SLPA-65100 SLPs in Education: Ethics and Practice Issues in Complex Cases

This seminar portion of this course will review topics that are essential to SLP practice in school settings. Interdisciplinary collaboration; referral of students for special education services, including SLP; service delivery models in school settings; developing and implementing effective individualized educational plans (IEPs); billing and reimbursement issues (Medicaid) are among topics to be covered in this important course. Additionally, the case-based portion of this course will give students opportunities to plan assessment and intervention for children with children with multiple learning and/or physical challenges in the school setting who present communication and/or feeding and swallowing problems. They will practice how to work with a team of educators, healthcare providers and the family to effectively evaluate and treat the complex speech, language and learning issues of these children. Students will choose to take either this course or SLPA 65000.

Credits

3