SPALS 2023 Conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Enjoy the drive with your colleagues to "Meet Me (SPALS) In The Middle" as we travel this year to a new location, The Randolph Riverfront Center.  

 

Speech Pathologists and Audiologists in Louisiana Schools is excited to bring you news of our 30th Annual SPALS Conference on October 5th and 6th, 2023.

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

MORNING PRESENTATIONS                 (Sessions begin promptly-please arrive early to insure your seat) 

                                      Dr. Ashley Argrave – Hearing Aids In and With a New Generation

                                      Victoria Bondurant/Joseph Walsh – Executive Functioning: Beyond the

                                                                                                   Basics-Theory/Assessing

                                     Jaime Chadek/Cameron Kruis – Supporting Gestalt Language Processors:

                                                                                                  Assessment, AAC and Therapy

                                     Lisa Mitchell – Building Speech and Quantifying Complexity

AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

                                      Dr.  Ashley Argrave – Aural Rehabilitation: WHO? WHAT? WHY? HOW?

                                      Victoria Bondurant/Joseph Walsh – Executive Functioning: Beyond The Basics-

                                                                                                   Intervention for Social and Academic Success

                                      Jaime Chadek/Cameron Kruis – Repeat (AM Session)

                                      Lisa Mitchell – Repeat (AM Session)

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Friday, October 6, 2023

MORNING PRESENTATIONS                (Sessions begin promptly-please arrive early to insure your seat) 

                                      Dr. Tina Childress – Role of the Educational Audiologist

                                      Katherine Hays/Dr. Kelly Koch – Harnessing the Power of Self-Agency:

                                                                                     Collaborative Practice in Work With Neurodiverse Students

                                      Dr. Yvonne Pratt-Johnson – Intercultural Competence:  What Speech

                                                                                     Pathologists/Audiologists Should know

                                      Dr. Ellen Kester – Evaluation for Diverse Students: Speech, Language &

                                                                  Assessment (Difference or Disorder as it relates to speech skills)

 AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

                                      Dr. Tina Childress – Current Trends in Educational Audiology

                                      Katherine Hayes/ Dr. Kelly Koch – REPEAT  (AM Session)

                                      Dr. Yvonne Pratt-Johnson – REPEAT (AM Session)

                                      Dr. Ellen Kester – Evaluation for Diverse Students: Speech, Language and

                                                            Dynamic Assessment ( Difference or Disorder as it relates to language skills)

 

* * Speaker Disclosures  * *

                   

                           For OnLine Registration: Click Here                    For Paper Registration: Click Here

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For Copy of SPALS Conference Flyer: Click HERE

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                                           Participants can earn up to 10 hours or 1.0 ASHA CEUs

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                                       of course content, specific products or clinical procedures. 

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