The Role of Speech Language Pathologists Working in Self Contained Classrooms

Working in the school-based setting with self-contained students can be a challenging task for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) without guidance and experience. SLPs must establish rapport with students, teachers, paraprofessionals and parents in order to gain the trust needed to form a collaborative relationship. This seminar offers a 10-step process/framework that SLPs can utilize as they organize and prepare to work in with speech students and school team members (classroom teachers, para-professionals and parents) the self-contained setting.

Presenters

Christine Ristuccia
MS CCC-SLP
Christine Ristuccia, M.S. CCC‐SLP, received her Master of Science degree in communicative disorders at the University of Redlands, Redlands, CA and a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences from San Diego State University. Christine is an experienced school‐based speech‐language pathologist who has worked with a wide range of communicative disorders ranging from preschool to adulthood. Christine founded Say It Right in 1999. Her phonemic approach to /r/ remediation, The Entire World of R, sets the standard for efficient, successful correction of /r/ articulation errors. Christine is the author of several books and has spoken throughout the United States on articulation disorders. Christine is a recipient of Linda Mood Bell Clinical Leadership Award and an ASHA Fellow of the Association Nominee for 2020.

Learning Objectives

Identify 3 roles that the SLP plays with students in self-contained setting
Describe 3 things to consider when working in a therapeutic setting
List 3 goals for non-verbal students in the speech therapy setting
List 4 characteristics or things to know about self-contained students
Describe 4 ways to make therapy functional for these students
Choose familiar and routine based activities so that student can be successful

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
5 minutes	All about self-contained students
15 minutes	SLP role in working with students in self-contained setting
10 minutes	Structuring an intervention session for these students
20 minutes	Therapy techniques
5 minutes	Summary and Q and A

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Christine is the author of "The Role of SLP's Working With Students in Self Contained Classrooms Instructional Workbook" and the owner of Say It Right Publications.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Christine has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of course to disclose.
Course - Content	This course will focus on the book "Role of SLP's Working With Students in Self Contained Classrooms Instructional Workbook" and will not include information from similar or related products.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This webinar was funded by our sponsors, SLP Toolkit and SLP Now. We would also like to thank the presenters of this course who have provided their speaking services at no charge.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Introductory level, Professional Area, Professional Area

The Role of Speech Language Pathologists Working in Self Contained Classrooms