Believe It or Not: Evidence and Ethical Considerations for Speech Language Pathologists

Session Dates

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:00 AM - 3:10 PM - Webinar

Closed

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Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are legally and ethically bound to utilize evidence-based practices (EBP) in school-based service provision. Maintaining evidence-based and ethical practices while fostering collaboration with families/teams has become increasingly difficulty due to misinformation on the internet and social media platforms. Knowing how to discern credible sources, act as a critical consumer of evidence, and guide teams to utilize EBP are essential skills. The purpose of this webinar is to help SLPs understand and apply the EBP process in school-based settings.

Objectives

• Explain three primary reasons why SLPs need to use EBP in assessment and intervention.
• Describe what makes a practice scientific versus pseudoscientific.
• Identify and explain the steps of the evidence-based practice process.
• Assign levels of evidence to sources of information.
• Describe collaborative team process to pursue when presented with pseudoscientific requests.

Target Audience

Speech Language Pathologists, Supervisors of Speech Language Pathologists, & Special Education Teachers Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Richel Herigan, at 717-901-2240, or rherigan@pattan.net.