The Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association is proud to present the following guest speakers for our 2013 Fall Convention;
FRIDAY OCT 25
Support Personnel, Eileen Crowe, Director, State Association Relations
Achieving and measuring successful communi-cation with AAC, Cara Leckwold, Ability Group-Speech
What’s New for School-Based SLP’s?,Laura Young-Campbell, State Education Advocacy Leader, Sig 16 Chair
SATURDAY OCT 26
Changing Lives: A consumer’s perspective, Jeffrey Jessee, CEO ,Alaska Mental Health Lands Trust.
Pediatric Track:
The Ipad and More: Top technology for improving commu-nication, cognition, literacy and learning, Joan Green, Owner, Innovative Therapy
Tips and tricks for the advanced clinician (Part 1 and II), Lonnie Harris, PhD, Regional Director, EBS Healthcare
Adult Track:
Respiratory strength training: Theory and practice
Chris-tine Sapienza PhD. Professor and Chair, Dept of SLHS, Uni-versity of Florida.
SUNDAY OCT 27
Pediatric Track:
Integrating Literacy into language and intervention: Nuts and Bolts, Laura Justice, PhD., Executive Director, Chidlren’s Learning Research Collaboraitve, Ohio State University
Assessment and treatment of childhood apraxia of speech, Lonnie Harris, PhD., Regional Director, EBS Healthcare
Adult Track:
A hands-on trip through the world of scripts in the treatment of aphasia (for adults and children)
Afternoon
Lessons learned from clients with aphasia
Audrey Holland, PhD. Re-gents’ Professor Emerita. University of Arizona.