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Have you viewed our courses on Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)? Let Bright Ideas Media help you understand AAC and support AAC users! Parents, educators, paraprofessionals, therapists, speech-language pathologists, and SLPAs are invited to take advantage of these learning opportunities. Click to view AAC Courses

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Business Tools

Unlocking Opportunities: A Beginner's Guide to School Contracting

Join us for this informative presentation tailored for Speech-Language Pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists ready to explore the world of school contracting! In this session, you'll learn exactly what school contracting is, pros and cons to serving schools, and learn how to find and secure school contracts. Whether you're new to the field or looking to expand your career, this course will equip you with the essential tools and knowledge to thrive as a school contractor. Available on demand at noon ET on 12/6/24.

Elise Mitchell

M.S. CCC-SLP

Equity & AAC: Reimagining education, literacy, and linguistic justice in practice

In this session, we will discuss utilizing multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and the descriptive teaching model to support AAC users with accessing and participating in comprehensive educational and literacy instruction and experiences. Additionally, we will review a case study to illustrate the power of MTSS and descriptive teaching in the quest to reimagine education, literacy, and linguistic justice in practice. Lastly, this course will provide some considerations and resources for the implementation of MTSS and descriptive teaching with AAC users.

Karina Saechao

M.A., CCC-SLP, ATACP

Educator

Admin

SLP

Parent

SLP: private practice/business

Business Tools

Filling the Void: Realizing Your Worth to Open the Practice of Your Dreams

Have you ever felt the desire to open a private practice that you know will immediately fill a void and increase access to therapy for underserved populations in your community? Realizing your worth as a clinician is the first step. This course will discuss Dr. Jaramillo entrepreneurial journey and how she successfully transitioned from employee to business owner by understanding her niche, marketing her services, hiring an incredible team, and overcoming challenges to build a thriving business. Available on demand at noon ET on 12/6/24.

Ana-Maria Jaramillo

SLPD, CCC-SLP

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What an amazing dynamic having all the panelists together in this meeting. It was great hearing them answering questions and reinforcing what we have learned. Thank you so much for your time!

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Such a great speaker and really loved the case studies!

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Excellent course. I needed this refresher. Great information and strategies were provided.

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Lynn R

Great presentation! So much info, will need to go back an view again to absorb it all!

Simmi M

I enjoyed all of these courses included in this literacy series! I feel like I could have continued to listen to these ladies and dive even deeper into this information. Great series!

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