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Routine & Activity Board with Guide

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource includes a routine board and an activity board that may be used across the home, school, and extracurricular settings to help children transition through tasks and maintain motivation for successful completion of tasks.
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Trauma-Informed Care in Clinical Practice

May 6, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course furthers participants’ understanding of the principles of trauma-informed care and the neurobiological impacts of exposure to trauma across the lifespan. Participants will learn about the challenges individuals with trauma history face when accessing healthcare and how to utilize a range of personal and organizational practices to implement trauma-informed healthcare services.
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Trauma Stewardship – The Science and Soul of Early Life Adversity

April 8, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will introduce the learner to the biology of toxic, traumatic stress along with short-term and long-term consequences. However, it is not just the patients and their families that are impacted, but the clinicians as well. Trauma stewardship opens hearts and minds to heal the hurts that often go unnoticed and discover creative, evidence-based […]
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An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care and Practice

April 8, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will provide a concise yet comprehensive introduction to trauma-informed care and practice for rehab professionals. Participants will learn how to utilize trauma-informed care in their practice and explore the impact of exposure to trauma and the incidence of trauma in different populations and clinical contexts.
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Complex Cases in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

March 6, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will review multiple complex cases in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) setting, specifically the speech language pathologist’s role and special considerations of this particular treatment setting. Attention to critical thinking skills and working on a team in a high-stress environment will be explored.
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Where We Fail Children with Acquired Brain Injury – And What to Do About It

February 8, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Of children who experience brain injury between 5 – 15 years of age, less than 40% return for follow-up visits in first year post-injury. In this talk, we will discuss the perceived and real barriers to service access for this population and highlight current evidence supporting a variety of intervention techniques aimed at maximizing cognitive […]
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: From Identification to Intervention

February 8, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course explored the FASD diagnostic process, including identification and evaluation. The presenter uncovered common comorbidities and misdiagnoses for children with FASD as well as common communication deficits in people with FASD and offered techniques and intervention strategies for how to promote support and success for clients with FASD.
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Speech Impairment and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Methods, Participants, and Design:The authors of the study recruited 10 boys (ages 4.5-10.3 years old) with a diagnosis of FASD, and 26 typically developing children (both girls and boys, aged 4.1-8.7 years old), who had normal hearing and speech-language development. Of the boys with FASD, 3 had a history of hearing issues, and […]
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