Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 23, 2025
7:30 Exhibits Open
7:30-8:30 Registration/Pick-up Opens
8:30am – 11:15am Morning Presentations
(Sessions begin promptly – please arrive early to insure your seat)
• Eileen K. Haebig, PhD, CCC-SLP: Evidence-Based Vocabulary and Grammar Interventions for Elementary Students
• Christy W. Moland, PhD, CCC-SLP: Identifying Language Strengths and Weaknesses of AAE-speaking Children Through Dialect Discovery Worksheets
• Annette Hurley, PhD, CCC-A: Educational Audiology in the Schools: Foundations, Complex Cases, and Practical Strategies
• Leon C. Winters, LCSW-BACS: Burn-out: Stress Management in the Workplace
• Brittney Wright, MCD, L-SLP, CCC-SLP: May Their Voices Grow: Collaborating for Communication, Effective AAC, and Intervention Strategies for Students with Autism
11:15am – 12:40pm Lunch
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12:45 – 3:30pm Afternoon Presentations
• Eileen K. Haebig, PhD, CCC-SLP: Evidence-Based Vocabulary and Grammar Interventions for Elementary Students
• Christy W. Moland, PhD, CCC-SLP: Identifying Language Strengths and Weaknesses of AAE-speaking Children Through Dialect Discovery Worksheets
• Annette Hurley, PhD, CCC-A: Educational Audiology in the Schools: Foundations, Complex Cases, and Practical Strategies (Special Populations)
• Leon C. Winters, LCSW-BACS: Burn-out: Stress Management in the Workplace
• Brittney Wright, MCD, L-SLP, CCC-SLP: May Their Voices Grow: Collaborating for Communication, Effective AAC, and Intervention Strategies for Students with Autism
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AFTER AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS - SPALS General Member Board Meeting (ELECTION YEAR!)
Friday, October 24, 2025
7:30am-12:30pm Exhibits Open
7:30am – 8:30am Registration/Packet Pick-up Information Desk
8:30am – 11:15am Morning Presentations
(Sessions begin promptly – please arrive early to insure your seat)
• Jesica Sykes Bates, MS, CCC-SLP: Foundations of Neurodiversity and Communicative Access in Schools
• Kimberly Peters, MS, BCBA : ABA and Autism: What You Need to Know and Strategies That Works.
• Parris Taylor, Esq. and Carlar Alexander, Esq.: Navigating Bulletin 1508 Updates in School Speech Services: Transitioning Legal Changes into Everyday Compliance for SLPs and Audiologists
• Ashley Argrave, PhD, CCC-A: Empowering Language and Literacy through Aural Rehabilitation in Educational Settings
11:15am – 12:15pm* Lunch (Boxed)
12:15 – 3:00pm Afternoon Presentations
• Jesica Sykes Bates, MS, CCC-SLP: Stimming and Art as Multimodal Communication
• Kimberly Peters, MS, BCBA : ABA and Autism: What You Need to Know and Strategies That Works.
• Parris Taylor, Esq. and Carlar Alexander, Esq. : Navigating Bulletin 1508 Updates in School Speech Services: Transitioning Legal Changes into Everyday Compliance for SLPs and Audiologists
* abbreviated lunch schedule on Friday
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This course is offered up to ten hours or 1.0 ASHA CEUs.
Satisfactory Completion Requirements: Attendees must complete an assessment and
submit a course evaluation for each session attended.
Disclaimer: ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the brand block does not imply
endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
** IF participating in the ASHA CEU Registry, You must complete and turn in ASHA required documentation PRIOR to leaving the SPALS Conference. **
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​​​​2025 Conference Speaker/Agenda​
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2025 Speaker Disclosures​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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LBESPA Financial Disclosure statement:
The Speech Pathologists and Audiologists in Louisiana Schools, Inc.
(SPALS) board would like to acknowledge and thank the financial
support received by our state licensing agency, the Louisiana Board of
Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology. ​
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Hotel Accommodations
​Event Timing: October 23rd and 24th, 2025
Event Address: Crowne Plaza Executive Center Baton Rouge by IHG
4728 Constitution Ave, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808
Code: SPA (HOTEL BLOCK SOLD OUT)
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Overflow Hotel Options:
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Dear Conference Attendees - The rooms are all booked at the Crowne Plaza.
However, there are currently rooms available at -
The Embassy Suites at 4914 Constitution Ave. Phone: 225-924-6566
And at The Holiday Inn at 4848 Constitution Ave. Phone: 225-448-2030.
Please note: There is no CODE for these hotels.
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SPALS 2025 Conference
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​​​​Speech Pathologists and Audiologists in Louisiana Schools is excited to bring you news of our 32nd Annual SPALS Conference on October 23rd and 24th, 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Executive Center Baton Rouge by IHG.
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
(Sessions begin promptly and there is limited seating-please arrive early to insure your seat)
7:30 Exhibits Open
7:30-8:30 Registration/Pick-up
8:30-11:15. Morning Presentations
11:15-12:40 Lunch
​12:45-3:30 Afternoon Presentations
​​4:45-5:45 SPALS General Member Board Meeting (ELECTION YEAR!)
​​​Friday, October 24, 2025
(Sessions begin promptly and there is limited seating-please arrive early to insure your seat)
7:30 Exhibits Open
7:30-8:30 Registration/Pick-up
8:30-11:15. Morning Presentations
​​11:15-12:40 Lunch
​12:45-3:30 Afternoon Presentations
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Financial and Non-Financial Disclosures, 32nd
Annual SPALS Conference, 2025
Dr. Eileen K. Haebig
Financial:The presenter is a full-time employee as an associate professor at Louisiana State University and is receiving an honorarium from SPALS.
Non-Financial: There are no non-financial disclosures.
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Dr. Christy W. Moland
Financial: The presenter is employed by Louisiana State University and receives funds from an NIH grant (NIDCD 1R01DC020434). ​She receives a small stipend for serving as a test consultant for the re-norming of the DELV test series and is receiving an honorarium from SPALS.
Non-financial: This presenter is a member of ASHA’s SIG 1 & SIG 14 and NBASLH.
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Dr. Annette Hurley
Financial:The presenter is an employee of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. An honorarium to LSUHSC Foundation Communication Disorders is accepted on her behalf.
Non-Financial: There are no non-financial disclosures.
Leon Winters
Financial:The presenter is the owner of Winters Mental Health and Consulting and is receiving an honorarium from SPALS.
Non-Financial: There are no non-financial disclosures.
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Brittney Wright
Financial: The presenter is receiving an honorarium from SPALS. Non-Financial: There are no non-financial disclosures.
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Jesica Sykes Bates
Financial: The presenter is a doctoral student at Louisiana State University and is receiving an honorarium for presentation at the SPALS Conference.
Non-financial: There are no non-financial disclosures.
Kimberly Peters
Financial- Presenter is the owner of Positive Outcomes, LLC. She will receive an honorarium from SPALS.
Non-financial: There are no non-financial disclosures.
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Carlar M. Alexander
Parris Taylor
Financial: Presenters are employees of Hammonds, Sills, Adkins, Guice, Noah & Perkins. Presenters are receiving an honorarium for this presentation from SPALS
Non-financial: No relevant non-financial disclosures.
Dr. Ashley Argrave
Financial: Presenter is the owner of Sped ACCESS Network DBA Deaf Education Network Louisiana,LLC. She receives income from her company for contracted services provided to schools and educational institutions. She is employed as a faculty member at Southern University and is receiving an honorarium from SPALS.
Non-financial: Presenter’s Boards and Commissions include chair, Early Hearing Detection Identification (EHDI); secretary, Louisiana Commission for the Deaf.
Financial and Non-Financial Disclosures, 32nd
Annual SPALS Conference, 2025
​​​​​SPALS 2025 Handouts (Pending)
Some speakers may offer their handouts to their session attendees via other methods. These will be online for a limited time.
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