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It is a great follow-up course after \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/03/ceu-challenge-week-6-reading.html\"\u003elast week's course on reading assessment\u003c/a\u003e.  Again, although this title specifically refers to \"secondary students\", I feel that much of this information can be useful to SLP's (or parents) working with children of all ages.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cBr\u003e The course reviews the definition of reading comprehension and discusses the underlying skills.  The role an SLP can play in supporting reading comprehension is discussed and methods of finding time in your schedule and the schedule of your students is also covered.  Finally, the course covers in detail specific language skills to target to support a student's reading comprehension.  This in great information to become familiar with and I suggest saving a copy of the PDF for future reference.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I found the course material to be comprehensive and well organized. The 20 question multiple-choice quiz was straightforward and relatively quick to take.  After completing this course I have finished all of the continuing education credits I need for the calendar year.  I am feeling pretty great about that.  For once it is early March and I have all of the CEUs I need for the calendar year.  It feels wonderful to have made a reasonable plan (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003eone course a week for 7 weeks\u003c/a\u003e) and stuck with it through completion.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid anyone else take this course?  What did you think? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  See the complete \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003e7-Week Free CEU Challenge\u003c/a\u003e here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Catch up!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWeek 1 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-week-1-counseling.html\"\u003eCounseling Theories and Skills for SLPs\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWeek 2 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-2-evidence-based.html\"\u003eEvidence-Based Practice\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWeek 3 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-3-intervention.html\"\u003eIntervention Programming for Nonverbal Children\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWeek 4 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-4-introduction-to.html\"\u003eIntroduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWeek 5 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-5-hfa-as-nvld.html\"\u003eHFA, AS, \u0026 NVLD: Differential Diagnosis by the SLP\u003c/a\u003e - 0.3 CEUs\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWeek 6 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/03/ceu-challenge-week-6-reading.html\"\u003eReading Comprehension in Secondary Students - Assessment\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/feeds/2453381568689340877/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/03/ceu-challenge-week-7-reading.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/2453381568689340877"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/2453381568689340877"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/03/ceu-challenge-week-7-reading.html","title":"CEU Challenge: Week 7 - Reading Comprehension in Secondary Students - Intervention"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dala"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09390391982768152147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//lh3.googleusercontent.com/zFdxGE77vvD2w5xHy6jkVuElKv-U9_9qLkRYK8OnbDeJPtjSZ82UPq5w6hJ-SA\u003ds35"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522593221428423055.post-5564964971746801596"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-01T05:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-01T05:00:11.393-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CEU Challenge"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CEU Challenge: Week 6 - Reading Comprehension in Secondary Students - Assessment"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I was quite excited about the topic of this week's CEU course from LinguiSystems:  \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d26\"\u003eReading Comprehension in Secondary Students: Assessment\u003c/a\u003e.  As you may or may not know (I can't remember if I've mentioned it before) I was 3/4 done with a PhD program when Michael came along just a little sooner than I planned for starting a chain of events that completely shifted my priorities.  The area I was studying was reading.  I love reading.  I like engaging in recreational reading.  I like studying reading.  I like teaching reading.  I like assessing reading.  In the past few weeks I have adored listening Michael read his first real books to me (Dr. Seuss Beginner Books are now within his reach).    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cBr\u003e The only reservation I had about this topic was that reference to \"Secondary Students\".  Traditionally, I most enjoy working with toddlers and preschoolers and then early and late elementary.  As children reach high school I am less in my comfort zone.  As it turns out, I would say that a large portion of this course is applicable to working with elementary students as well - at least 65-70% of the course.  This makes it well worth your time even if you work with younger children.  When you finish the course you'll be familiar with the underlying skills woven into skilled reading and the role an SLP can play in assessment.  You will also earn 0.2 CEUs or 2 hours of Continuing Education Credit.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I found the course material to be comprehensive and well organized.  I also found it to be easily understood, but I was already familiar with most of the material, so I may not be the best judge of that.  The 20 question multiple-choice quiz was straightforward and relatively quick to take.  After completing this course I have finished 13 of the 15 continuing education credits I need for the calendar year.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid anyone else take this course?  What did you think? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't forget to complete Week 7: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d27\"\u003eReading Comprehension in Secondary Students: Intervention\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs for next Friday! This will be the last course in my 7 Week Free CEU Challenge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee the complete \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003e7-Week Free CEU Challenge\u003c/a\u003e here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you missed it, catch up on my Week 1 review:\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-week-1-counseling.html\"\u003e Counseling Theories and Skills for SLPs\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs.  Then catch up on my Week 2 review:  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-2-evidence-based.html\"\u003eEvidence-Based Practice - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/a\u003e.  If you're still going strong when you finish that one, check out the Week 3 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-3-intervention.html\"\u003eIntervention Programming for Nonverbal Children\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs.  Then catch the Week 4 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-4-introduction-to.html\"\u003eIntroduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs.  The Week 5 review is here:  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-5-hfa-as-nvld.html\"\u003eHFA, AS, \u0026 NVLD: Differential Diagnosis by the SLP - 0.3 CEUs\u003c/a\u003e."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/feeds/5564964971746801596/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/03/ceu-challenge-week-6-reading.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/5564964971746801596"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/5564964971746801596"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/03/ceu-challenge-week-6-reading.html","title":"CEU Challenge: Week 6 - Reading Comprehension in Secondary Students - Assessment"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dala"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09390391982768152147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//lh3.googleusercontent.com/zFdxGE77vvD2w5xHy6jkVuElKv-U9_9qLkRYK8OnbDeJPtjSZ82UPq5w6hJ-SA\u003ds35"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522593221428423055.post-981503622452729166"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-22T05:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-22T05:00:01.181-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CEU Challenge"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CEU Challenge: Week 5 - HFA, AS, \u0026 NVLD: Differential Diagnosis by the SLP"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"My four week and counting streak of completing these CEU courses on time was nearly derailed by the winter storm that kept my children and most of the city home yesterday, but I managed to squeeze in some CEU time while my husband entertained the children with after dinner driveway clearing.  I took the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d25\"\u003eHFA, AS, \u0026 NVLD: Differential Diagnosis by the SLP\u003c/a\u003e course at \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu\"\u003eLinguiSystems\u003c/a\u003e and received 0.3 CEUs or 3 hours of Continuing Education Credit.  (HFA - High Functioning Autism, AS - Asperger's Syndrome, NVLD - Nonverbal Learning Disorder) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI completely forgot that this is the one course in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003e7-week free CEU curriculum\u003c/a\u003e that is 0.3 CEUs instead of 0.2 CEU's.  I was also rushing things a bit due to having to squeeze this into the evening rather than \"leisurely\" engaging with the material while my children were at preschool.  Therefore I struggled a little more with this course than with the others.  However, this course is interesting.  Even if you have no need to actually diagnose autistic spectrum disorders, you will find the material interesting and useful if you have some children on the spectrum on your caseload.  The author of the course discusses similarities and differences between the three disorders, gives examples, and discusses treatment.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI found the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d25\"\u003eHFA, AS, \u0026 NVLD: Differential Diagnosis by the SLP\u003c/a\u003e interesting and full of detail.  I will certainly bookmark it as a useful reference to return to if I need to review the specifics in the future.  The 20 question multiple-choice quiz was more frustrating than some others, but to be fair the course is intended to be longer/more complex.  I had to dig deeper into the material and sift through rather fine details to figure out which of similar seeming multiple-choice answers was the correct choice.  I received a lower, although still passing score, on this course than on any of the others.  I earned 0.3 additional continuing education credits towards the 1.5 I need to earn this calendar year.  At this point, two more courses will allow us to reach our goal of 1.5 CEUs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid anyone else take this course?  What did you think? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't forget to complete Week 6: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d26\"\u003eReading Comprehension in Secondary Students: Assessment\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs for next Friday!  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee the complete \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003e7-Week Free CEU Challenge\u003c/a\u003e here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you missed it, catch up on my Week 1 review:\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-week-1-counseling.html\"\u003e Counseling Theories and Skills for SLPs\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs.  Then catch up on my Week 2 review:  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-2-evidence-based.html\"\u003eEvidence-Based Practice - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/a\u003e.  If you're still going strong when you finish that one, check out the Week 3 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-3-intervention.html\"\u003eIntervention Programming for Nonverbal Children\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs.  Then catch the Week 4 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-4-introduction-to.html\"\u003eIntroduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/feeds/981503622452729166/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-5-hfa-as-nvld.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/981503622452729166"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/981503622452729166"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-5-hfa-as-nvld.html","title":"CEU Challenge: Week 5 - HFA, AS, \u0026 NVLD: Differential Diagnosis by the SLP"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dala"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09390391982768152147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//lh3.googleusercontent.com/zFdxGE77vvD2w5xHy6jkVuElKv-U9_9qLkRYK8OnbDeJPtjSZ82UPq5w6hJ-SA\u003ds35"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522593221428423055.post-7245806381791949244"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-15T05:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-21T18:19:27.386-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CEU Challenge"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CEU Challenge:  Week 4 - Introduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This week I took the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d35\"\u003eIntroduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology\u003c/a\u003e course at \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu\"\u003eLinguiSystems\u003c/a\u003e and received 0.2 CEUs or 2 hours of Continuing Education Credit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI will admit that I was initially unenthusiastic about this one.  However, as it turns out, I enjoyed it.  I haven't done a lot of reading in the area of professional ethics, so it was pretty new to me.  About 50-65% of the information covered in the course pertains to adult / medical speech-pathology practice, but the other half pertains to pediatric scenarios.  I found the discussion about the four main tenants of professional ethical decision making (respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice) to be useful and keeping this information in mind during practice would definitely help in prioritizing and decision making.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn summary, I found the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d35\"\u003eIntroduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology\u003c/a\u003e to be an easy, interesting read.  The information covered in the course is thought provoking and I believe easily integrated into improving the quality of professional practice.  The 20 question multiple-choice quiz was straightforward and quick to complete.  I earned 0.2 more continuing education credits towards the 1.5 I need to earn this calendar year.  At this point, I am over the halfway mark to my goal of 1.5 CEUs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid anyone else take this course?  What did you think? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't forget to complete Week 5: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d25\"\u003eHFA, AS, \u0026 NVLD: Differential Diagnosis by the SLP\u003c/a\u003e - 0.3 CEUs for next Friday!  (The acronyms refer to High-functioning autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and nonverbal learning disorder.) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee the complete \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003e7-Week Free CEU Challenge\u003c/a\u003e here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you missed it, catch up on my Week 1 review:\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-week-1-counseling.html\"\u003e Counseling Theories and Skills for SLPs\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs.  Then catch up on my Week 2 review:  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-2-evidence-based.html\"\u003eEvidence-Based Practice - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/a\u003e.  If you're still going strong when you finish that one, check out the Week 3 review: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-3-intervention.html\"\u003eIntervention Programming for Nonverbal Children\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/feeds/7245806381791949244/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-4-introduction-to.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/7245806381791949244"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/7245806381791949244"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-4-introduction-to.html","title":"CEU Challenge:  Week 4 - Introduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dala"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09390391982768152147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//lh3.googleusercontent.com/zFdxGE77vvD2w5xHy6jkVuElKv-U9_9qLkRYK8OnbDeJPtjSZ82UPq5w6hJ-SA\u003ds35"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522593221428423055.post-503023651568675939"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-08T05:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-08T05:00:07.026-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CEU Challenge"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CEU Challenge:  Week 3 - Intervention Programming for Nonverbal Children"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This week I took the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d38\"\u003eIntervention Programming for Nonverbal Children\u003c/a\u003e course at \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu\"\u003eLinguiSystems\u003c/a\u003e and received 0.2 CEUs or 2 hours of Continuing Education Credit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis course was really fantastic.  If you're working with really young children who have limited verbal skills and are wondering where to begin, this course takes you through the basics.  It begins by reviewing the pragmatic prerequisites that are necessary for verbal communication:  joint attention and turn taking.  Then the author reviews pragmatic acts that are essential in communication: greetings, initiation/requesting, and negating/protesting.  All five of these pragmatic skills are often valid targets with nonverbal or minimally verbal children.  Then she discusses vocabulary intervention in terms of what to target and how to target it.  She offers many, many practical suggestions for how to structure therapy with this population.  She provides links to internet resources that can be used in planning thematic therapy sessions and describes therapy activities to include in your therapy sessions.  I strongly recommend reading this one even if you have no need for the CEU credits.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI know I have some parents out there that follow along.  You would probably also benefit from reading this material.  I believe that there are many suggestions you could use at home with your children.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d38\"\u003eIntervention Programming for Nonverbal Children\u003c/a\u003e course was well organized, well written, and easy to read.  The 20 question multiple-choice quiz was straightforward and quick to complete.  I earned 0.2 more continuing education credits towards the 1.5 I need to earn this calendar year.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid anyone else take this course?  What did you think? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't forget to complete Week 4: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d35\"\u003eIntroduction to Ethical Decision Making in Speech-Language Pathology\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs for next Friday! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee the complete \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003e7-Week Free CEU Challenge\u003c/a\u003e here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you missed it, catch up on my Week 1 review:\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-week-1-counseling.html\"\u003e Counseling Theories and Skills for SLPs\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs.  Then catch up on my Week 2 review:  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-2-evidence-based.html\"\u003eEvidence-Based Practice - 0.2 CEUs\u003c/a\u003e."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/feeds/503023651568675939/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-3-intervention.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/503023651568675939"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/503023651568675939"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-3-intervention.html","title":"CEU Challenge:  Week 3 - Intervention Programming for Nonverbal Children"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dala"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09390391982768152147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//lh3.googleusercontent.com/zFdxGE77vvD2w5xHy6jkVuElKv-U9_9qLkRYK8OnbDeJPtjSZ82UPq5w6hJ-SA\u003ds35"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2522593221428423055.post-7843064969473230400"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-01T05:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-01T05:00:04.640-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CEU Challenge"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CEU Challenge:  Week 2 - Evidence-Based Practice"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It's a good thing I committed to taking these online CEU courses once a week.  I'll admit, I left things to the last possible minute this time.  This week I took the \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d17\"\u003eEvidence-Based Practice\u003c/a\u003e course at \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu\"\u003eLinguiSystems\u003c/a\u003e and received 0.2 CEUs or 2 hours of Continuing Education Credit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was a very nice course on why clinical decisions and therapy methods should be based on a combination of high-quality research evidence, practitioner expertise, and client preferences and values.  The course discusses how to locate research and evaluate the quality of that research.  It also discusses what to do if you cannot find high-quality research available to answer a specific question.  I really do believe evidence-based practice is critical to efficacy in therapy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo years ago, when it became apparent to me that \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-cant-be-happening-to-her.html\"\u003eAva's speech was significantly delayed\u003c/a\u003e in a manner consistent with a motor-speech disorder (apraxia) I knew that I didn't know enough about apraxia treatment to help her.  I needed to know more.  I dug into the online ASHA archives for any journal articles written about CAS.  I purchased the Source for Childhood Apraxia of Speech and read it cover to cover.  I came to understand that the evidence shows that\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-makes-childhood-apraxia-of-speech.html\"\u003e CAS cannot be treated with the same treatment methods\u003c/a\u003e as a generic articulation disorder or even the methods most appropriate for children with phonological disorders.  If you treat a child who has a motor-speech problem that way, treatment results will not be maximized.  Therapy progress will be slow.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy research led to an increased \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-is-childhood-apraxia-of-speech-and.html\"\u003eunderstanding of CAS\u003c/a\u003e.  Understanding CAS helped me to understand \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2011/05/childhood-apraxia-of-speech-therapy.html\"\u003ethe best ways to treat CAS\u003c/a\u003e.  Understanding the most effective treatment methods helped me to help Ava.  As a side effect, I was able to\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/p/downloadprint-free-speech-articulation.html\"\u003e share a lot of that knowledge on this blog\u003c/a\u003e.  I have also been able to create \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/p/testy-shop-speech-therapy-kits.html\"\u003etherapy materials\u003c/a\u003e that focus on the unique needs of the CAS population.  I wouldn't have been able to do any of that without digging into the research first. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d17\"\u003eEvidence-Based Practice\u003c/a\u003e course was well written and easy to read.  The 20 question multiple-choice quiz was straightforward and fairly quick to complete.  I earned 0.2 more continuing education credits towards the 1.5 I need to earn this calendar year.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid anyone else take this course?  What did you think? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't forget to complete Week 3: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.linguisystems.com/ceu/course/index?courseid\u003d38\"\u003eIntervention Programming for Nonverbal Children\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs for next Friday! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee the complete \u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-15-free-ceus-in-7-weeks.html\"\u003e7-Week Free CEU Challenge\u003c/a\u003e here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you missed it, catch up on my Week 1 review:\u003ca href\u003d\"http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/01/ceu-challenge-week-1-counseling.html\"\u003e Counseling Theories and Skills for SLPs\u003c/a\u003e - 0.2 CEUs."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/feeds/7843064969473230400/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-2-evidence-based.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/7843064969473230400"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2522593221428423055/posts/default/7843064969473230400"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/2013/02/ceu-challenge-week-2-evidence-based.html","title":"CEU Challenge:  Week 2 - Evidence-Based Practice"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dala"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09390391982768152147"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//lh3.googleusercontent.com/zFdxGE77vvD2w5xHy6jkVuElKv-U9_9qLkRYK8OnbDeJPtjSZ82UPq5w6hJ-SA\u003ds35"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});