A Survival Guide for School Based Group Therapy

This course is designed to support school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) at varying levels of their careers to discover efficient and effective therapy within the group setting. This course will cover the organization, planning, relationship building, evidence-based-practice therapy approaches, collaboration, scaffolding of support, and points of further consideration for each individual practice.

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Presenters

WaNani Vaitafa
M.S., CCC-SLP
WaNani Vaitafa has been working within the field of Communication Disorders for a total of eleven years, an SLPA for four years and SLP for seven years. She holds a Masters degree in Communication Disorders from Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. She spent five years working within a self-contained classroom dedicated to primary aged (K-1st grade) students with severe learning and language delays. The rest of her career thus far has been working with kindergarten through third grade students. She is married to her best friend, Tevita. They have one child, Takavaha (11) and two sweet fur babies, Lady and Hakuho.

Learning Objectives

List three important factors to consider prior to starting therapy.
Describe therapy activities that are multifaceted and support a variety of communication goals.
Discuss ways to scaffold support for students with varying levels of need.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
5 minutes	Foundations
5 minutes	Set Up
15 minutes	Activity Options
15 minutes	Example 1
10 minutes	Example 2
5 minutes	Take Aways

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	WaNani received financial compensation from brIQht media, dba brIQht ideas, for this presentation.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	WaNani has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This webinar was funded by our sponsor, SLP Toolkit.

ASHA

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

To earn ASHA CEUs you must complete the courses by viewing them, provide course feedback, pass the exams with a score of 80 or more, provide your ASHA credentials, and confirm submission.