Professional Development

On October 4, 2008, LCA will be sponsoring a workshop to address Biomedical Treatments for Autism and Autism Spectrum Children.В  The speaker will be Dr. Janet Lintala from Beckley, WV, who is a certified “Defeat Autism Now!” physician, and the mother of three special needs sons.В  The workshop will be located at:

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Heart Center, Room 212, St. Mary’s Medical Center

2900 First Avenue, Huntington, WV.

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В Registration will begin at 8:30 am with the conference from 9:00am - 1:00pm.

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В This conference has been approved for continuing education hours by WVBSPA. and is open to speech pathologists, parents and other professionals working with children with autism.В  This promises to be an outstanding conference with state of the art information given for management of children with autism.В  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest in treatment options for children with this diagnosis.

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Please contact us at 304-345-6313 for further information and registration.В  Please register by Oct.2, 2008В  Registration is $50.00.В  Parents may register for free.В  Outline of conference will be sent upon request.

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If you go to www.superduperinc.com there are free handouts that you can print. The website has the most recent articles listed, however you can select articles by topic. I have found a few to be handy and they are teacher/parent friendly.

I walked into the MICU at SMMC on Monday and one of the nurses asked to speak with me for a few minutes.В  She is the mother of a child that Bryn has been seeing at SMMC.В  Her son had been diagnosed with ADHD and autism.В  He has been placed on alot of medications and has been doing poorly in school.В  She had spoken with me before and I had suggested that she have her son seen by Bryn.В  She reported to me that Bryn noticed when working with her son that he did not seem to process what she was saying to him and that they might consider having a central auditory processing assessment completed on the child.В  The mother reported that they did that and have now discovered that his problems are primarily a central auditory processing problem and not ADHA or autism.В  She further noted that he is being weaned off of the medications that he has been taking.В  She expressed to me that had it not been for Bryn Brown, her son might have spent his whole life with a false diagnoses and with failed interventions.В  Thank you Bryn for what you do for our pediatric practise and for what you are doing with this child and his family.

Our January meeting will be on Monday January 28th at 5:00.В  We will see you there!В  Happy New Year!

We will meet on December 10th at the South Ridge Walmart at 5:00 to shop for our adoptive family.В  We will then go back to Thomas and wrap all of the gifts and eat!!В  I will see you all there!В  Merry Christmas!

Beth

I have some info on 3 CEU opportunities that look really good:

1.В  Interdisciplinary Management of Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependent Patients - A Comprehensive Examination ofВ  Communication, Swallowing and Respiratory Function (1.2 CEUs)

2.В  Dysphagia Practice:В  Taking Services to the Next Level of Evidence-Based Practice - Understanding the Esophagus will Help You Better Understand What Happens in the PharynxВ  (1.2 CEUs)В  *I think this is the speaker that a few of us heard in Columbus that was really good*

3.В  Dysphagia in the Elderly:В  Focus on Treatment (1.5 CEUs)

Let me know if you want the info.В  -Jada

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Our next staff meeting will be Aug 27 at 5:00 at Thomas

Our monthly meeting is July 23 at 5:00 at Thomas Memorial. See you there!

We are happy to announce new employees of Kelly Dew and Michelle Haddox!В  Kelly will be working full time starting in September and Michelle is a new subcontractor also starting in September.В  We are happy to have them join our team!

Bryn Brown and Christy Watkins recently attended a pediatric feeding workshop.В  If you would like to have more information please contact them to share!