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0.3  ASHA CEUs

Perspectives On Speech And Language Interventions For Children With Developmental Disabilities #e182


Presenter: Martha S. Burns, PhD, CCC-SLP

Learn a historical perspective of speech and language therapy approaches and how they have evolved over time.

This course reviews and updates clinical research on speech sound disorders, language and reading disorders, and cognitive disorders in children. By briefly looking back at the views of significant contributors to our field, the course provides historical perspective for understanding some of the differences in treatment methodologies advocated by current leaders in speech-language pathology.

With an understanding of diverse viewpoints, each section of the course concludes with a practical summary of the newest evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches. Includes discussion of new ‘hot topics’ for clinicians in school and clinical settings.

Course is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs – 3 Contact Hours.

Course Format

Course Overview – Run Time: 3:15:42

  1. Historical perspective and current research on causes and manifestations of speech sound disorders.
  2. Evidence-based interventions for CAS.
  3. Historical perspective and current research on causes and manifestations of reading disorders.
  4. Application of the multi-deficit approach to intervention with dyslexia.
  5. Historical perspective on developmental cognitive disorders as those changes have affected diagnosis and speech-language intervention.
  6. Polygenetics of autism spectrum disorders and how that new genetic research influences speech and language assessment and treatment.
  7. Current new topics of scientific discussion: technology, students with interrupted formal education, the SLP client-clinician relationship.
"I love all courses by Dr. Martha Burns. When I am communicating with parents, I want to make sure that I am aware of the most recent research. The way Dr. Burns lays out her presentations makes it easy for me to adapt into my stock explanations to parents in my daily practice. I am a huge fan!"

– E.V., prior course participant

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Content Disclosures

The content of this online CE course does not focus exclusively on any specific proprietary product or service. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area.

Course Format

Video PowerPoint presentation with author narration & downloadable handout. Stop and re-start the course at any point. Learners retain access to course content after completion for ongoing reference and review.

Reviews

Comments From Prior Course Participants

"It was beneficial discussing the history and progression of the understanding of our field. The brain scans were very interesting." K.C. (Sep. 2024)

"I liked the discussion on the history of our field and how it has evolved to what it is today." B.M. (Sep. 2024)

"The topic of autism disorders was helpful." J.K. (May 2024)

"It was helpful discussing the history of the SLP field." R.J. (Mar. 2024)

"This was a great summary of the current research related to autism and neurology." S.C. (Feb. 2024)

"I really appreciated the resources provided at the end of the presentation." J.D. (Nov. 2023)

"This course is packed full of information. The discussion about the neuro-developmental and genetic aspects of speech and language disorders and the role language plays in dyslexia and reading were beneficial." L.M. (Oct. 2023)

"Very thorough course." K.S. (Oct. 2023)

"All topics were beneficial. ASDs seen as a complex polygenetic neurodevelopmental disorder." C.C. (Sep. 2023)

"Great info on Autism!" T.W. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the part talking about resiliency in children. And the history of the professions." H.B. (Jun. 2023)

"The entire concept of SLPs changing the brains of young ones was beneficial. I liked how easy this course was to listen to." T.W. (May 2023)

"This course was interesting. The discussion of standardized tests was beneficial." E.M. (May 2023)

"I enjoyed the section about intellectual disabilities and autism. Course covered a lot of history behind different areas. It tied into some people I learned about in my psychology class." M.Y. (May 2023)

"All of the topics in this presentation were beneficial to my daily practice. I liked that this course provided a lot of information about speech sound disorders." T.P. (May 2023)

"Articulation of R was beneficial. I liked hearing about what has changed and what is happening now." M.M. (May 2023)

"Reviewing history information was beneficial. I liked the ease of learning." D.G. (May 2023)

"I loved how this course showed the changes in the way that Speech-Language disorders are viewed throughout the years." S.W. (May 2023)

"I enjoyed understanding the background on Autism and its movement from an externally-caused disorder to a heterogeneous-caused disorder involving both external/environmental factors to genetically-based factors. I liked the historical perspective of change in views of speech disabilities tied into different approaches, i.e. moving away from the singleton Van Riper approach towards moving to the pattern-based, cycles approach hailed by Hodson." M.D. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked that this course delved into the history of developmental disabilities and it gave perspective on language impairment and provided increased understanding of dyslexia as a language-based disorder. It was most beneficial to understand dyslexia from a multisensory angle and the importance of building oral language skills, morphology and executive function as combative resilience factors." M.D. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the discussion of Autism and information on tests." D.B. (Jan. 2023)

"The many approaches addressed throughout the presentation were beneficial." A.N. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the information regarding dyslexia and the overview of updated research." J.P. (Nov. 2022)

"I felt the discussion on ASD and background information was helpful. I enjoyed the history that was reviewed during this course." S.B. (Nov. 2022)

"I did find it interesting to learn how these impairments have been thought of over time. I enjoyed learning about the history of speech-language studies and thoughts from the 1920s to the present day, and how it has evolved during that time." A.L. (Oct. 2022)

"Research is presented to back up the information provided. I liked the information on standardized assessments to support the gathering of information for students with autism, dyslexia, or phonological processing needs." L.C. (Aug. 2022)

"The review of the history of our field and autism was very helpful! I have never heard a presentation like this before. I love listening to Marty Burns. I chose this course because she was the speaker." C.P. (Aug. 2022)

"I found the brain research fascinating. Connecting predisposing and precipitating factors in dyslexia and autism." A.P. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the information on ASD. I enjoyed the information on the history of the profession." A.M. (Aug. 2022)

"The historical perspective was great." L.N. (Aug. 2022)

"The history of dyslexia and the evidence that it can also be related to auditory processing disorders was interesting. Liked the historical perspective of speech and language disorders." M.M. (Jul. 2022)

"Learning history of autism. I liked the historical information about speech and language." R.H. (Jul. 2022)

"Good course. I liked the discussions of dyslexia and autism." C.R. (Jul. 2022)

"Loved the historical perspective and how it influences what we know today." L.D. (Jun. 2022)

"Martha Burns is incredibly knowledgeable and provides cutting edge research in understandable terms." A.K. (Jun. 2022)

"Each topic was beneficial for daily practice." D.B. (Jun. 2022)

"Very informative and interesting refresher on the history of our practice and disorders we treat." L.F. (Jun. 2022)

"I liked the perspective presented. Good level of complexity." J.H. (Jun. 2022)

"Interesting learning how our field has changed and grown." L.W. (Jun. 2022)

"I liked learning background details regarding therapy approaches and how they have evolved throughout time." C.M. (May 2022)

"The information was thoroughly researched and fascinating. The new tests and historical perspective to emphasize need for individually selected treatments cross disorders." E.T. (May 2022)

"Detailed research explanations re: autism to help better inform parents." J.L. (May 2022)

"The information on dyslexia was helpful. In general, the course was a good summary of the history of speech-language pathology." C.C. (Apr. 2022)

"I appreciated hearing the specifics of the history of language/articulation, dyslexia and ASD. Very interesting!! I will use this background information to support the fact that SLPs have the expertise to diagnose and treat reading difficulties." B.S. (Apr. 2022)

"I will use Dr. Burns suggestions for diagnosis and therapy on all topics she covered. I also found the information about genetic predispositions for various language-based difficulties fascinating and the details about end-phenotypes for genetic effects on reading and language, too." B.S. (Apr. 2022)

"Speaker walked us through neuroscience research in a easy to understand way. I liked the report of best assessment options." A.B. (Mar. 2022)

"It helped knowing some of the science behind why my students are exhibiting the difficulties they are and how to treat the underlying difficulties first in order to help improve their skills globally. I liked the thorough explanations and use of intervention and assessment strategies as examples." C.S. (Mar. 2022)

"The assessments and treatment practices to incorporate into therapy were beneficial." K.K. (Mar. 2022)

"I found the discussion regarding testing for children with ASD to be informative. I appreciated how technical the discussions regarding dyslexia and ASD were." J.W. (Dec. 2021)

"Review of past researchers to current research to understand how we got to today's approaches towards intellectual disabilities and how they originated will be helpful in my daily practice. The course was presented at a good pace and use of examples and charts." C.F. (Aug. 2021)

"It was a great refresher on the history of each disorder." S.C. (Jul. 2021)

"I have a better understanding of ASDs.  The education covering multiple disorders and the histories behind them was good." K.G. (Jul. 2021)

“I achieved a greater understanding of childhood apraxia. The history of dyslexia was interesting and gave me a deeper understanding of the evolution of the therapies we now employ. The review of tests available was also helpful.”  E.C. (Jan. 2021)

Course Objectives

At course conclusion, participants will be able to:
  1. Summarize changes in the historical perspective on causes and manifestations of speech problems to develop goals for children with speech sound disorders.
  2. Describe research on best practices for developing motor speech skills in children with CAS.
  3. List examples of short and long-term goals based on evidence-based practice designed to increase speech production accuracy in children with speech and language disorders.
  4. Summarize changes in the historical perspective on causes and manifestations of reading problems to develop goals for children with dyslexia.
  5. List examples of short and long-term goals based on evidence-based practice designed to increase reading comprehension accuracy in children with dyslexia.
  6. Describe research on the multi-deficit perspective for children with dyslexia.
  7. Summarize changes in the historical perspective on developmental cognitive disorders as those changes have affected diagnosis and speech-language intervention.
  8. Describe research on the polygenetics of autism spectrum disorders and how that new research influences speech and language assessment.
  9. Summarize changes in our understanding of causes and manifestations of autism spectrum disorders to develop goals for intervention.

Presenter & Disclosures

Martha S. Burns, PhD, CCC-SLP

Martha S. Burns, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a renowned author and clinician specializing in language and brain development. Dr. Burns is an ASHA Fellow, serves on the faculty of Northwestern University in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and has been a consultant to Chicago area school districts for over 30 years. She has authored three books, a test, and over 100 book chapters and articles on language and brain development, language disorders, and interventions for autism, and auditory processing disorders.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Martha Burns is a presenter of online CEU courses sponsored by Northern Speech; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Martha Burns is a paid consultant for Scientific Learning Corporation.

Nonfinancial — Martha Burns has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Intended Audience / Accreditation

Intended Audience/Accreditation
asha ce approved provider

This program is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

Intended Audience

  • Speech-Language Pathologists

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

ASHA CE Registry: During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

ASHA CEUs: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

  • Current ASHA Member.
  • ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder.
  • Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology.
  • Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
  • Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
  • Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC.
  • Currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in SLP or audiology.

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.

Licensing Boards: Most state licensing boards DO accept CEUs earned online (usually classified as home-study credits). Some state boards do, however, place a limit to the number of credits that can be earned via home study/online courses. For the most current information, we suggest that you contact your licensing board or agency to verify acceptance policies and/or any credit limits related to home-study courses prior to registering for this course.

Additional accrediting agencies by which Northern Speech is an approved CE provider:

  • California: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4. Online CEU limits may apply; please contact SLPAHADB for current online CEU acceptance policies.
  • Iowa: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners. Provider #169.
  • Kansas: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Provider #LTS-S0005.
  • Florida: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #SPA-026.
  • New Jersey: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the New Jersey Department of Education. Provider #1654.

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Course Completion Timeframe:

You have unlimited time to complete our online courses. You may log off and log on as often as you’d like to in order to complete all sections of a course.

However, completion dates are based on Eastern Standard Time. Therefore, if you need your CEUs by a certain date, be sure to complete the course test before 11:59pm EST on that date. For example, if you need CEUs before January 1st, you will need to complete the course test before 11:59pm EST on December 31st.

Content Access:

Access to course materials and content does not expire, even after completing the post test. You may continue to review course material by logging into your NSS account, clicking the My Online Courses tab, and then viewing your desired course.

Certificate of Completion:

On successful completion of the post test (80%), a certificate will be immediately available for download and/or printing. This certificate will include your name, date of completion (based on Eastern Time Zone, USA/Canada), and number of contact hours (CEUs / CEEs). Please note that CEUs are awarded on the date of successful test completion, not the date of course enrollment. Please ensure that you successfully complete the post test prior to any licensure renewal dates.

ASHA CE Registry Submission:

During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

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What is an Online Course?

Our Online Courses consist of video, audio, and/or text content and are offered for ASHA CEUs. Unlike a webinar, which requires participants to be logged on and at a computer at specific times, our Online Courses are available to you at any time, from any device, via your NorthernSpeech.com online account. You may work at your own pace and start and stop your course as you wish. Your course will conclude with a short post test. On successful completion of the post test (>80%), a printable certificate of completion is presented to you.

Receiving CEUs:

Northern Speech is an ASHA CE Provider and our online courses are registered with ASHA and offered for ASHA CEUs. Please note that successful completion of the online post test is required prior to the awarding of CEUs. Please contact your state licensing board for acceptance policies related to CEUs earned online. Please note that courses offered for university students are not applicable for CEUs.

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You may browse all online courses by clicking the Continuing Education tab above, then Online Courses. Once you find a course, click Enroll Now, and you will be asked to either log into your existing Northern Speech account or create a new online account. Once you’ve entered your account information and provided your credit card payment, your course will be immediately available to you.

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You will be able to access your online course by logging into your Northern Speech account and then clicking the My Online Courses tab on your profile screen. Click the course you would like to start or to resume. From there, proceed through the course sections until you are ready to complete the post test. You do not have to complete your course all at once. You may log on and off as you wish.

Testing requirements:

Each online course concludes with a post test consisting of multiple choice or true & false questions. Scores of 80% or greater are required for successful course completion and awarding of CEUs. You may revisit course materials and retest as needed to achieve a passing score.

Number of CEUs offered:

We offer courses from 1 to 21 contact hours. Each course will note the number of CEUs offered. Please note that 0.1 CEU = 1 contact hour = 1 CEE.

State licensing boards and online CEUs:

NSS is an ASHA CE Provider and most state licensing boards DO accept ASHA CEUs earned online (usually classified as home-study credits). Some boards do, however, place a limit to the number of CEUs that can be earned via home study/online courses. For the most current information, we suggest that you contact your licensing board or agency to verify acceptance policies and/or any CEU limits related to home-study courses prior to enrolling in an online course.

Course formats:

Our course formats include: text, audio, video, and PowerPoint with author narration. Each course will note the format on the course description page. Most courses include closed captioning.

Course handouts:

Most of our online courses provide a link to download the accompanying handout as a PDF file. 

Group discounts:

Groups of 3 or more are eligible for a 20% discount on each registration on most of our online courses. To receive this discount, registrations need to be processed together via the "Group Rates" tab on the Online Course of your choice.

Computer requirements:

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Course Cancellation Policy:

A purchased online course can be exchanged, refunded, or transferred to another individual if contact is made with NSS (via phone or email) within 30 days of purchase and the course materials have not been viewed or downloaded. 

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