This clip is from a sessions at the 2022 AAC Early Starts (AACES) Conference hosted by AACcessible. You can find the full session and others on topics related to using augmentative communication (AAC) in early intervention settings on AACcessible’s learning platform-The AAC Academy.
Here are full details about this webinar:
AAC Abandonment: Tech, Training or Team Connection?
M. Claire Campbell, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP, Heidi Hosick, M.S., CCC-SLP/A, & Mallory Record, M.S., CCC-SLP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Team Autism, West Tennessee Hearing and Speech Center
2-Hour Webinar with On-Demand Access
Watch the full webinar here: [ Ссылка ]
Who Should Attend?
Speech-language pathologists (SLP’s); Families/Caregivers;Early Career Professionals (under 5 years experience); Assistants (SLPA's, paraeducators, COTA's, etc.); Students
Learning Level
Intermediate
The Scoop
This session will explore the rate of AAC abandonment and reasons for patient/family dismissal of the communication device. Many individuals still need SGD technology, yet do not continue forward with prescribed equipment. Reasons for device rejection related both the tech and training/intervention will be explored, as well as means of addressing these problems. Information will be taken from both published and ongoing research in the area of AAC and patient relationships. The need to implement AAC across disciplines related to AT in order to achieve optimal outcomes and ideas for doing so will also be discussed.
What You’ll Learn
Following the session, learners will be able to:
1. State at least three reasons for AAC abandonment as supported by current literature.
2. Discuss the non-technical aspect of relationships that affects embracing or rejecting AT.
3. State at least two cross professional reasons for supporting AAC as a part of the global
patient care experience/service.
4. State two ways to adjust practice to address stated or perceived reasons for AAC abandonment.
5. Discuss ways to include the patient and family in avoidance of technology abandonment.
Meet Your Instructors
M. Claire Campbell is a certified SLP/ATP with extensive practice in the area of AAC. Her primary work focuses on individuals with complex bodies requiring AT across disciplines and with multidisciplinary clinics. She routinely coordinates with other AT providers for global care of patients.
H. Hosick is a certified SLP/A with extensive practice in the area of AAC and family relationship building. She is a DIR-Floortime certified provider who brings unique knowledge to the role that family attitudes and behaviors play on AT acceptance.
M. Record is a certified SLP focusing on AAC provision. As the director of speech pathology at a private clinic, she is focused on patient satisfaction and success.
All three presenters are currently engaged in research on factors related to AAC abandonment.
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