AAC Practices that Make Champion Communicators (on-demand registration)

Presenter: Megan Covey, M.S., CCC-SLP/L

Relevant Financial Relationship: Megan is an employee of Westside Children's Therapy and Midwestern University.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Megan collaborates with a variety of technology companies to support client needs (i.e., Ablenet, PRC, TalktomeTechnologies, Smartbox, FORBES).

Presenter Biography: Megan Alano Covey, M.S., CCC-SLP is an ASHA certified and state licensed speech-language pathologist with experience working with children and young adults with complex communication needs. She practices at Westside Children’s Therapy where she specializes in providing augmentative and alternative communication services and is an Adjunct Clinical Supervisor at Midwestern University’s Speech-Language Institute. She has presented at numerous ASHA conventions, has published research on the test accuracy of pragmatic language and social communication tests, participates in Special Interest Group 12: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and is an editor for USSAAC SpeakUp Blog. Her areas of interest include pediatric speech-language disorders, early intervention services, augmentative and alternative communication, and assistive technology. She offers assistive technology assistance to families in Belize through telehealth coaching through Project Speech International.

Learner Outcomes

• Learners will identify how to ask families specific device questions that build rapport, trust, and support client growth across settings.
• Learners will identify a client's and family’s current communication needs across settings.
• Learners will identify how to support learning with AAC across settings.

Agenda

• Introduction (3 minutes)
• Learning Outcomes (10 minutes)
• Name the device (2 minutes)
• Vocabulary voicing and icon selection (3 minutes)
• Vocabulary additions (5 minutes)
• Identification of Client’s language level (10 minutes)
• Identification of Family’s social-emotional and learning level (10 minutes)
• Validation (5 minutes)
• Teaching trajectory (10 minutes)
• Wrap-Up (5 minutes)
• Questions (5 minutes)

Cost: Free

Audience: Assistants Students, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years), Related Professionals, Those seeking to increase Cultural Competency

Topic Area: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

ASHA CEU Requirements: Must complete the post webinar assessment with 80% accuracy. Unlimited attempts are allowed. Partial credit is not available.