Incorporating Movement and Patient Preferences into Therapy
In this session, participants learned practical solutions to keep patients motivated and engaged by incorporating movement and preferences into therapy. They reviewed tips for speech and language, including articulation and complex communication needs, and analyzed a case study. Learners identified movement-based activities and patient preference observation strategies to enhance therapy sessions.
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Ruth is a Speech Language Pathologist with experience in a variety of settings, with the bulk of her expertise in pediatrics. She holds a Master's Degree in Speech Pathology from Northern Illinois University and has worked across the lifespan since graduating in 2015. She enjoys treating individuals of all disorders and has a special interest in the area of AAC, ADD, and Autism. Her passion is to see individuals learn in a way that is respectful of them and their unique style and gifts. She enjoys seeing their personalities shine through. Ruth is employed in pediatrics at Mountain West Speech Services in Wyoming.
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Who this course is for
Every minute is written for working clinicians, educators, and families. You walk away with real-world tools to try with your next learner, not abstract theory.
Speech-Language Pathologists
Occupational Therapists
Behavior Specialists
Educators
After this course
What you’ll walk away with.
You leave with concrete skills and frameworks you can apply in your next session, classroom, or family visit, not just ideas to think about later.
Earn your CEUs
Attend the full course and pass the post-session assessment at 80% or higher. Your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are reported to ASHA when you opt in on the assessment.
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You’ll be able to
Identify 3-5 practical movement-based activities to use.
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You’ll be able to
Identify 3-5 practical patient preference observations and questions to assist with therapy.
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You’ll be able to
Analyze a case study for practical application of incorporating movement and patient preferences.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
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Introduction
5 minutes - 2
Movement and Patient Preferences
30 minutes - 3
Case Study
20 minutes - 4
Q&A
5 minutes
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