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MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY NSSLHA PRESENTS:

THE 16TH ANNUAL MID-TENN CONFERENCE

ONLINE CONFERENCE

Saturday, February 26, 2022

 

Featuring Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite, Ed.D, CCC-SLP

Course Title: Augmentative and Alternative Communication – How to Support Students in Classrooms and Clinics!

 

Continuing Education

Sponsored by:

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speaker & DISCLOSURES

 

Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite, Ed.D, CCC-SLP

Dr. Caroline Musselwhite is an assistive technology specialist with more than 45 years of experience working with children and adolescents with multiple challenges, in a variety of settings, including Head Start, developmental day programs, and the public schools. She has also taught courses at several universities, including West Virginia University, and Western Carolina University. She has also coordinated Communication Circles and Balanced Literacy Club Projects in school districts in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Arizona, Illinois, and Kingston, Ontario.

Dr. Musselwhite has authored a number of textbooks and “how-to” books on a range of topics, including Emergent Literacy Success, Communication Programming for Persons with Severe Handicaps, and Reading Activities Project for Older Students (R.A.P.S.). She has also authored a number of software programs (Write to Talk, Social Scripts) and books (Learning to Work) for youth with disabilities. She has presented thousands of workshops throughout the world, and is a founding member of the Board of Directors for the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). Honors include: Foundation Fellowship (West Virginia University), Educator of the Year (Association for Retarded Citizens, North Carolina), Honors of the Association, (North Carolina Augmentative Communication Association), and DiCarlo Outstanding Clinician Award (North Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association), and ISAAC Fellow.

Financial Disclosures: Dr. Musselwhite receives salary from her company AAC Intervention and royalties from Attainment Company, Don Johnston / Building Wings, Inc., and Panther Technology for the previously mention authored textbook and software programs. She is receiving an honorarium for speaking at the Mid-Tenn Conference. Non-financial Disclosures: Board Member of ISAAC.

 

who should attend

Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, students pursuing careers in communication disorders, students and faculty within the school of Nursing, Health and Human Performance, college of Education, and other pre-professional allied health fields, as well as any interested faculty and/or student members of MTSU.

Course Description

This intermediate-level presentation provided a brief overview of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), including discussion of common myths. The presentation explored tools, strategies, and a framework (Rehearse, Practice, Model – GO!) to enhance engagement, learning, and generalization for students who use AAC. The speaker discussed various ways to support students’ learning and communication with peers, including using social communication games, combining core vocabulary and literacy, and determining authentic purposes. Throughout the session, there was a focus on activities that were both authentic and engaging.

Course Learner outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  1. Create targets for AAC intervention that are both authentic and important for learners

  2. Implement at least one light-tech and one high-tech tool to support learning and enhance engagement

  3. Identify one strategy from each of the components of the RMP-GO (Rehearse, Practice, Model – GO) framework to explicitly teach and generalize language skills.

Agenda

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022

TOPICS:

8:00 – 8:15 Intro

8:15 – 8:45 Mythbusting AAC

8:45 – 9:30 Big Ideas in AAC

9:30 – 9:45 BREAK

9:45 – 10:00 Overview of RPM-GO Framework

10:00 – 10:30 Rehearse – Strategies and Tools

10:30 – 10:50 Practice – Strategies and Tools

10:50 – 11:20 Model

11:20 – 11:35 GO (generalization)

11:35 – 11:50 Data-Keeping

11:50 – 12:15 Summary, Q & A, & Course Adminstration

ONLINE CONFERENCE

ZOOM-Link for conference attendance and other pertinent conference information/materials will be sent to participants the week of the conference.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

 
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This course is offered for 0.4 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

Course Completion Requirement: Participants are expected to be present for the entire program to receive completion certificate and be reported for ASHA CEUs. Individuals who are not present for the full program will not receive completion certificate and ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be provided.

ONLINE Registration ONLY

Registration Fees:

  • $54.85 Professional ($50 Registration Fee + $4.85 Online Processing/Administration Fee )

  • $18.85 Students ($15 Registration Fee + $3.85 Online Processing/Administration Fee )

A portion of all proceeds will go towards student scholarships

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 23, 2022

Course Cancellation Policy: No refunds of online payment processing/administration fee. 100% of registration fee will be refunded if cancellation is received prior to February 1, 2022. 50% of registration fee will be refunded if cancellation is received February 1 - February 14, 2022. No refunds if cancelled on February 15, 2022 and thereafter. Cancellation must be submitted in writing via email to info@nashvillespeechandswallowing.com. All refunds returned following course date. If course is cancelled by Middle Tennessee State University NSSLHA participants will receive a refund of registration fees.

Conference Questions or Special Needs: Please contact nsslha@mtsu.edu or Sierra Price (931)-434-9093.

Registration Questions: Please contact us at info@nashvillespeechandswallowing.com or 615-375-6695.