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Frequently asked questions
CEUs and certificates are available through the CEU SmartHub, however Open Access includes one free ethics course and one free supervision course where CMH certificates are available at no charge, ASHA reporting is included as well.
Open Access offers free conference viewing. All Power Up conference certificates and ASHA CEUs are available at the CEU SmartHub.
Yes, use discount code ebpconfidence when signing up for the CEU SmartHub membership to get a special $99 annual membership rate.
All Open Access members receive an email with conference program and viewing instructions prior to each upcoming Power Up conference. Emails are sent out about 2 weeks prior to each Power Up conference.
Yes! ASHA CEUs are available with CEU SmartHub membership.
If you have any further questions about the certification process or maintenance of the certificate please contact us at [email protected]
Ethical Decision-Making: A Public Health Emergency and Unprecedented Challenges
Theresa H. Rodgers, MA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Response to the COVID-19 pandemic evolved rapidly with the public health emergency forcing speech-language pathologists to change the very manner in which services are delivered. Regulatory agencies and professional organizations provided needed guidance including information on changes to long-standing professional practice standards precipitated by the pandemic. Personal protective equipment (PPE), billing and reimbursement, informed consent, supervision, telepractice, confidentiality, and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) compliance are some of the topics which presented dilemmas and potentially ethical challenges for speech-language pathology professionals. This session will highlight information on these topics including scenarios which will be analyzed and deliberated by participants.
ASHA: 0.1 ASHA CEU
CA SLPAHB: 1.0
CMH: 1.0
Theresa H. Rodgers is ASHA’s 2020 President and a former government CAO. An SLP and special education consultant with more than thirty years’ experience in public schools, she has served as president of the Council of State Association Presidents and the National Council of State Boards of Examiners (NCSB), ASHA Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy, and chaired the CFCC, ASHA Board of Ethics, and Louisiana licensure board. Theresa has provided NCSB’s training on ethical resolution for more than a decade, co-presented ASHA’s ethics webinar in 2016, the ethics Master Class at the 2019 ASHA Convention, and has presented on the topic at numerous national and state conventions.
- Delineate areas of SLP practice affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Discuss variations in standards precipitated by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- Analyze scenarios that depict potential ethical violations and dilemmas.
This course must be watched in its entirety. In order to receive the CMH or the CEU certificate, a quiz is required to be completed with 80% success.
Financial— Theresa H. Rodgers receives a speaking honorarium from the Lavi Institute/Power Up Conference.
Nonfinancial— Theresa H. Rodgers is ASHA’s 2020 President and a former government CAO. She has served as president of the Council of State Association Presidents and the National Council of State Boards of Examiners (NCSB), ASHA Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy, and chaired the CFCC, ASHA Board of Ethics, and Louisiana licensure board.
Introduction and Discussion of Practice Considerations Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic -20 minutes
Changes in Standards Precipitated by the Public Health Emergency-20 minutes
Ethical Decision-Making Model – 10 minutes
Ethical Scenarios and Analysis by Participants -10 minutes
Supervision in SLP: How to Deal with Challenging Personalities
Victoria Simeone, MSW, LSW
This course provided strategies for developing skills in supervising students, clinical fellows, and employees. Emphasis was placed on avenues for reflection, use of tools to recognize and address value conflict, developing methods of delivering effective feedback. This virtual lecture provided the participants with strategies on how to deal with challenging personalities in both clients and in the workplace, by first, learning more about themselves. Beginning with the art of emotional competency, participants learned about different personality types, conflict resolution styles and where they may fall in each category. Participants then acquired skill sets to help manage emotions in themselves and how to more effectively connect with those they are working with. To conclude, recommendations were given on how to better prepare for entering difficult situations with challenging personalities. Throughout the presentation, implications and applications of these ideas when working with parents, supervisors, and supervisees were discussed. After this presentation, speech pathologists were able to increase their competency in dealing with challenges when working with families that are affected with learning and speech disabilities, and were able to work more effectively on multidisciplinary teams and in supervisory dynamics.
ASHA: 0.2 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level
CA SLPAHB: 2.0
CMH: 2.0
Victoria H. Simeone, MSW, LSW is a licensed child mental health social worker specializing in trauma and behavioral disorders. She is a mental health clinician at the Rutgers Day School, Adolescent and Child Partial Hospitalization Program/University Behavioral Health Care, serving children ages 4-13 with a primary focus on treatment of trauma based disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, behavioral management and social skills training, as well as providing behavioral assessment and treatment, ongoing individual play or verbal psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, in addition to collaboration on educational needs and medication management.
- List different leadership and personality types and how each behave and may interact with one another.
- Describe skills to deal with conflict, manage emotional reactions, and engage in empathic listening.
- Gain practical tips when entering situations with challenging personalities.
This course must be watched in its entirety. In order to receive the CMH or the CEU certificate, a quiz is required to be completed with 80% success.
Financial— Victoria Simeone received a speaking fee from the Lavi Institute/Power Up Conference
Nonfinancial— No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
5 mins – Disclosures, Introduction
30 mins – Literature Review: previous studies pertaining to emotional awareness, personality assessments, applications of conflict resolution in the work place, and internal emotional management
50 mins – Methodology and Strategies to address skills in communication in relation to DISC personality types, methods of conflict resolution, anger management, cognitive management, empathy, and active listening
25 mins – Results and Recommendations included dissemination of assessment tools regarding covered topics, applications for meetings, and interactions with parents.
10 mins – Q&A