How to Understand & Address Slow Processing Speed as an SLP

Presenter:

Date:

Time:

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Reservations:

Dorit Raviv, PhD and Jennifer Edidin, PhD

November 9, 2016

• ​96:00 – 6:30 PM:  Registration/Business Meeting
  
• 6:30 – 8:30 PM:  Presentation

Deerfield Public Library,
​920 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield, 60062

Please send your email to:  Harmony Leiran ([email protected]), RSVP by November 7, 2016

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​Program:

This interactive workshop will provide information about how to understand the finding of slow processing speed in a neuropsychological report, as well as how SLPs can use the results and recommendations from the report in therapy with their patients. A discussion of specific case studies will be included.

​Time Ordered Agenda:

Time	Agenda
6:30p-6:35p	Introductions/Disclosures/Agenda
6:35-7:20p	What is slow processing speed and what does it look like? How is processing speed measured? What is the relation between slow processing speed and academic functioning? What are some conditions associated with slow processing speed?
7:20-7:40p	Presenter Case Studies
7:40-7:55p	Question and Answer Period
7:55-8:30p	Participant Case Studies
8:30p	Adjourn

Objectives:

​Following this presentation, participants will be able to: 

1. Identify measures of processing speed
2. Describe how slow processing speed affects functioning 
3. Recall correlates of slow processing speed
4. Extrapolate from the report ways to support students with slow processing through speech and language therapy

This course is offered for .2 ASHA CEUs (professional area, intermediate level). Available for partial Credit: NO

An annual ASHA CE Registry fee is required to register ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Registry fees are paid directly to the ASHA National Office. To register CEUs with ASHA, you must complete a CE participant form, turn it in at the time of the activity, and pay the ASHA CE Registry fee. ASHA CEUs are awarded ONLY AFTER receipt of the CE Participant Form AND payment of the Registry fee. 

Disclosures:

Financial- Instructional Personnel Report No Relevant Financial Relationships.
Non-Financial- Instructional Personnel Report No Relevant Non-Financial Relationships.