Overview
In this interactive session, participants will learn about the evidence supporting coaching and leave with practical tools that can be used immediately! Across the literature, several elements of coaching are consistently highlighted: joint planning, observation, action/reflection, and feedback. Phases of the coaching cycle will be discussed as a method of caregiver instruction and collaboration. The presenters will provide instruction in solution-focused principles within an episodic care model for increasing caregiver buy-in, improving caregiver collaboration, and designing functional, individualized home programming plans by engaging caregivers in therapy sessions. A case study with video examples will be highlighted throughout the presentation.
Learning Objectives
- Name the five phases of a coaching cycle that appear in the literature.
- Give two examples of how to use scaling to help a caregiver create appropriate goals.
- Identify at least three factors that attribute to AAC system abandonment.
Primary & Secondary Strands
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC); AT for Physical Access and Participation
Target Audience
- AT Specialists
- Caregivers
- Communication Specialist
- Consultants/Trainers
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educators
- Family Members
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Special Education Educators
Experience Level
Intermediate
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Birth - Pre K; Elementary - Secondary (K-12)
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with recording
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2023 Conference on Friday, February 3 from 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: September 15, 2023
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: June 30, 2024
End date of current CRC CEUs offering: March 19, 2025
Please refer to the CRC Augmentative and Alternative Communication Series (2024-2025) page for further information on how to submit your CRC CEUs for this course to CRCC.
Speaker/s:
Andrea Harris, MOTR/L
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Occupational Therapist
Biography
Andrea Harris is an occupational therapist at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. She graduated from Duquesne University with a Master of Occupational Therapy degree in 1998. She has been practicing as an outpatient pediatric therapist since that time in Norfolk, Williamsburg, and Richmond, Virginia. She has been an employee at the Children's Hospital of Richmond for the past 13 years and is a member of the Assistive Technology Team and the Alternative Drive Team. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three teenagers...most of the time. Her hobbies include reading, gardening, and spending time with friends.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Andrea Harris is a salaried occupational therapist at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU in Richmond, VA.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No
Christine Popp
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, SLP
Biography
Christine Popp is a speech-language pathologist at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. She has been an employee at CHoR for the past 10 years and is a member of the Assistive Technology Team as well as the VCU Craniofacial Team. She specializes in AAC evaluation as well as AAC treatment utilizing an episode of care model with patients and their families to ensure implementation. She is interested in exploring and researching innovative treatment models to combat AAC device abandonment.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Christine Popp is a salaried speech-language pathologist at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU in Richmond.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No
Kristen Monroe, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist, Children's Hospital of Richmond @ VCU
Biography
Kristen Monroe is a speech-language pathologist at the Children's Hospital of Richmond and a clinical doctorate student at Nova Southeastern University. She is on CHOR's Assistive Technology Team and specializes in AAC evaluation and implementation, caregiver education, and mentoring staff on AAC implementation. She has presented at local, state, and national conferences on topics of AAC and caregiver training.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Kristen Monroe is a full-time salaried speech-language pathologist at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU in Richmond, Virginia.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Kristen Monroe is a doctoral student at Nova Southeastern University in the Clinical Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP.D.) program.