Course Code: REL-RTS-0-22POD8
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Identify three challenges commonly experienced by SLPs in post-acute care settings.
Determine at least three innovations in speech-language pathology assessment tools.
Identify three strategies to integrate these innovations into your practice.
Outline:
Introduction
Key Takeaways (02:28)
Building a Hypothesis with Medical Record Review (03:55)
Preparing to Evaluate (08:52)
Recommended Assessments and Current Shortcomings (12:24)
Using Outcome Measures and Subtests (18:13)
Clinical (Informal) Assessment (21:19)
Limitations of Screening Tools (28:16)
Evaluation Completion and Billing (34:42)
Ethical Considerations (39:17)
Impact of the Clinician’s Available Time (46:35)
Impact of Ongoing Assessment (50:19)
Impact on Value-Based Purchasing (56:53)
Patient-Centered Interpretation and Goal Setting (59:53)
Summary (01:05:58)
Subject Matter Expert: Pamela Smith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, FNAP
Pamela Smith is a retired professor of speech-language pathology at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses in acquired neurogenic disorders of communication and swallowing for 20 years. She has over 30 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist including work in acute care, acute rehabilitation, long-term care, and home health settings. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, past president of the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and coordinator for ASHA's Special Interest Group #15, Gerontology.
Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in settings including school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Introductory level Speech Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.