Five Mistakes to Avoid in Data Collection

Meaningful data collection is not only best practice in order to make data-driven clinical decisions, but also necessary to protect clinicians and organizations against lawsuits. However, many SLPs are overworked, overwhelmed, and can overlook the importance of collecting and reflecting on data during their busy work days. Importance can be placed on in the moment, intuitive decisions, rather than a reflection on quantitative and qualitative information recorded during treatment sessions. This session will address common pitfalls in the way speech-language pathologists (SLPs) collect and report on data and provides guidelines for participants to implement meaningful data based decisions for all students on their caseload.

Presenters

Sarah Bevier
M.S. CCC-SLP
Sarah is the co-founder of SLP Toolkit and Bright Ideas Media and has over 10 years of experience in the field of speech pathology. As a full time SLP, she was active in her district's speech pathology advisory council, mentored graduate students and CF-SLPs in the field of speech pathology, and regularly presented to teachers and speech pathologists on topics pertaining to behavior, communication, and vocabulary acquisition. She is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing and a Master's degree in Communication Disorders. She is also a member of ASHA, as well as a member of ASHA SIG (Special Interest Group) 16, which focuses on school based issues. She regularly presents nationally at universities and conventions on topics related to communication disorders.
Lisa Kathman
M.S. CCC-SLP
Lisa has been a speech-language pathologist since 1997. As an SLP, Lisa has worked exclusively with pediatrics in home health, clinics and in schools. She was formerly the lead SLP in the largest school district in Arizona, and is passionate about mentoring other SLPs, graduate students and clinical fellows. Lisa is the co-founder of SLP Toolkit (www.slptoolkit.com) and Bright Ideas Media (www.bethebrightest.com), an ASHA approved continuing education provider. Lisa currently serves as a member of the ASHA Continuing Education Board.

Learning Objectives

Identify common pitfalls in data collection and implement strategies for collecting meaningful data
Explain multiple data sources to use when assessing progress that include use of both quantitative and qualitative data
Describe how to increase overall quality of treatment as a result of reflection on data to make meaningful decisions in future therapy sessions
Navigate the SLP Toolkit digital data platform to record comprehensive daily session notes for students

Agenda

5 minutes	Introductions and disclosures
10 minutes	Overview and background of need for daily data collection
10 minutes	Need for reflection on data
10 minutes	Writing SMART goals
10 minutes	Importance of quantitative and qualitative data
10 minutes	Maintaining student engagement during data collection
25 minutes	Benefits and demonstration of digital documentation
10 minutes	Conclusion and questions and answers

Disclosures

Content Disclosure

This presentation will focus exclusively on the SLP Toolkit software application and will not include information on similar or related products or apps.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs, Introductory level, Professional Area, Professional Area

Five Mistakes to Avoid in Data Collection