February 26, 2020
by Carole Zangari -
How can we help learners with significant learning challenges advance their communication skills? In today’s video, we feature AAC SLP Jane Farrall who provides an overview of good practices in AAC and suggestions for how to implement them successfully. This video stems from Jane’s presentation at the 2019 Angelman UK Conference. We are grateful to them for making this available to those who were unable to attend. Direct Link to Video – https://vimeo.com/367105163
Filed under: Video of the Week
Tagged With: best practices
April 20, 2014
by Robin Parker -
University of California Television (UCTV) and The MIND Institute present an in-depth discussion of best practices in choosing and using AAC devices and displays. If you have ever wondered how and why to decide on a particular AAC device or AAC app, this is the video for you. Ideas and rationales for device/app selection as well as teaching are provided. Enjoy.
Filed under: Video of the Week
Tagged With: AAC assessment, best practices, Feature Matching
June 24, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
When people have significant communication difficulties that severely restrict their participation in daily life experiences, professionals and families alike sometimes find themselves attracted to the use of unproven methods. Although this usually comes from a good place, (i.e., the fervent desire to help someone), we have to be very careful in facing these decisions. Like you, we’ve heard comments like “Let’s try it. What’s the harm?” and they scare us. The harm can be difficult to quantify but is real nonetheless. Just talk to Gracie, whose mom cancelled therapies one summer and used the monies to take her swim with the dolphins. We’re not dolphin-haters, but there’s not much they can do for apraxia. We thought it was a good time to revisit this tutorial on differentiating science from pseudoscience. Many thanks to Dr. Caroline Bowen for hosting this article on her terrific website, Speech Language Therapy.com. Finn, P., Bothe,A.,... [Read More...]
Filed under: PrAACtical Thinking
Tagged With: best practices, EBP, evidence, pseudoscience, research, science
May 15, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
We’re always gratified by the collegiality of SLPs who work in AAC. In this video, Steven Bloch talks about the need for professionals to have real dialogue about clinical intervention and best practices. He shares his experience of organizing a group of professionals to develop best practice guidelines for working with people who have ALS/motor neuron disease. This brief presentation was recorded at a Therapy Ideas Live event at the Google campus in London this past March. You can access the material developed by Bloch and his colleagues here.
Filed under: PrAACtical Thinking
Tagged With: ALS, best practices, motor neurone disease