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.
October 2019
Free Communication Intermediary Training October 1- 18, 2019 Deadline for registration Sept 23, 2019 Communication Intermediaries are Speech-Language Pathologists with additional training from Communication Disabilities Access Canada to support people communicating in police, legal and justice situations. Our three, online, webinars are presented by Barbara Collier, Communication Intermediary, and Pamela Cross, Lawyer. They address: Communication Intermediary Service Model in Canada Role of a Communication Intermediary Practice Principles and Guidelines The Criminal Justice System in Canada Process: Take the recorded webinars anytime time between Oct 1 – 18, 2019. Allow approximately 3 hours for the entire series. Attend an optional live Q [...]
Find out moreThis program is offered fro 1.8 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Professional Area). This workshop focuses on technique and learning the four levels (Parameter,Syllable,Complex and Surface) of prompting that support the broader, holistic philosophy and approach of PROMPT. This presentation will focus exclusively on PROMPT method and will not include information on other similar or related speech therapy methodology. Instructor Disclosure: Jodi Sommer is an independent contractor and is compensated by the PROMPT Institute for this role. She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose. In-kind support was given by From Play To Words to pay for all or part of the [...]
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Day 1 – The Swallowing System: Back to the Basics October 25, 2019 Tiffani L. Wallace, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, LSVT Certified Clinician, MBSImP Registered Clinician To be able to accurately assess and develop a treatment plan for dysphagia, it is of the utmost importance to understand the system, including the muscles, central nervous system and cranial nerves. The ability to understand the neuro-anatomy and physiology of a normal swallow will enable clinicians to more accurately complete their assessment, diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia. Understanding the normal swallow, variations of normal and disordered swallows is key for all members involved in [...]
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Day 1 - The Swallowing System: Back to the Basics October 25, 2019 Tiffani L. Wallace, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, LSVT Certified Clinician, MBSImP Registered Clinician To be able to accurately assess and develop a treatment plan for dysphagia, it is of the utmost importance to understand the system, including the muscles, central nervous system and cranial nerves. The ability to understand the neuro-anatomy and physiology of a normal swallow will enable clinicians to more accurately complete their assessment, diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia. Understanding the normal swallow, variations of normal and disordered swallows is key for all members involved in [...]
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The ORPP Introduction and Screening course is a one-day course aimed at highlighting a key link between orofacial myofunctional disorders [OMDs] and articulation. Attendees will learn how to identify this common, yet often unidentified barrier to successful speech articulation treatment. This course is a stepping stone towards the 3 day intensive ORPP Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Course and will provide attendees with basic knowledge and understanding of orofacial myofunctional disorders and how they relate to speech pathology. Learning Objectives: At the end of this one-day course attendees will be able to: Define, screen and identify children with orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) including [...]
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Join us as a volunteer presenter and help promote a life-long interest in science, technology and nature. With programs for children, educators and the general public, we “bring science to life” all across Alberta. Training, presentation guides and materials are available. Specifically, we are in great need of presenters for Grade 3 Hearing and Sound. Recruitment is ongoing throughout the school year. For further information please visit http://www.albertasciencenetwork.ca/involved.html or email volunteers@albertasciencenetwork.ca
Find out moreNovember 2019
The Award Winning 360 Thinking Program combines concepts that are at the core of Executive Functioning: situational and intention awareness, mental dress rehearsals, future thinking, time awareness and visualization, which promote efficient and accurate completion of tasks. Our model facilitates the development of 6 key skills for students: initiation, transition, planning, time management, self-regulation and meta-cognition. As the steps of a task are envisioned, potential obstacles can be anticipated for individuals to problem solve and achieve independence.
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Learn how to implement all six phases of the Picture Exchange Communication System® through demonstration and hands-on practice. You will leave this intensive two-day training with new strategies to promote functional communication for individuals of all ages.
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Event Details Location: Percy Page Center, Room #1 Address: 11759 Groat Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6 Date/Time: November 23 & 24, 2019 from 9:00am - 3:00pm both days Registration can be found here. Instructions upon arrival: Park and enter the building from the South entrance. The north entrance will be locked. Upon entry, inform security that the room booking is under the "Sport Medicine Council of Alberta" to gain entry. Follow signs to Room #1 is located on the 1st Floor down the hall on your left. If you have any concerns, please contact Nick @ 778-868-3444. What is Motivational [...]
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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 manual including practical, ready to use ORPP tools including: ORPP assessment protocol [...]
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Become the change patients need by learning evidence-based strategies to shift attention, raise concern and build motivation for change. This 2-day course builds the skills and confidence required for nursing and allied health professionals to guide conversations around health behaviour change. Now more than ever, clinicians need to go beyond the basics. We are called to learn advanced communication skills to modify health behaviours during pivotal clinical interactions. Participation in this 2-day course gives you the power and clinical potential to shape patient care in a much more evidence-based way, incorporating traditional techniques from Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Prochaska & DiClemente's [...]
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This two-day, hands-on seminar will provide the speech-language pathologist (SLP) and SLPA, as well as PTs, OTs, and MTs with an interest in pathology/dysfunction in the upper thorax and neck regions, a solid grounding in the use of myofascial release (MFR) and other manual therapies for the treatment of voice and swallowing-related disorders. The evidence and science that explains and validates this work will be reviewed, as well as the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, the fascia, and corresponding muscle groups it supports. The majority of the course will be spent on supervised hands-on practice [...]
Find out moreThe Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) conference, an internationally recognized event that enjoys high visibility amongst the world’s leading experts in tinnitus and hyperacusis is pleased to announce its 2020 conference to be held in Vancouver, Canada. The theme for TRI-2020 is “From Science to Succour”, with a strong emphasis on science and its clinical and practical applications to tinnitus and hyperacusis. Our expert presenters will discuss a broad range of issues related to this complex and intriguing field. These include topics covering basic neuroscience, tinnitus models, assessment and treatment considerations, emotional and behavioural issues, service delivery models and more. Attendees will [...]
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