Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation; salary for employment as the SLPA Program Director/Instructor at Mitchell Technical College Nonfinancial Disclosures: ASHA member for 30 years; served on multiple ASHA committees and workgroups related to SLPA certification and scope of practice; South Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing Association member for 25 years; has served on the South Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing Association executive council and participated in advocacy for SLPs and SLPAs
Description:
School-based SLP/SLPA teams face the challenge of effectively communicating treatment goals, data collection needs, and student progress to each other as they work cooperatively to deliver and document their services. How does the SLP write a goal that clearly communicates data collection needs? What key terms should the SLPA look for in goals to guide data collection efforts? How do we collect and report data in a way that facilitates progress monitoring and treatment planning? This session provides practical strategies and tools to improve communication of data collection needs and treatment results among SLP/SLPA teams.
Learning Outcomes:
You will be able to:
Identify key terms in treatment goals that communicate data collection needs and expectations
Select data collection methods and tools that facilitate efficient and accurate data collection
Summarize and report data to support progress monitoring and treatment planning
