How Do We Learn? Engaging Individuals with a Variety of Needs Across the Lifespan (live registration)

Presenter: Ruth Freidel, Speech-Language Pathologist

Relevant Financial Relationship: Ruth is employed at Mountain West Speech Services, a private outpatient pediatric clinic in Wyoming as well as the Center at Rock Creek (Veritas Management) in Colorado.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: Ruth has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

Presenter Biography: Ruth is a Speech Language Pathologist with experience in a variety of settings, focusing in pediatrics. Ruth completed an additional year of Mental Health Counseling graduate courses to better understand family systems, disorders, and to be able to better support her clients and their families. She enjoys treating individuals of all disorders and has a special interest in the area of AAC, ADD, and Autism. Her passion is to see individuals learn in a way that is respectful of them and their unique style and gifts. She enjoys seeing their personalities shine through.

Learner Outcomes

• Learners will identify different learning environments and explore their own preferences
• Learners will identify 5 areas of the brain with their respective symptoms when the brain is not functioning optimally
• Learners will identify 2 ways which they can support individuals with ADD or high anxiety in their treatment sessions

Agenda

• Introduction of Topic and Presenter: Regulate and Engage (15 minutes)
• Overview of Learning Styles: Engage (15 minutes)
• Explore Brain Areas: Teach (25 minutes)
• Brain Break Activity (5 minute)
• Explore ADD: Teach (15 minutes)
• Review Research and Resources (5 minutes)
• Q&A – Collaboration (10 minutes)

Cost: Free

Audience: Assistants, Public/Consumers, Students, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years), Related Professionals, International Affiliates, Researchers

Topic Area: Acquired Cognitive Communication Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fluency, Global Issues and Practices, Language and Learning in School-Age Individuals, Language Disorders in Adults, Language in Infants Through Preschoolers, Speech and Language Science

ASHA CEU Requirements: Must complete the post webinar assessment with 80% accuracy. Unlimited attempts are allowed. Partial credit is not available. The Assessment must be completed within one week of the end of the session (End of Day - 8/25/23).