Facilitating Nonverbal And Verbal Imitation for SLPs (Deb Arroyo M.Ed., CCC-SLP/L)

Earn CE credit here. ⁠This program has been approved for 1 clock hour of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. TSHA CEU hours can be used as professional development hours for the maintenance of your ASHA certificate of clinical competence (CCC). 

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Description: This course explains the hierarchy of nonverbal imitation skills and verbal imitation skills for SLPs to work on during therapy to increase communication in children. It will discus real examples and go over a couple of approaches to use to facilitate imitation skills. Earn 1 clock hour of continuing education credit (Introductory Level, Professional Area).

As a result of this presentation the participant will be able to:   1. List 3 levels of nonverbal imitation 2. List 4 levels of verbal imitation 3. Describe two approaches for facilitating imitation

Course presenters:

Deb Arroyo M.Ed., CCC-SLP/L

Michelle Andrews M.S., CCC-SLP.

Financial disclosures:

Michelle Andrews' financial disclosers include: She has a ⁠⁠⁠⁠Teachers pay Teachers⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Boom Learning⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Teach with Medley⁠⁠⁠⁠ store under Pep Talk LLC. She is also the founder and manager of the Pep Talk Podcast. 

Michelle Andrews' non-financial disclosures include: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Speech Arcade⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an in-kind sponsor for this podcast.

Deb's financial disclosers include: no financial disclosures.

Deb's non financial disclosers include: no non financial disclosures.

Agenda:

5 min: Introduction, bio, disclosures, learner objectives

5 min: why imitation skills are important

15 min: nonverbal imitation skills

15 min: verbal imitation skills

5 min: naturalistic approach

5 min: reciprocal imitation approach

5 min: informal assessment

5 min: Summary, closing points

References and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠

A transcript is available for this podcast course.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to read the transcript. ⁠⁠⁠⁠If you need any additional accommodations please email [e-mail]

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