Description

0.1 ASHA CEUs are offered for this online speech pathology workshop.

 

Course Format: Text - including examples & references.

If you have worked with, lived with, or known someone with memory loss or Alzheimer's disease, you know that it can be very difficult to help these individuals maintain their independence, let alone reach their therapy goals. This e-course — for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and other healthcare professionals — will discuss some of the important findings in the recent research on aging, memory, and the environment and directly apply these findings to effective interventions for rehabilitation treatment planning, focusing on improved self-feeding, swallowing and oral intake.

 

Please note:  This eCourse is set up to be flexible to accomodate all schedules.  You do not have to complete this program in one sitting.  You can access the course materials as many times as you need to in order to complete all the sections. 

Course Objectives

At e-course conclusion, participants will be able to:

1. Describe a recent research finding on memory and aging and discuss how this information can be applied to interventions for cognitive disorders.
2. List two environmental modifications that can increase oral intake.
3. Describe a recent research finding on memory and aging and discuss how this information can be applied to interventions for communication disorders.

A score of 80% or better must be received on the post-test in order to
receive a certificate of completion.

 

AOTA:

OT Content Focus 
First: Professional Issues: OT Research Second: Occupational Therapy Process: Intervention

Author Profile

Jennifer A. Brush, M.A., CCC-SLP, is an internationally published researcher, educator, and long-term care consultant currently in practice in Northeast Ohio. Ms. Brush specializes in geriatric care, rehabilitation programming, and interdisciplinary activity development for dementia. As a sought after speaker, she offers interactive and educational presentations that help audiences to bridge the gap between current research findings and the care needs of their clients and communities. Ms. Brush has first hand applied research experience as she has served as the Principal Investigator on both government and private foundation grants. She is the co-author of A Therapy Technique for Improving Memory: Spaced Retrieval, and Time Well Spent with the Older Adult. She is the editor of IDEAS for a Better Visit, as well as the author of numerous articles related to cognitive disorders, memory loss, and dementia.

Location & Lodging

 

Intended Audience

• OT
• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for .1 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).

 

Per our longstanding procedures with ASHA, we submit CEU information to ASHA quarterly, so your CEUs will be reflected as completed on the last day of that quarter.  For instance, if you complete a course on December 7th, 2011, it will be reported to ASHA in January 2012, and it will be reflected in your ASHA account as completed on December 31st, 2011.  However, for submitting to your state board or for your own records, you will receive a certificate of completion with the actual completion date. 

AOTA: Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. #4095.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.