Professional Development Opportunities
ACSLPA provides these professional development listings for your information. Posting an event does not imply endorsement.
Please Note: Speech-language pathologists or audiologists from outside of Alberta, and not registered with ACSLPA, conducting a speech-language pathology or audiology training course or clinical presentation in Alberta must be registered with ACSLPA with Courtesy Registration before providing professional services. Please contact ACSLPA for more information.
January 2021
We are excited to announce the launch of the Corbett Aphasia Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) program in January 2021. What is CARE? CARE is an place for people with aphasia (PWA) and their families to connect and access therapy as they move through various stages of recovery. Initially services will focus on the PWA, expanding to provide family programming in the future. CARE is supported by the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta. Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) Esther Kim and Andrea Ruelling will oversee CARE services, with therapy provided by SLP students [...]
Find out moreFebruary 2021
The ORPP Introduction and Screening course is a one-day course aimed at highlighting a key link between orofacial myofunctional disorders [OMDs] and articulation ~ proper oral rest posture. Attendees will learn how to identify this common, yet often unidentified barrier to successful speech articulation treatment and will received personalized materials they can use in their practice the very next day! Learning Objectives: At the end of this one-day course attendees will be able to: Define orofacial myofunctional disorders. Recognize the potential impact of dentition on articulation. Screen and identify neurotypical children with orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs). Understand how poor oral rest posture [...]
Find out moreApril 2021
This 3-day dynamic and hands-on course includes theory, demonstration and hands-on practice learning. The goal of this 3-day course is provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of what OMDs are as well as the knowledge, skill and confidence to appropriately identify, diagnose and successfully treat them. Attendees will leave this course with the knowledge and tools required to put their new skills immediately into action in current practice and/or as a foundation to develop a successful and effective private practice. Attendees will work through and receive the personalized ORPP framework and resources including: ORPP assessment protocol and all ORPP treatment/home exercise [...]
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