Therapies, she created training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology related to the clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. She currently draws upon her expertise in her role at Relias as Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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