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UNC Hospitals Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Disorders course
August 8 - 9, 2008
Chapel Hill, NC
UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC will be hosting a 2 day course on Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: A Medical, Motor, Behavioral Approach. The course will be Aug. 8 - 9, 2008. This course will review oral-motor and swallowing techniques, respiration, GI issues, nutrition, motor/postural alignment, and behavioral strategies. This course focuses on how to approach pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders; how to diagnose and prioritize treatment options ensuring successful outcomes for you and your patients. More information available below.
https://secure.motivationsceu.com/registration/BrowseCourses.cfm?lngTopicID=15&lngCourseID=86
https://secure.motivationsceu.com/registration/pdf/Course86.pdf
Additional Info:
Evaluation and Treatment of Fluency Disorders in Adults and Children
August 25, 2008
Greensboro, NC
This day-long course will include a survey of the current theories regarding the causes of stuttering; a tutorial on how to differentiate between normal disfluencies and stuttering-type disfluencies; and a description of the process of differentially diagnosing between stuttering, cluttering, and normal disfluencies in children and adults. Hands-on practice for identifying types of disfluencies, coding, and interpreting will be scheduled. A significant portion of time will be devoted to therapy techniques with additional hands-on practice.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the difference between fluency, disfluency, and stuttering.
Identify the core and secondary behaviors associated with developmental stuttering.
Describe the major etiological theories of stuttering.
Identify assessment and intervention protocols commonly used with children who stutter and their families.
Compare and contrast stuttering vs. cluttering.
List characteristics of developmental stuttering (i.e., affective, behavioral, and cognitive) as manifested by adults.
Summarize the essential features of stuttering assessment protocols for adults.
Identify intervention protocols commonly used to treat adults who stutter.
List features that distinguish developmental stuttering from stuttering associated with acquired neurologic conditions
Who Should Attend?:
Speech-Language Pathologists, Early Intervention professionals and other interested healthcare professionals
Date & Time: Monday, August 25, 2008; 9:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM
Check-in Time: 8:30:00 AM
Moses Cone Hospital, 1200 North Elm Street, Greensboro, NC - Auditorium 29/30/31
Faculty:
Lynn Fox MA, MEd, CCC-SLP
Credits : 0.6 ASHA CEU - 0.6 CEU - 6 Contact Hours - 6 NC Infant-Toddler Certificate: Intervent Strat (pending)
Cost:
Fee (includes lunch): $85.00
Special Discount Rate for Caswell, Chatham, Montgomery Residents (includes lunch): $70.00
Additional Info: http://www.gahec.org/CE/default.htm
WrightsLaw
September 18, 2008
Chapel Hill, NC
This program is designed to meet the needs of parents, advocates, attorneys, educators, health care providers, and others who represent the interests of children with diabilities and their families.
This informative one-day special education law and advocacy program focuses on four areas:
Special education law, rights and responsibilities
Tests and measurements to measure progress and regression
SMART IEPs
Instruction on tactics and strategies for effective advocacy.
For more information, call 919-788-2500 or email wrightslaw_conference@wakesepta.org.
Additional Info: http://www.wakesepta.org/conference.html
6th Annual Carolinas Walk Now for Autism
October 4, 2008
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Walk Now for Autism is a 5K family walk and an autism community resource fair heightening public awareness and raising money to fund autism research. Scheduled in over 70 U.S. cities in 2008, Walk Now for Autism's national appeal extends beyond the autism community.
Attendees include families and friends united in their support of those affected by autism; business and civic leaders; medical professionals; educators; and local and national celebrities. Attendees come from a weath of backgrounds and ethnicities sharing a commitment to finding the missing piece of the puzzle.
For more information, please visit www.walknowforautism.org/carolinas or contact the local Autism Speaks office at 704-561-0003, 866-65-AUTISM, or carolinas@autismspeaks.org.
Additional Info: www.autismspeaks.org
Fourth Biennial Pediatric Audiology Symposium
October 9-10, 2008
Chapel Hill, NC
Fourth Biennial Pediatric Audiology Symposium, October 9-10, 2008
The Friday Center for Continuing Education, UNC Chapel Hill.
For more information contact Jack Roush: jroush@med.unc.edu
Additional Info:
LSVT® LOUD Training & Certification Workshop
October 23-24-2008
Charlotte, NC
Voice treatment for adults and children with neurological disorders, with a specialty in Parkinson disease.
Obtain 1.2 ASHA approved CEUs and master a valuable treatment technique.
October 23-24, 2008
For more information visit our website at:
Voice: 1-888-438-5788; Email: info@lsvtglobal.com
Additional Info: www.lsvtglobal.com
Future NCSHLA Fall Speech and Hearing Conferences
North Carolina
September 12-13, 2008, Radisson Hotel, High Point
September 11-12, 2009, Radisson Hotel, High Point
Additional Info: www.ncshla.org
Future NCSHLA Conventions
North Carolina
April 22-25, 2009 - North Raleigh Hilton, Raleigh
April 21- 24, 2010 - Sheraton Imperial, RTP
Additional Info: www.ncshla.org
Future CAPCSD Conferences
2009 - April 22-25 Marriott Newport Beach, Newport Beach, CA
2010 - April 21-24 Hyatt Regency Austin, Austin, TX