Conference Welcome
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Thursday Session Detail
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New - Highlighted Short Course
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Exhibit at the 2012 Conference
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We invite you to join your SHAV colleagues at our annual Conference. This year we have moved to Northern Virginia and will be at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson’s Corner. Valerie St. John, SHAV’s Vice President for Continuing Education, has done a wonderful job of planning speakers and interests for multiple sessions throughout the Conference. In addition, Gary Pillow, VP for Audiology, has joined the SHAV Board to assist Valerie with planning the Audiology Track. Come join us this year in Tyson’s Corner and you will find that we have a well-balanced program of speakers and special interest sessions.
Our Pre-Conference this year is March 14, 2012, with Wendy DeLeo LeBorgne, PhD, CCC-SLP, Voice Pathologist & Singing Voice Specialist. Dr. LeBorgne is the Director of The Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation and The Professional Voice Center of Greater Cincinnati. Currently, she teaches at Shenandoah University as a Distance Learning Professor for Voice and Voice Disorders, a newly created DMA program.
The Keynote Address will be delivered by Hal Malchow, author of the book The Sword of Darrow. Hal and his son Alex, who has dyslexia, began to write this book when Alex was only eight years old. It took two years to write and is now enjoyed by middle school students for its adventure and thrills!
Again, this year, we will conduct our silent and live auctions to support the Communication Disorders Foundations (CDF). Come out and support the CDF as well as SHAV.
I hope that you take time to review the program and share it with your colleagues in audiology and speech-language pathology, regardless of whether they are members or not. You can always encourage someone to attend the Conference or become a member for the first time! Remember, we are your voice in Virginia! Come join us in Tyson’s Corner.
Thanks so much,
Seijra Toogood, MEd, CCC-SLP
SHAV President
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Rachel Arntson, MS, CCC-SLP, has been a speech-language pathologist in the Minneapolis area since 1980. She currently provides family-centered speech and language intervention to infants and toddlers through the Osseo School District in Maple Grove, MN. Rachel also presents nationally and internationally while sharing her passion for “enhancing children’s speech through music, imitation and fun.” As co-founder of Kids’ Express Train, Rachel has recorded nine critically-acclaimed CDs, including two Spanish CDs, published a parent training book entitled WE CAN TALK, and created other related products.
Ms. Arntson will be presenting Music, Music, Music, Use It, Use It, Use It on Thursday at 1:00 pm.
Dan Coulter and Julie Coulter own and operate Coulter Video, a video production business in North Carolina, which primarily focuses on Asperger Syndrome and autism titles. Dan earned a BA with Honors in Speech and Dramatic Art (Radio-TV-Film) and was named a University Scholar. Julie graduated from Judson College with a degree in interior design. She worked for AT&T until the birth of their son Drew, who was later diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. In 2000, Julie helped Dan established their video company with the goal of providing information about Asperger Syndrome to families and educators. Dan and Julie frequently speak at Asperger Syndrome and autism-related conferences and seminars.
Mr. and Mrs. Coulter will be presenting Helping Students With Asperger Syndrome Succeed in School on Saturday at 9:15 am.
Jaynee A. Handelsman, PhD, CCC-A, is the Director of Pediatric Audiology in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System. Her clinical, teaching and research areas of focus in recent years have included the assessment and management of patients with dizziness and balance disorders, as well as the impact of potentially ototoxic medications on auditory and vestibular system function. Dr. Handelsman is the current ASHA Vice President for Audiology Practice (2010-2012). She is an ASHA Fellow whose previous service to ASHA includes membership on the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (Chair in 2009), the Board of Ethics, and the Professional Services Board, as well as serving as a site visitor for the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Handelsman will be presenting on Thursday at 3:30 pm. Check the website for session information.
LaVae M. Hoffman, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia who specializes in child language development and disorders. Her research interests include metrics related to language services for school age children, the efficacy of language interventions and parent-based interventions to address the academic achievement gap that many school age children with language learning deficits experience. As a clinical practitioner, she provided speech and language services to children and adults in public school and medical settings for more than 10 years and administered local and statewide programs for children with and without disabilities. After completing her doctorate, she served as the Austin research coordinator for an NIH funded multi-year, multi-site, Phase III randomized controlled trial research project which investigated language intervention with school age children.
Dr. Hoffman will be presenting Narrative Assessment 101 on Thursday at 2:30 pm and SLP Probes: Dynamic Assessment on Friday at 9:30 am.
Anne H. Charity Hudley, PhD, is an Associate Professor of English and Education and the William and Mary Professor of Community Studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She co-directs the William and Mary Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience (WMSURE). Dr. Hudley has served as a consultant to the National Research Council Committee on Language and Education and to the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Broadening Participation in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Sciences. She serves on the editorial board of the Sociolinguistics division of Language and Linguistics Compass and on the Linguistic Society of America Committee on Linguistics in Higher Education as an undergraduate program representative and the chair of the subcommittee on diversity. She works with K-12 teachers through lectures and workshops sponsored by public and independent schools throughout the country as well as by the American Federation of Teachers. Dr. Charity Hudley has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA and MA in Linguistics from Harvard University.
Dr. Hudley will be presenting English Language Variation in Virginia: Insights for SLPs and Audiologists and Their Schools and Communities on Friday at 2:00 pm.
Annette Hurley, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans where she teaches courses in (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders, Advanced Electrophysiology, Psychoacoustics and Advanced Diagnostics. Her present research interests include (C)APD, electrophysiology and evidence for brain plasticity after auditory training.
Dr. Hurley will be presenting Central Auditory Processing Disorders: From A (Assessment) to T (Treatment) on Friday at 8:45 am.
Connie Keintz, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an associate professor at Florida Atlantic University. She has worked in numerous medical and educational settings, including serving as clinical director at a university program. Her current research focuses on understanding variables, such as visual information that influence speech intelligibility in individuals with motor speech disorders. She has presented at numerous state and national conferences over the past 15 years.
Dr. Keintz will be presenting Speech Intelligibility: Clinical Approaches Based on Current Research on Friday at 8:30 am and Professional Supervision in Speech Pathology on Friday at 2:00 pm.
Wendy DeLeo LeBorgne, PhD, CCC-SLP, is the voice pathologist, singing voice specialist and director of the Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation (Dayton, OH) and The Professional Voice Center of Greater Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH). She holds adjunct professor positions at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as a Voice Consultant and in the College of Allied Health. Dr. LeBorgne holds a BFA in Musical Theater from Shenandoah Conservatory and both of her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a specialty in voice disorders. Her research has focused primarily on the area of the professional singing voice, specifically the Broadway Belt Voice. Original peer-reviewed research has been published in the Journal of Voice and she is a contributing author to the book Voice Therapy: Clinical Studies. As a voice pathologist and singing voice specialist, her clinical work includes providing voice evaluations and therapy for singers.
Dr. LeBorgne will be presenting Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Assessment and Management on Thursday at 8:30 am.
Dawna Lewis, PhD, is a Staff Scientist at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Lewis has presented and published on topics involving pediatric audiology/amplification and assistive listening devices, including FM systems. She has served on the steering committee for ASHA Special Interest Division 9, Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, the Joint Committee of ASHA and the Council of Education of the Deaf and the Research and Creative Endeavors Committee of EAA. She also has served as an Associate Editor for Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools. Currently, Dr. Lewis serves on the Editorial Board of Seminars in Hearing, the ASHA Publications Board and the AAA Task Force on Guidelines for Remote Microphone Hearing Assistance Technology. She is involved in research addressing issues in hearing loss, amplification and speech perception in children. Dr. Lewis’ current research examines minimal hearing loss and functional auditory skills in children.
Dr. Lewis will be presenting The Effect of Minimal/Mild Hearing Loss on Children’s Performance in Complex Listening Environments on Friday at 1:15 pm.
Hal Malchow is a former political consultant who has handled campaigns for a number of candidates from the local to the presidential level. His clients have included Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. In 2010, disturbed by the increasingly negative political dialog, he closed his firm and is currently writing another book.
Mr. Malchow, our keynote speaker, will be presenting The Creation of the Sword of Darrow on Thursday at 4:45 pm.
Patricia Ourand, MS, CCC-SLP, holds a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology from Loyola College in Baltimore, MD, as well as a Master’s degree in Technology for Special Education & Rehabilitation from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She is currently the President of Associated Speech & Language Services, Inc., a speech-language pathology practice, specializing in assistive technology (AT) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and holds the position of President of the United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC). She has extensive experience working with individuals with significant cognitive, linguistic, sensory and/or motor disabilities necessitating technology access.
Ms. Ourand wil be presenting Funding and Documentation for AAC on Thursday at 1:15 pm.
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Treating Resistant to Treatment Articulation Errors, Part 1 and 2
Friday, March 16
Join us at a Special Short Course Offered by Julie Hoffmann, MA, CCC-SLP
Short course fees are additional and preregistration is required –See Registration form.
As practicing SLP’s working with children with speech disorders we want to know and use the most effective and efficient treatment procedures to help our clients, whether they are three years old or 16 years old. We want to have a full repertoire of techniques and methods to pull from, as some children require more than the typical stimulation for producing new sounds. Management of our articulation cases is a priority, especially for children with persistent speech errors. Sometimes no matter what we do as SLP’s, we cannot seem to make headway with some children with frontal or lateral lisps or children with vocalic ‘R’ problems unless we “pull out all the stops” with therapy strategies. Depending on the individual client, producing certain sounds may be very difficult. Sometimes one client can achieve /k/ with very little stimulation and another client may require numerous sessions and tongue manipulations to even imitate the /k/ in isolation. This short course will address cuing in-depth, including cognitive, tactile, visual and auditory cuing. The use of compensatory strategies, close approximations of sounds and varied placements can be helpful stepping stones to correct sound usage. A variety of therapy methods to facilitate consonants and vowels will be presented. Valuable materials, games, pictures and websites will be reviewed. Videotape of clients progressing through work on difficult target sounds will be shown as examples to the treatments discussed.
Julie Hoffmann, MA, CCC-SLP, has been a practicing speech-language pathologist for 23 years and has spent 17 of those years as a full time faculty member at Saint Louis University. Julie has taught courses in phonetics, articulation and phonology development and disorders as well as provides clinical instruction. She has a private practice in Columbia, IL specializing in severe speech disorders, specifically Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Julie frequently presents locally, statewide and for other state conventions on the topics of Assessment and Treatment for CAS and/or Articulation and Phonological Disorders.
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