Sponsored by: PRC-Saltillo

Overview

Frustrated that your teams don’t seem to understand the importance of AAC? Tired of feeling like you are saying the same things over and over? Join us for an informative session that will provide you with many resources to help get team buy-in for AAC. This session provides resources and materials you can use to help everyone on your team understand the importance of AAC. Begin building your library of materials to help educate and advocate for AAC with us.

Content Disclosure: This presentation will focus solely on PRC-Saltillo products, services, and resources and will not include information on other similar or related products, and resources.

Learning Objectives

1. Show three resources that can be used to educate team members on AAC implementation.
2. Summarize three common barriers or excuses used by other professionals or people when trying to implement AAC.
3. Develop a bank of resources, containing at least three materials and strategies, that can be used to support discussions revolving around AAC in the SLP’s work setting.

Strand(s)

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Target Audience

AT Specialists; Caregivers; Consultants/Trainers; Educators; Occupational Therapists; Rehabilitation Counselor; Speech-Language Pathologists; Special Education Educators

Experience Level

Introductory

Primary Life Cycle Addressed

Elementary - Secondary (K-12)

Session Delivery Format

In-person presentation with recording

Course Schedule

This course was given at the ATIA 2024 Conference on Friday, January 26 from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EST)

Continuing Education Credits

For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Online Education CEUs

This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; ASHA; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours

Speaker/s:

Cortney Maholtz, MA, CCC-SLP

PRC-Saltillo, Training and Implementation Specialist

Biography

Cortney Maholtz is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist. Cortney has been an SLP for 14 years working in a variety of settings including rehabilitation, schools, and private practice. Cortney’s passion is AAC and at PRC-Saltillo she enjoys getting to help others on their AAC journey as a training and implementation specialist.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Cortney is an employee-owner of PRC-Saltillo.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Cortney is a member of ASHA, ASHA SIG 12, and USAAC.

Heather Prenovost, MS, CCC-SLP

PRC-Saltillo, Training and Implementation Specialist

Biography

Heather has been a speech-language pathologist for 20 years, with 17 years working in the schools, and 6 of those years as an AAC support person for a large school district. She was a regional AAC Consultant for PRC-Saltillo for 4 years in MN and is currently a Training and Implementation Specialist for PRC-Saltillo. Heather has presented locally and nationally on language, literacy, and AAC, with an emphasis on the adolescent and young adult population.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Heather is an employee-owner of PRC-Saltillo.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Yes
Heather is a member of ASHA and SIG 12.